We also don't know how extensive "RPG elements" is. Perhaps it's just the "buying upgrades" from WoL, except with EXP instead of dollars.

I hope there's more ability to customize though; like different tech trees, to add replay value.

Modernist

United States89 Posts

April 22 2011 03:43 GMT

#43

On April 22 2011 11:14 DirtYLOu wrote:

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I hope so. Cuz if they gonna implement that shit in Multiplayer imma be really disappointed.

I suggest you calm down and take a look at differences between the WoL singleplayer and multiplayer. Completely different experiences.

I'm pretty sure the only changes to the HotS multiplayer will be balance tweaks and new units.

mufin

United States616 Posts

April 22 2011 03:43 GMT

#44

yea i imagine their saving the multiplayer changes for blizzcon. i suppose I'll buy the ripoff that is the online pass so I can see it live.

Bear4188

United States1797 Posts

April 22 2011 03:44 GMT

#45

Guys, WoL also included RPG like elements in the campaign. That's what all the upgrading and tech choice stuff is.

Golgotha

Korea (South)8418 Posts

April 22 2011 03:46 GMT

#46

On April 22 2011 11:10 DirtYLOu wrote:
RPG LIKE? WHAT IS THIS!?!?!

This should be STARCARFT , not WARCRAFT -.-

wow blizzard really is going big for money there... and dont care about Starcraft Fans.

lol you haven't even seen it yet and condemn blizzard for not caring about sc fans. lmao....oh TL..

Ichabod

United States1659 Posts

April 22 2011 03:47 GMT

#47

So...blizzard is making an announcement of an announcement.

Hope they at least hint at stuff; hope there aren't too many terrible ideas that wouldn't be feasible in multiplayer :D

hitman133

United States1425 Posts

April 22 2011 03:49 GMT

#48

Next expansion for Protoss I'd love to play 100% RPG with the archon lol

ooni

Australia1498 Posts

April 22 2011 03:49 GMT

#49

From what I gathered from Sc2:WoL, it will be a great mechanic making the single player experience exciting and fun. Of course with terrible terrible story line. Terrible.

KobeLobster

70 Posts

April 22 2011 03:50 GMT

#50

On April 22 2011 12:47 Ichabod wrote:
So...blizzard is making an announcement of an announcement.

Hope they at least hint at stuff; hope there aren't too many terrible ideas that wouldn't be feasible in multiplayer :D

Well, blizzard didn't announce anything, just sending out the invites - but I get what you are saying ^^.

Crazy looking forward to this. What this also means is they are removing some material to be shown out of SC2 and preparing something else for blizzcon - most likely the titan mmorpg they have been working on for years. I can't wait.

loving it

Canada271 Posts

April 22 2011 03:51 GMT

#51

Yah! I'm excited to see how Blizzard will carry on the storyline in a different perspective. I'm excited to see more cinematics from Blizzard cause they can sure make one mean animation.

Ribbon

United States5278 Posts

April 22 2011 03:51 GMT

#52

There are lots of ideas in WoL that wouldn't work in Multiplayer (splash banshees on the OP side, Diamondbacks on the UP side).

pycho

Paraguay372 Posts

April 22 2011 04:04 GMT

#53

is there a confirmed information about new multiplayer units in hots? becouse i remember reading about that like a year ago but idk if it was true or not

Headshot

United States1656 Posts

April 22 2011 04:08 GMT

#54

SC2 campaign doesn't interest me at all. I can't wait to see what mutliplayer changes Blizzard has in store for us with the release of HotS, though.

DoubleReed

United States4130 Posts

April 22 2011 04:26 GMT

#55

Well they can't have the same mechanics in WoL because it just wouldn't make any sense.

Personally, I'm really looking forward to the zerg campaign and what they come up with for an RPG-style. I mean they said they don't want to just throw a skin over the WoL setup and purchase evolutions or something in the same fashion.

And quite frankly the WoL campaign is probably one of the best designed singleplayer RTS campaigns ever made. The difficulty scaling, the in-mission objectives of research, the out-of-mission obtaining of credits (except that one level), with the achievements on top of it, I really think it does a good job of giving it tons of replayability and flavor.

Kantutan

Canada1319 Posts

April 22 2011 04:33 GMT

#56

Amused with anyone complaining about the RPG aspect that Blizzard is planning. I mean, SC2 is an RTS game and it's not like the gameplay itself is going to take a drastic change. The new elements would obviously likely take place in-between missions and whatnot. I can't remember what Blizzard said in beta but it was something like WoL would be focused on purchasing upgrades and HotS would be about evolving and whatnot...

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

April 22 2011 04:38 GMT

#57

I assume that "RPG" elements would mean going down skill trees for Kerrigan's abilities or new abilities for units and buildings. Considering that it is speculated that the story is Kerrigan centric as she retakes the Zerg, I think it would be nice to have a more fleshed out "skill-tree" similar to the research console from WoL, though with many more choices that allows for many more combinations of unlocked units and stuff.

Also, I suspect that a look at the single player side would at least give us an idea of the art direction of the multiplayer units.

aquanda

United States477 Posts

April 22 2011 04:41 GMT

#58

Heart of the Swarm: Featuring a new enhanced version of Warcraft 3's immensely popular upkeep system!

S.O.L.I.D.

United States792 Posts

April 22 2011 04:43 GMT

#59

On April 22 2011 11:14 DirtYLOu wrote:

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I hope so. Cuz if they gonna implement that shit in Multiplayer imma be really disappointed.

There's no way they'll add it to the multiplayer. It's just campaign stuff, nothing too important. Just Blizz trying to make expansions actually different. I don't see a problem with that.

synapse

China13814 Posts

April 22 2011 04:43 GMT

#60

GIVE ME MY SCOUURRGGEEE