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HotS-interview with Kim and Milker at gamescom

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XMG GI cup
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany34 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-21 18:10:37
August 20 2012 17:27 GMT
#1
Click here for the video and the interview transcript

Our casters Daniel "cip" Meyer and Björn "Anathema" Siebrands had the opportunity to meet and exclusivly interview Senior Game Designer Kaeo Milker and the Lead Balance Designer David Kim at gamescom 2012 in Cologne, Germany.

The topics covered were the development process of HotS, in particular concerning the multiplayer balance and the campaign storyline, as well as Patch 1.5 and it's quirks, the likelihood of the changes to Raven and Creep Tumors being implemented and the fate of the Carrier.

If you liked this Interview, visit us at http://www.gaming-insight.de to check out our soon to be posted interviews with Tasteless, Feast and Kas from the recently finished Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Cologne and check out our awesome StarCraft 2 content, including our next XMG Gaming-Insight StarCraft 2 cup, esports coverage and news.

Edit: We've now transcribed the interview. Just scroll under the video in the news.

Edit 2: If you liked our interview with David Kim and Kaeo Milker, you might like our just now released interviews with Tasteless, Feast and Kas as well.

Enjoy <3
Ketara
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States15065 Posts
August 20 2012 17:30 GMT
#2
As a request, next time you guys do an interview.

I don't like watching videos of these things. I'm often playing a game or listening to music or watching a movie or something while I check stuff like this. I want to read it.

Please provide a text version.
http://www.liquidlegends.net/forum/lol-general/502075-patch-61-league-of-legends-general-discussion?page=25#498
Tachion
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada8573 Posts
August 20 2012 17:33 GMT
#3
Interesting that they may not release the raven/creep tumor patch as zergs have been struggling lately. I thought that was for sure going in.
i was driving down the road this november eve and spotted a hitchhiker walking down the street. i pulled over and saw that it was only a tree. i uprooted it and put it in my trunk. do trees like marshmallow peeps? cause that's all i have and will have.
niladorus
Profile Joined September 2011
Greece116 Posts
August 20 2012 17:40 GMT
#4
cant open it with chrome. smthing wrong with the link?
Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
August 20 2012 17:40 GMT
#5
Nice interview ! Learned a few new things, that's cool.
I'm a bit afraid of Mothership core rush with the canon ability tho xD

Not knowming what the questions are is a bit weird tho
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pallad
Profile Joined September 2010
Poland1958 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-20 17:42:47
August 20 2012 17:41 GMT
#6
thank good , no BC speed ! , im really happy with that as zerg player . I was thinking from begining of HOTS that terrans can really easy abuse that BC speed , more dmg for BC is good

On August 21 2012 02:40 niladorus wrote:
cant open it with chrome. smthing wrong with the link?



With your computer , working fine , chrome here to
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SDream
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Brazil896 Posts
August 20 2012 17:45 GMT
#7
On August 21 2012 02:30 Ketara wrote:
As a request, next time you guys do an interview.

I don't like watching videos of these things. I'm often playing a game or listening to music or watching a movie or something while I check stuff like this. I want to read it.

Please provide a text version.


Agree, I'd like to take this opportunity and ask everyone that does videos in English that is nowadays the international language: please, make text and or subtitles for your videos, you'd be surprised by the number of non-native speakers that can only read and can't hear or vice-versa. Learning a second language isn't easy to most people. Though I have no problem, I know the reality here.

Thank you
neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
August 20 2012 17:48 GMT
#8
wow
creep nerf and raven buff to not go through...
moo...for DRG
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
August 20 2012 17:49 GMT
#9
Thanks for the interview!

New stuff in this for the curious:

-Mothership Core is not stationary anymore, but moves slowly
-Battle Cruisers don't have the sprint ability anymore, but instead get improved damage
-They are not finally decided on the carrier yet, though the beta will start without (save the carrier!!!)
-The call to action Zerg Creep nerf and Raven buff are on hold right now (I blame MVP and Taeja)
Get off my lawn, young punks
AGIANTSMURF
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1232 Posts
August 20 2012 17:50 GMT
#10
i liked the mothership core when it was immobile, now its just gonna be a protoss queen.

higher dps on the BC? MADNESS!

Vipers and swarm host gonna be so OP

im glad they're going through a beta cause i feel like alot of things will change.

cant wait to go through the process :D
Thats "Grand-Master" SMURF to you.....
Stratos_speAr
Profile Joined May 2009
United States6959 Posts
August 20 2012 17:51 GMT
#11
Designers are still absolutely clueless about the Carrier. The Tempest and the Carrier don't overlap at all (the Carrier is most crucial against super late game Z and T mech, the Tempest sucks against both of these) and the Tempest has a laughable amount of strategic depth. Not only that, the Carrier is used more than the BC, Hydralisk, and Reaper, yet we're seeing all three of these units get buffed.
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Arceus
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Vietnam8333 Posts
August 20 2012 17:52 GMT
#12
for the 1st time ever, they are "considering" improving the carrier lol
that warms my heart a lil bit
ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
August 20 2012 17:52 GMT
#13
On August 21 2012 02:30 Ketara wrote:
As a request, next time you guys do an interview.

I don't like watching videos of these things. I'm often playing a game or listening to music or watching a movie or something while I check stuff like this. I want to read it.

Please provide a text version.

How can you watch a movie and read an interview at the same time? Better question, why are you browsing the internet while watching a movie?
Ketara
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States15065 Posts
August 20 2012 17:54 GMT
#14
On August 21 2012 02:52 ZAiNs wrote:
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On August 21 2012 02:30 Ketara wrote:
As a request, next time you guys do an interview.

I don't like watching videos of these things. I'm often playing a game or listening to music or watching a movie or something while I check stuff like this. I want to read it.

Please provide a text version.

How can you watch a movie and read an interview at the same time? Better question, why are you browsing the internet while watching a movie?


Because people watch movies on Netflix these days? It's as easy as pressing Alt+Tab.

Much harder to listen to two different videos at the same time.
http://www.liquidlegends.net/forum/lol-general/502075-patch-61-league-of-legends-general-discussion?page=25#498
vanhio
Profile Joined November 2010
Niue1017 Posts
August 20 2012 18:00 GMT
#15
I hope pvp in hots is better..
Chaosvuistje
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands2581 Posts
August 20 2012 18:05 GMT
#16
I wonder that now the mothership core can move around, how the abilities it has right now will hold up.
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
August 20 2012 18:05 GMT
#17
Ah that's why the patch hasn't come out yet ^^. Enjoyed the interview thanks
When I think of something else, something will go here
Snowbear
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Korea (South)1925 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-20 18:09:05
August 20 2012 18:08 GMT
#18
"My favourite unit is the swarm host, it's very unique, there is nothing like it in WOL, it generates free units over and over".

Yeah, there is really no unit like that in WOL! So unique!
XMG GI cup
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany34 Posts
August 20 2012 18:09 GMT
#19
The transcript is coming up soon here, we just wanted to get the video out there ASAP
Gladiator6
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden7024 Posts
August 20 2012 18:11 GMT
#20
Wow nice interview
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