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Sorry if this was already mentioned somewhere but couldn't find it anywhere. I posted this on my own SC2 forum but decided to share here too since nobody mentioned it yet:
The number one question pertaining to Starcraft 2 would have to be "When is it going to be released?" Well, according to Rob Pardo, Blizzard's vice president of game design, in an MSNBC interview yeseterday, the game won't be released this year.
The only thing I can give you (that’s) concrete is it's not going to be this year. Some people were hoping, because of how advanced the game looks, that we'd have it out by Christmas, but that's definitely not happening.
The interview also answers my physics question:
We've also added things like a physics system in the game…we're not really utilizing it for gameplay as much as for graphical improvement. Like, you'll see things like debris that will actually fall apart, which adds more immersion and a lot more realism.
Also, our A Fourth Race? question has finally been officially answered as well:
No fourth race. We talked a lot about it. We ultimately decided we wanted to focus on the three races we had.
Source: Starcraft2.net
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Ah, good news. I can't imagine how a fourth race would not mess up the entire balance system.
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They already said there was only going to be 3 races at the WWI...
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A fourth race would most likely just screw things up balance-wise, so i'm glad they decided to stick to the main 3.
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Germany / USA16648 Posts
yeah, no fourth race was official before
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Only new tidbit was that release not being this year, but Im pretty sure everyone didnt expect that anyway.
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I can definitely see the reasoning for not adding another race--hard to keep it as different as the current races are, and it would introduce all sorts of balance issues.
Too bad about it not getting released this year, but with Blizzard games, the wait is always worth it. Also that is probably good news for the game's graphics. As excited and optimistic as I am about the game, I do think that some of the unit graphics we have seen so far could use some work.
I do hope it's at least near the beta stages by the end of the year
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I didn't expect it to be released this year, but hearing that it officially like that, kind of depressed me... it's going to be a long wait.. I mean.. June.. July....August...September..... October... November... December... at least. Then possibly... January.... February.... March.... April....
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Stegosaur
Netherlands1231 Posts
We want to make the game more exciting and enticing for spectators to watch so we have a lot of feature improvements planned there.
\o/ nice one
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I'm actually glad it will take that long. It'll give them lots of time to perfect everything. As for the 4th race, I'm kind of iffy about the whole thing. I wanted there to be a 4th race, just for single player. God I just can't want to see the story though.
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physics just for graphics sounds silly though
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Sweden33719 Posts
Nooooooooo I wanted a christmas release T_T
Christmas beta plz? :D
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On May 30 2007 12:18 FrozenArbiter wrote: Nooooooooo I wanted a christmas release T_T
Christmas beta plz? :D
I'd love Christmas beta second to the actual game.
Sucks, but oh well. Blizzard's always been a bitch like that :O
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Why would anyone want a fourth race? Nobody can even master 3.
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United States7166 Posts
wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Blizzard stating 'definitely not this year?' that's a bad sign when Blizz says that kind of definite answer, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo i thought we may see beta within a few months
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"We want to make the game more exciting and enticing for spectators to watch so we have a lot of feature improvements planned there."
Hooray, the thing I missed most from starcraft to warcraft 3 was not being able to watch replays with friends. Hopefully this is one of the features they will enhance.
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On May 30 2007 12:36 Raist wrote:wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Blizzard stating 'definitely not this year?' that's a bad sign when Blizz says that kind of definite answer, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo i thought we may see beta within a few months Better that they overestimate though right? How much more would it suck if they told you it was coming out in 6 months, then delayed it to 9, then to 12, then... yeah. I would rather have a more accurate or overestimated release date.
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On May 30 2007 12:41 Phyre wrote:Show nested quote +On May 30 2007 12:36 Raist wrote:wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Blizzard stating 'definitely not this year?' that's a bad sign when Blizz says that kind of definite answer, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo i thought we may see beta within a few months Better that they overestimate though right? How much more would it suck if they told you it was coming out in 6 months, then delayed it to 9, then to 12, then... yeah. I would rather have a more accurate or overestimated release date.
Yeah me too. I was hoping for this year, despite how impossible it seemed... But w/e. So long as it comes out next year im fine.
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