These are information of zerg in SC2 which revealed today. Sorry! I cant stay here because more infos are updating in many of SC2 communities. They will release the trailer today and I will update more about this.(FINISHED!)
A. λͺ¨λ κ²μμ κ°λ°μ νκΈ° μν΄ μ λ μ μκ°μ΄ κ±Έλ¦°λ€. μμ±λκ° λμ κΉμ§ κ³ μΉκ³ λ κ³ μΉλκ² λΈλ¦¬μλμ μ² νμ΄λ€. κ²μ΄λ¨Έλ₯Ό λ§μ‘±μν¬ μ μμ μμ€μ΄ λ λκΉμ§ κ°λ°μ κ³μλ κ²μ΄λ€. A. Every game has to be created with much years. Fixing and Fixing the game until create the best product is our MOTO. The progress will continue until most gamers are satisfied.
Q. κ²μμ λ°λ§€μΌμ? Q. Release Date?
A. νμ λκ² μκ³ , μΆμμΌμ λ§νκΈ° κ³€λνλ€. A. Not confirmed so I can tell you nothing.
Q. μλ¬Έ μ΄λ¦κ³Ό νκΈ μ΄λ¦μ νμ λ μ¬νμΈκ°? Q. Are the English and Korean names are definitely confirmed?
A. μμ§ 100% νμ λ μ¬νμ μλλ€. A. Not confirmed.
Q. λ°°νλ·μ μ΄λ μμ€μΌλ‘ ν₯μλλκ°? Q. How is the Battle.net?
A. μ€λμ μ κ·Έ μμ°ν μΈ λ§νΌ μ΄ λΆλΆμ λμ΄κ°κ² λ€. A. I pass questions which is not related to Zerg.
Q. λ‘μΉμ νκΈ μ΄λ¦ 'λ°ν΄'λ μλμ€λΈμν¬λννΈμ μ±κΈ°μ¬ λ³λͺ 'λ°ν΄'μ μν₯μ λ°μ κ²μΈκ°? Q. Is 'Ba-Kwi(λ°ν΄)', Roach's Korean name, affected by Pladin in the World of Warcraft?
A. (μμ) μλ¬΄λ° κ΄λ ¨μ΄ μλ€. A. (Laugh) No.
Q. μ€ν1μ κ°λ°μ§μ΄ μ΄λμ λ μ€ν2 κ°λ°μ μ°Έμ¬νλκ°? Q. How many SC1 developers are in SC2 Team?
A. μ΅μ 12λͺ μ΄μμ΄ μ°Έμ¬νμ§λ§, μ νν μΈμμ λͺ¨λ₯΄κ² λ€. A. 12 or more people, but I don't know certain numbers of them.
Q. λ°Έλ°μ€ λ§μΆκΈ°κ° μ΄λ €μΈ ν λ°, μ΄λ»κ² μ§νν κ²μΈκ°? Q. It is too hard to develop balance in the game. How will it go in progress.
Q. μ€ν2μ μλ‘μ΄ 3D κ·Έλν½ μμ§μ νΉμ§μ? Q. Can you tell us special features in new 3D graphic engine of SC2?
A. κ·Έλν½ κ΄λ ¨ μ λ¬Έκ°κ° μλλΌ μ λͺ¨λ₯΄κ² λ€. μ²¨λ¨ κΈ°μ μ΄ μ°μ¬μ‘λ€. A. I'm not a pro in this part but they used a high technology.
Q. μ»΄ν¨ν° μ¬μ μꡬλ? Q. How is the minimum Spec?
A. λΈλ¦¬μλ μμΉμ μ΅μ PC μ¬μ μΈμλ λ§μ κ²μ΄λ¨Έλ€μ΄ μ¦κΈΈ μ μλλ‘ νλ κ²μ΄λ€. (μ΄ λΆλΆ μ λλ‘ λ²μμ΄ μ λ λΆλΆμΈλ°..) - μ΅μ ν½μ μμ΄λ 2.0μ μ§μνλ PC?: - ν½μ μμ΄λ 2.0 μ λκ° λμκ°λ PC μμ€?: ν½μ μμ΄λ 2.0μ΄ μΈκΈλκΈ΄ νμ΅λλ€.: A. Blizzard's principle is that many people can play our games.(Not sure these are translated correctly) - Minimum spec: PCs support Pixel Shader 2.0 - Average PCs support Pixel Shader 2.0 But he mentioned "Pixel Shader 2.0"
Q. μλ WWIμμ λ§λ μ½μ μν½ μ λμΌλ‘ μκ°λμμ§λ§, μΆν λ€μ μμ°μ΄ κ°λ₯νλλ‘ λ³κ²½ λμλ€. νΈλ μν½ μ λ κ°μλ°, λ§λ μ½λ λ€μ μν½ μ λμ΄ λλ κ²μΈκ°? λ, ν λμλ μ¨κ²¨μ§ μν½ μ λμ΄ μλ? Q. Mothership was introduced as an epic unit but changed to produce multiple units. Seems the queen is same to her. The motherships was changed as an epic unit again?
A. λͺ¨λ λΆλΆμ κ°λ° κ³Όμ μμ μ μ°¨λ‘ μμ μ΄ λ μ μλ λΆλΆμ΄λ€. λ°λ§€ μ κΉμ§λ λ°λ μ μλ€. A. These will be able to be fixed many times until release date.
A. μ μ μ€νν¬λννΈμ νΉμ§μ μ μ§ν μκ°μ΄λ€. νμ§λ§, κ·Έκ²μλ§ κ΅νλμ§ μκ³ , μλ‘μ΄ λ€μν νΉμ§λ€λ μΆκ°νμ¬ μλ‘μλ κ½€ν μκ°μ΄λ€. A. We'll keep SC1 features. But this doen't mean that staying in SC1 many special features will be added if we need.
So far I don't like a single new unit. Great. I had high hopes as I adore the baneling but now this.. I guess I should wait until they get screens/videos up but the units sound boring as fuck to be honest! EDIT: Oh the infester is ok.
So it seems as though the Queen may become a hero-type unit, with upgradeable abilities and perhaps auras as well.
Cleaving Ultralisk attack...
Tunneling may be a result of Nydus worms, we'll have to wait for more word on that...
The "Roach" is apparently resistant to any kind of small-arms, non-concentrated fire, which probably means area-effect attacks won't be particularly useful against it, and certainly nothing like Irradiate.
"Infester" is clearly the successor to the Defiler, if not outright the same unit, with "disease" (presumably an alternate translation of Plague), Dark Swarm, and the Queen's old Infest ability. Very interesting indeed.
On March 10 2008 11:25 FrozenArbiter wrote: So far I don't like a single new unit. Great. I had high hopes as I adore the baneling but now this.. I guess I should wait until they get screens/videos up but the units sound boring as fuck to be honest!
J00 is scared cuz we zergs are going to pwnt sc2 :D
The roach sounds fun, but it seems to obscure the role of zerglings (assuming the roaches are fast and plentiful with low hp, but with high regen). Maybe they should make the roach abilities an upgrade for the zerglings instead of creating an entire new unit.
The change to the Queen sounds cool; theyre underused in most games anyway, so Im not complaining about them being given a possibly bigger role. And I like the multi-attack of the Ultra; makes more sense, with their massive blades and all. I wonder if theyll do full damage to each unit, or something similar to splash.
On March 10 2008 11:47 Meh wrote: This must be fake :3 Some april fools shit.
I mean STOP it with the fucking HERO units you WHORES! And that screenie... black creep? Fuck! And you don't call a zerg unit roach, how stupid can you get?
Grmbl...
stfu dude, stop being so demeaning to the producers of the game, especially after just seeing a few low-res screenshots
On March 10 2008 11:38 d.arkive wrote: Gee, another hero unit? ><
Its <s>Starcraft TWO</s> WarCraft III In Space; expect changes
Goddamn. Hero units. Fuck me now.
Infester is good. Queen is atrocious. Holding judgment on the others.
I would go along with 1 queen per base (that is, only one queen would be useful to have in a base, you could have more though). However, 1 queen for the whole game seems bad. What if you have 2 big bases/hives?
On March 10 2008 11:38 d.arkive wrote: Gee, another hero unit? ><
Its <s>Starcraft TWO</s> WarCraft III In Space; expect changes
Goddamn. Hero units. Fuck me now.
Infester is good. Queen is atrocious. Holding judgment on the others.
I would go along with 1 queen per base (that is, only one queen would be useful to have in a base, you could have more though). However, 1 queen for the whole game seems bad. What if you have 2 big bases/hives?
I like the idea of 1 queen per base, although I don't know how that would work. Maybe like, for every hive you have, you have one queen?
On March 10 2008 11:38 d.arkive wrote: Gee, another hero unit? ><
Its <s>Starcraft TWO</s> WarCraft III In Space; expect changes
Goddamn. Hero units. Fuck me now.
Infester is good. Queen is atrocious. Holding judgment on the others.
I would go along with 1 queen per base (that is, only one queen would be useful to have in a base, you could have more though). However, 1 queen for the whole game seems bad. What if you have 2 big bases/hives?
I like the idea of 1 queen per base, although I don't know how that would work. Maybe like, for every hive you have, you have one queen?
Thats actually a really good idea. Maybe when you make a hive a queen hatches out of to top of it? That would be cool.
On second thought, if the queen is indeed one per BASE, and is somehow linked to it's functions, that might be a pretty neat game mechanic. I just don't want them to make it a super unit. I will reserve further judgement until I see a gameplay video...
And yes, the ultras do look super awesome. They make up for my initial outrage.
Guardians with broodlings sound kinda weird. I mean does the broodling ability match the guardians role? I hope they make the guardian better and more useful than it was in Brood War, they were my favorite units.
Q: How is the balancing process going? A: The balancing process is very complicated! Thatβs why us devs are always playing and balancing the game. Fortunately we have great talents here. Weβre planning on getting feedback from this demonstration. We will also balance through patches. Map developers from WC2 are participating in SC2. We canβt tell you much now but you will be able to experience it soon.
Q: I heard SC2 uses a new graphics engine. Can you tell us the specifics? A: Iβm not a graphics expert, but I can tell you we have several advanced graphics techniques being used.
Q: The Zerg scenario ended with the Protoss attacking, but the Terran were conquered for the Protoss assault. Is the sequel loyal to the original storyline? The Queen seems to be used like a hero. Do we have to tech to use it? A: The storyline is still under development. We canβt give you any details on it yet. The Queen is usable from the beginning and is specialized towards defense. More to come later.
Q: In WWI the Mothership was a super unit and was changed to a normal unit in Blizzcon. Queen has become a superunit so whatβs become of the Mothership? Do terrans have a superunit as well? The graphics look great and the system requirements look pretty steep. A: We canβt tell you anything for certain in the game right now. The Queenβs not really a superunit but really a specialized unit. Itβs weak when not defended! Itβs not a hero. The sys reqs are low enough so many more users can play. A graphics card with Pixel Shader 2.0 is required.
Q: How will the testing take place? Pro gamers say SC2 feels similar to SC1 and was that a main focus? Or was the focus more on new content? A: Weβre still discussing the best approach to testing. Because SC1 was so loved weβre trying to capture the feel of SC1. However we are adding new content.
Q: Zergβs Infestor. In SC1 Infestation wasnβt used much. How much will this be used in SC1? Do the infested units count toward population? A: Infestation is still being tested. Weβve only shown our work in progress. Weβre trying to make Infestation a valid tactic in SC2. Supply depots can be infested as well. This will be a useful ability this time around. Currently you can only produce infested marines but thatβs subject to change.
Q: SC1βs AI was a bit weak. Howβs pathfinding and singleplayer? The Protoss have a cliff walker unit but the Zerg donβt seem to have one. Is there a unit made with this ability? Recently user-made maps are popular but there are some restrictions with licensing. For example making a map unusable is downloaded then changed. Is there a way to secure maps? A: The devs are working to resolve this issue (AI and pathfinding). But this is still under construction! We canβt tell you anything about what the final build will look like. The Zerg do not have a cliff walker but use Nydus Worms. Weβre aware of the problem with securing user-made maps and are considering options to resolve this issue.
On March 10 2008 12:23 Proposal wrote: actually having one queen kind of makes sense.
Actually it would make more sense to have one queen for every hive. Thats how insects operate. There isn't just 1 queen ant in the world. There is 1 queen ant for every hive.
i'm all for changing a ton of shit from starcraft 1, but hero units don't belong in any fast-paced competitive game.
anyone who supports hero units are puss-filled maggots who shit on themselves every full moon while masturbating to albums of total annihilation and warcraft 3 videos and fantasize about fucking their maggot-mothers while they both eat mud covered rags.
Q: In WWI the Mothership was a super unit and was changed to a normal unit in Blizzcon. Queen has become a superunit so whatβs become of the Mothership? Do terrans have a superunit as well? The graphics look great and the system requirements look pretty steep. A: We canβt tell you anything for certain in the game right now. The Queenβs not really a superunit but really a specialized unit. Itβs weak when not defended! Itβs not a hero.
calm down guys. I dont think blizzard will be introducing hero's into starcraft, plus they've shown time and time again that they know what they are doing when it comes to balancing. So im pretty sure that the units we see today aren't going to be the end products.
Infestors looked really interesting. That red stream must mean that it takes time for them to take over a building. Maaannn i can't wait for infested zealots =)
hydras ultras lings infested marines in 3rd shot? mutae i think the roach is in the 6th pic a possible overlord and maybe the queen (bottom mid) in 9th pic there's also that weird thing with the big green abdomen
From the interview, SC2 Zerg seems to plays like a brand new race I don't like that. I'd be the last person to say that SC2 looks like WC3 in space, but from these Zerg screenshot, it really does!
On March 10 2008 14:44 [X]Ken_D wrote: From the interview, SC2 Zerg seems to plays like a brand new race I don't like that. I'd be the last person to say that SC2 looks like WC3 in space, but from these Zerg screenshot, it really does!
Quit whining. It's a new game. Of course it plays different. And how it looks doesn't matter. SC looks 10 years old and it's better than any game.
There are things way more important; like gameplay and competitive nature and richness in strategy and tactics.
I liked the way they had οΌ΄ο½ο½ γοΌο½ο½ο½ο½ ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ as the awesome centerpiece of the original gameplay video, and then shortly thereafter had screenshots with a half dozen little motherships floating around.
All I want is for the Queen to have a Spawn Ultralisk spell.
zerg always had the weakest base defense, having a queen that can switch between bases with ease with defensive skills should be an interesting addition
Many wont agree, but its a base defense that you need to micro.
On March 10 2008 16:39 D10 wrote: I Think the new queen sounds realy cool
zerg always had the weakest base defense, having a queen that can switch between bases with ease with defensive skills should be an interesting addition
Many wont agree, but its a base defense that you need to micro.
Tell that to Protoss. Somewhere a zealot has in his eye, a tear.
On March 10 2008 15:19 IzzyCraft wrote: Lets see SC2 follows this trend make somethign seem over powered 3 weeks later chop it down and realse something else that seems too good to be true
Zerg will probably changed the most from now to its release.
cry about the 3d, cry about the hero units, cry about imba, cry about similiarities to w3, cry about the shitty updates.
then don't play sc2, and stick to sc1..
for now.. im glad they're sticking a shitload of new stuff into sc2 with all these crazy spells and motherships and shit... or else.. it would just be sc1.. just in 3d, which is you know.. just the same game. it's 2008, of course things will be in 3d, every single game is moving into the 3d realm, so get with it. hero units seem to be good.. but then again, you can only make one and it's a shitload of resources, if they announced in 1996 that carriers will be able to shoot 8 little ships out to attack while moving, some of you people would probably complain about it (omgz imba).
that said, i really hope they change the graphics.. im still sick of this lego shit. (but i doubt it)
and i really hope the game in the video is on normal game speed.. cause 6 zerglings attacking a zealot takes 20 seconds to kill (wtf?)
im sure by release, they'll have a decently balanced and fun game.
(and of course, there will be StarCraft 2 Expansion :D, then they'll fuck those wow kids, pull their servers, and give them to sc2 FTW.)
sry but i have to say this doesnt look like the zerg i learned to love in sc1. too many units with casting abilities, you should not need to micro many singular units in order to succeed as zerg, its the swarm ffs!
On March 10 2008 12:23 Proposal wrote: actually having one queen kind of makes sense.
Actually it would make more sense to have one queen for every hive. Thats how insects operate. There isn't just 1 queen ant in the world. There is 1 queen ant for every hive.
However you as a player never controlls more than 1 brood, lets just see the queen as a supplementary cerebrate. That also fills the lore hole on how kerrigan controls the whole swarm, she created these new superqueens to lead taskforces
What if a queen is destroyed? Lets just say that then kerrigan goes into remote control mode untill another one is built
On March 10 2008 15:26 nofAcedAgent wrote: Meh, i gota wait for more information to judge things but ... urgh
Whats up with the black watery creep? i want pulsating tentacles spewing blood and puss, come on that creep looks weak..
Yeah, the way the zerg is in BW it's like the whole creep is some living body (creep=skin and veins buildings=organs) which goes great with the characteristics of that race but now in SC2 the creep looks more like blight from WC3.
All in all I like almost everything they added except maybe for the silly color of the acid. Looks like sand.
Or like you-know-what if you have a dirty mind. It's prolly by team color, though.
And the creep looks a bit too thin.
I doubt the unique units of Starcraft 2 are like heroes. They can't use items, they have very limited energy, they don't level up unless you count upgrades as lv ups... You don't lose the whole game if one happens to die. :p
Having just watched the high-quality version of the videos, all I can say it looked awesome. Imbalanced, shmimbalanced, Blizzard's gonna fix any issues. There were only two noticable imbals worth mentioning:
* Infesters. Others have vented that. * Nudys worms. They're supposed to replace overlord drops, but there doesn't seem to be an upper limit to their transport capacity.
During the demo of the queen, there were some insects circling the extractor and spire. They attacked the nearest terran units. New base defence?
On March 12 2008 07:30 O.P. wrote: Having just watched the high-quality version of the videos, all I can say it looked awesome. Imbalanced, shmimbalanced, Blizzard's gonna fix any issues. There were only two noticable imbals worth mentioning:
* Infesters. Others have vented that. * Nudys worms. They're supposed to replace overlord drops, but there doesn't seem to be an upper limit to their transport capacity.
During the demo of the queen, there were some insects circling the extractor and spire. They attacked the nearest terran units. New base defence?
Nydus worms can become nydus canal like structures able to transport units between the worms or they can transport normally.
The circling stuff is a queen ability that makes your structures get an attack temporary.
EPT
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