http://www.giantbomb.com/a-bunch-of-...eplay/17-4177/
http://www.giantbomb.com/brad-takes-...swarm/17-4179/
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/plungi...rg-swarm/3274/
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Kotaku's take as well
http://kotaku.com/5806131/hands-on-w...nd-space-yetis
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-swarm-preview
I hope to God space yetis become a meme. It's just so charmingly bizarre.
EDIT: Watching the gameplay footage, I actually REALLY like Kerrigan's voice. It's just a first impression, but I can definitely get used to it.
just a couple tidbits from the Giant Bomb interview.
- Kerrigan is seperated from Raynor at least for the first few missions
- She is trying to take control of zerg forces in order to take out Mengsk
- She will be a controllable unit on every singleplayer map.
- Aiming for about 20 singleplayer missions.
The briefing room is actually aboard the leviathan. It looks like each evolution path you pick will work similarly to the research panel in the laboratory of the hyperion.
Edit: Oh God... My nerd boner simply overwhelmed right now.
Edit 2: Seems that kerrigan can die on a mission and come back to life. Not a fan.
I suppose that confirms the leaked ending, then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hav0x
like
.-kill yeti to gain freez-free rampage xD
.-kerrigan being in a underpower position in the beginning
dont like
.-20 missions?!?!?! =S, somewhat i tought this gonna be bigger than that... but who knows... maybe less missions means a more focused campaing without the story problems from WoL.
.-Kerrigan dying and then reviving Dragon Ball style <.<
Honestly, what kinds of side missions would Kerrigan take on?Quote:
Originally Posted by SpikeVorador
I'm fine with it. She doesn't actually die, she burrows and returns to base just before she dies.Quote:
.-Kerrigan dying and then reviving Dragon Ball style <.<
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hav0x
i dont want side-missions, im ok with that, but im rather surprise about the camping being only 20-missions long.
Not necessarily. Remember back when Wings of Liberty's story was first described, it was of 'Raynor's rebellion against Mengsk's tyranny'? Might be the same case here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muspelli
I suppose. This certainly lends credence to it being the HotS ending, however.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr. peasant
Evolutions for the zerg units explained, via kotaku
Upgrading the Baneling
Viscous Discharge - Acid slows enemies
Centrifugal Hooks - Move speed increased by 25%
Rupture - Splash radius +25%
Evolution Options
Splitterling - Splits into two smaller Banelings on death, split occurs twice
Gorgeling - Reduces killed units and structures to collectible resources
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Upgrading the Roach
Chitinous Plating - +1 armor
Bile Ducts - +2 damage
Organic Carapace - Regenerates life more quickly while burrowed and unburrowed
Evolution Options
Prowler - Can move while burrowed
Leech - Gains 10 life per kill (up to 60 maximum life), heals more rapidly while burrowed
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Upgrading the Zergling
Metabolic Boost - Zergling move speed increased by 33%
Posthumous Mitosis - 20% chance to spawn two Broodlings on death
Rapid Genesis - Zerglings train instantly
Evolution Upgrades
Swarmling - Hatches in groups of three, third swarming comes at no mineral cost
Raptor - Leaps to close with enemies, has 10 additional life
Hmmm... Can I evolve kerrigan's body? Like say, +2 inches to hip size?
Yeah, probably she doesn't have only sniper rifle but also a small shovel and after taking too much damage from siege tanks she'll start digging. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hav0x
In fact I don't care much if she we'll be resurrectable gameplay-wise, but am I the only one who doesn't like the idea of mannequin girl with sniper rifle to lead the swarm? I want the terrible Queen Bitch of the Universe from Brood War back! :(
20 missions may seem bad at first, but consider that they don't need the 5 minute introductory levels any more. Should be good
That and there may not be branching missions either, or a mini campaign. That puts it at around the same length of true campaign as the original.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maul
I like how you all are desperately trying to justify that 20 missions in HotS will be the same length like 30 missions in WoL. Ok, I am little sarcastic today, but it seems to me like that... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Muspelli
It may not be the same length or maybe it will. Why can't 20 missions last as long as 30?Quote:
Originally Posted by Romla
Also we'll be paying for the game as an expansion, not as a full priced game like WoL.
Yes, it can be the same length like WoL, but 25 missions would be definitely better, why not to say that? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Maul
And about pricing, it is confirmed it will be cheaper than WoL?
Yeah, it's confirmed to be priced as expansions. Well technically not confirmed to be priced cheaper, just priced as expansions x)
Also as long as the actual story/side-stories are better I'm fine with it.
Yeah... Maybe they're longer, but I don't think so, these 2 previewed missions looked pretty normal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Romla
Also, the fact that we'll play 2-3 missions in each planet makes the amount of new planets decrease a lot, which is awful.
WoL was told to be around 30, and it got 26 +3 of decision. HotS is said to be around 20. I don't feel ok with it in any way :S.
bad graphics continues...stupid stalker still like shit.
wol patch 1.3.4
^????
Just a random thought I'd throw here since these seems to have become the HotS info and thoughts thread: of all the expansions for it to return, this seems like the most appropriate for the reaver. Using it as the protoss is likely. Having to deal with the massive splash damage using light, swarming units, however, seems like the perfect way to reintroduce it.
Tosh siding with Raynor? wtf?
http://www.sc2mapster.com/announceme...review-trip-1/
They already killed the reaver pretty thoroughly. I think there was a Q&A thing that blizz did for a while where the dev team said it overlapped with the colossus too much. Something regarding it as a siege unit even though the reaver was never really used as such if I remember correctly. Although I do agree the protoss do need another splash unit, something that can truly harass your opponent.
And zerg need both a cliff jumper and another ground to air unit besides the hydralisk.
I believe that was referring to multiplayer where as Muspelli was referring to the single player campaign.Quote:
Originally Posted by viperjo
Maybe. Maybe not. Just watched thisQuote:
Originally Posted by viperjo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e88Ia...&feature=feedu
Seems Izsha is an infested adjutant: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...lk%3Bgamespace o_o.
Wow, kerrigan shiny eyes o.o
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6...eskerrigan.jpg
Hahahah lol
That's what I meant. Should've clarified.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr. peasant
Just realised something... a lot of my early speculation regarding HotS' plot is turning out to be true!! :eek:
1. Kerrigan separates from Raynor and Valerian Mengsk? ✓
2. Kerrigan finds herself alone and ally-less? ✓
3. Kerrigan spends time rebuilding her forces? ✓
4. Kerrigan seeks revenge against Arcturus Mengsk? ✓
Not rocket science, I know, but still!
Please, those were already a given. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by mr. peasant
5. Kerrigan kicks her revenge into overdrive.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr. peasant
now i'm with this... i believe she looks like Pennywise the clown:Quote:
Originally Posted by HydraHydra
http://static2.dmcdn.net/static/vide...20100725235022
-Hey kerrigan, how are the overlords?
-they float *eyes start shining* they all FLOAT!!
Yes, they were fairly likely. However, people have been speculating (up to recently, I might add) that Raynor and/or Valerian Mengsk would stick around and figure prominently in HotS. Also, certainly prior to the possible leaked ending, it was entirely possible that the whole Kerrigan/Mengsk issue wouldn't necessarily feature in HotS. All the same, I did point out it was hardly a difficult guess...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex06
Actually, now that I look back at some of the random shit I've been tossing about, the new trailer does suggest another speculation of mine: namely that the campaign starts off with Kerrigan being held in some sort of research facility, at which point the Dominion attack.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mr. peasant
Anyone else reckon that's what's happening in the cinematic trailer?
hmm..did any1 notice how kerrigans manifestation of the queen of blades looks hell of a lot like that xel naga depicting in the ulaan stone that zeratul was looking at in wol? and btw - LOVE what they did to her voice, sounds much more like the kerrigan i am used to :)
I made this out of one of the screenshots. The yetis amuse me that much.
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9...anargument.jpg
That's only a way of speaking, she's not Kerrigan's manifestation of the QoB...She's just an infested adjutant that Kerrigan got her hands on somewhere... (Before the adjutants became fully cybernetic)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeraszana
As for the Ulaan artifacts representing something in the middle between the Protoss and Zerg depictions, it looks more like the Protoss Hybrid seen in SC2. (Which was actually originally meant to be the ONLY Hybrid, as there were originally no Protoss or Zerg Hybrids, just one Hybrid type, and it looked like the Protoss one).