Ask Blizzard - January Edition

[moosh]

Actually, here's a question I'm extremely curious about.

In Heroes of Newerth, a player is able to reconnect to a game within 5 minutes of leaving/disconnecting.

My question is does Blizzard have any plans to implement an ability to reconnect to a game they've disconnecting from? If they don't, would they consider adding it post-release, or possibly in an expansion?

That's an interesting one. Like maybe in a 1v1 if someone gets disconnected for whatever reason, the game auto-pauses for a minute, before declaring you the winner? Actually, I don't really see it workin in 1v1, since in BW people used to d/c themselves to prevents getting a loss on their record. But it would be a nice feature in 2v2.

In 2v2 if a teammate gets disconnected, you automatically take control of their units and their minerals temporarily, and your team mate has 2 minutes to come back into the game? That would be neat.

[GnaReffotsirk]

How do you plan to support guilds, groups, or channels in Battle Net 2.0? Will we have to pay a monthly fee to hold our own clan and tournaments with it?

[GGTeMpLaR]

That's an interesting one. Like maybe in a 1v1 if someone gets disconnected for whatever reason, the game auto-pauses for a minute, before declaring you the winner? Actually, I don't really see it workin in 1v1, since in BW people used to d/c themselves to prevents getting a loss on their record. But it would be a nice feature in 2v2.

In 2v2 if a teammate gets disconnected, you automatically take control of their units and their minerals temporarily, and your team mate has 2 minutes to come back into the game? That would be neat.

Yea, the ideal use be to save UMS maps from instantly blowing up when someone dcs. It'd also be practical to use in team games, I guess they could make it work in 1v1s but it wouldn't be as effective due to the competitive nature.

[Kimera757]

Will there be downloadable mini-campaigns like Enslavers II? Will there be any third-person shooter missions?

[flak4321]

I have one. In my SC1 battle.net experiences, you could only boot a misbehaving player on the game initiation screen. Will/can this ability be extended in game, for example, to boot someone who backstabs (after beating the other team) or cheats in some way? Will there be a penalty of a loss (or more) on the booted player's record?

Off-topic: I once theorized something like this, but the penalty was 1,000,000 losses. I think that might be harsh nowadays.

[Coldasblues]

Will players be forced to jump through hoops to report hackers? Or will they included a faster way to report them?

[Norfindel]

If Immortal Shields are less than 10, what would exactly happend when attacked? Is damage still reduced to 10?
Is there any limit, or as long as the Immortal has 1 Shield left, it can reduce incoming damage to a max of 10? What about Shield regeneration during battle? Won't that cause problems, or it's considered just a feature of the unit?

Do Shields regenerate during battle, or do they have increased regen when not in battle?

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Do you plan to change the Carrier model, or are you going to stick with the recolored Tempest model?

[Nicol Bolas]

Do you plan to change the Carrier model, or are you going to stick with the recolored Tempest model?

I want this question clarified. Are they going to change the basic design of the model, or are they going to keep the current design of the Carrier?

[Triceron]

Will the Hyperion get a unique model

[SickPillow]

How do you plan to support guilds, groups, or channels in Battle Net 2.0? Will we have to pay a monthly fee to hold our own clan and tournaments with it?

These are good questions. I want to know more about BNet 2.0.