June 22, 2009 Press Event

[Wankey]

Oh god don't make me start on the carrier.

[Aldrius]

It was a ++ Q&A. With fansite participation.

I am pretty much impressed with everything. Not sure about the Spine Crawler, but it's definitely interesting. I like that it still reminds me of a scorpion.

[DemolitionSquid]

New Spine Crawler = ridiculous.
And wtf is the purpose of having both Time Bomb and Vortex?

Overall I am extremely disappointed.

[Aldrius]

Then the power that gives the end-user, is they can now make their map – their Defense of the Ancients, or their tower defense, or whatever kind of map thing they come up with and imagine in their mind – they can custom make a score screen that works specifically for their game. So there are examples like that throughout the game. What we're doing with the multiplayer game and the core mechanics and the core balance ... that's the game. That's what we're setting out to do and there's not any requirement on the Battle.net side. And that's true with the single player story as well.

From a recent Sigaty interview.

Okay.

That's just FRIGGIN COOL.

[Hegemon54]

Your harrassment's pretty unwarranted, being that SCL is just telling you what they saw. Do you think that multiple websites (there are other sites that have posted their press releases) would lie about something like this?

If you watch the video that was posted earlier in the thread (and quit posting like a fucking moron), you would see that Dustin Browder answered your question: "When it's ready". Big surprise there.

I don't quite know where you got such a sense of entitlement from.

I'm not harassing anyone, I thought I'd actually get some answers and I think most of the starcraft fans that have been waiting 2 years deserve it. And as far as sense of entitlement, you should talk, trying to lecture me from your moral high horse.

These media sites had the opportunity to visit close to beta launch and they know thats what the fans are looking for yet they blow this unique opportunity to actually try and get some information out of Blizzard. It was the general consensus around the internet that this was a huge disappointment. We basically just got another Q&A batch with basically battlereport clips. Not to put down whats been done, I'm sure fans interested in minute details enjoyed this very much and the articles are well done and detailed, but most of us were extremely disappointed and were expecting more in the way of finding out big news.

[Gradius]

News post updated.

[Blazur]

And wtf is the purpose of having both Time Bomb and Vortex?

If that's the case it makes absolutely no sense. Vortex as an ability I've never been fond of. Seeing it in action shows an overdone animation that's obnoxious and highly distracting.

I'm also not fond of the sound the buildings make when they're being cloaked/decloaked as the MShip passes overhead.

[Gradius]

I'm not harassing anyone, I thought I'd actually get some answers and I think most of the starcraft fans that have been waiting 2 years deserve it.

Your point? How hard is it to understand that Blizzard reps were ordered to not discuss the beta release date at this time? I'm sorry that you have unrealistic expectations for these events, yet feel obligated to follow them and complain afterwards anyway. Perhaps you should snap back to reality and realize that Blizzard doesn't announce things that they aren't ready to be released.

[Mercatosis]

I'm not harassing anyone, I thought I'd actually get some answers and I think most of the starcraft fans that have been waiting 2 years deserve it. And as far as sense of entitlement, you should talk, trying to lecture me from your moral high horse.

These media sites had the opportunity to visit close to beta launch and they know thats what the fans are looking for yet they blow this unique opportunity to actually try and get some information out of Blizzard. It was the general consensus around the internet that this was a huge disappointment. We basically just got another Q&A batch with basically battlereport clips. Not to put down whats been done, I'm sure fans interested in minute details enjoyed this very much and the articles are well done and detailed, but most of us were extremely disappointed and were expecting more in the way of finding out big news.

My moral high horse? Surely you don't mean the fact that I'm being sound and reasonable about the information presented to us by SC:L. I'm not the one that "demanded" information regarding the beta (as I've been playing blizzard games long enough to expect a date). Also, do you think that you've been waiting for the beta longer than myself, becoming a much more deserved recipient of news such as the start of the beta? Seems pretty fucking stupid to me sir. I've been waiting for the beta since the announcement, and knew that it would take a long time. I just don't get angry when I don't get what I want.

Do you honestly think that all these news outlets went to blizzard not thinking about the beta? Do you think they didn't ask? If you think that's how it is, then you're an idiot. They probably didn't report on the issues as there was nothing to report on.

[Aldrius]

These media sites had the opportunity to visit close to beta launch and they know thats what the fans are looking for yet they blow this unique opportunity to actually try and get some information out of Blizzard.

Dude, I think you misunderstand.

They actually want to be invited back. The only way they'd get information out of those people... MAYBE... is if they harassed them. In which case, guess what?

They wouldn't get invited back. And they would get no information anyway.

Also, the choice between Obelisk or Pylon is a critical one that the devs themselves are unsure about – some swear by Obelisk-first whereas others cannot bear being supply stuck. It’s a good building, and I enjoy its inclusion.

Why does one need to choose exactly? Resources?