That's right fellas! Today I received an invitation to go to Blizzard HQ, at the end of May, to test some single player content from Heart of the Swarm. Now there will be no multiplayer content, that will be disclosed at a future date, only SP content will be playable at this tour. Though keep in mind, there is still no release date, this could potentially be pretty big. The Wings of Liberty preview was in April of 2010 and the game was released in July of that year. Perhaps HotS is coming sooner than we think? However, the February ActiBlizz Conference Call made it clear that there were currently no plans to release any games in 2011. Confusion!
Kotaku did a nice little write-up about their thoughts on what this means, feel free to take a look.
Something to also think about for us Mappers is that the War3: RoC Editor got some pretty big updates after TFT was released. I'm expecting major updates to the GalaxyEditor with HotS, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. I'll fill you all in after all of this goes down, but it's still a bit more than a month away.
can you please inform them of the 2 minute timeout when publishing maps.
and i know they wont wanna hear it but their custom game system still sucks and no matter how many times they say we are just a "very vocal minority" it only makes me angrier
It's cool that we'll finally get something about HotS, but I doubt they'll say much (anything?) about the editor. Maybe something about the publishing system and marketplace.
Seeing that picture made me realize that she is a full ghost. Normal ghost are limited so that means Kerrigan is the strongest ghost and she can probably still control the swarm even without being zergified. Plus Kerrigan will always be hot.
I'm part of another fansite and I know what this is about. They'll just show you the first campaign missions, let you play and give some photos and videos, as well as a short Q&A (where I expect you give them this: http://forums.sc2mapster.com/general/general-chat/17501-start-listing-things-that-annoy-you-about-the-editor/ :P). Any info on the editor will be answered in that Q&A if you ask the correct questions. I don't think they'll mention the editor at all, unless you notice some new mechanic whil you're playing, ask them and get some "it's a new editor stuff that does x and y" answer.
With SC2:WoL, they did 2 of these. By the dates... they may only do 1 for SC2:HotS.
As for the story, Kerrigan will be reinfested, I don't know how man times I've posted about it >_<.
HotS is soo Hot!
Have you seen the Kerrigan ghost model from the Blizzard website? Near diablo kind of boss and the orc warlock? the image that present blizzcon arrival?
She kept her Hair!!!
mouahahah xD
... :O
EDIT: Damn you Vernam, seem like you were faster than me..... :(
But I just wake up!!! you cheated!!!
Galaxy editor is incredible. You'r just the kind of guy that's never happy and always cry about anything possible. You must not have a job, and you must live from governement checks. Or you may be an expert in video game design and after working on the last machines of 2011 you know a bit about todays power. But there is one thing you must know loser, and that's that BLIZZARD ENT. games takes years to produce, such, their engine are NOT from the same years the game is released. Starcraft 2 has started when? 2003-2004? It has been released last year! Are you stupid enought to think they will scrap it all out, buy a new engine, work 24h a day to make it as powerfull as the one we have now and even better? wait for WarCraft 4 ... Plus, the editor is all free. And I know no compagny that distributed such a powerfull system whit their games. I tried the one from AoE and the one from AoM. Also the one from RoN:RoL, C&C G ZH. Even the motocross track designer from n 64... The only one that can compar to SC2 is the one from War 3 which was first started in 2000, released in 2003. It was 3 years old, our is 7 years old. Diablo 3 is something like 5-6 years old.
And I just don't see where GE has limits. I know you can have a map with incredible 4000*4000 bounds with 5 Go weight. But you just don't need that. Only those which wanna creates and RPG, like I do, can cry on size limit. But that ''2 minutes publishing wait'' is just the most stupid thing I ever heard.
Anyways. may god make a miracle. May maps get bigger and link map get possible. May market place appear with HotS, and I also mean hots collector from HotS in D3.
Galaxy editor is incredible. You'r just the kind of guy that's never happy and always cry about anything possible. You must not have a job, and you must live from governement checks.
Lol calm down Sparky. Galaxy editor is akin to what RPG Maker was 10 years ago. Nothing more. Food for thought. It's restricting and limited in many ways. The only reason I like it is that I can dump ideas for games I would like to develop in the future without having to spend a lot of time on them.
Even then, its a huge time sink just to get a simple line-of-fire system in. If you have even once dabbled in real game development you'd know why its not that big of a deal. I still don't get why people ogle over simple games that've been out for decades, because you can make a clunky version of those games in an RTS engine? Whoop-dee-doo. You're giving the GE much too much credit, or you've just never dabbled in making games outside of it.
can you please inform them of the 2 minute timeout when publishing maps.
and i know they wont wanna hear it but their custom game system still sucks and no matter how many times they say we are just a "very vocal minority" it only makes me angrier
I've already told them I intend to ask about publishing and GE in the Q&A session, ;).
and screenshots :P :)
sneak them out if you can ;-)
SIXEN can we send you questions or wish list specially for the map editor?
to see and tell them that those are needed by the community?
HoTs its not a new game, the engine is ready the only think needed is the new usnits balance and storyline to be perfect
kerrigan after the "healing" ;-) its not a spolier its on the blizzcon art anyway :P
she is hot no matter what right? :P
I'll be given some screenshots and other info to give out, but I won't be able to take my own screenshots. I can take pictures though, ;P. And yeah, feel free to ask me any question to ask them. Though keep in mind, I can't guarantee I can ask everything, if anything. Basically, there will be a group fansite Q&A, so i'll have to share Dustin and Chris with all the other fansite guys as wel. And this is a HotS preview, so they'll likely be answering HotS-related questions, ;P.
Congrats sixen, please take lots of pictures for us! Also, it's not the programming capabilities of the editor that is special, it's being able to play things on battle net with very little overhead.
Congrats sixen, please take lots of pictures for us! Also, it's not the programming capabilities of the editor that is special, it's being able to play things on battle net with very little overhead.
That's right fellas! Today I received an invitation to go to Blizzard HQ, at the end of May, to test some single player content from Heart of the Swarm. Now there will be no multiplayer content, that will be disclosed at a future date, only SP content will be playable at this tour. Though keep in mind, there is still no release date, this could potentially be pretty big. The Wings of Liberty preview was in April of 2010 and the game was released in July of that year. Perhaps HotS is coming sooner than we think? However, the February ActiBlizz Conference Call made it clear that there were currently no plans to release any games in 2011. Confusion!
Kotaku did a nice little write-up about their thoughts on what this means, feel free to take a look.
Something to also think about for us Mappers is that the War3: RoC Editor got some pretty big updates after TFT was released. I'm expecting major updates to the GalaxyEditor with HotS, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. I'll fill you all in after all of this goes down, but it's still a bit more than a month away.
can you please inform them of the 2 minute timeout when publishing maps.
and i know they wont wanna hear it but their custom game system still sucks and no matter how many times they say we are just a "very vocal minority" it only makes me angrier
Ugh, wheres my invitation? Give it six months perhaps :(
@Sixen: Go
I think the editor is already too good though, less room to upgrade, but perhaps room to streamline...
Also, I'm jelly of you.
@OneTwoSC: Go
Are you sane? Galaxy is shit. Its just convenient because of the huge library of stock models that come with it.
ijelly.
OT:Time to speculate what they'll add in MP.
@Sixen: Go
We expect a thorough report, Sixen!
and screenshots :P :)
sneak them out if you can ;-)
SIXEN can we send you questions or wish list specially for the map editor?
to see and tell them that those are needed by the community?
HoTs its not a new game, the engine is ready the only think needed is the new usnits balance and storyline to be perfect
kerrigan after the "healing" ;-) its not a spolier its on the blizzcon art anyway :P
she is hot no matter what right? :P
It's cool that we'll finally get something about HotS, but I doubt they'll say much (anything?) about the editor. Maybe something about the publishing system and marketplace.
Have fun!
Good to see blizzard keeping the mods in their pocket.
Hey is creation going with you?
Seeing that picture made me realize that she is a full ghost. Normal ghost are limited so that means Kerrigan is the strongest ghost and she can probably still control the swarm even without being zergified. Plus Kerrigan will always be hot.
"healing" Oo
I'm part of another fansite and I know what this is about. They'll just show you the first campaign missions, let you play and give some photos and videos, as well as a short Q&A (where I expect you give them this: http://forums.sc2mapster.com/general/general-chat/17501-start-listing-things-that-annoy-you-about-the-editor/ :P). Any info on the editor will be answered in that Q&A if you ask the correct questions. I don't think they'll mention the editor at all, unless you notice some new mechanic whil you're playing, ask them and get some "it's a new editor stuff that does x and y" answer.
With SC2:WoL, they did 2 of these. By the dates... they may only do 1 for SC2:HotS.
As for the story, Kerrigan will be reinfested, I don't know how man times I've posted about it >_<.
HotS is soo Hot! Have you seen the Kerrigan ghost model from the Blizzard website? Near diablo kind of boss and the orc warlock? the image that present blizzcon arrival? She kept her Hair!!! mouahahah xD
... :O
EDIT: Damn you Vernam, seem like you were faster than me..... :( But I just wake up!!! you cheated!!!
@Mephs: Go
Galaxy editor is incredible. You'r just the kind of guy that's never happy and always cry about anything possible. You must not have a job, and you must live from governement checks. Or you may be an expert in video game design and after working on the last machines of 2011 you know a bit about todays power. But there is one thing you must know loser, and that's that BLIZZARD ENT. games takes years to produce, such, their engine are NOT from the same years the game is released. Starcraft 2 has started when? 2003-2004? It has been released last year! Are you stupid enought to think they will scrap it all out, buy a new engine, work 24h a day to make it as powerfull as the one we have now and even better? wait for WarCraft 4 ... Plus, the editor is all free. And I know no compagny that distributed such a powerfull system whit their games. I tried the one from AoE and the one from AoM. Also the one from RoN:RoL, C&C G ZH. Even the motocross track designer from n 64... The only one that can compar to SC2 is the one from War 3 which was first started in 2000, released in 2003. It was 3 years old, our is 7 years old. Diablo 3 is something like 5-6 years old.
And I just don't see where GE has limits. I know you can have a map with incredible 4000*4000 bounds with 5 Go weight. But you just don't need that. Only those which wanna creates and RPG, like I do, can cry on size limit. But that ''2 minutes publishing wait'' is just the most stupid thing I ever heard.
Anyways. may god make a miracle. May maps get bigger and link map get possible. May market place appear with HotS, and I also mean hots collector from HotS in D3.
Nice to finally get some news on HotS. Have fun there!
@Mephs: Go
Lol calm down Sparky. Galaxy editor is akin to what RPG Maker was 10 years ago. Nothing more. Food for thought. It's restricting and limited in many ways. The only reason I like it is that I can dump ideas for games I would like to develop in the future without having to spend a lot of time on them.
Even then, its a huge time sink just to get a simple line-of-fire system in. If you have even once dabbled in real game development you'd know why its not that big of a deal. I still don't get why people ogle over simple games that've been out for decades, because you can make a clunky version of those games in an RTS engine? Whoop-dee-doo. You're giving the GE much too much credit, or you've just never dabbled in making games outside of it.
I've already told them I intend to ask about publishing and GE in the Q&A session, ;).
I'll be given some screenshots and other info to give out, but I won't be able to take my own screenshots. I can take pictures though, ;P. And yeah, feel free to ask me any question to ask them. Though keep in mind, I can't guarantee I can ask everything, if anything. Basically, there will be a group fansite Q&A, so i'll have to share Dustin and Chris with all the other fansite guys as wel. And this is a HotS preview, so they'll likely be answering HotS-related questions, ;P.
Not as far as I know.
Mhmm, I was at the WoL one as well, I know how it works, ;).
You totally deserve it, Six! Have fun out there and see what you can pick up :)
Congrats sixen, please take lots of pictures for us! Also, it's not the programming capabilities of the editor that is special, it's being able to play things on battle net with very little overhead.
Will do, Moza! =).
Of course! :P.