Eh, should still be playable in sc2 - I think they're just working on people not needing sc2 itself to play it (Not needing the sc2 art/sound assets and unit data that is - I'm pretty damn sure it'll still be using the sc2 engine, we can see that they made a lot of editor changes with blizzard allstars in mind, and iirc you can find blizzard-allstars mentioned somewhere in your player profile in the HotS beta).
I think it's a good idea - Everything points at it still being included in sc2, but being able to get blizzard allstars without sc2 is a good move, not only from a business perspective but a players as well - We're gonna have more people to play with, so shorter queues and the bigger the playerbase the more effort they're going to put into developing it further, likely meaning more heroes and therefore more assets / editor changes for us mappers to use :)
Plus, if they're adding a system like fulla said (buying cosmetic gear), it might be something they will add to the Arcade as well, allowing us to sell bonus content for our maps. (Which I highly prefer over selling entire maps - I'd rather have some form of DLC/Vanity shop than having to sell either all or nothing)
@SoulFilcher: Go
Eh, should still be playable in sc2 - I think they're just working on people not needing sc2 itself to play it (Not needing the sc2 art/sound assets and unit data that is - I'm pretty damn sure it'll still be using the sc2 engine, we can see that they made a lot of editor changes with blizzard allstars in mind, and iirc you can find blizzard-allstars mentioned somewhere in your player profile in the HotS beta).
I think it's a good idea - Everything points at it still being included in sc2, but being able to get blizzard allstars without sc2 is a good move, not only from a business perspective but a players as well - We're gonna have more people to play with, so shorter queues and the bigger the playerbase the more effort they're going to put into developing it further, likely meaning more heroes and therefore more assets / editor changes for us mappers to use :)
Plus, if they're adding a system like fulla said (buying cosmetic gear), it might be something they will add to the Arcade as well, allowing us to sell bonus content for our maps. (Which I highly prefer over selling entire maps - I'd rather have some form of DLC/Vanity shop than having to sell either all or nothing)