Blizzcon '07 Updates

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This news post will be updated by our news posters as we find out new things @ Blizzcon 2007...

- Streaming for Blizzcon is available at Giga.de - Currently playing the Blizzcon trailer over and over again.

- Sclegacy's LordofAscencion tried out the playable protoss and terran race with Blizzard developers. He commented on a bunch of things for the protoss and some notable conclusions so far:
1) The tempest is scrapped and the carriers are back!
2) Twilight Archon has feedback
3) Star Relic is currently a ground unit now known as the Stasis Orb
4) Mothership now cloaks all ground units underneath and it's weak against air units.

- For you dark templar skeptics, click here. ^_^

- Recent updates from the Terran can be found here.

Some notable changes:
Salvage - sell your Terran buildings-the building will sell and refund to a 100% and simply be removed.

Other differences were some of the new units, which you've seen several of, the new tank (very beautiful), StarPort's ability to upgrade and become a flying StarPort (with a new name that I've forgotten) and the ablitiy to produce untis while actually lifted off and moving.

- Another notable website source: Team Liquid Updates

Notable changes:
You start with 6 SCVs. No real change in gameplay but it makes the beginning of the game slightly faster.

Thor is huge but definitely isn't a superunit, it actually is kind of weak without support. 700 hp, 6 food, and costs an assload.

The new siege tank is AWESOME. It's a bit pricier at 200/150 and more powerful. When those two prong thingys clamp down, you can feel the ridiculous power.

- Tech-Tree for both the Terrans and Protoss are available:
Protoss
Terran

From the Terran tech-tree at the Starport, you see 2 new units called Nomad and Predator.

- GameReplays.org has an impressions article too: click here.

- SC2: Leaked Video Demo!!! GameRiot Gameplay Video

-GameSpot has released the Terran demo (Similiar to the Protoss back in WWII). Shows and explains most of the new units concept/mechanics.
http://www.gamespot.com/video/939643/6176216/videoplayerpop?rgroup=blizzcon07_videos

Related Links
Giga Live Stream
Protoss Playing Experience @ Sclegacy.com
IGN Update + Pictures
Team Liquid Updates
Gosu Gaming Updates
GameReplays.org Impressions
GameRiot Gameplay Video
Blizzcon Discussion Board

 

OH MY GOD SWEET. And btw, damnit i miss the tempest
damn they're taking aways all i love, the look of the star relic, the tempest, but cool, the archon has feedback. .
the sclegacy isn't working.

 

Ahhh, I just found out you posted this like 2 min earlier then me.
I just deleted mine.

Anyways, owerup:

 

yea ych9 just edit my news post if you find anything owerup:

it's working now donthate, they changed the link

 

Yep, awesome... Good news for Carrier fans like myself. Can't wait to see more!

Perhaps a full match between whoever and whoever.. one can dream cant he

 

i hope they change the name of carriers back to tempest and statis orb to arbiter.

 

cant wait for live footage, too bad the tempest was axed was one of my favorite new units :-\

 

YES!! the archon hovers now!!!

 

This is groundbreaking.
I never expected the Protoss to have this many changes.

Looks like Dustin Browders post about the unit-training thing was true after all.
Can't wait to see the new Carrier model in action.

Looks like the Zerg are really still in concept stage after all.
I really wanted to learn more about the Zergs at BlizzConn, and from the looks of it, we probably won't learn much about them after all.

 

i just hope that they make the interceptors of carriers be melee again. i thought that that would be pretty sweet.

yay TAs got feedback.

 

i can't wait for part 2 with the terran .

 

night admin.

i wanna see what this 'stasis orb' looks like.

 

How do you know?

Anyone having problems with this octoshape crap, I mean I install it and it says im ready to play, but it asks me to install the plug in everytime I try, its becoming increasingly frustrating.

Am I doing something wrong? Im prepare to drop it but I would like to see whats going on now rather than later..

 

all its doing is playing a trailer over and over. you arnt missing anything.

 

lol are u in like in the middle east or something?

 

it says in the link that there are no shadows or legs anymore.

btw i think he's in australia.

 

Found some changes to the Terrans and updated on the news. Take a look everyone.

 

yeah, well what if its damaged?

 

the salvage needs to be less than 100 percent. or you get the percentage of health that the building has.

flying starport sounds good.
overpowered zealots and underpowererd marines, medics, and supply depots sounds bad.

 

YES something to detect idle workers! ahahahaha.... i suck at keeping track of my workers ^_^