Blizzcon 2010: What You Might Have Missed
If you're wondering what you might have missed from Blizzcon 2010, you need only turn your attention to the developments for World of WarCraft, StarCraft 2, and Diablo 3. Unless, of course, a completely new title was announced!
...which didn't happen. And no Lost Vikings or Rock and Roll Racing revival, either. But let's be honest, the three aforementioned games are quite the three-course meal to sink your teeth into by themselves. Check out our Blizzcon 2010 recap.
Blizzard readying 1.1 patch for StarCraft 2
And so it begins. Blizzard has released details on the first of what will undoubtedly be many tweak-and-balance patches to the newest horse in its stable, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The meat and potatoes of this version 1.1 patch are increases to build times for certain infantry units (Protoss zealots and Terran reapers take longer to train) and nerfs to some of the heavier units (Terran battlecruisers and Zerg ultralisks are weakened). Apparently Terran siege tanks and battle cruisers have been wiping the deck with everything they encounter.
If the World of WarCraft community serves as any precedent, expect the StarCraft forums to be awash in the tears of those who feel Blizzard has trampled on the very spirit of justice herself by making even the most modest of changes to unit and faction balance. Other, less politically contentious updates involve new hotkey options for left-handed players, and a tweak to friendly units so they no longer provide vision after they're killed.
From the Game: Jim Raynor’s USB dog tag from Starcraft 2 Collector’s Edition
Jim Raynor is a galactic badass. He fights Zerg, he rebels against tyranny, he drinks bourbon, and he looks and sounds an awful lot like Red Dead Redemption's cowboy-with-a-heart-of-gold John Marston. He plays a big part in Starcraft 2, to the point that the game's $100 collector's edition includes a replica of his old Confederate dog tag. It's not just a neat sci-fi dog tag, though; it's a 2 GB USB key that includes the original Starcraft and the Brood War expansion.
And it's pretty awesome.
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