News Archive

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Fansite Q&A #6

www.starcraft2.net.pl - July 06, 2009

Blizzard recently released their sixth fansite Q&A to the lucky polish site Starcraft2.net.pl. The Q&A contained some interesting information about balance issues in StarCraft 2 with the various races.

1. Dustin said on BlizzCast #8 that the Banshee is a very powerful air-ground unit vs. ground defenses. What are the chances of Banshees against ground units? For example is it equal 5 Banshees against 5 Stalkers or the Banshees have to run if they notice Stalkers.

Yes, the Banshee can be a very strong anti-ground air unit but it is definitely not unstoppable. For example, Marines and Thors can be great ground counter units for Terran and Hydralisks for Zerg are also good. And just like the example in the question, Stalkers with blink ability and High Templars with psionic storm can be counter Banshees as well.

Click here to read the entire Q&A!

SCZ June 22nd Press Event

Irvine, CA - June 29, 2009

This past week, our co-admin Rylin here at SCZ had the opportunity to go to a "secret" SC2 press event over at the Blizzard headquarters in Irvine, CA. Attendees were given the opportunity to play SC2 extensively throughout the day, as well as interact with the game developers and management.

Rylin has wrote up a nice article for us to give insignt into his lucky day! Check it out.

David Kim Interviews

SCLegacy.com - June 25, 2009

Our neighborhood fansites, SCLegacy and Teamliquid, recently picked up a few interviews by David Kim, reknowned Starcraft 2 Player. Mr. Kim is a Blizzard employee who has debuted his Starcraft 2 skills in the first 3 battle reports. The interviews were translated from Korean into plain English for the rest of us and have revealed some insights into Blizzard's ideals and strengths.

Click here to read the entire interview.

Battle Report 3? [Update]

starcraft2.com - June 20, 2009

Our neighborhood fansite Starcraft 2 Forums recently recieved word from their inside sources that the third Starcraft 2 Battle Report may be hitting Starcraft2.com as soon as tomorrow. However, for those too eager to watch it in full HD glory, the video has been somehow recorded and distributed online already. The fight showcases a Zerg versus Protoss match, between David Kim and Yeon-Ho Lee.

Click here to watch the video!

[Update 1] Battle Report 3 has been officially announced on Blizzard's Starcraft 2 homepage. Click here to view it.

Q&A Batch 51 / 52

battle.net - June 14, 2009

Publishing both Q&A batches at the same time, Blizzard recently released Q&A Batch 51 and 52. Batch 51 included an interesting video of Starcraft 2 unit's death animations - some cool ones too - while 52 talked about the mapmaking tools Blizzard is including in the Starcraft 2 mapmaker.

Click here for: Batch 51 / Batch 52