StarCraft 2 EURO Press Conference

In addition to our attendance to the US StarCraft 2 press conference, we also managed to gain entrance to the EURO press conference. Continue reading for our commentary and video…

As with the StarCraft 2 US Press Conference, Chris Sigaty sits down with us, and other SC2 fansites, to answer our questions on all areas of StarCraft 2. Sit back and relax, watch the HD video or simply skim through our analysis below:

StarCraft Trilogy Pricing:
Not clear yet. Chris really gave no indication at all as to how much each game will cost.

Chirs goes on to explain that from the very begining, Blizzard envisioned doing two expansions. Chris also went on to make it clear that creating a Trilogy was not about generating massive profits, but allowing them the vehicle to expand upon the story and further build on the previous releases to create epic gameplay history.

Battle.net Data Integration with the web:
Integration with the web will happen in conjunction with the release of Battle.net 2.0. While Chris would not reveal any detail, we expect similiar abilities webmasters have available with World of Warcraft data.

Trilogy Online Gameplay:
Ashton from StarCraft2Hungary.com, a StarCraftZine affiliate, asked how the additional games will affect the online gameplay of StarCraft 2. While Chris held back any detail on how the additional games will build upon the multiplayer aspect, he did - jokingly - hint towards a forth race!

The forth race rumor is not new, see our post on the StarCraft 2 Forth Race rumor. I am sure we will continue to see more hints and winks on a forth race as game development progresses.

Each release will feature new units and abilities for each race. However, Chris goes on to discuss that each version may not be exclusively supported in the way that you can play the Original StarCraft or Broodwar seperately. With three seperate games, supporting all three may be too complicated for both the player and Blizzard. At this point however, Blizzard hasn’t even thought about it seriously.

Shared Teams:
Chris is a huge fan of Shared Teams. Will be in SC2!

Forth Race - Xel Naga?:
Xel Naga is not out-of-question, however, most focus right now is on the current 3 races. Chris goes on to mention that more information has yet to be revealed on the Xel Naga, referring to the Zeratul video played to a crowd of thousands on Day 1 of Blizzcon.

Original StarCraft Map Conversion:
Expect to find your favorite original StarCraft maps available in StarCraft 2. Currently, Big Game Hunters and Lost Temple already exsist.

Difference in each Trilogy Game:
In Wings of Liberty, “Tech Purchase” will be exclusive to Wings of Liberty. In the followup games, for both Zerg and Protoss, upgrades will be handled differently. For the Zerg, Kerrigan will play more of role - almost as a hero with leveling capabilities that affect the colony as a whole. For the Protoss, the focus will be on diplomacy between other Protoss factions and races. Depending on which factions you ally or anger, will affect the gameplay therein. The main theme you will see between all three games is the ability to interact with environements and characters in-between missions.

Minimum Requirements:
Still working on putting a minimum system requirements. Aim to be able to play 3v3 matches with minimum requirements.

StarCraft 2 BETA - Wings of Liberty:
Will no be available this year. Just recently started a full company inner-alpha. More BETA keys will be available. Traditionally, never surpassed 40,000 keys. However, expectation for SC2 beta will be larger.