Big Announcement
Wow have I got news for you all!
I've bought my very own Suzumiya Haruhi figurines! Thank you, XL shop!
I'm so lucky, considering that I like ponytail Haruhi, and they even have Fang-tan! And let's not forget Mikuru's maid outfit! But Yuki in a swimsuit is a little...
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well actually, there's bigger news...
The sequel to my favourite RTS has officially been announced by Blizzard! Woohoo!
I predicted Blizzard would announce a Starcraft MMORPG, considering their success in World of Warcraft. I mean, if you were the money-minded boss of Blizzard, and you look at these figures:
8,000,000 subscribers x RM 55 per month = RM 440,000,000 PER MONTH!
That figure doesn't even include the ever-growing number of people buying the game boxset! With the growing pattern of game companies caring about money more than the gamers ("ah~ they might complain now, but they will still buy our games!"), I thought it was evident that they would come up with another money-generating MMO.
Very fortunately, I was proven wrong. Blizzard cares about its gamers after all. :D Forgive me, Blizzard! I would not think of you that way again!
Anyway, here are some delicious gameplay details of Starcraft II:
- "A true sequel to Starcraft", implementing and enhancing mechanics of the original (hooray!). Most of the features below reflects this promise.
- No hero system, so it'll be more resource-centric than ability-centric (hooray!)
- Mover-and-shooter style, focused on having abilities that units can perform without much micromanagement (double hooray, coz I seriously suck at micromanagement)
- Will implement the "hard counter" system, where certain units are meant to counter others (superb!)
- Three races intact, no fourth race added (a new race would be nice, but I don't mind~)
- Focuses a lot on strategies that make early game attacks more feasible, such as the zergling rush. Normal games would last 20 minutes, tournaments 15 minutes.
- A new map editor that improves on the Warcraft III editor (DotA in Starcraft... imagine... :0~whoaaa...)
Also, check out the awesome Starcraft II official website! And they have opened up the Protoss profile page! :D Click here.
Release date not confirmed though >_< Can't wait...
Thank you, Blizzard! We salute you! _orz
