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Check out this article that came out today.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=163207

The long-rumoured new instalment of Blizzard's massive StarCraft series is set to be unveiled later this month - and it's another massively-multiplayer online game in the style of World of Warcraft, CVG can reveal.

Well placed US sources have revealed to us that the StarCraft MMO will be unveiled at an upcoming Blizzard event on May 19 in South Korea - the epicentre of the sci-fi RTS series' rabid fandom.

The unveiling of the new instalment has previously been rumoured for the South Korea event, though we now know that the title is in fact an online spin-off and not a new RTS game as previously assumed.

Of course this is massive news for both Vivendi and the MMO world; Blizzard's other online offering World of Warcraft has topped 6 million subscribers and is arguably the biggest game around today.

The question is, is there room for both World of Warcraft and a StarCraft MMO? The later will have to be a very different type of online game to convince gamers to subscribe to both of Blizzard's pair.

We will of course let you know as soon as Blizzard officially confirms the game on May 19.
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While it still might just be a rumor, I wouldn't be surprised if Blizzard does decide to make the StarCraft sequel into a MMO, considering the popularity of WoW. So, who's gonna create what. If they allow Zerg characters, I'm all in. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
 
I hope they add a level is seriousness to it comparable to Diablo. The attitude of WoW, although fun, was very disappointing. (I know, Warcraft is meant to be like that, but imagine if it had a diablo tone to it instead)

Then again, Starcraft seems much more serious compared to Warcraft
 
South Koreans right now are going StarCwaft StarCwaft? Onrine?

How long since it has been since StarCraft Ghost was announced?
 
I'd be very pissed if it was another MMO -_-
 
i dont see this game as am MMO really. a sequal was to long overdue and the Starctaft: Ghost not comming out have made me loose faith in blizzard.
 
why? :P there are many games before they canceled cause they feel it didn't live up to their standards of excellence. This time around though it was prolly due to the whole problem with working with another company. :| and then I read that they put it on hold until next gen came around.
 
starcraft was one of the best "build your army" style games ever made. after the teaser secret mission in brood war's i was certain that we'd see a 2 soon. Starcraft: Ghost was supposed to lay the groundwork for it if i remember correctly. and they turn it into a novel. i have enough books to read. i want Starcraft 2 DAMNIT!!!!!!
 
Starcraft Ghost was before Starcraft, I thought. The Ghost woman being part of the confederacy.
 
my last reading of its subject matter, this was years ago so bear with me on this, was that it was supposed to give a glimps of what SC2 would be about. you arent gonna be sarah kerrigan. they mentioned the chicks name but i forget it. and if you played the bounus round in broodwars you know full well that a follow up was planned on.
 
World of Starcraft = Stupid

1) People who play Zerg all gonna start with Zergling? and evolved to that spliting thingy?

2) if you Marine, you gonna remind marine forever kinda bored

3) Protoss will be overrated with their shield, and gonna make game unbalance




Starcraft 2 yes please
WoS no thx
 
Vandoura said:
World of Starcraft = Stupid

1) People who play Zerg all gonna start with Zergling? and evolved to that spliting thingy?

2) if you Marine, you gonna remind marine forever kinda bored

3) Protoss will be overrated with their shield, and gonna make game unbalance




Starcraft 2 yes please
WoS no thx
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Don't underestimate them! For the swarm ya know? ; ;
 
Zaltana said:
my last reading of its subject matter, this was years ago so bear with me on this, was that it was supposed to give a glimps of what SC2 would be about. you arent gonna be sarah kerrigan. they mentioned the chicks name but i forget it. and if you played the bounus round in broodwars you know full well that a follow up was planned on.
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I know about the bonus round, played it, was fun. But I believe they said you were some Ghost Woman (I know it wasn't Sarah Kerrigan) who was in the Confederacy doing some sorta missions and stuff. The thing that looked fun was shooting + piloting the stuff.
 
she could have been an agent in the the terran confederacy prior to what Ghost was gonna be about. TBH i cant remember for sure. someone look this up. it'll take to long to see if i still have the magazine about it. all i do remember is that everything i saw/read made me wanna play it badly. i dont even know why they dropped the project.
 
technically they haven't dropped it yet :P it was mostly though the fact a few starcraft people left Blizzard during some problem a few years back also the problem with working with another company. It's all on Wiki
 
The Female Ghosts name was Nova.

From the screens I saw, you had to do things like drop nukes on pylons, fight Ultralisks as bosses, and stealth your way through science vessels.

WoS? I'd give it a shot...if it was free to play.

Maybe you just choose a race, then the job system gives you your unit type.

Example:

Races: Terran, Zerg, Protoss (duh)

Jobs[Terran]: Marine[DD], Firebat[Melee/Tank], Specialist (Ghost)[Ranged], Medic[Support]

Jobs[Protoss]: Zealot[Melee/Tank], Dragoon[Ranged], Templar[Support], D.Templar[DD]

Jobs[Zerg]: Zergling[Melee], Hydralisk[Ranged], Ultralisk[Tank], Defiler[Support]

Then abilites are set based on job, like most MMOs.
 
I can imagin Starcraft Online to be alot like Planetside. Which would be cool
 
but would it be a solo or a party theme'd thing? and who would be the common enemy.
 
Duran's group/whoever he's getting things ready for :P that's prolly who. I really wanna know more about the Xel'Naga
 
It'll be a re-skin of WoW,

Would kinda explain some of the new mission mechanics in TBC.
 
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