The few lucky fansites that got to go out to Blizzard HQ and report back on the game have done just that. They are all back from their trips and have posted up some interesting info for all of us.

starcraft2forums.org
gamereplays.org
sc.gosugamers.net

Full race report by our friend Joneagle click here

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The Zerg are very interesting to play and certainly have a long way to go, but I think overall they’re on the right track. They have a very distinct racial “flavor” and are clearly separate from that of Terran and Protoss.



While some will probably be worried by the Queen’s emergence as a “hero,” I assure you that she is not. She is not overly powerful in any way and is more of a unit to be protected at all costs than a unit to be thrown into battle. She’s simply extremely useful. The new aspects of Zerg gameplay are a positive rather than a negative to the game.

Full report here

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Finally we come to eSports itself, which blizzard has stated is primary focus of Starcraft 2. One of the things Blizzard will be making sure of, is that the game itself acts like a learning tool for making Starcraft 2s competitive multiplayer more accessible to people.

While there arent any specifics yet, Blizzards dedicated esports team will be primarily responsible for making sure the game goes big, and that people are encouraged to see what esports is all about. To facilitate this, professional players (presumably from both Starcraft and Warcraft) will have direct channels to provide feedback to the Blizzard balance/esports team. They will also get some hands on time at the upcoming World Wide Invitational event later this year in Paris, France.

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1. Is the Medic in the game?

- Well, she exists in the Medical Dropship, which is a flying unit that can heal and pick up units. it was mainly made this way in this build so it would work together with Reapoer who otherwise wouldn’t have any healing. Though Dustin Browder and the others didn’t seem to sure about having this in the game. They have done a lot of experimenting with the medic, giving it different shapes - and it sounded on them like they would just settle for the original field medic in the end.

2. Have u found any imbalanced units while playing?

- When playing Terran versus Protoss, the Archons felt very overpowered, but it was mostly because I really needed the Ghosts to EMP them, and is no really something you think of right away. Other than the Archons, the Mothership still feels a bit too much with its black hole. Three seconds, and then your units are gone.