SC2Mapster

I gave the WC2 soundtrack a spin a couple of months back, and it was interesting to note how many of HOTS' tracks are from there. Being a SC-fan primarily, i was kinda annoyed at that. Adding the fact that every map so far (pre Battlefield of Eternity anyway, and to some extent, Spider Queen) has been WC-themed, and that WC seems to have the most heroes, it's easy to get the feeling that Blizzard is favoring that universe more than others in HOTS (a complain that's been raised with Diablo's "lighter" atmosphere and SC's more upbeat story too). However, might it simply be that they're doing universe themes, as they do with Diablo now?

Open up the PTR and you'll hear Tristram music. Then you get to play on a map that is clearly from Diablo, with heroes from that franchise, and heroes from other franchises dressed in Diablo attire. With LOTV in beta phase, it's not illogical to claim that a SC-theme is upcoming. Color me optmistic.

Monk is a confirmed Support, very agile and you can choose his trait at level 1, plus why this censor bullshit keep going ahead? is it a "T" rated game? Why would you remove all the freaking blood ... http://defilerrulez91.deviantart.com/art/Heroes-of-the-Storm-Censorship-at-10-06-2015-538743155

• They said that for the first maps they wanted a "fantasy" setting, something near to World of WarCraft, then they planned to release the Diablo map beacause HotS is full of WC already (more of a half of all the heroes are from warcraft) and pratically all the hereos released on the alpha/beta were WC characters (except for Zagara, Azmodan and The Lost Viking), i am glad that for a long time we won't have to see WarCraft stuffs, a cross-promotion LotV/HotS is so obvious... LotV launch and meanwhile SBANG, mass starcraft heroes/ 3 maps/ skins/ mounts...

It's kinda a win-win for them, really, getting HOTS to promote LOTS and LOTV to promote HOTS. It's like reverse cannibalism (in the business theory context of the word).

If they're doing one franchise at the time, and WC simply was first, I have no problem with that. There's gotta be a SC map coming up eventually, though what kind of tileset we'll be seeing is hard to tell. They found the perfect one for Diablo, combining the franchise's two sides into just one map. But StarCraft has planet upon planet to mine from. I can see them doing Aiur if they use a lot of protoss buildings (jungle alone won't be enough), though something like Char would probably be too generic and too much alike the hell side of Battlefield of Eternity (unless they used zerg features). A korhal city/desert could be something, though. Combine it with nukes (which exists in the lore), and you have a map.

As for the butcher's blood: does anybody remember killing the fallen shaman in D2 and all the blood spilling on the ground like a red carpet of guts? That was a long time ago. I can see that they want that in HOTS, as this is a game meant to be more fun than anything, meaning loyalty to lore and atmosphere is less important (and not something I'm going to be bothered much about). Bugs me more to see that way of thinking spilling over (no pun intended) into D3 and SC2, which are both games more upbeat than their predecessors.

LOTS = ? It makes perfect sense to me that they are starting to do IP related maps/events after the launch of the game.

• For SC... Who knows ? I can smell already a protoss teleportation/warp system on a sort of spaceship/space environment, where minions and heroes can warp on X location (Hey what if you do this on Aureolin Eclipse ?? Eeeeeehh? Pleaseeeeeeeeee...); Then a infestation/spawn eggs/spaning pool/ bio drop bags of zerg...; And maybe an Overmind related map

• So he is bloody and scary enough, even with no blood on it ? I think so, he is so much more badass if compared to the retarded one of Diablo 3, i really like this design, he remember me of films like "nightmare" or "don't open that door", and what the hell, that face is simply handsome !

The one from Diablo III used to be scary, before you got buffed beyond High Heaven. Many HC characters used to really stress out over the Butcher in Inferno as it was pretty much a death match where one of you would die.

New map revealed:

New model, D3 Monk

New model, Rexxar

And Artanis will be in there as well

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just found some awesome stuff about the new models:

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@TaylorMouse: Go

Prisoner tychus and that cool zealot like thing look AWESOME!

New heroes !! WOOOOT

Necromance Xul

Wizard Li Ming

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Ehm... No. that's a Wizard from Diablo 3, i know you want to believe that she is a sorceress from Diablo 2... But they are completely different classes, and the Wizard is prettier of the Sorceress.

• The Necromancer i think is using the starting clothes when you pick it on diablo 2, makes sense, can't wait to see the dank skeletons... sp0Oky...

Well, euh, I never said that it was from D2... sorry if I missspelled Wizard ( sorceress ) :p

Yeah, I'm wandering what his skins will look like ( for the Necormancer that is )

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No bones or skulls in his master skin, only a raven hood and some sort of fake ribs... I ma afraid that all the bones from his armor were removed for the Classic chinese Shitty censorship, that's why the Necromancer took the Van Helsing route on Wardrobe

@DEFILERRULEZ: Go

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No bones or skulls in his master skin, only a raven hood and some sort of fake ribs... I ma afraid that all the bones from his armor were removed for the Classic chinese Shitty censorship, that's why the Necromancer took the Van Helsing route on Wardrobe

Seriously ??? WTF I loved that bone armour stuff! How are you able to confirm this?

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@TaylorMouse: Go

They have showcased their master skins and all other upcoming skins, mounts etc in the following video, if you haven't seen it yet.

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@TaylorMouse: Go

They have showcased their master skins and all other upcoming skins, mounts etc in the following video, if you haven't seen it yet.

I did NOT see that one yet, thanks, but DAMN XU looks f...g AWESOME,

But Star Chariot ?? WTF???

I hope they will release this soon, since lots of Valentines day stuff.

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Here is a nice render from Xul

And a nice wallpaper from Space King Leoric

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Li Ming will be released tomorrow !

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