The Next Starcraft II Episode is at Least 18 Months Off
The Next Starcraft II Episode is at Least 18 Months Off
Posted 10/10/2010 at 8:49am
| by Justin Kerr
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I rank the patience of Blizzard fans right up there with the Duke Nukem Forever crowd. Perfection takes time, we get that, but those who believed that the episodic design of Starcraft II would enable quick releases might be disappointed to learn that the next installment is likely still at least another 18 months off.
Speaking at GDC 2010 in Austin Texas, Battle.net project director Greg Canessa mapped out the timeline for new online features, but accidentally hinted at the release date for Starcraft II Heart of the Swarm during question period. Based on the timelines Canessa discussed, it appears as though we could be looking at an April 2012 ship date for the second chapter in the Starcraft trilogy.
This is bad news for single player fans, but Canessa tried to raise spirits by detailing several improvements planned for Battle.net between now and the release of the sequel. Blizzard plans to patch in support for replay trading, broadcasting, and even a full overhaul to the profile configurator. If we use 18 months as our benchmark for each episode, then gamers should expect to see the Starcraft II story wrapping up sometime in the 2014/2015 timeframe. By then I fully expect to have a CPU core for each and every Zergling. The race is on Blizzard!
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arkarkwin
October 10, 2010 at 6:45pm
Blizzard makes the most dramatic storyline in the gaming industry, and nobody comes close to their perfection. After each turn of the story line, I actually sit and think for a while. Not many games provide that kind of drama. Starcraft one was the master piece, red alert II came close to challenging that but it could never compete with the compelling storyline and perfectly balance races that so different yet so equal when used properly. I haven’t even finish the single player yet but I am looking forward for the expansion set. I won’t even mind if they charge $60 for Zerg campaign and another $60 for campaign for Protose campaign. To think about it, how many games can compete with Starcrat? Any interesting game titles that can compete with start craft coming out in 18 months ? I don’t think so.
boodiespost
October 10, 2010 at 11:12am
personally I don't care too much as Starcraft has always been about online play. I actually was hoping this was the one and only starcraft 2 game since I won't have to worry about learning new units and etc. I heard that for world of warcraft, the expansions come every 2 years or something like that.
Jesterace
October 10, 2010 at 10:33am
That kind of bums me, though we waited so long for Starcraft II in the first place. Completed the single player missions. Maybe I'll replay through them and make difference choices and see how it plays through. Haven't tried mulitplayer as of yet.
dmstr23
October 10, 2010 at 9:15am
It is disappointing to hear that we will have to wait a year and a half for anymore single player content/ multiplayer units. However, Blizzard is very talented at what they do and if they need to spend a year and a half on each part of the trilogy, I will will gladly wait for the impressive results.
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