1. Dustin said on BlizzCast #8 that the Banshee is a very powerful air-ground unit vs. ground defenses. What are the chances of Banshees against ground units? For example is it equal 5 Banshees against 5 Stalkers or the Banshees have to run if they notice Stalkers.

Yes, the Banshee can be a very strong anti-ground air unit but it is definitely not unstoppable. For example, Marines and Thors can be great ground counter units for Terran and Hydralisks for Zerg are also good. And just like the example in the question, Stalkers with blink ability and High Templars with psionic storm can be counter Banshees as well.

2.Zerg can move and regenerate faster on creep. Terrans have medivac, the mechanical units can be fixed by SCV. Do you think that is a good idea for Protoss to regenerate shields faster when they are near pylons?

Protoss currently has the Shield Battery ability on the Obelisk, which recharges the shield of the target friendly unit or area. This is an active ability that drains energy from the obelisk, but is a similar concept to the one suggested.

3. Do you have any plans for Infested Protoss? If yes, what sort/kind of unit will it be?

Based on the lore, the Protoss do not become infested. The combination of the two result in a hybrid race.

4. Question is about replays. Do you plan to create a feature to see what that player saw during the battle? It’s like if I was behind him while he was playing and I was watching his screen.

There are more advanced functions and options implemented in the current replay system. If you select a certain player in the replay, you can opt to see that player’s camera while he or she is controlling units, buildings, and spending resources. Additionally, you can select the options for all players’ Units, Army, Spending, Production, and APM status to view all statuses simultaneously in a replay.

5. What will happen when we double push a hotkey of a group of buildings? (4 lairs for example at one hotkey) Our screen will move to the first lair in a group? Or to set point of all or maybe to the point where everything crosses? (Point of gravity)

When you designate multiple units or structures as a group and the units or structures are spread out in different places, selecting the group by double pressing the hotkey, your screen will go directly to the place that you have the largest amount of consolidated units or structures first. If you have the same amount of units or structures on different positions of the map, your screen will go to the closest one to your current location.

6. What is the status of a nuke? Range, cast time, power etc. And sub-question: will the air be contaminated for some time (10-20 seconds) and affects the units after the blast?

You can arm a silo with a Nuke at the Ghost Academy and it will take 60 seconds. Upon completion, a Ghost can call down a nuclear strike at a target location dealing up to 300 (+200 structures) damage to enemies in a large radius. There will be a period between the casting of the Nuke until the Nuke actually hits its target, in which the Ghost must stay alive. There will be no contamination for the ground or the air after the blast.

7. Several SCVs can repair buildings together. So why can’t they work together to build a new one? Sub-question: Does SCV have an ability (or is it planned) ‘Patrol and repair?’

In order to keep the game balanced, SCVs aren’t able to build structures together. SCVs can repair the damaged structure or mechanical units together, while also costing more resources. However, the SCV does have an auto-casting repair ability, so when you give a command to a SCV to patrol while auto repairing is activated, the assigned SCV will repair the structures or mechanical units around it automatically and will continue their patrol.

8. Question about Protoss drop. We can see that Protoss players often do reaver drops. Now when we don’t have this unit, we can drop Dark Templars, because Colossus are too weak for killing drones/SCVs/Probes (it’s a conclusion after watching many battle videos.) Is there any alternative tactic of drops by Protoss, or this element of a Protoss game was excluded.

Colossus is as great of a worker killer as the Reaver in the original StarCraft. The Colossus has 2 attacks with 23 damage each and gives splash damage, so it can kill drones and probes with a single shot and SCVs with two shots. If the Protoss player is trying to harass the enemy’s economy by killing workers, dropping Colossi from the Warp Prism right next to their base is a possible option, while Dark Templars can also be very devastating as well.

Wie schon von Rob Pardo in Interviews erwähnt, sind Raubkopien ein ernsthaftes Problem und oft geht es Hand in Hand mit LAN. Am Ende wollen wir das beste für die Community und die Fans die unsere Spiele unterstützen und wenn ein großer Teil der Community raubkopiert, dann tut es der gesamten Community weh.

1) Piraten-Server teilen die Community, anstatt alle Spielerm die es lieben das Spiel zu spielen, zu verbinden. Battle.net wird die Spieler in Skirmish, ladder play, custom games zusammenbringen.

2) Mehr Spieler im Battle.net bedeutet auch, dass mehr Ressourcen bereitgestellt werden können um die Onlineplattform weiter zu entwickeln und die Community weiter zu beliefern und neue Wege zu beschreiten um das Spiel online zu genießen. World of Warcraft ist ein gutes Beispiel für ein Spiel, welches sich seit dem ersten Tag über jegliche Vorstellungskraft hinaus entwickelte und es wird sich weiter entwickeln und die Spielerfahrung verbessern, solange Spieler das Spiel unterstützen. Das original StarCraft ist sogar ein besseres Beispiel, wie Spieler auch 11 Jahre später das Spiel noch lieben und diesen Titel spielen, und wir werden es weiter unterstützen und mit Patches weiterentwickeln.

Wir würden LAN nicht aus dem Spiel nehmen, wenn wir nicht das Gefühl hätten, dass wir den Spielern etwas besseres bieten können.

Wäre ich jemand der StarCraft II, oder irgendeinen anderen Titel, kauften würde Ich würde wissen, dass mein Geld genutzt wird um den Titel zu verbessern. Es würde mich persönlich stören, wenn welche es kostenlos runterladen, während andere ein Spiel unterstützen, welches das Potential und das Ziel hat das Spiel zu einem Dauerbrenner zu machen.

Wenn ihr einen Song sehr mögt, kauft ihn euch, und der Künstler wird mit noch mehr beeindruckenden Songs für euch kommen. Wenn ihr ein Spiel mögt, kauft es, und wir versprechen, dass wir weiter daran arbeiten die Spielerfahrung an jeder Ecke zu verbessern.

Unterstützt Sachen an die ihr glaubt (Dies bezieht sich auf alle Sachen nicht nur auf Spiele). Seid kein Blutegel an der Gesellschaft, Innovationen und weitere beeindruckenden Kreationen.

As mentioned by Rob Pardo in interviews, piracy is a serious problem and often times tie in closely with LAN. At the end of the day, we want the best for the community and fans that support our games, and having chunk of the community pirate the game actually hurts the community.

1) Pirated servers splinter the community instead of consolidating all players who love to play the game. Battle.net will bring players together in skirmishes, ladder play, custom games, and allow everyone the opportunity to share a common experience.

2) More people on Battle.net means more even more resources devoted to evolving this online platform to cater to further community building and new ways to enjoy the game online. World of Warcraft is a great example of a game that has evolved beyond anyone's imagination since their Day 1 and will continue to do so to better the player experience for as long as players support the title. The original StarCraft is an even better example of how 11 years later, players still love and play this title, and we will continue to support and evolve it with patches.

We would not take out LAN if we did not feel we could offer players something better.

If I were to buy StarCraft II or any other title, I know the money I spent would be going to supporting that title. Personally, I would be upset that others were freeloading while others are legitimately supporting a title that has great potential and goals of making this title have 'long legs.'

If you like a song a lot, buy it, and that artist will only come out with more awesome songs for you. If you like a game, buy it, and we will promise to constantly work to make the player experience better at every corner we can.

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