Dustin Browder, StarCraft 2’s lead game designer, answers some questions by Korean journalists.
The questions are in Korean, but Dustin’s detailed answers compensate for that .
Interview highlights:
- Dustin mentions that Blizzard is yet to unviel a lot of improvements to its Battle.net service, which will greatly benefit modders and e-sport gamers.
- Dustin says that at this stage of development, StarCraft 2 feels very similar to StarCraft 1. In later stages (Dustin refers to going Gold, but we can all expect a Beta) the differences will hopefully become much clearer.
- When asked whether or not Battle.net will require a monthly fee, Dustin says he doesn’t know yet!
- The Firebat is one of Dustin’s favorite units, but as of now, it’s not in the game.
- Dustin is asked about the Medic’s ability to “attack move” and heal troops on the way, something which wasn’t present in the BlizzCon build. He says it was a mistake, and that they’re still working on the hotkeys and controls.
- Dustin says that the game will be easier for medium-skilled players, due to better controls, but still challenging and rewarding for very skilled players, who will now have even more ways to dominate their opponents.
From the Starcraft 2 Blog.