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We have just completed the sixth edition of Bliss Con, event since its opening lines proved not without some news, but especially rich in confirmation of rumors that have circulated on the net for months. Those who expected sensational ads especially on War craft IV or Titan (the new Blizzard MMO), will be disappointed though to be fair, Mike Moraine did not deny the intention in future to work on the fourth chapter of War craft, reiterating, however, that their efforts are focused on Star Craft II , especially regarding the team responsible for multiplayer, so there is no room to insert a new project today.

Sarah is back and madder than ever! With a trailer lasting nearly two minutes, the best possible bill for directing and computer graphics, was presented the second installment of the trilogy of Star Craft II: Heart of the Swarm, whose protagonists are, as you can imagine from the title, Zero Sarah Kerrigan but also a more than ever thirsty for revenge. Players in the single player campaign will have the ability to switch on the side of "bad". No announcement was made for a possible release date, but, from what was shown, the game seems to be in an advanced state of development and during the event was confirmed that the publication will be preceded, as usual, by a beta testing. From the stage of Blossom, also, Dustin Broader, David Kim and Josh Mince of Team development of Star Craft II, have anticipated some of the innovations on which they are working hard to improve the appearance of the multiplayer game, not only by introducing new units, upgrades and tactics (already available for other locations to be tested in the event), but also taking action to change the existing units and eliminate the least efficient.

During the convention has become evident that the Heart of the Swarm development team offers the perfect opportunity to take on the most delicate of Star Craft II, namely the balance of the units for the multiplayer mode, so much more effective than interventions allow targeted through patches. Adding new units with new skills and removing other, it becomes possible to intervene to fix the weaknesses of the different breeds, well highlighted by the designer of the game David Kim. Moreover, among the novelties shown at the preview, there is the new interface will make it immediately the excess area to try the mod and arcade games created by users using the editor for Star Craft II. A voting system will help you to identify the best or the most popular and a matchmaking system will allow you to easily find other players to try them on the field. In addition, a shop will be introduced for those who want to sell their mod. Great emphasis was also given to the improvement of the editor of levels, with new tools for people who want to create games, confirming once again the attention of Blizzard against the mod-scene, in the past that generated phenomena such as DOTA. In this regard, when Valve announced its surprise plans to launch its title based on the popular War craft III mod: Defense of the Ancients, better known as DOTA, Blizzard did not fail to point out his intention to raise its own DOTA, the has undergone a complete overhaul.

Blizzard DOTA, it has been realized by exploiting the editors present in Star Craft II, just like at the time of the original DOTA were exploited moods included in War craft III. In Blizzard DOTA, the most popular multiplayer online battle arena formula, will make the characters appear Blizzard universes history including Art has, Thrall, Sylvanias, Murrain, Nova, the Queen of Blades and Witchdoctor, to name a few that will be unlock able games of grinding games. Different characters will coat the roles of Tank, DPS, Support, and Siege: while it is clear the role of Tank and DPS, the task will be to take care of Support and strengthen the group and the Siege instead be dedicated to the destruction of the towers that defend the foundations opponents with its powerful long-range attacks. Another novelty then, besides the fact that you have more maps, will be the introduction of mounts to move faster from one place to another map.

DOTA Blizzard, as explained by the development team, responds to the philosophy of Blizzard " easy to learn, hard to bring the highest level ", so it will be made ​​more immediate access to the game mechanics even for novices, however, tends to reward better teamwork than the results obtained by a single player. The aim, in fact, not simply to eliminate the opponent, but also support other players. A matchmaking system automatically (as in the normal ladder of Star Craft II) will provide challenges, then at the height of its level. As instead regards the distribution pattern of Blizzard DOTA, although currently it is not been no final decision taken, will be offered free of charge, but has not been determined yet whether it will be included in the package for Star Craft II: Introductory Edition will be offered, or if Special benefits to owners of Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm.