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Interview with Nick 'Tasteless' Plott

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:35:20 PST

Today, TSL season 2 begun. Today, by a happy accident, I have the great pleasure of presenting this flaming hot interview with the BallerToss himself. I am of course talking about Nick 'Tasteless' Plott, the original professional Starcraft caster who has brought us all countless of hours packed with action.

From Artosis' apartment in Seoul, South Korea, Tasteless took the time to talk about Starcraft as a professional sport and how he thinks and hopes that what we're seeing now is only the beginning. On top of that, and to the pleasure of the entire Starcraft community, he reveals the truth behind the GomTV drama. This is a world-wide exclusive, nerds & nerdettes, all the various messages on Twitter and other rumors we have heard amount to nothing - this is the official story, told for the first time ever in this interview.

I hope you will enjoy it, leave your suggestions and feedback - if there is enough demand, Tasteless will speak again...

Starcraft2.com updated with massive amounts of new content

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:18:38 PST

Seems during the quiet spell of lack of Starcraft 2 news, the Blizzard's web team has been busy at work updating the official Starcraft 2 website with tons of new content. Check it out:

We've just uploaded new intel to the StarCraft II website. This latest transmission sheds new light on the goings-on in the Koprulu sector and highlights key persons of interest associated with recent anti-Dominion activity. In particular, this content drop includes:

• Short Story: Changeling - Just because the years following the Brood War have so far been relatively uneventful, that doesn't mean it's safe out there in the cold vastness of space. Zeta Squad is about to find this out, the hard way. http://www.starcraft2.com/features/changeling.xml

• Singleplayer Storytelling - Discover the ways in which StarCraft II will expand the storytelling techniques of previous Blizzard titles in this article. http://www.starcraft2.com/features/gameplay/singleplayer.xml

• Multiplayer Mapmaking - Ever wonder what design considerations and decisions go into the many multiplayer maps of StarCraft II? Check out this article to learn more! http://www.starcraft2.com/features/gameplay/multiplayer.xml

• Character Biographies: Tychus, Zeratul, Raynor - The character biographies for Raynor and Zeratul have been updated with new art and additional info, and you can now also read up on Tychus Findlay, Jim Raynor's old comrade-in-arms.

http://www.starcraft2.com/features/heroes/tychus.xml
http://www.starcraft2.com/features/heroes/zeratul.xml
http://www.starcraft2.com/features/heroes/raynor.xml

• New Art and Screenshots - Check out more than 20 new screenshots and pieces of concept artwork! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks... check out all the new info now!

- Karune

source sc2pod

StarCraft 2 Q&A Batch 55 released

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:25 PST

Yay for some new StarCraft 2 news Cydra has posted the latest Question & Answer Batch

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---StarCraft II Q&A Batch 55---

1. Not all potential players of StarCraft II have played the original StarCraft before, thus they might encounter problems with the understanding of the story. Is it possible to play the campaign of StarCraft II without knowing anything? Will you come up with some things that happened in the original StarCraft and Brood War again – just so that people not familiar to the story get more information?

We plan on having story elements that will bring players up to speed on the most recent plot developments and prepare them for the StarCraft II storyline. We also plan on having a plot summary of what transpired in the original StarCraft and Brood War during the installation process. However we feel that regardless of your familiarity with the original story, all players will be able to enjoy the story developments in StarCraft II.

2. You have already announced that you are going to record various stats when playing StarCraft II with the new Battle.net 2.0 – but how detailed will those statistics be? Will one be able to see how many units of a certain kind (for example Marines) one have build or even killed so far?

We will be recording a large amount of stats for StarCraft II, but we are still in discussion as to which stats will ultimately be tracked. We will determine how detailed the stat-tracking will be based on what information we think will benefit our players the most to help improve their game.

3. You have already stated that you will support DirectX 10, but what about DirectX 11?

We currently do not have any plans on supporting DirectX11-specific features, but the game will be compatible with DirectX11.

4. How many stats will a Hero unit be able to take? Three like in Warcraft 3 or is there even a limit?

If you create a user-amp with heroes, you can outfit them with a large number of stats. However, currently only three stats will be able to be displayed on the UI due to limited space.

5. In lore Protoss warp in their units and buildings from some far planet. Will there be any mechanic that reflects this such as a "warp out" that could act as a refund?

We do not have any plans to include a “warp out” game mechanic. We have discussed the possibility of this in the past, but it felt too similar to the Terran mechanics of being able to salvage the structures.

6. Will there be a converter to convert our favorite original StarCraft maps to StarCraft II maps? I don’t want to lose all of my favorite maps from the original StarCraft when I get StarCraft II.

There will not be a map converter for StarCraft II. Map-makers will have to manually rebuild any of their maps using the new StarCraft II map editor.

7. I'm just going to assume that you will have some sort of window mode in StarCraft II. But I was wondering if you're going to implement a windowed mode like the one that World of Warcraft has? You know where you can maximize the window, removing the borders and enabling fullscreen mode yet providing easy access to the desktop.

You will be able to select both windowed and full-screen windowed modes from the options menu.

---End of Transmission---

Battle.net source

World Cyber Games 2009 - List of All Casted Games

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:32:51 PST

World Cyber Games 2009 was epic, it was grand and it was cataclysmic - and we all watched every game live, or did we.......?

If you missed any of the great clashes between foreign and Korean progamers - all casted by the Starcraft Archon that are Tasteless and Artosis - fear not: here you will find all the matches officially released by WCG. It's global Starcraft on a brand new scale and it has seldom been more worth watching. Enjoy:

CLICK HERE
for instant bliss

Fan Art - 3D Model of a Protoss Dark Templar

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:18:19 PST

This work of fan art really caught my eye with the fine detail and impressive modeling skills. Also the artist used 3D studio Max, which I used in school. Thanks to our friends at Starcraft2.net.pl for the scoop.

More screenshots, click for big!

Source: Starcraft2.net.pl

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BlizzCon 2010 in Vegas?

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:59:30 PST

Starcraft.org found this here.

Convention Calendar Search Results

BlizzCon 2010

Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center
Start Date: 07/30/2010

End Date: 07/31/2010
Attendees: 30,000
URL: www.blizzcon.com

Interesting, note the timing of the convection as well. With the Starcraft 2 Beta pushed back to 2010, and release mentioned for Quarter 2 (Apr-June).

Source Starcraft.org's Twitter

The Zerg Brutalisk revealed

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:26:05 PST

^ Click for big

This new screenshot was just released by Blizzard via the the official Starcraft twitter, hopefully we get a few more new screenshots to wet our palettes since the bitter news of the Starcraft 2 Beta getting pushed back to 2010.

#StarCraft2 The single player campaign mode will have some surprise custom units which we think you'll enjoy. http://bit.ly/4dWphk

The Dustin Browder Soundboard

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:58:15 PST

Check this out, a Flash developed sound board featuring sayings from one of our favorite Starcraft 2 developers, Dustin Browder

Created by sc2films.com via the official Starcraft twitter. Btw don't forget to follow us on twitter

Starcraft 2 Beta pushed to 2010, release in 2nd Quarter

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:45:51 PST

Our affiliates at SC2pod reported on the Russian gaming expo IgroMir, some good news and bad news. Good news we have dates for the StarCraft 2 beta and release! Bad news is that the dates aren't exact still, beta pushed back to 2010, with release Q 2 (Quarter 2 is Apr. - Jun.)

From SC2pod.com

The biggest Russian gaming expo called IgroMir has started two days ago, where SC2 was playeble and Chris Sigaty (lead producer) made a presentation about the latest updates on the game. However, most of the information seems to be the same as was said during the Blizzcon 2009, except that Sigaty confirmed:

Starcraft II Beta is pushed back to 2010. Release will be in Q2.

A Russian fansite Goha.ru made a really good coverage of the SC2 panel with pictures worth to see (there is still no translation of the article, but you can try out Google Translate). You can check out Blizzard's IgroMir website for more information, coverage and photos (coming later) too.

Pandemic.Gretorp interview in Korea

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:44:44 PST

After IEF Suwon 2009 ended, Gretorp and a bunch of others were taken up to Seoul by Artosis and company. While in the best city in the world, Gretorp was interviewed and talked about his time in the country.

Pandemic.Gretorp interview in Korea

Random Dev updates about Starcraft 2

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:02:23 PST

Is the proper name Radar Tower or Sensor Tower?
Sensor Tower

What model is being used: Radar Tower, Sensor Tower, or a completely new one?
Sensor Tower has a passive Radar ability which expose enemy movements within its radar capacity.

What are the stats? (mineral cost, gas cost, build time, HP, armor)
It costs 125 mineral and 100 geyser gas and it takes 25 build time. Sensor Tower has 200 hp and 0 default armor. You can upgrade the armor of buildings by 2 at Engineering Bay.

Do cloaked and burrowed units appear as blips within the radar's range?
No. Cloaked and burrowed units don't appear.

Does the Tower have any other special abilities besides its radar function?
No.

Is the Tower salvageable?
Yes. you can salvage it for 100% fund.

source Cydra on Bnet via SC2armory

EG.Machine interview in Korea - the best experience of my life

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:10:56 PST

After IEF Suwon 2009 ended, Machine and a bunch of others were taken up to Seoul by Artosis and company. While in the best city in the world, Machine was interviewed and talked about his time in the country.

EG.Machine interview in Korea

IEF Suwon 2009 - EXCLUSIVE 17 Warcraft 3 replay pack!

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:39:17 PST

People have been asking for a replay pack from the event, and so we decided to make one for you, that can only be found at SCForAll.com.

There are a total of 17 games featuring players like Grubby, Lyn, Soccer, Who, TH000, TeD, Nicker, Infi, and many more.

IEF Suwon 2009 Warcraft 3 replay pack.

Starcraft Weekly with Artosis - Episode 26

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:55:10 PST

Hello folks, the Starcraft Weekly show returns after a long week at IEF and taking care of the foreign Starcraft players who attended the event. Videos from the IEF event can be seen here.

During episode 26, Artosis covers such things as the recent IEF Suwon 2009 finals, ESL Major Series, SC For Life lan, TeamLiquid’s Premonition, recent Korean ownage, Stork and his recent happenings, as well as Pro League.

Starcraft Weekly with Artosis - Episode 26.

KeSPA launches English version of their website

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:53:34 PST

Korean e-Sports Player Association(KeSPA), the NBA/NFL/MBL/NHL of Starcraft is finally offering an English version of their website for the foreign community.

This is great news for all Starcraft eSport fans world wide, now if only they would quit their dirty politics :/

Source: KeSPA via SCLegacy

Translated Korean Blue Posts about StarCraft 2

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:03:26 PST

Our friends at SCLegacy have been translating Korean Blue posts the last couple of months, here are some highlights:

In the last few months, some interesting blue posts have popped up on the Korean Battle.net forums. Here are the blue posts, translated by StarCraft: Legacy, starting from September 20th to October 29th.

9/20 – Special Abilities of the Ghost
Thank you Dong1645 for giving us your suggestions. I think it would be good to give some information on the Ghost to help with the debate.
Of course, this is from the latest build and everything is still subject to change.
Ghost’s Abilities
Nuclear Launch
Drops a nuclear missile at the selected location, but only drops a while after the ability is cast. It inflicts damage in a wide area and does additional damage to buildings.
Snipe
Causes 45 damage on a selected biological unit. It ignores armour. 25 energy cost.
EMP Shot
Absorbs the energy of all units inside the selected area, and produces an electromagnetic wave that does a set damage to shields. Also, cloaked units hit by EMP will be visible for a short time. 100 energy cost.
Cloak
Makes the unit invisible so that enemy units cannot see or attack the unit. 25 energy cost (A set energy cost every second after initial cast)
Quote: Where the hell did you hear that the StarCraft II Ghost had Lockdown?
Not everyone knows all StarCraft II info exactly. Please be more considerate to others.

You can check out a ton more Korean Blue Posts here on SCLegacy

IEF Suwon 09 full coverage - videos, pictures, etc.

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:37:54 PST

The glorious event that was IEF Suwon 2009 is now complete, with day 3 wrapping up the event which had a slew of award ceremonies, most importantly the Starcraft portion with Stork, Terror, and IdrA accepting the medals and flowers.

Complete coverage of the IEF Suwon 2009 event can be found below, featuring various videos, pictures, and results.

Starcraft

1st. Stork - $10,000
2nd. Terror - $5,000
3rd. IdrA - $2,000
4th. White-Ra

Warcraft 3

1st. Fly100% - $10,000
2nd. Infi - $5,000
3rd. TH000 - $2,000
4th. TeD

IEF Suwon 2009 - map pool announced
IEF Suwon 2009 - official players list & additional information
IEF Suwon 2009 - day 1 opening video and pictures
IEF Suwon 2009 - group drawing video!!!
IEF Suwon 2009 - day 2 various clips
IEF Suwon 2009 - IdrA final interview
IEF Suwon 2009 - day 3 award ceremony
IEF Suwon 2009 Starcraft replay pack

Team Micro Arena - Video Tutorials BONANZA

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:55:00 PST

Team Micro Arena is a Use Map Settings-based genre of Starcraft gameplay, one where you play the game differently but never the less with at a very high level of skill. Many veteran SC players will be well aware of this, since TMA has been around in one form or another for over five years. With its focus upon micro over macro management, tactics and team play it has remained a strong minority community within the larger Starcraft scene. That is, until now...

Very recently, the guys over at www.team-micro-arena.net with VeNoM5 at the forefront have taken a major step towards popularizing TMA for a larger audience. These days, you got to have video to have any chance, and so they have built a massive and growing library of TMA tutorial videos - all available on Youtube.

In my opinion, content like that is absolutely essential for a community like ours to flourish and grow. Starcraft is, I would argue, the most competitive RTS ever made - but for people who do not already know and appreciates its magic, that can be hard to see. The graphics are from the past millennium, and for that reason extra effort is required to sell the concept.

Team Micro Arena do just that, and they do it well. Their tutorials are good, informative and straight to the point - making it easy for newcomers (such as myself, I shall admit) to start playing and owning. Not only that, playing TMA will undoubtedly also make you a lot better at microing in general - climbing the ladder at iCCup just got easier.

Head over here to check out their extensive Youtube-library

Click here to check out the official website of this veteran community

Also, for a longer introduction to why TMA rocks and why their initiative is so inspirational, click here to read the original article over at polygonrevue.com

PS. Exciting things are happening on the interview front, stay tuned....

I review the Razer NAGA mmo gaming mouse

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:01:34 PDT

The RAZER Naga MMO gaming mouse

First off all I want to say thanks again to Razer for sending me this, it is their expansion into the competitive MMO gaming scene. The main feature that makes this an MMO mouse of course is the 12 custom buttons on the left hand side.

The box opening (note this is a special bundled box, if you purchase the Naga mouse by itself you won't get the Naga MegaSoma mouse pad that came with this)

Tech Specs:

5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G Laser Sensor
1000Hz Ultrapolling™ / 1ms response time
200 inches per second max tracking speed
Zero-acoustic Ultraslick™ Teflon feet
17 MMO-optimized buttons (including 12 button thumb grid)
Optional MMO-specific software AddOns
Unlimited character profiles with AddOns
Approximate size: 116L x 69W x 41.6H (in mm)

First impressions

My first impression of the Naga is that it's a medium sized mouse, as far as size goes I would put the Logetich G9 and Microsoft Sidewinder in the large catagory so you guys can imagine the size.

Next I like the idea of lots of quick keys if you're playing an MMO with the need to access tons of skills, however I felt the furthest back buttons (10,11 and 12) would be the most unused.

Tested in GuildWars, WoW, Aion, Modern Warfare and StarCraft

During my little time in WoW(friends account since I don't play anymore) I found myself using the keys for simple things like opening up bag slots or other non-essential macros. I had a similar experience in Aion, I like this mouse a lot for those games.

In GuildWars which I feel is a much more competitive MMO then WoW I had a different experience, I only used the 1,2,3 and 5 keys on the grid leaving the rest unbined. In GW mouse control imho is more important then in WoW so I rarely wanted to put added side motion on the mouse if I was in the heat of battle where I tend to hold the mouse a bit tighter.

If you play GuildWars PvP you will love this mouse, 1,2,3 I used for "interupt" skills, which are abilities you use to distrupt another players while they are about to cast a spell or use an attack ability. And I used Q,E,R,F,C,1,2 for my other skills.

With Modern Warfare and Starcraft obviously I never used the side keys, but the precision on the mouse was fantastic and makes this a great mouse of FPS play. One great feature of this mouse if you're an FPS player also is that it's a finger-tip mouse as well as knuckle mouse (when you use the part of your fingers that contain the Proximal Phalanges). To be more descriptive: if you divide your finger into 3 sections, a knuckle mouse user would use the 3rd section just above the knuckle to click the mouse. The Naga like a lot of Razer mice imo 100% supports both finger play styles.

Hey it's Halloween!

With Starcraft I tend to like heavier weighted mice and I'll be sticking with my G9x for RTS play.

Over all if you are an RTS / FPS player you won't be disapointed by this mouse, but there are probably others in the Razer line-up that would suit our play style better. If you play WoW however I feel that this would be a great addition to your gear, the ability to bring up the multitude of features/bags/windows in WoW saves you tons of time so you can continue farming, griefting, raiding or PvPing.

Other features

The nice matte no slick top, shiney sides and blue lights makes this a pretty mouse as well as a good grip mouse.

The padding on the bottom of the mouse goes all the way around and isn't like your standard oval pads, so imo the Naga's pads will last a very long time and you will keep the same smooth flowing feel a thousand hours later.

The braided cord is also another plus if you are a competitive gamer and hate getting your cords tangled or stuck on the desk.

Overall this is a great mouse for MMO players and at $79.99 not a back breaking price for a high-end mouse.

Hi-Res photos

Official Razer site

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BlizzCast 11 is out

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:44:59 PDT

In our eleventh episode of BlizzCast, we have a roundtable discussion with members of the community team to recap the major happenings, announcements, and other highlights of this year’s BlizzCon. Join our discussion as we relive some of our favorite moments from the show. - Blizzard

Listen to the newest BlizzCast here and check out the transcript.

Audio interview with PsyonicReaver - co-host of the JSI

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:17:12 PDT

As a great supporter of the work that Brent / PsyonicReaver is doing along with his comrade in arms, Kenny, over at Justin.TV/iccup, it is with great pleasure that I am presenting this interview with the man himself. By now, he should be a fairly famous man in Starcraft circles - nearly 200,000 people watched the last episode of the JSI where we saw White_Ra slay Mondragon and Haypro advance through a most ferocious Zerg. In just a couple of hours, the Round of 4 of the JSI will be streamed - and the heat as well as the hype is turned up.

In this interview, Brent speaks about the tournament he is co-hosting, what his plans and motivations behind it are and what we can expect from him and Kenny in the future. He also lets us know about what he thinks about Starcraft 2 - having played it more than most, of us along with other predictions about the Future of eSports. Without further ado, here's the voice of the man himself adorned with an image of Bisu:

Starcraft 2 discussion with Ret & Artosis

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:33:41 PDT

We’ve returned with another Starcraft 2 discussion, while we know its been awhile since the last video, there just wasn’t much to cover since then.

Artosis returns as the main speaker of the video, and is accompanied this time by the latest foreign Starcraft player in Korea, and #1 European player, Ret.

Starcraft 2 discussion with Ret & Artosis

Tasteless and Artosis casting WCG World Finals

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:21:10 PDT

Today StarCraft commentator Nick "Tasteless" Plott (of GomTV fame) posted via his Twitter that he, along with Artosis,will be casting the WCG World Finals in China.

"I am happy to announce that the two templars Tasteless and @Artosis will turn into a casting archon at WCG world finals in China this year"

This is good news since all the drama with GomTV and Kespa has left me wondering what Tasteless was going to be up to.

Dustin Browder interviewed on the design of StarCraft 2

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:50:42 PDT

Gamasutra recently sat down with Browder to discuss the inevitable difficulties that come with updating a 10-year-old game while trying to steadfastly avoid feature creep -- and why even after more than half a decade making RTS games, he still wasn't fully prepared for a lead design role at Blizzard.

With StarCraft II, you've said you're trying to avoid making a game that is significantly more complex than StarCraft, even as many individual elements change. How do you make the call as to what stays and what goes?

DB: It's just really tough. We have to make these calls on a daily basis. There were for a long time, and there's still a little bit of it, big debates on the team as to what is enough and what is not enough. What is too much?

We just walked the line, and we look at stuff that we sort of feel is core to the experience: "This is a defining element of the Zerg. We have to have the creep. It's defining." Or, "Siege tanks are a defining element for the Terrans." Then we look at elements where we'll say, "This was fun. We love these things. The fans have obviously been using them. Vultures and spider mines are huge -- but they're not defining elements. You could live without them. I can imagine the Terran army without these things."

So it's a combination of conceptual elements and mechanics. Where we think we can do better, we'll try do better. Stuff that we feel conceptually is not necessary, we'll remove. We've always felt that solo play and Battle.net were the areas where we could really do some stuff that was crazy, that was new and really interesting. And multiplayer really needed to harken to the game's legacy, while at the same time creating enough strategies so you don't think, "Well, I've played this game for ten years, guys. What are you giving me here?"

We want to have enough that it's still fresh. I think we're walking the line pretty well right now.

Even between the single-player and the multiplayer, there have been design differences that mean there are discrepancies in terms of what units are available.

DB: Totally.

Do you worry about that being unintuitive, especially for people who are new to StarCraft?

DB: Not really. We did for a little bit, but then we looked back at our previous games and realized that our solo campaigns have never prepared anybody for an online experience at all. That never worked, right? We always sort of touted it that way -- "It's going to prepare you" -- but it never really did.

Looking back at that, we feel that never really works anyway. This lets us make a much more compelling solo play experience. It can run free and be its own gameplay experience with all kinds of units and all kinds of upgrades, which wouldn't have been possible if we'd restricted ourselves to only the multiplayer set, because the multiplayer wants to become small.

It wants to be reasonable. It wants to be enough that you can keep everything in your head -- so not only do I know what I can do next, but I know what you can do next, and I can play the game in my head a little bit before we actually engage.

You want that sense of there being a very limited number of opening moves in chess, and then a larger set of second moves, and so on.

DB: Yeah. And how many moves can I think ahead of you? That's determining whether I can win or not. So the multiplayer experience needs to be really tight, while the solo play experience doesn't have to be that tight in that sense.

But if we restricted ourselves to the multiplayer units [in single-player], we would ultimately lose a lot of gameplay. We've got a lot of tools that we're going to use -- our challenge mode, like our tutorials, like our improved score screen and improved replay screens -- all to try to help players make that transition from solo play to multiplayer so they can acquire the right skills, instead of leaning on something that never really worked with to begin with.

Check out the rest of the interview here: Gamasutra
Via StarCraft Source

The Lost Temple 2.0

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:28:00 PDT

The official Starcraft 2 Battle Report 4 is now on Starcraft2.com. If you already saw Lumi's post here, the new map featured in this report is the SC2 version of The Lost Temple, a map I played most my Starcraft matches on... I know it's not the most balanced, but I loved it still and I was a Toss player.

Here is a graphic showing off the new Lost Temple in full detail:

click for big

The Original Lost Temple from StarCraft

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Starcraft Weekly with Artosis - Episode 25

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:51:39 PDT

Back for its 25th episode, the Starcraft Weekly brings you a ton of information this week on both the Korean and non-Korean scene.

Artosis officially released the IEF Suwon 2009 player list for Starcraft, which is not posted anywhere else, he talks about the WCG grand final groups that were recently released, Nal_rA’s interview by lilsusie, Justin.TV Starcraft Invitational, Rets first day in Korea, Pro League, OSL, MSL, a battle report of UpMagic vs. Iris, Starcraft 2 Battle Report 4, and more.

You can view Episode 25 here.

Support a Charity by watching some StarCraft this weekend

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:08:22 PDT

Charity Cast 4pm this Sunday!

Diggity will be commentating games from Team EG which will be supporting the Child's Play Charity. Check the video for more info!

Ret in Korea - Day 1

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:34:27 PDT

One of the two most famous non-Koreans of the year, Ret, landed in South Korea just shy of one week ago. Artosis and company were there to greet the newest addition to the pro gaming scene.

In the first 4 minutes of the video, you’ll see the Nerd Pack wait and at the airport and meet up with Ret, followed by a 13+ minute video of Artosis facing Ret, which was his first official game in Korea.

An interview will be conducted with Dutchman before he heads to IEF in a couple weeks, so look out for that.

Also, for those who have slow internet connections, we’ll be uploading Rets coverage in Korea to our YouTube channel a couple days after each video is officially released, so watch out for that.

You can view the video here.

ESports report 2 by HuskyStarcraft

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:43:04 PDT

HuskyStarcraft's 2nd episode from his new Esports channel on youtube. He will be covering the 3 Korean KESPA leagues and the next GOMTV season pretty heavily so stay tuned!

Part 1

PArt 2

Episode 1

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Battle Report 4 is here, and Lost Temple is with it!

lipton@starfeeder.com (Lipton) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:35:43 PDT

This community must be truly hungry for Starcraft 2 as yet another battle report has leaked ahead of time. Gamer.nl looked to be the first to have this video so a big thanks to them for providing it to the community. As you'll see in the video, the infamous Lost Temple map (SC1 & WC3) makes a return for Starcraft 2 with one delicious facelift

This looks like the most realistic Battle Report yet - with gameplay mirroring the timings and aggression that we know in Starcraft 1