—StarCraft II Q&A Batch 42—
1. What was the main reasoning to shifting the Hydralisk backwards one technology level? How does this affect the Zerg early-game, especially since the Zerg will have absolutely no anti-air units before the Hydralisks? (gamereplays.org)
Actually, the Hydralisk has been brought back down to Tier 1.5, giving Zerg early anti-air capabilities [...]

Blizzard has officially announced today a new planet bio for the upcoming Starcraft II game.
“The Sara system was initially catalogued by freelance prospectors and colonized by an expedition from Tarsonis several years later. Mar Sara formed the eighth of the thirteen core colonies of the Terran Confederacy. The Sara system was unusual for having two [...]

Chat with Devs: Since the Worldwide Invitational in Paris, the topic of the new Vespene Gas mechanic has come up a lot across many different fansites and message boards. Thus far, this is one of the biggest changes which will affect the macro management of bases in StarCraft II. To shed some more light on [...]

The Starcraft II official website has been updated with another of Starcraft II’s main character (aka heroe). For the complete biography of Zeratul, check out our Protoss page.
They have also added one new piece of artwork and five new screenshots.

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This week we have launched the 3rd episode of BlizzCast, featuring an interview with the Lead Designer of StarCraft II about the Evolution of the Zerg from the original StarCraft to StarCraft II.
Also, I’ve been curious - would you guys prefer having these Q&A Batches (multiple answered and added into a consolidated release) or [...]