StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Gets More Allied Commanders Details

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StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Gets More Allied Commanders Details


Blizzard has kept details of its Allied Commanders mode fairly hush-hush for the last several months. But now it has offered up a few more juicy information from Gamescom.

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void will bring the three-part game to a close with the Protoss campaign. But one of the more interesting aspects of the game will be the co-op Allied Commanders mode, which will allow players to choose from Raynor, Kerrigan or Artanis to complete different missions.

Each character offers different abilities. Raynor, for instance, can call down the Hyperion or Banshee strikes. Kerrigan can insert herself into battle or bring in more powerful Zerg units. Artanis can call down orbital strikes from the Spear of Adun or instantly warp units in to the battlefield. From some of the screens released, it appears three other heroes could eventually be unlocked.

There will be several types of co-op missions to choose from, but most are designed to be solely for coordinated two-player play against the AI instead of solo. Players will also be able to choose a difficulty and bonus objectives for these missions if they want to test just how good they really are together. The higher the difficulty means greater reward, although there is no mention of exactly what that reward might be.

As the commanders level up to a max of 15, they will be able to unlock new abilities and units. In one screenshot, Raynor looks like he has all but one unit type at level 4. Another shot shows Artanis with four upgrades at level 4 out of the possible 15.

Blizzard has promised more info as the game gets closer to release.

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Source: StarCraft II Blog [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/19829510]

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fix-the-spade

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All I want from the last part of Starcraft 2 is a full scale throw down between Amon and the combined forces of the Ptrotoss, Terrans and Zerg.

I don't care about the multiplayer, I'm not twitchy enough for it, Blizzard have spent two full games and five full years setting up this final battle, if it's not there and it doesn't resolve the plot I will not be impressed!

Plus, I want that smug feeling of having every unit from every race available at the same time.
 

Sarge034

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fix-the-spade said:
All I want from the last part of Starcraft 2 is a full scale throw down between Amon and the combined forces of the Ptrotoss, Terrans and Zerg.

I don't care about the multiplayer, I'm not twitchy enough for it, Blizzard have spent two full games and five full years setting up this final battle, if it's not there and it doesn't resolve the plot I will not be impressed!

Plus, I want that smug feeling of having every unit from every race available at the same time.
I agree I want that too, but I want it as its' own release. I had a full chapter of terran and zerg goodness, I want the same with the protoss. I say devote this entire chapter to them and really set up the story for the fourth installment.
 

ghalleon0915

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As excited as I am for this game, I just hope they actually do give it a conclusive resolution. The multiplayer and co-op sounds interesting but I have moved on from the multiplayer aspect and just want to conclude this story already.

Also, Blizzard, I am still miffed you decided to break this game into 3 parts over several years but if you conclude it decently then I will be mollified somewhat. Even though I think Zeratul is going to bite it....boo.
 

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Will Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm be re-released?

I played WoL and liked it, but sadly didn't buy HotS, and now I can't find it anywhere. Not on Steam, sadly, and nowhere else on the *hemhem* internet. Fingers crossed you can get all three as a pack.
 

Crash86

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http://www.amazon.com/StarCraft-II-Heart-Swarm-Expansion-Pc/dp/B002I0KP4G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438957377&sr=8-1&keywords=heart+of+the+swarm

They have the CE, too, if you're interested.
 

Jadak

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talker said:
Will Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm be re-released?

I played WoL and liked it, but sadly didn't buy HotS, and now I can't find it anywhere. Not on Steam, sadly, and nowhere else on the *hemhem* internet. Fingers crossed you can get all three as a pack.
Umm... https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/starcraft-ii-heart-of-the-swarm?

Unless there's a reason not to buy it from the service you play it through anyways?