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StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm teaser shoots its way onto the Internet
by Griffin McElroy 
on May 28th 2011 10:30AM
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Posted: May 28th 2011 10:40AM x4str0m3ch said
The ad had more content than the video I was trying to watch. Come on.
Posted: May 28th 2011 2:02PM Vladeon said
@Kougeru
I honestly don't mind passively giving back to Joystiq for all the years they've provided me with free entertainment and information. Sometimes, I even click the ads just for the hell of it and open them in other windows because that's one of the ways this site gets money. And you know what? it doesn't hurt to sit through 30 sec. of ad to see a worthwhile video. Adblocker programs are great for using on sites that you don't visit very often or in the case of random popups, but not so great when you use it on a website that you trust and visit on a daily basis.
Besides, I'm pretty sure the OP's comment was more about the lack of content in the video than the fact that it was prefaced with a commercial.
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I honestly don't mind passively giving back to Joystiq for all the years they've provided me with free entertainment and information. Sometimes, I even click the ads just for the hell of it and open them in other windows because that's one of the ways this site gets money. And you know what? it doesn't hurt to sit through 30 sec. of ad to see a worthwhile video. Adblocker programs are great for using on sites that you don't visit very often or in the case of random popups, but not so great when you use it on a website that you trust and visit on a daily basis.
Besides, I'm pretty sure the OP's comment was more about the lack of content in the video than the fact that it was prefaced with a commercial.
Posted: May 28th 2011 2:08PM x4str0m3ch said
@Vladeon
Exactly lol. The video itself had about 28 or 29 seconds of worthwhile content. The ad was 30 seconds.
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Exactly lol. The video itself had about 28 or 29 seconds of worthwhile content. The ad was 30 seconds.
Posted: May 28th 2011 2:10PM DarknessBear said
@Vladeon These are ads for DailyMotion... not Joystiq... Thus why we are annoyed.
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Posted: May 28th 2011 10:40AM DasMadHatter said
"You go on ahead... Ol' Tychus is gonna take a little break. Good thing I brought myself some refreshment. *beer opens*"
Posted: May 28th 2011 10:46AM WhiteShield said
This absolutely made my day. I'm hoping that with this, more official news and info will be leaking out. It may have little content, but coming from Blizzard I'll take what I can get lol
Posted: May 28th 2011 10:57AM BaronVonSachsen said
Kerrigan's a$$! 0.o
Posted: May 28th 2011 11:46AM SuperAngryMeatBirdBoy said
@BaronVonSachsen
Blizzard knows their userbase, bunch of lonely, basement dwelling nerds.
/sarcasm off
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Blizzard knows their userbase, bunch of lonely, basement dwelling nerds.
/sarcasm off
Posted: May 28th 2011 1:52PM BaronVonSachsen said
@SuperAngryMeatBirdBoy Because only nerds like TnA?
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Posted: May 28th 2011 3:07PM SuperAngryMeatBirdBoy said
@BaronVonSachsen
If they come in the form of nicely shaped polygons? Yes.
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If they come in the form of nicely shaped polygons? Yes.
Posted: May 28th 2011 4:06PM totalysharly said
@SuperAngryMeatBirdBoy I don't quite understand what you are trying to say here. What's wrongs with tits and ass?
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Posted: May 28th 2011 8:33PM TheDarkWayne said
@SuperAngryMeatBirdBoy Geez, it's 2011, can we move stupid crap by now? Saying it's weird to be attracted to game characters because they're made of polygons is as stupid as saying it's weird to be attracted to pictures of playboy bunnies because they're just ink on paper, or that real girls are just photons of light reflecting off their skin into your eye holes.
It's not like people are talking about how hot some horse or moose is, Kerrigan is clearly, for all intents and purposes of this discussion, a human female. It's no stranger to be attracted to her than it would be to be attracted to Botticelli's Venus.
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It's not like people are talking about how hot some horse or moose is, Kerrigan is clearly, for all intents and purposes of this discussion, a human female. It's no stranger to be attracted to her than it would be to be attracted to Botticelli's Venus.
Posted: May 28th 2011 10:58AM Shig said
Well, that made my morning. I know everyone is likely excited about more multiplayer, but being the bronze league superstar that I am, I'm infinitely more excited about the campaign.
Which was fantastic.
Which was fantastic.
Posted: May 28th 2011 3:03PM The Wicker Man said
@Shig ARTHAAAASS!!!! Er, I mean KERRIIIIGGAAANNNN!!!! I have been holding out on Wings of Liberty. I may need to correct that mistake soon.
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Posted: May 28th 2011 10:59AM Timjoy said
Still waiting for Starcraft 2 on steam
Posted: May 28th 2011 11:11AM shadowskill11 said
@Timjoy You'll be waiting a loooonnnnggggg time for StarCraft 2 or any Blizzard games on Steam. Blizzard considers Steam a rival business to it's digital distribution store on Battle.Net.
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Posted: May 28th 2011 11:47AM SuperAngryMeatBirdBoy said
@Timjoy
This waiting for those dances they promised in WoTLK.
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This waiting for those dances they promised in WoTLK.
Posted: May 28th 2011 11:51AM SuperAngryMeatBirdBoy said
@SuperAngryMeatBirdBoy
The lack of edit buttons depress me...
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The lack of edit buttons depress me...
Posted: May 28th 2011 3:04PM The Wicker Man said
@Timjoy LMAO! Hey, you got Duke Nukem: Forever going gold and shipping Timjoy. One and one decade at a time!
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Posted: May 28th 2011 11:03AM Cerberusguns said
Notice if you will, which screen cap was used for the post...
Posted: May 28th 2011 3:06PM The Wicker Man said
@Cerberusguns Huh? .... .. ...... Oh Yeah..... Hybrid arse..... I can't stop noticing Kerrigan's hybrid arse........mmmmm....digital junk.......
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Posted: May 28th 2011 11:07AM FreakSheet said
Hrm. I guess Nova's still a little pissed about that whole picking Tosh over her thing...
Hey, don't judge! Bro's before Hoe's!
Hey, don't judge! Bro's before Hoe's!
Posted: May 28th 2011 11:44AM Special Agent Steve said
@FreakSheet
Spectres are better than ghosts. What can I say?
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Spectres are better than ghosts. What can I say?
Posted: May 28th 2011 11:08AM peter pham said
yess i cant wait for this :D wings of liberty is amazing!!!!
Posted: May 28th 2011 11:44AM Leoneri said
Something I tipped actually got posted for once! Although I suppose my previous tips may have been better suited for Massively.
Posted: May 28th 2011 12:06PM EazySCT said
Cool, maybe you SC2 fans will get to play it by 2013.
Posted: May 28th 2011 3:55PM FROMtheASHES777 said
@Leoneri
I think they also said Diablo 3 would be out in 2007/8/9 and so on.
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I think they also said Diablo 3 would be out in 2007/8/9 and so on.
Posted: May 28th 2011 12:42PM WeRequireMOARMinerals said
Hopefully HotS will save the story.
Posted: May 28th 2011 2:02PM iHavePants said
@WeRequireMOARMinerals
Given what this trailer showed, it's unlikely to. Still it's not a total loss so long as they keep the mission structure as fun and varied as WOL.
I've given up on Blizzard as storytellers .
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Given what this trailer showed, it's unlikely to. Still it's not a total loss so long as they keep the mission structure as fun and varied as WOL.
I've given up on Blizzard as storytellers .
Posted: May 28th 2011 2:08PM WeRequireMOARMinerals said
@iHavePants Gotta agree with you there. I'm still considering wheter to buy this or not anyway.
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Posted: May 28th 2011 1:53PM collinc said
I'm really curious, is this going to actually add anything to the game? Besides another story arc. Like will there be new units or play modes or anything like that? I can't see a ton of people buying it just for the story.
Posted: May 28th 2011 2:02PM iHavePants said
@collinc
Of course they'll ad more units, it's an RTS expansion.
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Of course they'll ad more units, it's an RTS expansion.
Posted: May 28th 2011 2:09PM WeRequireMOARMinerals said
@collinc Honestly, the main point about this expansion is to have new units. Given the story in WoL, Blizzard obviously isn't making expansions for the story.
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Posted: May 28th 2011 3:30PM collinc said
@WeRequireMOARMinerals && @iHavePants
Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up. I was confused because when it was first announced they were splitting the story into 3 games all I remember reading about was that they would add the different story lines. I actually thought when WoL came out everyone was going to have to play as Terran and that would be the only race available, even for multiplayer.
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Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up. I was confused because when it was first announced they were splitting the story into 3 games all I remember reading about was that they would add the different story lines. I actually thought when WoL came out everyone was going to have to play as Terran and that would be the only race available, even for multiplayer.
Posted: May 28th 2011 2:11PM DarknessBear said
Looks awesome - but makes me sad I have to watch all those cool moments and play the other ones in a far away perspective. Can't Blizzard make a sweet action title now!? Their art team is so amazing.
Posted: May 28th 2011 2:30PM TheDarkWayne said
Did anybody else think the music that was going before the door opened sounded exactly like the beginning of ZZ Top's "Legs"?
Posted: May 28th 2011 3:21PM chaoticmeatloaf said
Thank you for making me watch a 30 second advertisement for a video you ripped from its source and rehosted on your video service that lasted 45 seconds long.
Posted: May 28th 2011 4:28PM TheDarkWayne said
@chaoticmeatloaf They didn't rip it into their own video service. If they did, it would have been Viddler, not Dailymotion. At least be correct when you're being an accusatory jerk.
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Posted: May 28th 2011 3:44PM (Unverified) said
Video has been removed =/
Posted: May 28th 2011 4:56PM TWC Plagu3 said
Has been removed by the time I got here but I assume it was this trailer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRsFxfOEZa0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRsFxfOEZa0
Posted: May 28th 2011 8:42PM Adventfire said
@TWC Plagu3
Thanks for posting that, the video was gone by time I got here too and your way had no ads lol.
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Thanks for posting that, the video was gone by time I got here too and your way had no ads lol.
Posted: May 29th 2011 1:55AM isotrex said
Aw, already removed. :(
