HoTS release date announced

Well, according to PC Gamer the release date will be Marth 12th, 2013.

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Eurogamer has reported that Heart of the Swarm well be released on March 12th, 2013. The information comes from Eurogamers Spanish site, who spotted a listing on Battle.net. An official announcement is expected later today.

Its uncertain at this time if the March 12th date is for a worldwide release or merely North America. What is known is that Blizzard will be selling a Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm double pack for £45. The new game alone is listed at 39.99 in Europe, meaning it will likely sell at £30-35 over here.

If you are interested in the beta Raptr will release 650 keys for enter the beta. You only need to be Elite in Wings of Liberty for get the key. I suppose it will be first come first served.

Edit: You can already pre buy the game from Blizzard Digital Store.

Edit2: Official announcement of Blizzard.

Okay, I have a question to ask: Why would you want to buy it? As far as I am concerned, everyone thought Sc2's campaign was garbage.

Okay, I have a question to ask: Why would you want to buy it? As far as I am concerned, everyone thought Sc2's campaign was garbage.

Ravenshout

Okay, I have a question to ask: Why would you want to buy it? As far as I am concerned, everyone thought Sc2's campaign was garbage.

Ravenshout

Okay, I have a question to ask: Why would you want to buy it? As far as I am concerned, everyone thought Sc2's campaign was garbage.

Ravenshout

Okay, I have a question to ask: Why would you want to buy it? As far as I am concerned, everyone thought Sc2's campaign was garbage.

Ravenshout

So is this going to be full price ($60) at release? Will it have the same multiplayer as WoL?General_X

As for multiplayer, it will be change depending on how the metagame adapts to the new units and changes to existing units.

Battle.net will also get some changes of course. Unranked ladder matches, clan support.

Lots of great RTS coming out next year. Can't wait !

I'll swing by a store later to throw a pre-order down.NAPK1NS

Overuse of metaphors, please edit.

I'm hesitant to give Blizzard any more of my money on principle. chrisrooR

$80 for the collector's edition? Might as well.

Oh boy, Hopefully ill get in the betaLed_poison

[QUOTE="General_X"]So is this going to be full price ($60) at release? Will it have the same multiplayer as WoL?Miroku32

As for multiplayer, it will be change depending on how the metagame adapts to the new units and changes to existing units.

Battle.net will also get some changes of course. Unranked ladder matches, clan support.

[QUOTE="Miroku32"]

[QUOTE="General_X"]So is this going to be full price ($60) at release? Will it have the same multiplayer as WoL?lordlors

As for multiplayer, it will be change depending on how the metagame adapts to the new units and changes to existing units.

Battle.net will also get some changes of course. Unranked ladder matches, clan support.

Strictly multiplayer wise, everyone will play with everyone, except having access to units restricted to the expansion.

Strictly multiplayer wise, everyone will play with everyone, except having access to units restricted to the expansion.

DanielDust

let's see if Blizzard learns from their mistakes.

MoP = beyond average.

Failclysm = fail.

D3 = one of the worst games of the past 10 years.

let's see if Blizzard learns from their mistakes.

MoP = beyond average.

Failclysm = fail.

D3 = one of the worst games of the past 10 years.

jakes456

MoP = trully is beyond average, it's fantastic

Cataclysmically awesome

D3 = hands down the best hack and slash available at the moment

Remember all those years of people crying about "three full price games" despite Blizzard saying the last two will be cheaper?

Good times.

I can't believe this launches more than two and a half years after WOL.

[QUOTE="jakes456"]

let's see if Blizzard learns from their mistakes.

MoP = beyond average.

Failclysm = fail.

D3 = one of the worst games of the past 10 years.

DanielDust

MoP = trully is beyond average, it's fantastic

Cataclysmically awesome

D3 = hands down the best hack and slash available at the moment

Finally, I say. Three years to wait for an expansion is really pushing it. I hope it's as good as Wings of Liberty. I thought the writing and story was bad in that one, but the gameplay was awesome. I'm hoping for some fun campaign missions. Clan support will be nice for multiplayer.

Okay, I have a question to ask: Why would you want to buy it? As far as I am concerned, everyone thought Sc2's campaign was garbage.

Ravenshout

Uh I loved the campaign in SC2, that's probably the only reason I played SC2 since I don't find MP fun or thrilling enough to care about it.

Okay, I have a question to ask: Why would you want to buy it? As far as I am concerned, everyone thought Sc2's campaign was garbage.

Ravenshout

Lolwut? "as far as I'm concerned"... "everybody thought SC2's campaign was garbage". I've seen it widly praised everywhere, and I loved it, more so than any other RTS campaign I can remember playing. So.... as far as I'm concerned, you clearly just didn't like it for whatever personal reason, and you think your opinion dictates reality.

Thank you based blizzard.

[QUOTE="Ravenshout"]

Okay, I have a question to ask: Why would you want to buy it? As far as I am concerned, everyone thought Sc2's campaign was garbage.

DanielDust

I guess it's worth for the multiplayer alone. I think they should release only the multiplayer for $20. :P

[QUOTE="lordlors"][QUOTE="Miroku32"] $40 for standard edition. $60 for digital deluxe edition.

As for multiplayer, it will be change depending on how the metagame adapts to the new units and changes to existing units.

Battle.net will also get some changes of course. Unranked ladder matches, clan support.

DanielDust

Strictly multiplayer wise, everyone will play with everyone, except having access to units restricted to the expansion.

What the hell? WoL only owners won't get the hots units even in just multiplayer ranked matches? then how are they going to balance this game? A WoL only owner will be at a disadvantage against an hots owner who has new units.lordlors

You won't be fighting HotS owners in ranked, but from what they said WoL owners might be able to play with their HotS friends.

@chrisrooR Quit yer whining, I know my post wins, but I'll tell you that yours fails miserably, do you think anyone cares about your misconceptions and that you're constantly telling us about your frustration with Diablo? next time look at the title of this thread. You could have said something equally stupid and irrelevant like "OMG Blizzard will sell maps and mods in HotS, THEY BE DA EVIL MILKERS" like every other common hater that can't read things like "only the community will be selling maps and mods if they choose".

While the the story presented in WoL was at times awful, the structure of the campaign itself was fantastic. Looking forward to this one. I dont look forward to the bickering between CoH2 and HotS in this forum though :P

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"] I'll swing by a store later to throw a pre-order down.HyperWarlock

Overuse of metaphors, please edit.

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="Ravenshout"]

Okay, I have a question to ask: Why would you want to buy it? As far as I am concerned, everyone thought Sc2's campaign was garbage.

not_wanted

I guess it's worth for the multiplayer alone. I think they should release only the multiplayer for $20. :P

wow really?

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"] I'll swing by a store later to throw a pre-order down.HyperWarlock

Overuse of metaphors, please edit.

Not metaphors.

[QUOTE="HyperWarlock"]

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"] I'll swing by a store later to throw a pre-order down.GummiRaccoon

Overuse of metaphors, please edit.

Not metaphors.

EDIT: Oh, and after I threw down my pre-order LIKE A MULE UNTO A MINERAL FIELD (that IS a metaphor) they gave me a beta code. So if anyone is dying to try the game out, you should succum to GameStop's evil ways and pre-order for code-goodness.

Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne is still the best expansion Blizzard has ever put out.

I doubt this one will live up to The Frozen Throne at least in terms of shaking things up.

Not to mention the game is incredibly hard on brutal. think it's impossible to beat the game on brutal on the last mission (All In) vs air without using some cheese tactic like the mind controller device or the ghosts in bunkers . :(not_wanted

[QUOTE="not_wanted"]

[QUOTE="DanielDust"] Let's see, more campaign, since SC 2 had the best campaign by far in an RTS game and the very obvious that shouldn't even be asked, new things for multiplayer.GummiRaccoon

I guess it's worth for the multiplayer alone. I think they should release only the multiplayer for $20. :P

wow really?

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="not_wanted"]Well the campaign wasn't that great, for me at least, mainly because almost all missions were about completing objectives in a certain amount of time. Not to mention the game is incredibly hard on brutal. Still haven't finished the game. I think it's impossible to beat the game on brutal on the last mission (All In) vs air without using some cheese tactic like the mind controller device or the ghosts in bunkers . :(

I guess it's worth for the multiplayer alone. I think they should release only the multiplayer for $20. :P

not_wanted

wow really?

Great news. 2.5 years is a long time, but I'm glad they finally got on point.

I absolutely loved the MP, but really felt like the SP was where it was at. From what I have seen so far it looks like HotS will live up to its predecessor. We can only hope.

How can you say Starcraft 2 campaign was Garbage? You get different paths and recruiting different types of Mercs/Units where you have to replay to try the other types. Also you land on the you know what at the end and your marines are in deep enemy territory shooting all kinds of stuff. Kind of reminds you of the D-Day invasion, it's just pure awesome the loading screen they have for that part of the endgame. Overall the campaign was great.