Good news(concerning trilogy): Starcraft 2 confirmed to have TWO EXPANSION PACKS

Instead of editing the first topic(I can't edit the topic title), I want to simply just make a new one. Mods can you just lock the other one I made?

The reason why I'm making a new topic is because this is "big news" concerning the SC2 trilogy. Also because some people may read the topic I made, then never read it again(without knowing that I edited the topic) without knowing about the new big news.

Click for the interview, the big news is at the near end of the interview

Near the end, Dustin Browder says that the two other games ARE INDEED expansion packs.

He says they will add new features such as new units, new features to battle.net/multiplayer, new features to the Starcraft 2 editor, etc.

He also compared it to Warcraft 3 and Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne. He says (Paraphrasing)"Noticed how World Editor is a lot more powerful in Frozen Throne?", he says that in comparison to what each Starcraft 2 expansion pack will add.

And we all know that Frozen Throne added a lot of features to the editor.

Anyway, this is good news, we know that they ARE expansion packs and not just "splitting 1 game into 3".

For the price, I'm probably going to assume the expansion packs are cheaper than the core games since they're expansion packs.

Edit 1 -
Some new news. All the article basically says is that the expansions will have a year gap. They said it "could" take longer than a year but that also means that you'll know the expansion packs will pack tons of new features.

Like Reign of Chaos and Frozen Throne(which is 1 year gap), the expansions will have about a 1 year release gap between each other.

Edit 2 - To those of you who are wondering why they don't just pack it all in one game:

I don't get it. Why don't they develop the entire thing into one package?

See below

Originally Posted by Dreadnought[dA]

2ndly we get SC2 SOONER! 3rd by releasing one game, then people can playtest and get it perfectly balanced, then they release new game with balance changes.

You got that right. If they didn't make expansion packs and just simply packed it all at once, we'd probably have to wait until 2011 until we'd get starcraft 2.

Click for the link

"I don't know how long it's going to take...it could be [a year or more between each one]," producer Sigaty revealed to MTV Multplayer

He said "a year or more between each one" that means that means that the expansion packs will add A LOT of stuff.

What's better:
1. Getting SC2 as early as 2009 but having to buy expansion packs in 2010 and 2011.

OR

2. Saving $60(assuming expansion is $30 each) but having to wait all the way until 2011 until you get Starcraft 2.

That's better.What I said 1 original game and 2 expansions.

Ok, glad to hear this. I'm glad that I will actually gain something from buying the other games other than a new campaign.

Erm..

New units? Isn't it ''units not added yet''? ;)

Expansions serve also for balancing the sides through time.

So does patches.
And they doesn't cost ;) .

This isn't good news, are you people blind?
They just turned into money hounds after WoW (darn WoW).
Instaid of making a game with expansion packs why not make a full working game?!?!!?

Like the new units basicly mean that they are units that are not yet added... This is so below the belt of blizzard.
*Kicks starcraft 2 of my want to buy list.*

This is one big load of *cencored*. They better not screw up Diablo 3, I'd wish they never made WoW...
We can actualy devide Blizzard in: Before and After WoW, Before = Good, After = Money Hounds.

Meh, this is just so sad... =:(

Originally Posted by LordDz

So does patches.
And they doesn't cost ;) .

Patches can do only very little changes. It can't add new units, tilesets, campaigns and bigger editor improvements. And when they are applied, there is no way back. Sometimes you just want to play a game the old way.

Also if you see warcraft, if you play RoC or TFT, is quite a different experience.

People lost their sanety, I might give up on gaming because of this, games are going to suck more and more after this.

Oh btw, patches can add new units, Mech.

Yes, but only few ones, not enough stuff to change gameplay.

Tons of games have 2 expansions... Why is this game so different? Also I can think of a thousand reasons for making 2 expansion packs. 1stly, it gives them more time to work on the other campaigns and make them better. 2ndly we get SC2 SOONER! 3rd by releasing one game, then people can playtest and get it perfectly balanced, then they release new game with balance changes. Finally, I think they mentioned something about a graphics update or some such so they are probably going to update the graphics with the expansions or some such.

Originally Posted by Airandius

People lost their sanety, I might give up on gaming because of this, games are going to suck more and more after this.

Oh btw, patches can add new units, Mech.

I think you're just overreacting.

Originally Posted by Mechanical Man

Patches can do only very little changes. It can't add new units, tilesets, campaigns and bigger editor improvements. And when they are applied, there is no way back. Sometimes you just want to play a game the old way.

Also if you see warcraft, if you play RoC or TFT, is quite a different experience.

WC3 had patches that added units and a campaign.

Originally Posted by Airandius

Instaid of making a game with expansion packs why not make a full working game?!?!!?

They're going to make a full working game you overdramatic drama queen

Jeez, did you not notice that ever since WC2 Blizzard has been making expansions? Oh no, you leap right to blaming WoW! Because obviously ToD, TFT, BW and LoD don't exist! And we had lurkers and valkyries ever since the start of Starcraft! Oh, of course you're correct, we also had a fully functional WC3 World Editor with the ability to import custom models easily ever since RoC days!

If you don't get it, I'm being sarcastic. Did you completely forget about TFT existing or something? Jeez. Why not actually look at Blizzard's history? OF COURSE they're going to release expansions, its just that this time the expansions will contain single-race campaigns fleshed out to their fullest with all sorts of new stuff rather than just 3 race-only campaigns with various stuff

Quit claiming its the end of the world. I've seen Transformers fans calling the end of the franchise with more founding in reality than your opinions

Originally Posted by Mechanical Man

Patches can do only very little changes. It can't add new units, tilesets, campaigns and bigger editor improvements. And when they are applied, there is no way back. Sometimes you just want to play a game the old way.

Also if you see warcraft, if you play RoC or TFT, is quite a different experience.

Orc Campaign.
Buff Editor
Warcraft III - Neutral -> Neutral Heroes -> Goblin Tinker
Warcraft III - Neutral -> Neutral Heroes -> Firelord
Warcraft III - Neutral -> Neutral Heroes -> Goblin Alchemist

If you want it the old way, remove TFT.