Starcraft2Forum.org Heads to Paris!

[Joneagle_X]

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* Much like my earlier trip to California to cover the release of the Zerg, now we're heading to Paris to cover WWI in all its glory.* I'm packing up tonight and heading out to meet one of our moderators, Nikzad, in France, and we'll be spending the weekend scoping out StarCraft 2 and the rest that Blizzard has in store for us. * Stay glued to your monitors, folks, as this is sure to be one heck of a ride. We anticipate a large release of information, including the announcement of a new game (Diablo 3, as I've said many a time).* We'll be sure to upload a lot of pictures for you to enjoy, so please behave while I'm gone! * Don't forget to order your T-shirts.* I've just received them and they look great!* The first shipment has gone out! * See you in two weeks! * Joneagle_X*

[i2new@aol.com]

GO.....GO man with God's Speed.

...MAke us proud...ALL of us....

[Prodigal]

Goodluck Jon!

Should we start shooting you some questions to ask developers?

[lurkers_lurk]

he might already has a list, Jon if you do why dont you type it here for us, so we can see if we can add more questions, or questions that might seem more important at the moment

[Joneagle_X]

Please e-mail me any questions you feel are pertinent. I simply don't have time to upload a list. :D

Thanks, guys. I will print anything you guys e-mail me tonight on my way out the door in the morning.

[lurkers_lurk]

ok sent one, you said e-mail so if you get mad at me emailing you, then its your fault for telling us to email you.

[ijffdrie]

/ME bows and kisses jon's feet

[ssjfox]

hey lipton we already have a thread about the splash screens... and I just posted all of the stuff to it but if you're going to talk about it, it should probably be in that thread and not this about this one

[ItzaHexGor]

Bring me back an Eiffel Tower! Granted, you'll have to stop by Sydney to deliver it, but, urrr.... Hmm. Better leave that one with me...

But seriously, good luck with the trip, hope everything goes smoothly.

This invitation is seriously going to hinder the result of my maths test on Monday... Either that or my maths test on Monday is seriously going to hinder the enjoyment of the Invitation...

[Kaaraa]

You have all of our blessings. Make sure to get us some good screenshots ;)

[Psionicz]

All I ask of you is to write down all the unit stats.

Good luck.

[kuvasz]

Please get hold of something sharp (e.g., plastic cutlery snapped in half) and make Blizzard restore the colossus attack.

[ninerman13]

Have fun!

[KuraiKozo]

Enjoy yourself =3
and where's my T shrt it was supposed to be here yesterday D<
xD

[Joneagle_X]

I mailed it last night...

Everyone needs to buy a shirt, please! :P They look great!

EDIT: I will also make Nikzad write down all the stats. :D My manservant. ;) I'm also walking out the door right now. If you need me send an e-mail. I won't be checking forums that much.

Peace

[KuraiKozo]

i hope it gets here soon =(
and take care =D

[MarineCorp]

Have a Great Trip!

And hopefully you both will pwn some players :D

[lurkers_lurk]

All I ask of you is to write down all the unit stats.

Good luck.

yes that would be good, then i can update my database, i would like major changes first, something like hearing about units that didnt got much coverage, and the such. i guess that it depends on the person to decide on whether if its a major change or not. all the miner ones are a little less important. everything with the Protoss seems kind of miner now, they are the most polish of the races, so i doubt that there will be lots if any major changes about them.

[JudicatorPrime]

Enjoy yourselves, and make sure you get a lot of goodies for us. (Screenshots, videos, details...)

And find out if this Diablo 3 rumor is true, but given its status, we're likely to find out as soon as you do.

[Seradin]

heh have in paris! wish i was there.

[furrer]

GOGOGO! - Marine
Good luck and Happy forgetting about us (gl hf), hope youll have a nice trip!

[darkone]

I wanna come Though I somehow doubt you would enjoy my company.

Have fun Jon.

[ijffdrie]

i almost decided to go there myself

[Nikzad]

EDIT: I will also make Nikzad write down all the stats. :D My manservant. ;)

WRONG

I'm sitting in the airport in Vienna and my stupid flight has been delayed an hour. WTF?!

I know ZERO French and have no idea how I'm getting to the hotel from the airport.

I'm tired and hungry, sad from leaving friends and ready to pass out. But I have a feeling tomorrow will make it all better.

[Light]

All I know in french is : Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? XD ^ ^

Good luck you two :)

[Wlck742]

A lot of the taxi drivers should speak at least basic English, especially if the taxis near the airport. Even if you knew the address of your hotel you'll be able to get to your hotel. ;)

Good luck, it sounds like you might need it.

[ijffdrie]

i also know
je ne parle pas français

[marcusrodrigues]

Anyone else saw the Terran Symbol in the ice on Blizzard site?

My bad, it is the Protoss symbol...

[Prodigal]

WRONG

I'm sitting in the airport in Vienna and my stupid flight has been delayed an hour. WTF?!

I know ZERO French and have no idea how I'm getting to the hotel from the airport.

I'm tired and hungry, sad from leaving friends and ready to pass out. But I have a feeling tomorrow will make it all better.

Dude, learn some basic french fast! The French people don't respect people that don't try. You may be poorly treated by some people there if you don't now the basics.

[Wlck742]

I don't think learning French in less than a day is an option... If things are that bad I guess you could try your respective embassy or consulate. They might be able to help you find your way around.

[VodkaChill]

Guide to make friends in different language.

Learn 4 words of the language in question

Thanks = Merci
Please = S'il vous plait
Beer = Bière
Bathroom = toilette

This is the knowledge you need to survive in hostile language environment. Especially the 3 first ones (4th is written on recognizable signs anyway) for 2 reasons.

1- Respect brings respect, always smile!
2- You want to have fun right, bière!

Last thing, if you want to get somewhere and no one understands you, try to repeat the name of the street or monument you are going to, with some ''Merci''s and ''S'il vous plait'', and you will eventually find someone to help you.

Have fun in France both of you!

[Prodigal]

The French are very uptight about their language. (They even attempted to make the use of English a criminal offense!) So be careful, if you can't communicate in the language of the "French master race" they may treat you very poorly. I've heard some very strange stories about the culture there. Knowing French = surviving France. To some degree.

[VodkaChill]

That’s a bit overkill Prodigal.

In Paris they use English all over their slang French, so don't worry about a lousy criminal offence for English speakers. You should talk to your mom about those bedtime stories she is telling you about French people ;)

[JudicatorPrime]

I was thinking this would be a fun trip for them, until you made me realize it was France.

That alone would almost be enough to make me stay home... But it's StarCraft.

[Prodigal]

@vodkachill

Their legislature attempted to pass a law making speaking English in public a Criminal offense. It was shot down 60-40%. People are rude to you if you don't speak French. Unless your in a ghetto or something. Try going to a nice resturant, watch them not give you service.

You should ask your mom to read more carefully to you while she changes your diapers!

[karlo]

LOL...
first time to meet nikzad?
answer that in pm please....
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR TRIP!!!

[lurkers_lurk]

now Jon is on, maybe he will tell us how things are going, and if not we can ambush him when he gets back
^_^

[furrer]

Is this the place to post information that is given in Paris? because if it is I just wanna post this link http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3

[KuraiKozo]

well if a french person gives your trouble just beat them viviously with something like a lamp post, or a laptop.

[lurkers_lurk]

no, dont use the labtop, if you do you wont be able to post anything for a while, because you will be trying to hide the body and then clean your labtop. just use the lamp post. ^_^

[lurkers_lurk]

1. sorry for the double post.

2. i am very, very disappointing with the SC2 section of the WWI, that was stream line to us, very poor angles, didnt even show us the battles videos, almost nothing new in info about units, the only new thing that stand out in my mind right now is that Nydus Worms need creep to build and deploy, making them nothing more than Nydus Canels with improved internal pathing. they might as well be buildings for gods sake right now. first you need creep at the place, then you need to make an opening which shows the 'building a building' thing there that could be attack, then it screams making it even more of a delay. and from the sounds of it you can no longer retract them anymore.

the only good thing was that some of the questions were ok - good. grr.

Note: lack of sleep may have affect my mental state.

[furrer]

About the nydus worm:
Its not that bad, because ovis can drop creep!!!!
I agree with yout Note :D
And I have problem with the Live Stream from the homepage, but I think its because my media player dont work. So can I anyhow use one of my other "players"? I have tried but it automaticly goes into the Media PLayer

[AcE_01]

i agree with lurkers_lurk. I was especting a zerg video or something, like the protoss and terran video.

BUT, if making a zerg video stalls your time of finishing the product, then by all means dw bout us!! keep going blizzard xD

[furrer]

They did in some way, not just a gameplay video :)
But remember they have shown a lot about them! 2 Presentations that are on youtube I think, thats more than 30 min.

[Nikzad]

the only big SC2 thing about the WWI was being able to play it

I played SOOOO much

Terran is beautiful, Protoss is breathtaking, but I didn't play much Zerg since the only tactic I ever was good at was ling rushing, so the games where I was Zerg lasted shorter

also, I am not as familiar with the zerg as much, so i played Toss and Terran more

[Wlck742]

Did the MS change in any way?

[furrer]

´WIck this is what I know:
3 abbilities:
- time bomb
- arbiter recall just one unit per time
- cloack I tihnk (im not sure here)

Its very slow and is build in the nexus (so lategame you can build it everywhere nearly, which makes up for its slowness I think.

[Wlck742]

I meant info from someone who played it, but thanks anyways.

[Psionicz]

Who said one unit per time? Or do you mean its similar to warp-in but with the units selected.

I understand that ability being they can warp any units to it at any time.

[Wlck742]

I think he's talking about the ability that lets warp gates warp units in near the MS.

[lurkers_lurk]

yay, Nikzad is back!!!

was there any major changes to Protoss and Terrans?(since you said that you didnt played Zerg that much)

is there a new ability to the Nomad that i keep hearing about?

was any of the tactics that you used good at the time and do you think they will be good after the game is released? (just something to talk about =P)

2 questions about the Zerg(since you did get to play them but not much) i guessed that you played within the first Tier or so, so did the Roach played the role that you think it should for the zerg? how was the Queen at that moment?

[KuraiKozo]

wb Nik =3
how was everything?

[zeratul11]

how about the lurker? wheres the new lurker model?

i heard that the lurkers looks really cool and good in actual gameplay, but not on screenshots / low quality gameplay vids. so what do you think about the look of the current lurker?

[Joneagle_X]

Hey guys!

Don't worry. I should be updating everything sometime tomorrow. I'm currently writing my report. :D

Everything's pretty good. We have new information, but sadly my camera got stolen so not many videos.. :-\

[Gasmaskguy]

Welcome back Jon! I am looking forward to read everything you guys have gathered!
I am sorry to hear about the stolen camera.

[AcE_01]

aww...sorry about your camera...was it an expensive one?

[Wlck742]

Sorry to hear your camera's gone. I was hoping for lots of pictures. =P

[furrer]

yay, Nikzad is back!!!

is there a new ability to the Nomad that i keep hearing about?



In an interview they said the following:
We couldnt really find a good role for the Nomad, so we kept its old abbilities, hope it helped.

[Stephen Worrell]

Have fun on the trip!!

[Major Willy]

Have fun on the trip!!

You win.

You're also my newest hero.

[KuraiKozo]

^ lol, that's epic xD

[Protosschick99]

Have fun on the trip!!

...Babe, look at the date before you post....*smacks forehead*

....>.<

lolz :P

[-LT-]

Have fun on the trip!!

Hahahaha epic.

[KuraiKozo]

almost as epic as LT's sig XD

[Joneagle_X]

I guess I have to get back on the plane now...

[-LT-]

Hahaha i guess i can't. :(

[ijffdrie]

exterminate!
DELETE!



i hope you have lots of success over there, and post every awesome thing




exterminate!
DELETE!

[lurkers_lurk]

ijffdrie, you know that we have this function right?

[KuraiKozo]

go back on the plane jon! D<

[Major Willy]

Joneagle's On A Plane.

Coming this spring 2009.

Can we keep this thread open for the lulz?

[KuraiKozo]

i'm not locking it xD
and jon hurry up, you don't have much time!

[Major Willy]

GET TO THE CHOPPA PLANE!

[tomatsalad]

Why Are You Waiting? Get To Paris!!!!!!!!!11111111111

seriously, get to paris.

[Banned]

Why are you waiting? Get to Necropost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111

Seriously, get to NECROPOST.