Blizzard has announced that invites to the eagerly awaited closed beta for StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void will begin rolling out this month, on March 31st to be exact.
Included in the initial phase of the closed beta are the "ongoing updates to previously-announced multiplayer units," as well as the debut of the new Protoss unit, The Adept, three new maps, and the new Archon cooperative/competitive multiplayer mode.
The Adept is described as a "core getaway unit." With ground-only ranged attack capabilities and "normal" movement speed, The Adept is aided by an ability to send out a mirror image of itself which, after a fixed duration, teleports The Adept to the location of its duplicate. The duplicate can independently move around, but can not attack or be attacked and does not impede upon the action of the main unit.
As for the new maps, here are the descriptions:
- Ruins of Seras – Seras is an ancient temple in a mountainous region of Aiur, the Protoss homeworld. It currently stands in ruins, surrounded by an encroaching jungle.
- Lerilak Crest – Named after the Dark Templar who discovered it, this is an area on a Dark Templar world, embedded by xel’naga ruins.
- Orbital Shipyard – Floating high above Korhal IV, this is a Terran starship repair platform.
Lastly, Archon mode is a cooperative/competitive multiplayer mode where two players share and control one base/army against another opponent or team.
Those of you interested can sign up for the beta here.
