We have a marvellous new screenshot here taken from the recent CGW magazine article and then released by Blizzard. It is a somewhat old shot as can be seen from the interface which is lacking such things as the lumber resource counter that were seen in the latest screenshot.

The screenshot certainly doesn't lack new content though as it showcases three of the Burning Legion's Units. In the centre at the bottom we can see the gigantic, beast-like Balrog, which is most likely an evolution of the old Warcraft I Daemon unit that could be summoned by Warlocks. Flanking him on either side are two regular Creep units - Trolls. However, it is uncertain exactly what faction these Trolls hail from (obviously no friends of the Orcs) or even what weapon they are carrying. And then, on either side of the Trolls, stands to of the massive Infernal creatures. These beasts of steel and fire are actually the result of the Daemon Warlock's ultimate spell, called Inferno, this spell rains down to meteors from the heavens and they explode, leaving in their wake two of the deadly Infernals (think along the lines of the first Warcraft III cinematic trailer).

Looking back at the centre of the image we can see the Warlock himself, standing guard over three items lying on the ground in front of him (each treasure chest contains an item) and a Giant structure direcly behind the Warlock. There are two possible outcomes as to what this magnificent looking building could be; it is either some sort of Daemon structure that perhaps benefits or helps the Daemon units in someway, OR the more likely idea is that it is actually some ultra-powerful Neutral structure that can be taken control of by Heroes just like other Neutral bulidings. It certainly would want to be worth all the effort of taking out such a force of Daemons.

One last note is if we take a look at the minimap we can see that there is this exact same scene on the map in not just this one place, but it is mirrored in the bottom right aswell. This would mean that if one person takes control of this building then they won't have a huge advantage over the other person because they will just be able to get the one down in the bottom right.

-Chib

The screenshot is provided by Blizzard. - Posted 10-12-2001

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