StarCraft

GreecePwns · Post by **GreecePwns** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 3:45 pm

Recently, this game has kept me from being bored this summer. Anyone else here play online (and if so which gateway and username)? anyone know when the 2nd one is coming out?

Jasona · Post by **Jasona** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:58 pm

http://pc.ign.com/articles/788/788627p1.html

It doesn't have a release date but it's got a lot of info on it

EDIT: Also on the Official StarCraft 2 website http://www.starcraft2.com/ it says in the FAQ

At this point, it's too early to provide an initial estimate on the release date. As with all Blizzard games, we will take as much time as needed to ensure the game is as fun, balanced, and polished as possible.

Anarchist · Post by **Anarchist** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:03 am

thanks for the link. Its about time!

the game looks awesome, only wish they would have added more races.
Atleast the hybrids(ofcourse they still can....)

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:08 am

they also have to work on the balance, I mean what made SC great was that each race had an equal chance at beating the others, but now, the 'Toss are all "Black hole your armies to death".

OnlyAmbrose · Post by **OnlyAmbrose** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:08 am

My CD's been scratched for years

Never got around to buying a new copy, just never seem to have 10 bucks lying around that I don't plan to spend on anything else.

Anarchist · Post by **Anarchist** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:22 am

lduke1990 wrote:they also have to work on the balance, I mean what made SC great was that each race had an equal chance at beating the others, but now, the 'Toss are all "Black hole your armies to death".

ah, but the Toss were always superior to the Contagious Zerg and the foolish drug using Humans. "Are you ready for your bubble bath?" Inferior terrans!

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:25 am

Stims kicked ass and you know it, as for the infest ability it had it's uses too.

Anarchist · Post by **Anarchist** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:28 am

IM more interested in the nurses,valkyrie pilots and vultures.

ofcourse those are my interests, what I am is dark templar,corsairs, and carriers all the way. Cant forget the wall of a thousand cannons either....

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:33 am

my favourite is wall of DTs, as long as they don't bring science vessels, overlords and observers it's the best D 'toss can do, aside from mass cannons.

Anarchist · Post by **Anarchist** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:36 am

only problem is they were slightly expensive and hard to get quickly,
but your right its always nice when you have the stealth assasins cutting everybody down.

Personally love watching 4-20 Carriers make a mockery of an enemy base. Ah, Childsplay!

Jehan · Post by **Jehan** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:21 am

does anyone play the fastest map, cos i hate that thing, starcraft is meant to be like an intricately played game of chess with combined arms, and maximising resources, and knowing when to expand, counterattack, attack and defend. fastest map is just a game of who can click the fastest, i hate it so much.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:58 am

I play regular since my broodwar cd broke, my screename is jesteric.

XenHu · Post by **XenHu** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:12 pm

GreecePwns wrote:Recently, this game has kept me from being bored this summer. Anyone else here play online (and if so which gateway and username)? anyone know when the 2nd one is coming out?

I play. USA-East. My name is the same as it is here.

-X

Dmunster · Post by **Dmunster** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:21 pm

Bah. Dawn of War crushes SC hands down. It, graphically, looks even better than SC2. Warhammer 40'000 based RTS with 6 playable races (Space Marine, Imperial Guard, Chaos, Eldar, Orc, Tau, Necron). The best RTS I have ever played. Made by Relic who also makes Call Of Heros which tons of people love yet I have yet to play. http://www.dawnofwargame.com/homepage.php

Dmunster · Post by **Dmunster** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:30 pm

A couple screens:

Orcs vs Imperial Guard

Space Marines

Chaos Tier4 epic mob.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:33 pm

Dmunster wrote:Bah. Dawn of War crushes SC hands down. It, graphically, looks even better than SC2. Warhammer 40'000 based RTS with 6 playable races (Space Marine, Imperial Guard, Chaos, Eldar, Orc, Tau, Necron). The best RTS I have ever played. Made by Relic who also makes Call Of Heros which tons of people love yet I have yet to play. http://www.dawnofwargame.com/homepage.php

Not a chance dude. SC is simple yet requires loads of strategy - Dawn of War is incredibly easy as all you need to do is maximize five or so squads to win. I've played both and SC is easily much more fun and customizable.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:33 pm

Keep in mind that SC was made in '97 while DoW was made in '04.

Dmunster · Post by **Dmunster** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:51 pm

unriggable wrote:
Dmunster wrote:Bah. Dawn of War crushes SC hands down. It, graphically, looks even better than SC2. Warhammer 40'000 based RTS with 6 playable races (Space Marine, Imperial Guard, Chaos, Eldar, Orc, Tau, Necron). The best RTS I have ever played. Made by Relic who also makes Call Of Heros which tons of people love yet I have yet to play. http://www.dawnofwargame.com/homepage.php

Not a chance dude. SC is simple yet requires loads of strategy - Dawn of War is incredibly easy as all you need to do is maximize five or so squads to win. I've played both and SC is easily much more fun and customizable.

SC is so outdated and unrealistic its laughable. DoW is not just pumping out mass armies and zergingFTW. DoW incredibly easy? It is so micro-intensive between CC and ranged its nuts. I've seen the screens of SC2 also.... hugh meh from me. It's obvious where Blizzards dev dollars go <WoW>.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:56 pm

Dmunster wrote:
unriggable wrote:
Dmunster wrote:Bah. Dawn of War crushes SC hands down. It, graphically, looks even better than SC2. Warhammer 40'000 based RTS with 6 playable races (Space Marine, Imperial Guard, Chaos, Eldar, Orc, Tau, Necron). The best RTS I have ever played. Made by Relic who also makes Call Of Heros which tons of people love yet I have yet to play. http://www.dawnofwargame.com/homepage.php

Not a chance dude. SC is simple yet requires loads of strategy - Dawn of War is incredibly easy as all you need to do is maximize five or so squads to win. I've played both and SC is easily much more fun and customizable.

SC is so outdated and unrealistic its laughable. DoW is not just pumping out mass armies and zergingFTW. DoW incredibly easy? It is so micro-intensive between CC and ranged its nuts. I've seen the screens of SC2 also.... hugh meh from me. It's obvious where Blizzards dev dollars go <WoW>.

No but see thats the thing SC isn't about graphics it's just how balanced the gameplay is between the teams and offensive/defensive within them. Don't know if I made sense there.

Anarchist · Post by **Anarchist** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:13 pm

Agreed, Even if you have 20 Carriers cleaning everybody out. The Scourge can still take every one of them down.

Jehan · Post by **Jehan** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:15 pm

sc is the best strategy game ive ever played, i havent played DoW, but ive heard thats good as well, not as good as sc though
sc has the best gains for good strategy that ive ever seen, if you can micro a good combined arms army then you do way better then a troop masser.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:51 pm

Plus terrain has a lot to do with it, in DoW there is no 'high ground'.

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:12 pm

SC is the best RTS ever. Get that through your thick skulls.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:18 pm

Some of the units in SC2 bother me, like that thing that only has shields when it takes large amounts of hits, and that thing that deals more damage the longer it atacks something.

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:24 pm

SC2 is still in alpha, Blizzard has gone on record saying that there is still some balancing to do between the races.

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