Starcraft 2 7/27

Jvan · July 20th, 2010, 11:32 AM

Anyone planning on purchasing this? I am hoping to buy it at release, or within the month after. Hoping to find some people to do some of the multi-player stuff with. ;)

I was able to do some of the beta for the multi-player, ladder matches, and some of the cooperative vs. AI stuff. Probably played about 200ish matches or so.

SC2, for me, played very similar to SC1. Gameplay, and gameplay mechanics held true to what SC was originally. The graphics and terrain were where I noticed the largest changes. The maps that I got to play on were superb. Terrain plays a huge factor in a lot of the maps.

The have the same 3 races, (protoss, zerg, and terran), and towards the end of beta it seemed that they had them pretty well balanced.

There are a lot of new units and structures for each race, there are also a lot of old units and structures that have just been revamped.

The ladder system they have implemented seemed to do very well with their match making system. They have 1vs1, 2vs2, 3vs3, and 4vs4 ladders. And I believe that they have 5 different ladders you can play in, bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and diamond.

I tended to hover around in the silver/gold brackets, and I thought I was good, curious to see the intensity of the higher brackets.

There was no single player/storyline content available for the beta I was in, so cannot comment how that all went.

Hollar at me in WoW or pop on a reply on this post if would be interested in some SC2 ladder domination. ;)

TamCoan · July 20th, 2010, 11:42 AM

I pre-ordered since I had credit to spend. Will be interested in doing anything. However I'm out of town 22nd - 30th so I can't really do anything until after.

Thrawn · July 20th, 2010, 04:19 PM

I'm thinking about getting it...

olof · July 21st, 2010, 12:24 AM

I've pre-ordered it and I even played the beta a bit.

It is pretty nice. I'm not into it as much as I was into the original, but then again, I've never been into a game more than that. Oh, except maybe civ.

Falkayn · July 21st, 2010, 09:47 AM

Pre-ordered as well.

Civ 5 in Sept olof :)

mrgrosser · July 23rd, 2010, 10:52 AM

I couldn't bring myself to get this one. Maybe someday when I have money to burn. I got in on the Beta when they did their last weekend beta event... it just seemed like Starcraft 2010 more than Starcraft 2. Everything is the same, with just updated graphics. 12 years and this is what they came up with... not impressed.
Don't get me wrong, everyone knows if you get something right, don't mess with it... which I do believe is true for Starcraft... I mean it still gets played heavily to this day. I was just expecting a new game.

Stiv · July 27th, 2010, 05:44 PM

You can find me on there as Stiv.

And sorry i disappeared for 3 months,,, life got kind of messed up

Thrawn · July 27th, 2010, 05:47 PM

Sorry to hear it Stiv, hope things are better now.

I'm still sort of on the fence about getting this. If anybody has any feedback on the single player campaigns once they get some playing time in, please share. Or is everybody skipping the single player stuff and going right into the competition ladder mode? :P

GooglyBoogly · July 27th, 2010, 06:10 PM

I hope the single player campaigns are as good as the original. Nothing like watching a clip of a Protoss capital ship flying into a Zerg hive to get the blood flowing. Watching the clips were as exciting as playing the game. I just couldn't wait to see how the story evolved.

Stiv · July 27th, 2010, 08:25 PM

Thanks Jasp. I've played about 8 of the single player missions so far and they are a blast. Unlike the first game the missions do not fallow a linear progression, rather you are able to choose from a few different missions at a time. Missions are usually not just kill the enemy base, but rather have a variety of different objectives and bonus objectives. One of the most fun I've played so far was having to destroy cargo trains before they made it from one end of the map from another. There was also another really neat one where you control a giant laser, trying to break through several walls to a Protoss relic. You also got to use the laser as a weapon to destroy any protoss invading your base. Also you get money and skill points to customize your units. So far I'd say if you have any interest in RTS games this is worth getting. I am having a great time with it thus far.

Falkayn · July 28th, 2010, 11:16 AM

Single player campaign is better than the original. I am very impressed. And to me the whole campaign is very reminiscent of Firefly. Just substitute the Zerg for Reavers.

TamCoan · July 28th, 2010, 06:34 PM

Being true to SC1 is really what they should do. So many RTS games lose it when they try to change too much. C&C1 was a perfect game. However anything past C&C2 sucked monkey balls. (Generals was good, but that's really the only exception.)

Looking forward to it. I have it sitting at my house waiting for me when I get back tomorrow.

kokakolakid · July 29th, 2010, 10:37 AM

purchased it, hope it plays on my system, taking forever to install...

TamCoan · July 29th, 2010, 03:53 PM

Minimum specs:

http://us.blizzard.com/support/artic...2&locale=en_US

Thrawn · July 30th, 2010, 02:13 PM

I picked it up at lunch time. I think Falk's Firefly comment was the final deciding factor. :P

July 20th, 2010, 11:32 AM	#1
Jvan Guild of the Zodiac Chapter Officer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 194 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 1	Starcraft 2 7/27 Anyone planning on purchasing this? I am hoping to buy it at release, or within the month after. Hoping to find some people to do some of the multi-player stuff with. ;) I was able to do some of the beta for the multi-player, ladder matches, and some of the cooperative vs. AI stuff. Probably played about 200ish matches or so. SC2, for me, played very similar to SC1. Gameplay, and gameplay mechanics held true to what SC was originally. The graphics and terrain were where I noticed the largest changes. The maps that I got to play on were superb. Terrain plays a huge factor in a lot of the maps. The have the same 3 races, (protoss, zerg, and terran), and towards the end of beta it seemed that they had them pretty well balanced. There are a lot of new units and structures for each race, there are also a lot of old units and structures that have just been revamped. The ladder system they have implemented seemed to do very well with their match making system. They have 1vs1, 2vs2, 3vs3, and 4vs4 ladders. And I believe that they have 5 different ladders you can play in, bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and diamond. I tended to hover around in the silver/gold brackets, and I thought I was good, curious to see the intensity of the higher brackets. There was no single player/storyline content available for the beta I was in, so cannot comment how that all went. Hollar at me in WoW or pop on a reply on this post if would be interested in some SC2 ladder domination. ;) __________________ Jaevee - Hunter - Engineering/Enchanting Jivast - Paladin -Jewelcrafting/Mining

July 20th, 2010, 04:19 PM	#3
Thrawn Beer Drinkin' Foo' Join Date: May 2001 Location: New York Age: 36 Posts: 6,465 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 17	I'm thinking about getting it... __________________ High Council Member

July 21st, 2010, 12:24 AM	#4
olof Sweedish Meatball Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,568 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 9	I've pre-ordered it and I even played the beta a bit. It is pretty nice. I'm not into it as much as I was into the original, but then again, I've never been into a game more than that. Oh, except maybe civ. __________________ EQII, Confessor Ursins, Inquisitor of Guk, Zodiac Pravus

July 21st, 2010, 09:47 AM	#5
Falkayn High Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Milan, TN Posts: 4,387 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 13	Pre-ordered as well. Civ 5 in Sept olof :) __________________ Falkayn, resident curmudgeon ranger Warhammer Online Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand. - Putt's Law

July 23rd, 2010, 10:52 AM	#6
mrgrosser Chupathingy, I like it. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Burnsville, MN Age: 32 Posts: 716 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 2	I couldn't bring myself to get this one. Maybe someday when I have money to burn. I got in on the Beta when they did their last weekend beta event... it just seemed like Starcraft 2010 more than Starcraft 2. Everything is the same, with just updated graphics. 12 years and this is what they came up with... not impressed. Don't get me wrong, everyone knows if you get something right, don't mess with it... which I do believe is true for Starcraft... I mean it still gets played heavily to this day. I was just expecting a new game. __________________ Griff: "Women are like Voltron, the more you hookup, the better it gets.

July 27th, 2010, 05:44 PM	#7
Stiv Guild of the Zodiac Chapter Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: cedar falls, iowa Age: 23 Posts: 42 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 1	You can find me on there as Stiv. And sorry i disappeared for 3 months,,, life got kind of messed up __________________

July 27th, 2010, 05:47 PM	#8
Thrawn Beer Drinkin' Foo' Join Date: May 2001 Location: New York Age: 36 Posts: 6,465 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 17	Sorry to hear it Stiv, hope things are better now. I'm still sort of on the fence about getting this. If anybody has any feedback on the single player campaigns once they get some playing time in, please share. Or is everybody skipping the single player stuff and going right into the competition ladder mode? :P __________________ High Council Member

July 27th, 2010, 06:10 PM	#9
GooglyBoogly Wide-Eyed Yahoo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa Country Boy Age: 41 Posts: 162 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 1	I hope the single player campaigns are as good as the original. Nothing like watching a clip of a Protoss capital ship flying into a Zerg hive to get the blood flowing. Watching the clips were as exciting as playing the game. I just couldn't wait to see how the story evolved. __________________

July 27th, 2010, 08:25 PM	#10
Stiv Guild of the Zodiac Chapter Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: cedar falls, iowa Age: 23 Posts: 42 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 1	Thanks Jasp. I've played about 8 of the single player missions so far and they are a blast. Unlike the first game the missions do not fallow a linear progression, rather you are able to choose from a few different missions at a time. Missions are usually not just kill the enemy base, but rather have a variety of different objectives and bonus objectives. One of the most fun I've played so far was having to destroy cargo trains before they made it from one end of the map from another. There was also another really neat one where you control a giant laser, trying to break through several walls to a Protoss relic. You also got to use the laser as a weapon to destroy any protoss invading your base. Also you get money and skill points to customize your units. So far I'd say if you have any interest in RTS games this is worth getting. I am having a great time with it thus far. __________________

July 28th, 2010, 11:16 AM	#11
Falkayn High Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Milan, TN Posts: 4,387 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 13	Single player campaign is better than the original. I am very impressed. And to me the whole campaign is very reminiscent of Firefly. Just substitute the Zerg for Reavers. __________________ Falkayn, resident curmudgeon ranger Warhammer Online Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand. - Putt's Law

July 29th, 2010, 10:37 AM	#13
kokakolakid not enough minerals Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: land of lincoln Age: 40 Posts: 550 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 8	purchased it, hope it plays on my system, taking forever to install... __________________ not enough minerals I don't see faces no more ! I just see targets ! Prepare to be kelvinized ! KelviKKain SC2

July 30th, 2010, 02:13 PM	#15
Thrawn Beer Drinkin' Foo' Join Date: May 2001 Location: New York Age: 36 Posts: 6,465 Badge Showcase Total Badges: 17	I picked it up at lunch time. I think Falk's Firefly comment was the final deciding factor. :P __________________ High Council Member

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