Take a look at WoW. it was a great game, I dont have words for how good it was. Now take a look at WoW:tbc. Also really awesome. Personally I loved the focus on pvp rather than pve and it was still a really REALLY great game for hardcoreplayers. Now compare the game and expansion with the other 2 expansions:

WoW:Wotlk and WoW: Cataclysm.

basically EVERYTHING was dumbed down. PvE was so much easier. not a single challenge. So much old stuff were reused (most of the pvpsets look exactly the same except for colours). Everything was suddenly supereasy and instead of focusing on making a game for the hardcore mmoers and serious players, Blizzard put the focus on all the casual gamers.

PvP was dumbed down, classes became more faceroll. Blizzard didnt even bother with balance, every single class could 1 or 2 shot everybody due to the increase of damageburst in pve (both through gear, talents and new burst spells).

Also, to keep WC3 save, Blizzard should unite all servers in one. It would increase population and would be easier to host games without bots.

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Starcraft 1 IS better than Starcraft 2. I can tell this, after testing the beta of Starcraft 2.
In the original game you had many units, to control, they were smaller, easier to see and handle. The sounds were pore natural, a lot better than Starcraft 2, where everything sounds just synthetic. The troops and machines look old school, like warcraft 3, nothing like the original game, where you got the feeling of space age era, if you know what I mean.
The mineral gather robots of Terrans look like they have torches in their back, instead of an all modern reactor for example. Also, the ship engine look like they are borrowed from warcraft 3, not like they are from the future. They totally messed up this game, blizzard will have a deception. They made Starcraft 2 just like Warcraft !!! If you wanna play warcraft, you get warcraft, what’s the point of this game anyway ? They say about ephic battles, well the maps are too damn small compared to the size of the units. You cannot have big numbers and you cannt group them as well. Also, the speaches of characters are quite pathetic. They have no connection with original starcraft and totally lack it’s shine and innovative feeling. This game is just another warcraft… They totally messed up the gameplay and feeling of this game.

I give you an advice, if you wanna play agame that has feeling and fantastic gameplay, a true RTS, try Lord Of the Rings 2, Raise of The Witch King. That is a game developed by the developers of the original starcraft and it shows. Those people left Blizzard 4 years ago and the Starcraft 2 was developed by another folks and it shows. The people who made this game are complete lamers, to destroy such a fantastic game. Just try to play LOTR2 a few times and see what I mean. That is a reat RTS game, not this broken Starcraft2, where characters looks and act like pokemons,,, I really was a big fan of Starcraft.

1.starcraft 2 have some great great graphiques and the colours are are not too dark not too cartoony. Warcraft III have some not so bad graphiques but the colours are very very cartoony.

2.starcraft 2 has a good history, those terrans that ariived in the korpulu sector.Warcraft III is a game about lots of factions fighting in a battlefield orcs, humans,night elf, centaurs i think , etc.

3.Starcraft 2 will have a greatest terrain that this cartoony warcraft 3

hope you wi8ll buy sc2
and for pepoles that like warcraft 3 i don’t wanna insult them just say the true

Beginners (noobs) should avoid playing against a korean as they
might become too discouraged.

My estimate for the release date is late nov-dec 2008 or early jan-april 2009… however some people suggest it could take until late 2009 – I really hope not!

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2. I have no doubt that what was shown in the demo is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to new units. There are now units that can travel up and down cliffs. Some units deal more damage the longer they fire on a target. Protoss have the ability to warp in new units and have mobile pylons. Units are no longer restricted to grids for unit size and movement. All of these things and more will have an impact on SC2 that makes it different from SC1. In my opinion better.

3. The mothership differs from WC heroes in that WC heroes have levels. Note that in SC1 there are “heroes” too, but only in campaign. If the protoss are the only race with a “hero” and it unbalances the game Blizzard will probably patch it.

4. “Rushing is recomended.” Rushing was already something to fear, and most skilled players defend against them. If your enemy has time to make units and send them at you, you have time to make equally powerful units and then some.
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The demo showed us a lot of new features for Protoss, I can’t wait to see what they give zerg/terran to balance it.

1st “do their own thing” does that mean that they can follow orders like in Dark Reign, where I needn’t supervise them, and also, them doesn’t mean they have TOTAL freedom does it?

2nd The graphics, I am worried I can’t play it, I have a poor vid. card again (not to mention I am as of now, running off of Win98) I did like War3 with 3d graphics, though I see where people stand against them. I just had kept zoomed out if combat got hot, that way I could see what was going on. ONLY in my cool-off time did I zoom in to see the scenery. If I can do that with SC2 then no worries, DrAgOn-Skindred please address this issue, it will shut up at least a few dozen people (if they know how to use their mouse/mice) I liked the 2d graphics, I won’t lie, I favor them for RTS but only because the camera is placed in a certain spot, so to speak (sorry that I’m not much with words, I am TRULY sorry) and that spot is perfect for RTS games, so you can see more.
You say that SC2 is expected to be released sometime in early 08 (I think that’s what I read) I hope to have my computer affairs in order my then, but remember I’m graduating then, so have my graduation present out there (without bugs) I am confused reading some of this, but I learn through experience. Also, I concur about WOS only, I’d rename it UOS or GOS (universe/galaxy of Starcraft, seeing as how I doubt this just one planet) and I’ve never seen Blizzard halfa.. anything. (except for the lack of videos for Brood War, which really pissed me off ) I’d love to say something about battle.net (or whatever it is) cept when we 1st owned the game, we didn’t use the internet that often, Now When I’ve got the internet, I’ve lost the encryption code, so I punched in ramdom codes until one worked (took a minute or two) but it’s foolish to think the true code wasn’t already registered on there (apparently it was, can’t blame a guy for hoping) but a rating system sounds great, you could have a battle.net entry level 1st, to rate someone’s skill, based on all the things I see in Brood War. I know you can’t expect it to be specific in details, but then we could ball-park our skill level some, that way it’s not Master vs. Novice
(or past game history, somethin’ like that)
anyways, I eagerly await SC2
ps. I’m 90% positive that term used in SC isn’t “food” but control, I think you need to go back and play through SC (NOT Brood War, the original)
ps.ps. this time I won’t be losing the code I WANT TO PLAY AGAINST PLAYERS!
have a nice day, and enjoy SC2… i still hate the trailer though, that ain’t what I want

nobody “hates SC2″, just the opposite, but the main FOCUS here is that they don’t tend to create “shiny game”, but GOOD GAME. i don’t care if it has 3D or 4D od 525D graphic. fuck that. i want to see QUALITY game. balanced game.

we love SC. that’s why we want to see that SC2 is made even better.

and as far as “cowprince” is concerned, all of us have “2d graphic cards from 1986..” – pff.. sheesh. you dude, are retared. and arogant.

typical reason why blizz will make this game “for the masses”, with the attitude: “if it shines, it must be GOOD”. morons like this cowPrince (great name, thou’), will buy a game only if it’s super-3D. Lho-s-her!

k33p up the good work, i hope blizz doesn’t disapoint us.

That being said, I have faith that Blizzard will change a lot and make this game a lot different in a better sense by sometime in 2009. Hopefully at least 2 new races (hey, we already tried the 4 race thing in WC3)! Look, I have faith in Blizzard to make SC2 great, but currently I’m dissappointed.

besides, you dont attack just for suicide, and if i foreseen the enemy to be stronger and i stand no chance at all, ill retreat for the meantime and make some anti-units for the units they have created and think of a better strategy to overcome his.

but i do agree on one hand about the video, it will require a lot add-ons on my unit or better have a new one. LoL. but no kidding, I LIKE THE GAME! and WC? there’s no really that much strategy you apply comparable to SC b’coz of its hero system. no offense but that’s how i see it, ive played both, since there’s no hero, have a better strategy to the other one.

1.Quantity vs Quality
I agree that that Warcraft III is about quality ( => micromanagement) and Starcraft is about quantity ( => macromanagement). But I still hope that it doesn’t lead to the point that peoples catch to the ideas of winning by numbers, or by mass forces. It will be good if winning is not always decided with the sheer number of armies(or completeness of types of units), but with good ,creative, and well-planned tactics (or strategies in the long run). just like Eastern war strategies (Sun Tzu’s – Romance of The Three Kingdoms) ,like using terrains as protection, as offensive means, for stelthy ambush, or to affect mobility. I know that it doesn’t really fits with Starcraft, but I hope that it still be something for Blizzard to cornerns.

2.Emphasis on Economy.
I see that difference of Starcraft and C&C franchise is that in C&C economy is the major factor, if not the main focus of war.In C&C everything is matter of resource management :to gain resource and disburse it. GDI’s units are more effective in utility but not efficient .NOD’s units are very efficient but less effective.Money is like “Magic points”, it consumed to create infantry, stronger units, and strongest units; to pop structures; Also to use magics :Nuke /Ion Cannon for instant wipeout(and you can’t do nothing to stop that when it is ready, except blow up their tech center, or perharps disable the power). Money rules.
But, IMO, in Starcraft; economy (and battle) is a part of war strategy and chain of decisions.It plays big role, but not the biggest one; there are many factors to be considered. (about the nukes, it triggered with Ghost; and need to be deployed correctly to watch the fireworks ;and also can be stopped/get rid of, and the ghost becomes dead ghost ).
Personally I hope that Blizzard add another aspect in the macro strategy to further upgrade the complexity (but not ruining it) .I mean something that can emulate tactics of winning by conversion (like in Ages of Empire) that can mess the big military forces. I can thinking of perharps it will be good if Blizzard futher enchance that concept of “capturing” .You know, Queen can infest Terran’s command center and make the suicidal Infested Marine. I think it can be better if each race can “capture” the technology of the opposing race (by engineer in CnC),by certain methods in any length of the game; and by further research ,can adopt technology of different races, (not producing ALL the units of opposing race,but produce new unit) to make countermeasure of their racial advantage (shield,regen) or to further enchance the advantage of current unit (like,ghosts,or marines can use weapon that ignores Protoss’ shield and directly damage their HPs).The result may come in a really funky unit (or hybrid).

3.Rushing is recomended
Well, perharps Rushing is already become a part of strategy for RTS players .
I just hope that in SC2 rushing player will take more decision and consideration to do the rush.
These thing may not have anything to do with SC,but I’d like to give some insight:
In 2D fighting ,there are type of “turtler” players, who always being very defensive ,and they tactics is to block and punish. Modern games tries to constrain this playing style, which is visually boring and too conservative; by giving systems like guard gauge , guard crush, unblockables,etc . On the other side, there are players who always aim for big combo (and one-combo-kill) to drive the opponent to oblivion. Developers balance this by giving damage scalings, maximum hit limits, gradual damage decreases, etc.
Well ignore that and say that i’m on crack (or stimmed).

4.The level of players.
I heard that SC2 is aimed to be e-Games ,I translated that into :Blizzard want SC2 to accompany many factors in winning :strategy, tactics, (creativity), ability to adapt, etc,etc, including athletic (I mean unit maneuvering, mouseskills,etc). Well I hope that many aspects can be considered.(But those with those l337 skills can be killing sprees).

5.Beyond rock-sheet-chainsaw
Well, I think that a good game is when there is not only one solution for a problem.
I have idea :that it will be very cool if unit upgrades is not linear (attack 1/2/3 or armor 1/2/3) but theres some system that look something like “skill tree”. So the unit can be “customized”, (but not ridiculously diverse that may break the game) so the unit can be unique(so x guy’s marine different from y guy’s marine) .The upgrade may further enchance the unit’s advantage, reduce unit’s weaknesses,or to add something new. So marine can stand with Zealots in close range (I see in the screenshot that marines have bayonette in their gun – no pun intended ).It comes with trade-offs, a unit with heavy weapon or diverse weapons,may don’t have chance to upgrade the armor; and moreover THE COST PER UNIT IS INCREASED, so Zerg can be Protoss-like(quality based with high cost), Terran can be Zerg like(quantity based,low cost), or something inbetween.

Oh yeah,about higher terrains.I think elevation will be a major factor in the game .Perharps it’s the another “field”/ or “dimensions”. You know, in SC1 actually there are 3 dimensions :Ground, Aerial, and Stealth> The third dimension should be limited.

That’s some ideas. Sorry , I’m just overexcited. G, I think I can see Mutalisks dancing above my heads.

Basically, a nice concept art and the description that’s already there in the official website would be enough.

Just a suggestion

Ohad

Starcraft is one of the best games I’ve ever played, I’m sure the sequel to the – dare I say – BEST RTS game in existence will be %100 worth it. What makes me so sure?

Warcraft, Diablo, Lost vikings, Rock & Roll racing, Blackthorn, etc.. all of these games were a lot of fun and are a favorite for many people.. guess who made them? ^^

Your friendly Starcraft Administrator AdminAnarchy@useast

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Sorry to say it but Starcraft: Ghost was scratched due to Microsoft producing it either through copy-right infringment or buying it from Blizzard (highly doubtful) Was originally supposed to be released for Playstation 2 but that didnt happen :/. As for Blizzard games in general i have never been disappointed by what they have produced between Starcraft / BroodWar, Warcraft 3, Diablo 2 / Expansion, and WoW (Should release a WoS [World of Starcraft])

Making asumptions about a game that hasnt been released further than a few videos? Thats childish. Just because you have seen “videos” of SC2 doesnt mean you know “everything” about SC2. Now under my power and knowledge i do have which isn’t a little seeing as im a Starcraft Administrator and have some inside of this, DO NOT make assumptions to something you know nothing about. The trailers you have seen are not fully developed. They will stick to the original Zerg / Terran / Protoss races but will be introducing a new race called Vixen. This race is a cross between Protoss and Zerg.

As far as production goes on the “new” Vixen race, Blizzard from what i have saw has only created the “miners”, also known as workers, and a small scale of units, about three. Now the information you are giving in this post is nothing more the rubish. 3D graphics a problem? Lets see what happened to Warcraft –> Warcraft 3? Did it not too go through the same change from 2D -> 3D? Stop criticizing something you have nothing but “video” knowledge from. This is the kind of thing that makes Blizzard not want to release new games because of the “contructive” criticizing.

Now as I would advise you to do is just wait for the release of SC2 before “jumping the gun.” As a Blizzard employee I havent seen a thing wrong with the new SC2. I’ve played some of it (beta) that was released to insiders only to see what they thought of the game. Out of the 25 people who played the game 23 of them liked and the other 2 was not sure. Now if that doesnt tell you that the game isnt a fraud and isnt a makeshift WC3 then I dont know what does.

Also, things I hear that Blizzard is making the game for money purposes only? Blizzard has released games for customer satisfaction not for the money. If it wasnt for the customers then how would Blizzard make money? Blizzard aims on pleasing its gamers. Now i have heard from many people that Blizzard will be frauding a release and saying that Blizzard will not release the game. FALSE. Blizzard is and will release the game. Beta versions will be released end of 2007 (from what I have heard, Do not quote me on that) And the real release for the game is looked foreward to not the beginning of the year but near mid-summer. Blizzard would have released Sc2 this year but the much anticipated Halo-3 is coming out in the winter.

Now, These little “knowledgements” you have heard down the grape vine is FALSE, The information that I have just given you is true and is not to be hung of the water in low regards. I expect people to have the “true” facts and not some makeshift facts that some “wanna-bes” have concieved from the thoughts they think they “know.”

Just wait for the release. Dont rush Blizzard to create something that will be “imperfect.” They work hard enough under pressure. This doesnt mean give them more. Blizzard employees read these every day. Ecspecially the programmers. Now keep your little minds afloat because Blizzard has more than just this up their sleeve.

Read Carefully and i expect no more “know-it-all” remarks.

Your friendly Starcraft Administrator AdminAnarchy@useast

You always see Vulture+Tank vs Dragoon+Zealot, or Lurker+Swarm vs Marine+Tank. It’s the same shiet over and over. The winner is the one with the highest APM/Minerals.

Hopefully SC2 will have this boringness issue resolved.

Actually, all the language I’ve seen about it has been vague. We know those three races are returning, but nowhere have I found a quote that says there will be “only” 3 races.

“You people are -idiots-, making ‘dissapointed’ judgements on a game that was JUST announced and you have no REAL technical information for. Sit your asses down and wait for real info, instead of complaining.”

^ Yay!

Starcraft is the same way, if you find simplicity in Starcraft, you will most likely find it in SC2 as well. You don’t have to play against uber Koreans every match, you know.

Time to, at least, come to into the year 2000…

Ok enough condescending talk, the game will be fine. It’s Blizzard. It’ll be good.