Star Craft II- Is there anyone who will not be getting this game?
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I wasn't very excited for SC2. Got a free beta tryout (with about 2 weeks left in the beta) and gave it a try. Holy crap it's fun! Very balanced, and just 1v1 or 2v2 matches are super fun and fairly quick too. Can't wait for the release and being able to get back into it... and play with my friends 
I'm wonder if you've actually played Starcraft and on what level of gameplay. It's a common misconception that RTS is all about getting "x" unit to counter "y" units. It's still existent, but in SC1, it was all more along the lines of "soft counter" as opposed to hard counter. This means that even air units can destroy anti-units even if their numbers were even. It is all based on your control of your units that decided on who would the victor of a small skirmish between units. If your control was good enough, even the anti-infantry unit (The Lurker) can be downed by simple marines.Zeithri said:
And also, what's wrong with the balance in Starcraft?
exactly, and like i said at some point earlier on in this thread im not going to put that much time into a game unless its an rpg i really love or if its one of my favorite shooters of all timeHexenwolf said:
a strategy game i juts can't soak up too much time in, i respect the fuck out of people who can and do really well at it, while im not bad, i just can't put that much time into it, i usually play a match or two a month and thats it, i can't sit there for 5 hours like some of my friends and play it for long periods of time.
It's a fairly old game though, 1998 and all.nomad240 said:
Gotta disagree with you on the gameplay, from a multiplayer point-of-view, it is FAR from being simple.
I have mine pre-ordered and played through a significant portion of the phase one beta, I think i managed to play around 500 games or so. Battle.net 2.0 has its issues, but with the recent news that they are re-adding identifiers, are planning on implementing a chat system, and adding cross realm play shortly after release means that my hopes are still high.
From a gameplay perspective it's great. Despite being pre-release the game is incredibly balanced and plays at a very enjoyable pace, one that I think is slightly faster than BW (though this may be because of the current metagame. Like BW, starcraft2 has a steep learning curve and many players new to the series will probably have a hard time playing past the lower leagues, but at least your paired with similarly skilled players. However, in my opinion (and one shared by a large portion of the community) its the competitiveness of starcraft that makes it so great.
SC2 will have a pretty large following, though you won't see it represented well on the escapist forums where the majority of members are console gamers. Hopefully SC2 breathes some new life into the RTS brand, I personally grew up playing series like SC, CnC, AoE, etc etc and its disheartening to see how the slightly younger generation of gamers have little to no experience with any RTS games at all. Of course, I'm not saying its their fault or that their inferior because of it, I just think that the RTS genre is a lot of fun and it would be nice to see some of the younger gamers give it a try.
From a gameplay perspective it's great. Despite being pre-release the game is incredibly balanced and plays at a very enjoyable pace, one that I think is slightly faster than BW (though this may be because of the current metagame. Like BW, starcraft2 has a steep learning curve and many players new to the series will probably have a hard time playing past the lower leagues, but at least your paired with similarly skilled players. However, in my opinion (and one shared by a large portion of the community) its the competitiveness of starcraft that makes it so great.
SC2 will have a pretty large following, though you won't see it represented well on the escapist forums where the majority of members are console gamers. Hopefully SC2 breathes some new life into the RTS brand, I personally grew up playing series like SC, CnC, AoE, etc etc and its disheartening to see how the slightly younger generation of gamers have little to no experience with any RTS games at all. Of course, I'm not saying its their fault or that their inferior because of it, I just think that the RTS genre is a lot of fun and it would be nice to see some of the younger gamers give it a try.
Considering the latter doesn't really drastically change the gameplay, the same applies to Starcraft 2 as it does to Starcraft 1.Zeithri said:
I won't be, but only because I don't have enough stashed in the "Disposable Income" piggy bank.
