snowfox said:
Don't know how familiar you are with the first game, but Starcraft and Brood wars received a butt load of patches after the game came out, so you're pretty much worrying over nothing.
Here's the thing about all this that's bothering me though, you're worried that SC2 is for professionals only right? Back when Medal of Honor Allied assault was out, I was 14 years old and in a clan filled with people who were 22, 23 or older. This is because they needed a good sniper, and I was there to supply that at such a young age. We held a very high rank in ladder and league matches for the longest time.
Same goes for CoD4, I played in leagues and ladders with a clan doing 5v5 s&d. The point I'm trying to make is that there's room for competition in just about every multiplayer game. Ever go to a Rock Band 2 Competition?
The match-making of SC2 is not all about the professionals, or all about the competition. If you get stuck in bronze, who cares? You play against other people who are bronze as well, you all learn the game together, and at your own pace. You have fun because you know that the other people aren't going to have a big ball of tanks and marines within the first 6 minutes of the game.
Of course there's a way for you to move up in rank, but this is because the game would then feel that you are getting better at the game, so that way you're not getting bored playing against those in bronze. They give you an opponent that would be worth your time to play against. The game gives you a challenge, you have fun with it, as so will your opponent, it's all good right?
There's also the ability to play with friends. Husky from youtube often does commentary for TheLittleOne and Whitera and various other people. He even plays 3v3's and 4v4s with them all, for they are his friends and they all have fun together.
There are always going to be people who take the game serious... You have it in Halo, in CoD, Rock Band, and believe it or not, I got trash talked in Peggle once, but considering you're a casual gamer, you will never have to worry about playing these people unless you improve enough to reach the higher rankings of the matchmaker.
Not to mention that Blizzard IS trying to make the game as newcomer friendly as they possibly can with the practice league and the matchmaking service.
I'm upset that I've said this many times before, and you have yet to respond to what I have had to say. It feels like you're ignoring posts that speak the truth about the game and going after those that have some logical flaw that you can twist for sake of debate.
I feel your a bit late on worrying about being put against professionals or people who are better than you. Because if you ever played Starcraft or Broodwars, you would know that they don't have any sort of match-making service for b.net 1.0 and the chances of you getting put up against some one twice your skill level were rather very great.
Well, patches are all well and good. But if the system is broken without them, I wouldn't call them patches. I would call them laziness mistakes. But again, neither of us see the future.
I understand that there is going to always be competition. I know. Heck, there are still scrabble tournaments and things like that. Its a damned word game, but its also a competitive thing.
But my point is the first thing I see when I log in and all that are the ladder matches. 1v1 etc, all for ranked games. That right there says they are there for those who care about their ranks and the like. I'm not one of those. Perhaps I'm looking a little too deeply into it. But Custom Games = 1 spot, and ranked games = 3 spots. That isn't working with new people, that is wanting them all to be competitive.
The friend thing is good, I guess....just that I am willing to bet those are far and in between with times and all. How are you supposed to make friends through games if they are mostly competitive ones? I have a feeling that was a little bit off, but its a valid point dammit.
And again, the whole matchmaking thing....A majority of people are just going to naturally be competitive in it. They are going to want to be better and all that stuff. That isn't what I jump online for. Perhaps someday I will have a competitive bone in my body for games, but that won't come soon, and I for now just want to jump on, play a quick game of whatever, and not worry about rank or anything like that. But right now, the custom maps are not properly matched up, nor is battlenet working properly.
Apologies if it seems like I'm just provoking arguments or division. I am just trying to see the flaws in the game in comparison to all the greatness everyone showers on it. It isn't perfect, but all I seem to hear is praise, and people always backing up Blizzard. They are still humans, and make mistakes. I just don't know if I am interested in Starcraft 2, and made this to kind of see where people stand.
That, and I like to discuss video games. Especially when I am lucky enough to participate in the beta.
