The [Un-Official] Official StarCraft 2 thread!

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DigitalSushi

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[HEADING=1]The Official StarCraft 2 thread[/HEADING]



[small]Find Everything you need to know about StarCraft 2 here[/small]

[HEADING=2]News![/HEADING]
This is the news you need to follow!

StarCraft How stuff happens blergh! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102389-StarCraft-II-How-Is-It-So-Far]

Unboxing the tasty treat that is the StarCraft 2 Collectors edition [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102360-StarCraft-II-Collectors-Edition-The-Unboxing]

Analyst Predicts StarCraft to sell a Bazillion Copies, World replies by holding out its credit cards [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102350-Analyst-Predicts-7-Million-Copies-of-StarCraft-2-Sold-Before-End-of-Year]

Blizzard states "Making this game is not as expensive as you think" [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102315-StarCraft-II-Didnt-Cost-100-Million-Isnt-Getting-Advance-Reviews]

Really really hot Trailer, go see it!, its really really good [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102260-Blizzard-Unleashes-Final-Jaw-Dropping-StarCraft-II-Launch-Trailer]

Brag in style to your Zerg Overlords that the mouse your playing with, cost more then there's! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101481-Play-StarCraft-II-in-Style-With-Razer-Peripherals]

People we should hate!, not really, they happen to be winners of a giveaway. Well done chaps, well done [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101921-StarCraft-II-Heavens-Devils-Book-Giveaway-Winners-Announced]

Does your PC overheat?, quick over here it is a FIX [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.221096-Blizzard-Offers-Fix-for-StarCraft-Computer-Melting-Bug]
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[HEADING=2]User made threads![/HEADING]


This is where the community gives itself a pat on the back and thanks each other by nominating a thread for inclusion here, before Zerg Rushing each other into oblivion.

{urges you guys to do the long hard searching for exquisite content}
[ul][li]Multiplayer Mayhem! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.221548-Zerg-rush-mine-and-your-story][/li][/ul]
[ul][li]Paragon Fury's thread about the single player, careful spoilers ahoy! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.222046-Starcraft-II-All-In-Spoilers][/li][/ul]

There was a huge Skirmish between rival user groups, I present to you the victor! THE OFFICIAL STARCRAFT USER GROUP!.
[ul][li]StarCraft 2 user group! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/The-Escapist-Starcraft-2-Players][/li][/ul]

Super outside source link attack!
[ul][li] The Wiki page of Starcraft wikiness!: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Wings_of_Liberty][/li][/ul]

[ul][li]Official StarCraft 2 website, take your hat off in respect: [http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/launch?ref=/sc2/][/li][/ul]

[ul][li]Is your Goose getting Cooked?, The Escapist endorsed goose cooking website!: [http://www.goodmansgeese.co.uk/cooking_a_goose.html][/li][/ul]


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[sub]Disclaimer
This isn't the official place you should come to, try to keep your StarCraft 2 threads original and discussion worthy, if an excited newbie makes a StarCraft 2 thread (or any thread) help these guys out - you never know you may make a friend and better than that these user threads might get that coveted inferno badge! SO HAPPY HUNTING!.[/sub]
 

DigitalSushi

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Flying-Emu said:
Should probably put a link to the SCII user group, if we do indeed have one.
I've been looking, no StarCraft 2 user group so far!, someone totally needs to do one... if they aren't too busy playing playing StarCraft that is.
 

Flying-Emu

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ColdStorage said:
Flying-Emu said:
Should probably put a link to the SCII user group, if we do indeed have one.
I've been looking, no StarCraft 2 user group so far!, someone totally needs to do one... if they aren't too busy playing playing StarCraft that is.
I'll make one, I guess.
 

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ColdStorage said:
Flying-Emu said:
Should probably put a link to the SCII user group, if we do indeed have one.
I've been looking, no StarCraft 2 user group so far!, someone totally needs to do one... if they aren't too busy playing playing StarCraft that is.
It's done. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/The-Unoffical-Starcraft-II-Fan-Club]
 

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My goose is getting cooked D:

I'm having some trouble beating Welcome to the Jungle on brutal difficulty. Somebody halp?
 

DigitalSushi

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CheeseSandwichCake said:
My goose is getting cooked D:

I'm having some trouble beating Welcome to the Jungle on brutal difficulty. Somebody halp?
I hear your pain and have added a super outside source link with regards to properly cooking geese, I hope that helps.

Maybe you should get to Flying Emu's awesome user group, they may be able to help, did I mention Flying Emu is awesome and by proxy so is his StarCraft 2 user group? well just in case you didn't know, he and it are totally awesome.

Also remember that if you see a thread that is worthy of being added here, contact us via this thread or via PM's.
 

Sevre

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What exactly makes this thread Un-Official? I spent 20 minutes of my life taking down links and damn it they were official

In about 11 hours I'll be playing SC2 too anyway.
 

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Just so you know, I had a user group up 2 days before that one:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/The-Escapist-Starcraft-2-Players
 

DigitalSushi

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Volafortis said:
Just so you know, I had a user group up 2 days before that one:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/The-Escapist-Starcraft-2-Players
Huge apologies buddy, I couldn't see it myself!

I'll add your group in, and hopefully the users can come to a resolution themselves.
 

KwaggaDan

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I really wish there was some sort of class you could take. I love Starcraft, but I still suck at the random maps...
 

Flying-Emu

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KwaggaDan said:
I really wish there was some sort of class you could take. I love Starcraft, but I still suck at the random maps...
I recommend you check out the Wiki, and then just practice.
 

Weaver

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Xzi said:
Starcraft 2 has a 97 on metacritic so far.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/starcraft2
Maybe I'm jaded as hell, but I would give it an 8.5/10
 

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AC10 said:
Xzi said:
Starcraft 2 has a 97 on metacritic so far.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/starcraft2
Maybe I'm jaded as hell, but I would give it an 8.5/10
Not jaded at all IMO. That's a fair ranking. It did a good job not messing with a winning formula, but that also means it was pretty generic and not especially remarkable or innovative. Can't really give any game like that anything more than a 9.0. Add in the fact that apparently it was melting some graphics cards and some other random complaints I've had (like the glaring plot holes in the single player mode), and that drops it to a 8.5.
 

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Xzi said:
AC10 said:
Xzi said:
Starcraft 2 has a 97 on metacritic so far.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/starcraft2
Maybe I'm jaded as hell, but I would give it an 8.5/10
Nah your rating is fine. I'd give it a 9/10, but most professional critics tend to overshoot their ratings on big releases.
Avaholic03 said:
AC10 said:
Xzi said:
Starcraft 2 has a 97 on metacritic so far.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/starcraft2
Maybe I'm jaded as hell, but I would give it an 8.5/10
Not jaded at all IMO. That's a fair ranking. It did a good job not messing with a winning formula, but that also means it was pretty generic and not especially remarkable or innovative. Can't really give any game like that anything more than a 9.0. Add in the fact that apparently it was melting some graphics cards and some other random complaints I've had (like the glaring plot holes in the single player mode), and that drops it to a 8.5.
Good! Glad I'm not crazy :D

Of course, I'm having a great time with the game but it is really similar to SC1 and
SPOILER WARNING
I found the love interest between Kerrigan and Raynor a little forced. I mean, they knew eachother for like 2 weeks right? What's the deal?
 

Avaholic03

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AC10 said:
Good! Glad I'm not crazy :D

Of course, I'm having a great time with the game but it is really similar to SC1 and
SPOILER WARNING
I found the love interest between Kerrigan and Raynor a little forced. I mean, they knew eachother for like 2 weeks right? What's the deal?
Yeah, I totally agree. Also:

Why is it one second everyone is bent on killing Kerrigan, and the next second they talk about how she's the key to saving the universe? First of all, how can they know she's the key just from some random vision? And also, you can't have both. What if she needed to stay the Queen of Blades in order to save the universe? Then by using the artifact on her, you doomed us all. DOOOOOOMED!

Oh well, I guess I'll at least give the next 2 games a chance before I judge the entire saga.
 

Motiv_

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Well, I really liked SC1, and I liked the beta of SC2. The question is, I'm more of a single player kinda guy, is there enough content to justify it's purchase?