STARCRAFT II IS OFFICIAL!!!
RaiDK
19 May 2007
Commander Abs
19 May 2007
About f'k'n time is all I can say,,,,,
*flips over his 52 page study of Starcraft which he did for grade 10 English
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Man,, just saw that Starcraft was released in 98,,,, *feels old all of a sudden*
Edited by Commander Abs, 19 May 2007 - 06:40.
*flips over his 52 page study of Starcraft which he did for grade 10 English

Man,, just saw that Starcraft was released in 98,,,, *feels old all of a sudden*
Edited by Commander Abs, 19 May 2007 - 06:40.
RaiDK
19 May 2007
OK, I'm less optimistic about this now. Simply because 80% of all the new units sound like they were ripped straight from C&C3!

Can you say "Annihilator Tripod"?

Can you say "Annihilator Tripod"?
Athena
19 May 2007

EDIT This was in reply to the first post.
Edited by Blaat85, 19 May 2007 - 07:17.
RaiDK
19 May 2007
lol 
Screens are up:
http://media.pc.ign....126/imgs_1.html
Thoughts? I would have liked it to be a bit more gritty, but ah well.

Screens are up:
http://media.pc.ign....126/imgs_1.html
Thoughts? I would have liked it to be a bit more gritty, but ah well.
Golan
19 May 2007
Meeh, was hoping for a real Starcraft II, not some Starcraft 1.5 + WCIIIx0.5 ...
RaiDK
19 May 2007
Alias
19 May 2007
RaiDK
19 May 2007
I agree. The original battlecruiser looked largely industrial, the new one is a freaking techno cruiser.
Actually, all the terran units look techno. WTF?
ROFL at spelling mistake. Damn these laptop keyboards!
Edited by RaiDK, 19 May 2007 - 08:51.
Actually, all the terran units look techno. WTF?
ROFL at spelling mistake. Damn these laptop keyboards!

Edited by RaiDK, 19 May 2007 - 08:51.
Revan
19 May 2007
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Sorry for getting spammy, but I had to.
This is the best new game announced I heared in ages. Thank you blizzard for not going MMOG.
Though I agree with you, I'd have preferred the Terran stuff more industrial, I suppose it's ok and more realistic like this.
I'm wondering about the protoss though, they seem to have completely changed them
The only familiar things I found so far are Zealots and Photon Cannons. I hope they don't remove some of the awsome old stuff, like Carriers, Arbiters and Dark Archons.
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Sorry for getting spammy, but I had to.
This is the best new game announced I heared in ages. Thank you blizzard for not going MMOG.
Though I agree with you, I'd have preferred the Terran stuff more industrial, I suppose it's ok and more realistic like this.
I'm wondering about the protoss though, they seem to have completely changed them

The only familiar things I found so far are Zealots and Photon Cannons. I hope they don't remove some of the awsome old stuff, like Carriers, Arbiters and Dark Archons.
RaiDK
19 May 2007
It's weird, almost looks like they gave the franchise to a new company... A friend of mine found the whole "Marines with shields" concept hilarious.
Then again, the original Blizzard team has left...
Then again, the original Blizzard team has left...
Mathias
19 May 2007
I have never in my life been so moved by a public announcement by any company.
Fuck this forum, I cannot possibly describe how I feel in this thread.
Fuck this forum, I cannot possibly describe how I feel in this thread.
Revan
19 May 2007
[url="http://eu.starcraft2.com/"]http://eu.starcraft2.com/[/url]
Hell YESSSS.
Hell YESSSS.
Mathias
19 May 2007
There's absolutely NOTHING wrong with the game whatsoever. It looks like they are aiming to please the korean hardcore scene and the worldwide fanbase simultaneously. New gameplay ideas like the Immortals only countering overwhelming force like Siegetanks and the zergling's winged form is immense. The unit portraits are fucking amazing and yet we have seen only 1% of the game! Just one tileset, just 3-4 units of each race.
This is the day I have waited for for 10 years now.
The graphics are perfect, they look EXACTLY like starcraft 1 sprites turned 3D. If you complain it isn't gritty enough, you need to play SC1 again. Battlecruisers looking too "techno"? WHAT THE FUCK? They look exactly like they used to do - like "technology". The fact that everyone compares it to WC3 is ridicolous. No matter what they'd do, this would come up. Did you expect them to make an isometric sprite game?
For now, I will wait, and reserve judgement until I see more. For now, I think they are revealing the most eye-opening stuff first. Then we will see how the familiar stuff plays out and if they are keeping the Starcraft feel intact.
EDIT: Heck, if they went for a more gritty color scheme, people would start complaining about CNC3-likeness instead.
Seriously, what are you expecting?
Edited by Mathias, 19 May 2007 - 10:44.
This is the day I have waited for for 10 years now.
The graphics are perfect, they look EXACTLY like starcraft 1 sprites turned 3D. If you complain it isn't gritty enough, you need to play SC1 again. Battlecruisers looking too "techno"? WHAT THE FUCK? They look exactly like they used to do - like "technology". The fact that everyone compares it to WC3 is ridicolous. No matter what they'd do, this would come up. Did you expect them to make an isometric sprite game?
For now, I will wait, and reserve judgement until I see more. For now, I think they are revealing the most eye-opening stuff first. Then we will see how the familiar stuff plays out and if they are keeping the Starcraft feel intact.
EDIT: Heck, if they went for a more gritty color scheme, people would start complaining about CNC3-likeness instead.

Edited by Mathias, 19 May 2007 - 10:44.
Prophet of the Pimps
19 May 2007
Superb news. I love SC and finally we will get to what happened. Any word on the 4th faction that was rumoured to be the creators of both zerg and protoss.
Kris
19 May 2007
FINALLY!! Starcraft 2 
hmmm why the siege tank deploys its whole tracks instead of doing it like in SC1?

hmmm why the siege tank deploys its whole tracks instead of doing it like in SC1?
Mathias
19 May 2007
Won't be any, atelast not in cold hard gameplay terms. Which I don't mind TBH. Much higher chance of fucking something up like that. Would be matter for an expansion.
RaiDK
19 May 2007
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EDIT: Heck, if they went for a more gritty color scheme, people would start complaining about CNC3-likeness instead.
Now, time for some youtube love:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=aJDFw4TGWmo
Golan
19 May 2007
Mathias, on 19 May 2007, 10:42, said:
The graphics are perfect, they look EXACTLY like starcraft 1 sprites turned 3D. If you complain it isn't gritty enough, you need to play SC1 again. Battlecruisers looking too "techno"? WHAT THE FUCK? They look exactly like they used to do - like "technology". The fact that everyone compares it to WC3 is ridicolous. No matter what they'd do, this would come up. Did you expect them to make an isometric sprite game?
BTW, that is how a terran battlecruiser was looking to some of us.
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EDIT: Heck, if they went for a more gritty color scheme, people would start complaining about CNC3-likeness instead. rolleyes.gif Seriously, what are you expecting?
Alias, on 19 May 2007, 08:49, said:
Starcraft 2: $80
Keyboard: $30
12 years of private education: $52000
Making a spelling error in all caps in size 72 font: priceless.
Keyboard: $30
12 years of private education: $52000
Making a spelling error in all caps in size 72 font: priceless.

Edited by Golan, 19 May 2007 - 11:12.
Kris
19 May 2007
Don't want to double post....
SC2 !!!!! Fook yeah!
My only complain now is why they changed the overall design of the terran units? D:
Still! Finally! SC2 !!!
SC2 !!!!! Fook yeah!
My only complain now is why they changed the overall design of the terran units? D:
Still! Finally! SC2 !!!