Starcraft 2: Mothership Connection

http://www.starcraft2.com/

Starcraft 2 announced! Will not feature battle-tightened ass or camel-toes! Presumably! National holiday in S.Korea declared!

Holy shit, the linking code works now! far out.

looks neat

Yesterday they announced a Beta opt-in (kind of). To be eligible you have to have a battle.net account and Blizzard 'may contact you in the coming months.'

A friend works for Blizzard and was saying last night it's still in the Alpha for a couple of months yet, but says its looking good, though it seems system requirements are pretty high...

jesus how long is it going to take them to get this shit together. not only has it been like 10 years since the last one but everything about 2 looks like it's pretty much exactly the same with a couple new units and hi-resier graphics.

Yeah, you could say the same about SFIV, though, which also took for-fuckin-ever.

Blizzard's as bad as anyone in using the "when it's done" excuse, but they haven't released a bomb in probably 15 years so it'll probably be very good. I'm on the fence about the game myself, but I'm one of those crazy people who enjoys the game in single player more than in multiplayer mode (DoTA and other such mods aside).

I think it's really in their best interests to make sure this works perfectly; starcraft is STILL a massive sensation in most of the world and there's no reason to fuck with perfection.

Basically, the only other developer whose games consistently pleased me as much as Blizzard's do was Black Isle. (Even Capcom has bombed for me; see my total lack of interest in the Resident Evil series.)

Valve, maybe.

And Popcap!

jesus how long is it going to take them to get this shit together. not only has it been like 10 years since the last one but everything about 2 looks like it's pretty much exactly the same with a couple new units and hi-resier graphics.

Having just witnessed the pre-Beta in action I can confirm that it looks and plays pretty much exactly the same, but a bit more 3D-er (and sharper, or course). Apparently they haven't finalised all the races yet, and to my ears it sounds like they're using the same awful sound effects/voices from the last one. So it looks kinda nice, but sounds hella annoying. Maybe they're just placeholder sounds for now...

Anyone else going nuts every time they push back StarCraft 2? I'm iffy on this whole "one race per product" thing for single player, but the mode to train for multiplayer sounds interesting. Mainly I just want them to release a multiplayer beta, with the fringe chance that it'll get hacked and distributed widely if I'm not in the beta group.

Im trying to pretend Im not going to pick this up on day 1 but I probably will. I kinda hate RTS games these days but Blizzard does such a good job with them w/r/t the stories and the characters.

my roommate got into the beta, i'm about to give it a whirl

curious!

got my beta key yesterday after pre-ordering from gamestop. Haven't had the time to play it yet though.

anybody else here tried it?

I'm 0-4 so far. About to leave the 'Practice' league OMG

it looks really complicated to play. is it complicated?

is it enjoyable is what i wanna know

odd timing. I just bought the original game for $5 at a used shop earlier tonight.

It is enjoyable. People who have played the original will have an initial advantage in that the resource and production system is the same. However about half of the units are new which makes things a bit confusing at the onset.

The Terrans have 4 ground units as opposed to 3 in the original - marines, ghosts, and two units that are kinda like firebats. And unfortunately the goliath is gone - replaced by HUGE ground units called Thors (which require as much tech upgrading as the Battlecruisers did in the original, so you won't be able to create them for awhile).

can i still switch my modes on the tanks to awesome stationary cannon unit?

Yes

Also if you have the capability, the graphics are nice (there is an 'ultra' setting I'd like to see someday). I'm playing on a 3 year old laptop withal 128 meg video card and on LQ it looks good and is quite smooth.

SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS 7-27
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2010/05/04/starcraft-2-wings-of-liberty-release-date-a/1

realized the original was released at the exact halfway point of my life atm and I kinda lol'd but was mostly sad

is this coming out on the mac at the same time?

I'm playing on a 3 year old laptop withal 128 meg video card and on LQ it looks good and is quite smooth.

:(

MACS REQUIRE MORE VESPENE GAS 7-27

kclu, do you have a video card or integrated graphics?

btw Command Centers now have offensive ability

...though not when they're airborne (unfortunately)

my number one wished for ability for the command center was for it to land on other units (possible your own)

pretty sure integrated

i can't play RTSs but i do get a weird pleasure out of watching youtubes of this game

It looks awesome. I hope it runs on my 2 year old iMac.

The original starcraft caused me to flunk out of college the first time. I would play that shit for 20 hours a day.

my pc has an NVIDIA GeForce 7150m / nForce 630M, which should be good enough, I think.

so is it the processor..?

oh, my processor is only 2.0 GHz.

This beta test is pretty awesome. It's a lot like the original SC, but I feel like the races are a little more differentiated and have a definite flavor. The existing units and abilities kind of got shifted around so it's a very different game in that the strategies are different, but the gameplay is nearly identical to the original.

In one hour I will playing the beta on my Mac. Woohoo!

Mordy, let me know if you want to play

I'm so terrible at it. :(

this game is sick, you have to play soooo much to be good. i still love getting my ass kicked, though.

additional supply depots required

not enough thespian gas!

Oh yeah, I definitely find certain play-styles very charismatic. That is certainly true of Boxer, he comes up with really unique builds and maximizes the value of his units. Players like MVP and Thorzain take that asphyxiation style Terran to the extreme. Thorzain is Swedish, but he recently went to Korea to compete in GSL and the Koreans call him the "spoon" Terran because his style is so slow and meticulous they say its like he's killing his opponent with a spoon, haha.

Yeah, DRG is a Korean Zerg, so is NesTea. I love DRG for his aggressive counter-attacking style, and I love NesTea for his defensive play and unbelievably perfect decision-making. NesTea's ZvZ is so good that he has over 90% win-rate in ZvZ in the GSL, and ZvZ is considered one of the most unpredictable, volatile match-ups--no one else even comes close to that kind of consistency in any match up.

this Idra vs Boxer series from last weekend was high drama: http://tv.majorleaguegaming.com/videos/78101-clr6-egidra-vs-slayersboxer-game-3

(starts with game 3 and you have to skip around 10 minutes of pre-game...)

Listening to this Sportscenter-style analysis of Terran vs. Zerg in the pre-game is killing me.

i actually went to MLG with some friends, it was really, really fun. the Idra/Boxer series was awesome, but the series that Idra played right after against Bomber was even better, the crowd was soooo into it.

Listening to this Sportscenter-style analysis of Terran vs. Zerg in the pre-game is killing me.

― polyphonic, Thursday, October 20, 2011 2:30 PM (38 minutes ago) Bookmark

yeah I just watched this whole thing, p surprised that I loved everything abt it really, but like at the end whenever the announcers would shout GEE GEE at the same time I would die a lil inside

Anyone else kinda more into watching than playing these days? Feel like I've reached a plateau and am just grinding out the same strata over and over ... And losing still really hurts.

Watching makes me want to play but then I do and it doesn't look like Boxer vs Idra, haha. I am trying to force myself to do things I'm not good at, losing more than normal, and hopefully better in the long run.

That idea v bomber was great too. Almost feel bad for Idra running the gauntlet of Boxer's early pressure and Bomber's macro-Terran style to just lose to what seemed to be pretty standard Protoss play from MC. I'm actually really excited to see the next MLG next month.

damn I am thirsty for some nos energy drink

Anyone been to a barcraft event? Beer and SC competition and friends sounds pretty awesome.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2567539/2009/DAY9.jpg

Still have yet to beat the final mission, even tho I watched the cutscene just for the plot

i peaked at high diamond, getting matched against some masters players, and i got to the point where i realized i'd have to start putting serious time into playing more to get any better, but i wasn't really up for that kinda commitment. and it wasn't really fun for me when i wasn't improving, so i quit.

Played last weekend against Zerg. Opponent upgraded their overlords and came and dropped a zergling army on my main gg.

classic

damn the HotS expansion has a long beta. Release date is a good 4 months away???

ok playing starcraft again who wants to come play and beat me

I read the campaign was kinda weak in this and I am so shitty at multiplayer its not really an option. think Ill just watch lets plays while Im bored at work..

I got a lot better at multiplayer after practicing a ton when SC2 came out. I might be in the top 99% of players.

um

Yes, I am better than 1% of other players

stop umming my jokes

aw

i will win a multiplayer game at some point. i know it. i beat the training scenarios. steps.

are you bronze? just be hyper aggressive early and often and they'll get so flustered you'll win like 80% of the time.

worker rush imo

worker rush is a terrible idea

banshee rush focusing on their mineral line will beat a ton of people

joking about the worker rush... but it actually does work. just won't help you learn to actually play the game.

serve the hive

After reading a ton load of articles for the past month, and having a sick curiosity about this, I'm thinking that this weekend will be the one to try it out.

I only see a few tiny problems.

1) I'm not that into battlefield tactics games.

2) The last point & click game I really enjoyed was Syndicate on the Amiga.

3) I have two young kids and no free time whatsoever.

4) I've lost my mouse.

5) I don't play space marine games.

This can't be a bad idea can it?

there's a trial version! do it.

beating up on the AI a little bit this morning. been honing my douchebag marine rush.

I'm not big on playing as the zerg so this campaign is not quite my cup of tea. The cutscenes look really good, though!

Now to wait a couple years for the inevitable protoss expansion

I found my mouse!

I also have two kids and no time. I haven't played in more than a year. Still confident that I could beat noobs with one hand though.

ditto, minus the kids

So I've played this a fair bit over the weekend, kinda dig it.

its way more traditional than I thought it would be, but that i think must be the thing that keeps people hooked. I suppose when half of South Korea is lining up to f**k your golden cow, you dont change the cow...

The campaign seems to be just a massive tutorial to avoid you getting schooled in multiplayer, much like a fighting game.

the one thing I really like about it is that you can play for 20/30 mins and win/lose and be done, seeing as the only games I've played in the last year are Skyrim/Arkham city. The idea of a game that actually has a defined end appeals a lot.

There is a weird disconnect about how much it seems to be troubling my Macbook Air and how simple the graphics are, but I've literally not played a game on a Macintosh since the millenium, so who knows...

most places had it for £17 which is a price I'm cool with, but now it seems to have gone up everywhere to £26. So I'm on the fence...

Would the multiplayer be useful at all? or will everyone be on HOTS now with only me and some super l33t players still playing wings of Liberty?

HOTS is overpriced. I'll be sticking with WoL until it comes down.

I'm going to play some mono battles tomorrow. Haven't played in over a year.

Anyone buying the new one? I still haven't bought HotS. WoL multiplayer 4 life

Let me put my sunglasses on so I can see what I'm doing here

Shit, same day, different years. That shit is freaky.

Practicing my DT moves on the Brooklyn map, blinking from bar to bar

Somehow I've found myself watching lots of competitive Starcraft again. I had assumed it was dead but it seems to be going strong. I don't understand some of the new units since I haven't played since Wings of Liberty.

This is interesting:

https://variety.com/2018/gaming/features/starcraft-ii-esports-history-1202873246/

the rise of serral is almost singlehandedly to blame for me watching again

He's really something. Zergs in general seem really strong. Few Terrans seem to get deep into tournaments right now.

his play is the most beautiful thing i've seen in SC2, though i hadn't seen much since like 2012

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/06/report-blizzard-began-making-then-canceled-a-starcraft-first-person-shooter/

Would play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyErZru_ims

https://i.imgur.com/mXB40WW.png

SCV rush