[Discussion] Starcraft 2

[lt.nolan0347]

I know there's no release date, but according to BlizzCast interview with some of the developers, they said 3-5 month beta, and look to release by midsummer for Wings of Liberty...

 

Man, I can't wait. I've been cursing Dragoon pathing for too long now...

 

Gah I wish I got beta

[ChronoCrosS]

That's kind of gay, I was looking forward to it sooner than that...

[Barmacral]

That's kind of gay, I was looking forward to it sooner than that...

 

Thats what you get for thinking a Blizz game would ever be released fast.

[Silver]

lol, my beta is being wasted as I'm addicted to other games atm.

[ChronoCrosS]

I take the avatar as a clue?

[Silver]

No, that was before, though the game still kicks ass. More like BF:BC2.

[ChronoCrosS]

BC2 or mw2, what is better?

[Silver]

I've never tried MW2 mp so I can't really compare em. I just know that I love me some BC2 mp.

 

I have played MW mp and can draw some conclusions from that. MW mp is like 2 swat teams in a firefight. BC2 mp is like you're on a battlefield. There were several times where my squad and I were in a trench fight with the enemy while tanks rolled by, helicopters flew over us and mortar fire rained down from the sky. It was epic.

[ChronoCrosS]

mw2 is turning into a camping/nade launcher fest...

[Silver]

Apparently everybody who is in SC2 beta got a beta invite key to give to a friend. Mines already accounted for but find a friend who still has one. :p

[WWWwombat]

I didn't get to invite a friend for some reason.

 

Edit: Wait it was in my spam folder Oo

[Ashaman DeRouge]

I get mine next week, whenever my laptop arrives back from the shop.

 

SO excited. Also they are running the Beta until two weeks prior to game launch, thats very clever.

[lt.nolan0347]

if you have one, i'll take it! ;D

[WWWwombat]

Zerg is imba right now :(

[WWWwombat]

There's a professional-level player with the character name CauthonLuck.

 

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=24038425640&postId=240365826052&sid=5000#11

[ChronoCrosS]

Haha, nice.

[Vemynal]

heh my brother has the beta atm and he's home for spring break. I've been playing on his account ^_^

 

(he's annoyed that i just started and i'm already better then him XD)

[ChronoCrosS]

I never even played the original starcraft online, so I probably suck.

[Vemynal]

I never even played the original starcraft online, so I probably suck.

 

its awesome and i bet you could probably get both games for like 10 bucks. its a good game, you should check it out

[Silver]

A couple of my coworkers JUST started playing StarCraft. And one of them was able to get all his friends hooked on it.

[ChronoCrosS]

I never even played the original starcraft online, so I probably suck.

 

its awesome and i bet you could probably get both games for like 10 bucks. its a good game, you should check it out

 

Oh, I've played the single player extensively and I own the game. I just never got Battlenet to work...

[Krakalakachkn]

Here's some information on the campaign:

 

The multiplayer beta for Blizzard's upcoming RTS has been getting all the attention lately, but today we can share a rare substantive look at the story-based campaign. The three missions that Blizzard recently made available to the press showcase several of the ideas that drive the design of the single-player side of the game. Don't miss the videos embedded in the story and the high-res screenshots in the media gallery below.

 

Stealing Gas For Fun And Profit

 

Gabriel Tosh – the Jamaican-accented fellow with the dreadlocks and the voodoo necklace seen in the video below – has a job for Raynor's Raiders. He's found a planet with reserves of Terrazine gas, for which he is willing to pay handsomely. The trick is that a splinter group of Protoss, the Tal'Darim, regard the shrines built around the geysers as sacred and will do everything in their power to keep the Terrans away.

 

Tosh isn't interested in divulging his reasons, but revolution is an expensive business, so Raynor is in no position to turn down a chance to make a fat profit. His home base, the battlecruiser Hyperion, makes its way to the Terrazine planet.

 

As the mission opens, I take control of a reasonably well-formed base awaiting orders. A barracks, factory, and mercenary compound are set to start pumping out troops, and a small army and complement of SCVs are ready for action. Tosh informs me that the Protoss will be attempting to seal the geysers, at which point they will become permanently unusable for our purposes. Also, once we start harvesting the first Terrazine node, the Tal'Darim declare their intentions to come hard at any SCVs that dare defile their sacred shrines.

 

This setup draws players out of the traditional single-player RTS mentality of turtling within a well-defended base until you have enough units to steamroll the opposition. Players have no choice but to aggressively seek out gas nodes to harvest while sending hit squads of their own to stop the enemy probes from locking the shrines down. You still need to defend your base (an unopposed warp ray makes quick work of any buildings), but managing multiple fronts is a necessity. With the way this mission forces players to pay attention to timing, take control of disparate zones of the map, and defend the home front, it has more in common with a good multiplayer match than a traditional single-player RTS mission.

 

Ultimately, the ubiquitous Terran "bio ball" of marines, medics, and marauders proves too much for the mixed forces of stalkers, scouts, and warp rays that the Tal'Darim send after us. A huge air raid on my base takes me by surprise at one point, but the quick hire of three mercenary companies (who are expensive upgraded versions of regular units who build instantly) carries the day. It's a struggle, but finding an undefended back door into the Protoss base in the middle of the map significantly reduces the incoming assaults and gave my forces enough breathing room to get the job done. The gas is ours!

 

The sense of accomplishment is fleeting, however, as the post-mission briefing informs me that I missed two achievements – preventing the death of any SCVs, and not allowing the Protoss to seal a single node – and two of the three research opportunities on the map. I'll be coming back, that's for sure.

[WWWwombat]

New wave of friend invites just went out.  Also, gamestop has been giving beta keys to anyone preordering SC2.

[Silver]

Best Buy and Futureshop also gives out beta keys.

[Ashaman DeRouge]

Finally got my key.

 

DeRouge.derouge

 

Currently BRONZE league! Woo! haha

 

The game is very smooth, very enjoyable. I think my favorite thing about it is when I lose, I lose in 7 minutes so it's not too drawn out and torturous.