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StarCraft II Hands-On Impressions, Part I

JediTilo — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:31:05 MDT

this game makes me fail at life...

JediTilo

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chuco26 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:23:20 MDT

Sounds like the game will be the same from the beginning, but after the game moves on the game will start to change. I'm looking forward to this game, since the first one was a lot of fun, you can also check out how good it was in Korea, They even have their own T.V. show.

chuco26

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deviantCharles — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:08:21 MDT

@McWhertor: Thanks for the response. I only ask because they essentially seem like skirmisher units, but if they were able to be upgraded past the point of cannon fodder to hold their own in a cluster like how marines can, it'd make them a lot more potent than just harrying forces.

deviantCharles

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tandonmiir — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:17:39 MDT

@Dakobah:

Don't worry about DX10: Blizzard always has its games run on Macs too, remember?

tandonmiir

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quke — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:41:13 MDT

@Spiffyness: That's probably because Blizzard has very talented artist and perhaps even more importantly animators. It's not all about the polygon count.

quke

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Providence — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:54:04 MDT

@baccardi84:
Starcraft does!

Providence

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baccardi84 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:53:41 MDT

@Chrysalis: ya SC is great and all, i just wish blizzard would do something new. god knows the games industry doesn't need more sequels

baccardi84

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RWHC — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:40:48 MDT

@Krytha: Not really.. they're too busy playing StarCraft... you just have to play Fifa or something by yourself :(

RWHC

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Chrysalis — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:31:10 MDT

@baccardi84: I fart in your general direction.

This can't be released soon enough. SC is still great, but less so now stretched out on a widescreen monitor

Chrysalis

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baccardi84 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:20:16 MDT

this just looks like a rehash of a game they made 10 years ago. why bother?

baccardi84

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Sai-kun — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:02:45 MDT

@Zanch:

:O! I forgot all about the Zergtoss. Eeee~~! I can't wait! :3 I have to go play Brood War again. D:

Sai-kun

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Eirias — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:24:47 MDT

@Lono: Of course. Several changes were made to lessen the effect of a mass carrier attack, not to mention the fact that it is easy to plan against. That doesn't mean it wasn't fun.

Eirias

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Krytha — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:12:10 MDT

Mass korean teammates FTW!

Seriously, you must get beaten up at school if you're a SC n00b in korea-land.

Krytha

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Dakobah — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:11:05 MDT

i wonder what the system requirments will be for this game.

hopefully not DX10

Dakobah

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ElMatto — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:01:43 MDT

meh, mass scouts FTW

ElMatto

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Lono — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:00:41 MDT

@Eirias: Yeah right. Mass Carriers will never work on a Ladder map against someone who knows what they're doing.

Lono

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Fry — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:57:59 MDT

Awesome post, McWhertor! I look forward to your Protoss impressions!

Fry

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NOBLE TROLL — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:44:44 MDT

Reapers seem to be the key to new Terran tactics, you could easily use them as cheap scouts against sturdier Protoss melee. I'm excited to see what people can do with them.

However, I would like to hear more about the pacing of battles, more info on upgrades and definitely some multiplayer stories.

NOBLE TROLL

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Marasai — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:06:06 MDT

@TheJordanator:

It looks that way.

Marasai

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Tyber_Zann — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:55:04 MDT

Great article!

Looking forward to what you have to say about the Protoss - I'm hoping for good things!

Tyber_Zann

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Doshu — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:53:12 MDT

@Clushje: Guessing I will suck at this one too then.

Me too lol. Still cringing from the last LAN party where I had a go at it. I was first to go out.

Doshu

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silentbob343 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:43:30 MDT

@TheJordanator: I played against a kid in Korea once, just once.

silentbob343

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Spiffyness — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:40:36 MDT

kewwwwwwwwwwwwwwl

Although I was underwhelmed with the graphics when I first saw them, I must say that I've changed my mind now. Not sure why, but the recent gameplay video looked fantabulous.

In terms of gameplay, I already know it's gonna rock. The only question is whether it will be more or less awesome than SC1. Either way, I'm at least buying it for the campaign mode and the shiny graphics ^____^

Spiffyness

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Eirias — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:36:59 MDT

I am still one of those idiots who love to slow down my computer with a ton of carriers. After all, Mass Carriers = Instant Win.

Eirias

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ShirtNinja — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:15:48 MDT

@Krytha: All I can say is zerg rush ^____________________^

ShirtNinja

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TheJordanator — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:14:23 MDT

@Marasai: I think you replied to the wrong person lol.

TheJordanator

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Michael McWhertor — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:04:20 MDT

@qsceszwsxasd: Not sure of the exact time, but a Thor is on par with building a structure. Planetary Fortress is, I believe on par with the other Command Center upgrade as I think its primary purpose is for defending SCVs from early rushes.

Michael McWhertor

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Marasai — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:02:18 MDT

@TheJordanator:

Unlikely. They already let it slip that the xelnaga are returning so i can't see how they are keeping the zerg secret just for that.

Marasai

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Mpalm — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:01:08 MDT

@Cell9song:

Well, that's what happens when you pick purple for your army color...
Anyway, very... VERY excited for this.

Mpalm

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okenny_unbanned — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:57:24 MDT

I swear... the first person who calls this Starcraft 1.5 because the gameplay feels similar to the old one should just die!

okenny_unbanned

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Krytha — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:55:42 MDT

@InsomniaBob: All I can say to that is: kekekekekekekeke

Krytha

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qsceszwsxasd — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:49:36 MDT

@MCWHERTOR

What was the build times of the Planetary Fortress and Thor?

qsceszwsxasd

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Insomnia Bob — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:45:42 MDT

All I can say about this is: gogogogogog.

Insomnia Bob

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TheJordanator — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:40:52 MDT

@Ketzerei: I actually watched that episode of futurama recently and it made me think of SC2.

TheJordanator

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Zanch — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:39:22 MDT

@DaveKap:

I'll bet they're keeping the Zerg under wraps because they'll likely feature some form of hybrid units (as hinted towards the end of Brood War) and Blizzard doesn't want to spoil the surprise.

Still, can't fucking wait!

Zanch

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DaveKap — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:21:50 MDT

Where are my precious Zerg. :(

DaveKap

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Michael McWhertor — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:16:25 MDT

@deviantCharles: Reapers seem to benefit from the infantry weapon and armor upgrades researched at the Engineering Bay, but they're still cannon fodder. Their grenade abilities look like they'll make excellent cheap micro-managed units.

Michael McWhertor

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Cell9song — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:15:17 MDT

it's so......purple.

Cell9song

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Dorphat — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:14:37 MDT

The demo at Blizzcon was pretty cool, but they were constantly reminding us that it's always changing. Samwise Didion was convinced that there would be starships with boxing gloves in next week's build.

Dorphat

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Krytha — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:12:42 MDT

Gah! Waiting for this game is like waiting for SSBB. Double the wait, double the pain.

Krytha

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Ketzerei — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:02:08 MDT

@TheJordanator:

They called it Blernsball.

Ketzerei

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deviantCharles — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:02:03 MDT

Is there a way to upgrade the reapers using the armory or whatever to a point where they get pretty tough?

Also, what kind of system were you playing this on? Do you know what kind of system specs will make this game look its best?

I'm curious as to whether or not to upgrade to the gfx 8800 and it might be the time now.

deviantCharles

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TheJordanator — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:58:36 MDT

The changes in this game are very interesting to me. I recently conversed with a Korean exchange student who confirmed that this is to korea what baseball is to america.

It's just strange to take something that's basically a national past-time and revamp it.

Baseball 2?

TheJordanator

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Clushje — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:56:44 MDT

Guessing I will suck at this one too then.

Clushje

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Shumina — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:55:22 MDT

No snark from me this time. Great reporting, McW.

Shumina