Starcraft II!

[zero195]

W00tNESS!!! Almost 10 years in the making!

[Sticky]

this game looks awesome

[CrouchingTiger]

I dunno why that game seems to have the most racism from all the games I've played heh.

Heh, one fateful time I joined a 3v3 match in Starcraft. After about 30 seconds into the game, when one of our allies wouldn't ally up, my other teammate was like, "has he still not allied you either?! I think we're dealing with a n*gger! Let's get him!" At which point he proceeded to attack the guy while calling for help from the other team. He was like "Guys we've got a n*gger on our team up here, help us kill him!" And they actually helped lol!

I was cracking up. I mean real racism is wrong, but racism on an internet game lol... it can be pretty funny stuff. =p

[ImperialSport]

Awesome games tonight. More of you should come out next time. We could always enjoy more players.

[arcticninja]

I had multiple orgasms watching the gameplay video.

I'm taking a week off of work when this game comes out :lovin:

[TheDarkPhoenix]

Im just getting into SC but i want to be able to own people by the time part 2 comes out i need training from 733L players.

[Unreallystic]

I am this close (__) to cancel my WoW account and play SC like a madman just to practice for SC2 when it comes out.

WoW must die...long live CoH!

And yes - we must practice...maybe we can form a "Team SRK" to battle the koreans! *j/k we don't stand a chacne*
- :bluu:

[ImperialSport]

Im just getting into SC but i want to be able to own people by the time part 2 comes out i need training from 733L players.

haha play w/ me and my boys =].

[Harem]

haha play w/ me and my boys =].

What's your B.net name, yo? :lovin:

[MagnetiX]

How big do you guys think the requirements will be for SC2?

I'm thinking of buying a new mobo that supports SLI, getting me some 8600 GTS's SLI'ed and 2 gig ram up in that biatch with an AMD X2 5xxx CPU...you think that'll be enough?

Maybe even upgrade to 4 gig ram...just because SC2 is gonna be that God like.

[HaiDuongRiceMan]

Dude, I don't think it'll be THAT intensive, haha. Hope not anyway.

That sounds like getting ready for Supreme Commander, not SC2. I'd think Blizzard will want SC2 to run on a wide variety of machines (all of their games don't require a sick machine to run) so as to make even more money.

Of course, SC2 will just give me an excuse to upgrade again, haha.

[ImperialSport]

What's your B.net name, yo? :lovin:

I'm CooCooTree on bnet =].

And I'm on east right now.

[ImperialSport]

What's your B.net name, yo? :lovin:

Sorry Harem, I was in a game guy. I got your message tho, you still on?

[Harem]

Sorry Harem, I was in a game guy. I got your message tho, you still on?

Yes. ^_^

[catchafire]

Can't wait to see what the stealth units and stealth detection units are like! =)

[UltraDavid]

I'm definitely gonna have to get a new comp when this thing comes out, I can't even play Civilization IV heh.

And man, how have people not played SC?? There are certain games everyone has to play. It's like, if you like science fiction, you have to read Dune. If you like philosophy, obviously you've read Aristotle. Come guys, if you haven't played SC, do it!

[Geese Pants]

I wonder what new multiplayer features will be introduced to SC2............

[SirSmoov]

just out of respect for starcraft...i cant allow this thread to be on anything less than the front page...i've watched the 20 minute gameplay demo like 10 ten times, checked the starcraft2 website about 890348810567586710 times....this shit will be hot....

i'll probably be gettin back into broodwar if my account is still active...SirSmoov US East...look me up...

[SirSmoov]

*bump*

from what i've seen...i was wondering if hit and run tactics with ranged units will have the type of effectiveness they did in broodwar...the overall distance of ranged units seems shortened now...

[MagnetiX]

It seems like they did kind of make a lot of units slower, like Immortals are slow as shit, unlike the Dragoons who had decent speed. Zealot movement seems kind of the same, unless they get Leg Enhancements in this one, too...then that'd be the shit. Leg Enhancements + Wave Dash = The pimpness.

I'm still waiting on the news about Vultures. I swear, if they take out Vultures, I will be sad, but if they replace them with something else better and cooler, well, hey, i'll be happy.

[SirSmoov]

i was particularly lookin' at the immortals and the reapers who don't shoot until they're almost at point blank range...seemed kinda weird...

game speed has come into question....the game was demo'd on normal speed...i'm interested in what people will adopt as the standard, which may or may not be upped a notch....

i also noticed dropships can still carry at least 1 tank, lol...i'm guessing its probably still 2 though....which looks kinda odd in 3d...but i guess i'll get used to it like with the original...

i dunno about the vultures....how lame would that be to be playing starcraft 2, and u're still using tank/vulture combos as one of u're main strats....alot of units are getting dropped to open up new doors for strats....though i am certain overall terran cheese will remain intact....look at protoss....pretty much their entire air fleet has been replaced....though the pheonix does look like a corsair equivalent with its speed and splash dmg...the warp ray looks like a welcome addition...we all know how shitty and useless scouts were...

[Magnifico]

game speed has come into question....the game was demo'd on normal speed...i'm interested in what people will adopt as the standard, which may or may not be upped a notch....

after SC blizz said that they discovered that people will always play the fastest (playable) game speed, no matter what their intentions are. so now theyll always make the "fastest" speed match the speed they want the game to be played at.

[dann]

i'm a little fed up with bw these days. two games in the past two days have ended with a backstab (one which i actually won). there's no decency these days.

[MagnetiX]

Backstab? lol, are you playing those 3vs3 no money limit matches + nr 20?
My friends and I used to do that. It would be 3 of us and we'd all be on the phone and we'd just be like "Aite yo, when you guys attack, i'll nuke the middle."
lol, good times.
Or when I was Protoss, i'd tell my team i'm gonna do Arbiter recall, so they're like "ok". Once time was up, i'd pretend i'm gonna recall on my friends, instead, I recall it to their minerals and unally...ah man, good shit, rofl.

Oh, better yet. Tell them you're gonna go all out Defense + Goons. Build as many Photon Cannons as you can in your base and theirs...rofl.

[Night]

lol backstab oh man...

Once I see a guy starting to build pylons in my base and I ask him why and he'll usually say "Imma help defend your base with my photon cannons man" that's it, I blow his probes. It's a lost cause game anyway, so might as well announce to the other team there's a backstabber, finish him then leave.

[gg no re]

I build mass Overlords

or mass Engineering Bays

I don't aim to betray my allies

Just to eat up the max unit limit....

[ORV]

Release date?

[sixtymhz]

sc at evo what?

[TheDarkPhoenix]

sc should be at evo.....

So should wc3

[MiyagiShin X]

sc should be at evo.....

So should wc3

Are you for real? RTS's at EVO?

[TheDarkPhoenix]

Are you for real? RTS's at EVO?

Dead


Those two games are serious

[ImperialSport]

Sc or Sc2??....or both?

[MagnetiX]

Oh shit, SC and WC3 at Evo? I'm in!

[TheSix]

Anyone wanna play SC or WC3 now? I'll be on all day.

I drive to work and no one is there <_<

[MagnetiX]

Yo, TheSix, i'll play you on WC3.
I've only played like 10 games so far in the last few months, so i'm gonna be total ass, but whatever.
I play on Kalimdor with like, 150 ping ._. internet over here blows balls...I want my 5 ping back...


Anyways, hit me up on AIM whenever you get the chance.

[Starhammer]

Yo, TheSix, i'll play you on WC3.
I've only played like 10 games so far in the last few months, so i'm gonna be total ass, but whatever.
I play on Kalimdor with like, 150 ping ._. internet over here blows balls...I want my 5 ping back...


Anyways, hit me up on AIM whenever you get the chance.

Don't do it!! if he wins, you lose your SOUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Starhammer-

[Shizuma_15]

damn im down for some sc matches anybody wanna play!!!!

[Harem]

damn im down for some sc matches anybody wanna play!!!!

I'll play.

Your B.Net name?

[catchafire]

Not sure if this has been posted here or not, but the link below takes you to the latest SC2 interview. Enjoy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18925251/

[Chaotic Blue]

wow, i can't wait to play this game. anyone see me on bnet my screen name is sharingan. lets get some games!

[Power Man Fox]

Not sure if this has been posted here or not, but the link below takes you to the latest SC2 interview. Enjoy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18925251/

Thank you. Dang no fourth race.
The 3 races are gonna be just fine. :sweat: Hopefully terrans and zerg can fight evenly with the protoss.
~edit~

[Shizuma_15]

I'll play.

Your B.Net name?

toiletpaperz

:rofl::rofl:

[NemoDC]

This game is going to be hot hot hot. I am going to buy a new laptop for the first time in my life in order to play this game (the laptop I'm using now was given to me four years ago by an opulent friend).

The first few weeks of battle.net StarCraft 2 will be heaven, the golden age if you will. People will be playing new maps and nobody will be cheating.

I fear the day when StarCraft 2 will become an inevitable map-hack and BIG game hunters fest.

Even though I am bitching, I already love StarCraft 2 and it's not even born yet. I've only played five computer games in my life. Warcraft 2, Diablo 1, Diablo 2, Worms Armageddon, and StarCraft.

It's time for the next generation.

[MagnetiX]

Why buy a laptop? A gaming laptop costs a tad bit more than a gaming PC.
I'd just go buy a PCI with 8600's SLI'ed with a pretty good 2.8-3.x ghz mobo with 2 gig ram - that'd be cheaper than a gaming laptop.


We’ve learned a lot from “Warcraft 3,” about automated matchmaking and automated tournaments and ladder systems. We want to add to that. We want to make the game more exciting and enticing for spectators to watch so we have a lot of feature improvements planned there. We believe a lot in our user-made map and mod community and want to integrate that better into Battle.net.

^ Quote from the article.
Hmm, are we gonna be able to join matches to observe? That actually sounds like a lot of fun.
Damn, it's too bad they're not releasing it this year :( ...shit, I guess i'll wait on upgrading my PC...

[NemoDC]

Why buy a laptop? A gaming laptop costs a tad bit more than a gaming PC.
I'd just go buy a PCI with 8600's SLI'ed with a pretty good 2.8-3.x ghz mobo with 2 gig ram - that'd be cheaper than a gaming laptop.


My current laptop is a Pentium 3, 497mhz, 128mb RAM.

I don't need a ridiculously overpowered gaming laptop (the games I play are relatively low-maintenance), but I figure that I get a new computer when StarCraft 2 comes out. I can't even use Dreamweaver & Macromedia Fireworks simultaneously because my computer slows down. I like laptops because I prefer to carry my computer (when I'm travelling, etc.) And it takes up less space in my room.

Anyway, my current laptop has only ONE USB port, the headphone jack doesn't work anymore, the internal CD-Rom (notice how I don't have a DVD-rom) doesn't work, and the mouse attached to the laptop no longer functions. Also the top two rows of keys on the keyboard are sticky because my ex-ex girlfriend dropped soda on my laptop during when I was a junior at university.

StarCraft 2 is coming out. I no longer have any excuse to put up with my disheveled laptop. :wink:

[ImperialSport]

Why buy a laptop? A gaming laptop costs a tad bit more than a gaming PC.
I'd just go buy a PCI with 8600's SLI'ed with a pretty good 2.8-3.x ghz mobo with 2 gig ram - that'd be cheaper than a gaming laptop.




^ Quote from the article.
Hmm, are we gonna be able to join matches to observe? That actually sounds like a lot of fun.
Damn, it's too bad they're not releasing it this year :( ...shit, I guess i'll wait on upgrading my PC...

It's possible that they might be referring to tournament style of play, where audiences are spectating off a projector and thus want to make it more enjoyable for the audience.

However, if they do mean "join matches to just observe", that still sounds like a great idea.

[MagnetiX]

My current laptop is a Pentium 3, 497mhz, 128mb RAM.

I don't need a ridiculously overpowered gaming laptop (the games I play are relatively low-maintenance), but I figure that I get a new computer when StarCraft 2 comes out. I can't even use Dreamweaver & Macromedia Fireworks simultaneously because my computer slows down. I like laptops because I prefer to carry my computer (when I'm travelling, etc.) And it takes up less space in my room.

Anyway, my current laptop has only ONE USB port, the headphone jack doesn't work anymore, the internal CD-Rom (notice how I don't have a DVD-rom) doesn't work, and the mouse attached to the laptop no longer functions. Also the top two rows of keys on the keyboard are sticky because my ex-ex girlfriend dropped soda on my laptop during when I was a junior at university.

StarCraft 2 is coming out. I no longer have any excuse to put up with my disheveled laptop. :wink:


lol, OUCH, man.
I had a really shitty 1.8 ghz PC, so I kinda know how you feel. But once I bought my friend's old PC, it felt pretty good, but then once I got another new PC(this one i'm using), it feels even better.
I'm hoping that by the time SC2 does come out, Nvidia will lower their prices for the 8800 series, which i'm pretty sure they will, because those 8800's are pretty nice. If not, then i'll just get the next best thing, whatever that may be by the time SC2 comes out 20 years from now.


It's possible that they might be referring to tournament style of play, where audiences are spectating off a projector and thus want to make it more enjoyable for the audience.

However, if they do mean "join matches to just observe", that still sounds like a great idea.

Yeah, I knew that much, but I was referring to them actually doing it in game and not in real life spectating.
It'd be cool to have a feature like that, though. You can do it on Warcraft 3 if you use GGClient, but you'd have to know the match schedules.

[TNPR]

i'm in...which name is the private channel???

[catchafire]

It's possible that they might be referring to tournament style of play, where audiences are spectating off a projector and thus want to make it more enjoyable for the audience.

However, if they do mean "join matches to just observe", that still sounds like a great idea.

You can do that already in SC. Just get the right Lost Temple map and your set. Although you can only observe a match that your invited to. If you can observe random maps then that would be real nice.

[thedude.com]

Oh shit, SC and WC3 at Evo? I'm in!

better not be dota .

[Harem]

You can do that already in SC. Just get the right Lost Temple map and your set. Although you can only observe a match that your invited to. If you can observe random maps then that would be real nice.

You can observe a lot more than LT.

Just go to UMS and look for game names like 1v1 play/obs.

Would love for observing to be much better integrated though.

[catchafire]

New vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30MBljXxg3M

I posted this in the Real-time Strategy thread, but no one seems to want to take a peek at it.

[UltraDavid]

Holy crap!

Did you see those phase cannons?? Those things look tooo good. I wonder if they have a set range? Like, I wonder if they can move outside of the pylons? Obviously they wouldn't be able to work outside, but I wonder if you can like build a bunch of phase cannons and then make one pylon outside of an enemy base and move the phase cannons across the map to set up near the enemy? I call dibs on that.

I really, really wanna see the new Zerg stuff.

[12:51]

According to a couple of sites, Phase Cannons have to stay near psi energy, so only near pylons and phase prisms.

Archons with Disruption web = hotness. (not 100% sure it was Archon's that did it, but that's the only way i can explain it.)

[dhpownsjoo]

This is going to be so amazing. Really looking forward to it.

[Geese Pants]

Oh man............that's friggin hype!

[DaemoN_]

Leaked SC2 footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30MBljXxg3M

Ok heres the whole thing.

Hey guys I was asked to show everyone the info straight from the magazine so here are all the units mentioned in it.

Zealot: Zealots are the standard infantry unit of the portoss from starcraft. Still equipped with a pair of glowing psionic blades for melee combat, the zealot will now charge the enemy to close distance with ranged units quicker than before.

Stalker: Stalkers are a new type of dark dragoon. They’re fast moving and lightly armored with a powerful anti-air and anti-infantry weapon, but their secret weapon is there “blink” ability that will allow them to teleport anywhere in visual range in an instant

Immortal: A new type of heavy dragoon, the immortals will be equipped with a shield that activates only when hit by heavy weapons like siege tanks, making them excellent for assaulting heavily defended positions but weak against raiding parties with light weapons.

Observer: The invisible flying eyes of the Protoss are back. We can confirm they’ll be in the game, but further details are shrouded in secrecy.

Colossus: True to it’s name, the colossus is an enormous four-legged walker that rakes the ground with a heavy beam weapon. They will be extremely effective against small swarming units like zerglings or marines-their beams target one unit at a time, and instantly sweep to a new target when the first is destroyed. Using their long legs, they can step up and down ledges with ease.

Phoenix: When its standard fighter weapon wont do the job, the phoenix will be able to activate its overload ability to damage all enemy air units nearby, which also disables the phoenix itself for a few moments. If the overload doesn’t demolish the enemy you’ll be a sitting duck

Phase prism: .The new phase prism will act as both a troop transport and a mobile power pylon allowing you to restore functionality to a base when your pylons are destroyed by raiders or when you build away from your base. Combined with the warp-in tech. Youll be able to use them to crate and army anywhere on the map.

Warp ray: These flying weapons inflict additional damage the longer they fire on a single target as they bring as they bring more beams online, which will make them extremely powerful against large targets like battle cruisers and structures. Their focused fire makes them vulnerable against small anti-air units like marines.

High templar: The high templar is back and he’ll bring his powerful psionic storm area attack with him. But he’s gotten a handy new power he’ll be able to create a force field to trap enemy units temporarily or create barriers. Blizzard testing has revealed some extremely effective bottlenecks tactics using him. The ability to say you can’t go there anymore will be very powerful.

Dark templar: Just like in the first game the dark templar is a stealth unit that wreaks havoc to any force foolish enough to leave home without a detector. any new special abilities have yet to be revealed

Twilight archon: Blizzard hasn’t exactly worked out what it’s doing with the twilight archon in terms of his powers. But the team promises that he will be just as powerful as he was in starcraft 1.

Tempest: the tempest is a dark carrier with a disc fighter and a strong shield that activates when attacked from the ground, It will have no defense whatsoever against air units.

Soul hunter: Soul hunters are anti infantry units that float around on hover boards and suck the souls out of enemies. The more souls they consume the more powerful they get, going from firing one beam at a time to three. They’ll be effective against organic units but practically useless against robotic units like the Protoss’ own reaver.

Reaver: The armored slug like reaver artillery is as nasty as ever. While we didn’t see any upgrades abilities we witnessed a new version of the old reaver drop attack (putting one right in the middle of an enemy resource collectors and watching the fireworks) when combined with the phase prism.

Phase cannon: This stationary base defense is no longer stationary. The phase cannon can now convert into energy form and relocate and redeploy as long as you stay in a pylon power range. But if the pylon is destroyed while the cannon is in energy form it’ll go poof.

Star Relic: When it comes to casting spells the star relic makes the high Templar look like an armature. It’ll be able to create a cloak field that will conceal even buildings, and fire a fusion beam that slowly damages a target until it dies-and when it dies it’ll expload ajd cause damage to everything around it. Remember the larger the target the bigger the boom.

MOTHERSHIP: At the top of the tech tree you’ll find the mothership. It comes equipped with a “time bomb” field that stops incoming projectiles, matrix style, in mid air. When the field shuts off, all missiles will fall harmlessly to the ground. Like any good mothership, it’ll be able to fire devastating planet cracker beam straight down to annihilate ground units below. Finally it will be able to generate a mini black hole to suck enemy air units into oblivion. There’s nothing quite like watching a fleet of enemies battlecruisers circle the drain!

source: http://www.blizzforums.com/showthread.php?t=9143

[catchafire]

I can't believe PC Gamer blew this. There's no point to buying their magazine anymore...

[KORYNTHYAN]

Blew it? The information was coming out anywayz....what's your point?

~K.

[catchafire]

They blew it. I'm sure they didn't want this information out before the actual magazine was released. All the people who probably would have purchased this copy don't have a reason to anymore.

I'm also sure that the folks at Blizzard aren't too pleased with this. It's LEAKED information!

[KORYNTHYAN]

Leaked-schmeaked.

So I saw the vid, I've NEVER in my life bought a PC Gamer mag but now I'm going to
just because the YouTube feed---well, you know---is crap. Blown up in decent quality
on my TV at home will only make my hardon last longer.

:D

~K.

[Spirit Juice]

This game is looking better and better. :lovin:

[catchafire]

Leaked-schmeaked.

So I saw the vid, I've NEVER in my life bought a PC Gamer mag but now I'm going to
just because the YouTube feed---well, you know---is crap. Blown up in decent quality
on my TV at home will only make my hardon last longer.

:D

~K.

http://files.filefront.com/StarCraftII_PCGAMER_HDwmv/;7782062;;/fileinfo.html


Now I definately don't have a reason to purchase the PC Gamer issue. Seems like management should have waited a little while before releasing this issue so early.

[KORYNTHYAN]

http://files.filefront.com/StarCraftII_PCGAMER_HDwmv/;7782062;;/fileinfo.html


Now I definately don't have a reason to purchase the PC Gamer issue. Seems like management should have waited a little while before releasing this issue so early.

You're a funny guy....complaining (or so it seemed) all the while hording the goodies.
Tah, thanx for that link. Yeargh!
:lovin:

~K.

[catchafire]

If you're going to Blizzcon this year (8/3) you will be able to play the game at their SC2 stations.

Looks as if the game is in beta stage.

[Eduardo24]

^^

Hmm.

This might be first Blizzard game that is actually launched on schedule lol. The game will probably come next year.

[Vagrant Firebomb]

This might be first Blizzard game that is actually launched on schedule lol. The game will probably come next year.
On Schedule? there is no schedule, fool. :party:

[CrouchingTiger]

Haha, I'm not getting my hopes too high for a release date. Blizzard is almost as bad as Nintendo when it comes to delaying games.

I'll be slightly surprised if it makes an 08 release to be honest. =p

[Phobos]

Haha, I'm not getting my hopes too high for a release date. Blizzard is almost as bad as Nintendo when it comes to delaying games.

I'll be slightly surprised if it makes an 08 release to be honest. =p

According to Gamestop the release date is in October 2008?.

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=647051

[TheSix]

Haha, I'm not getting my hopes too high for a release date. Blizzard is almost as bad as Nintendo when it comes to delaying games.

I'll be slightly surprised if it makes an 08 release to be honest. =p

Blizzard doesn't delay games. They never give them actual release date's to begin with.

Nintendo on the other hand...

[MagnetiX]

Holy shit. That was nice, rofl.

Twilight Archons look kick ass.

Well...guess i'm going Protoss...just because of the whole warping and all.
The Terrans look pretty kick ass, too. I can't wait to see actual beta footage of it.
The background and scenary are omfg :o

[CrouchingTiger]

Not sure if this has been posted, but here's a 22 minute developer walkthrough:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/19828.html

or the HD version
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/19827.html


I just watched the whole thing. AWESOME!

[UltraDavid]

Awesome! Thanks for posting that!

Man, I wanna see more Zerg stuff. And I don't know about the terrain-hopping units, anyone else think that might diminish some of the strategy?

[CrouchingTiger]

Awesome! Thanks for posting that!

Man, I wanna see more Zerg stuff. And I don't know about the terrain-hopping units, anyone else think that might diminish some of the strategy?

As long as they can't overcome ANY/ALL terrain, I think it'll be cool. But only as long as there are still cliffs high enough or gaps wide enough that they CAN'T cross....

[catchafire]

Damn, thanks for posting CT but these vids are mad late.

[catchafire]

http://imajr.com/StofferGubbar_1_191337

http://imajr.com/StofferGubbar_2_191338

http://imajr.com/StofferGubbar_3_191339

These are some pics posted by someone on Gamefaqs known as DOS... He also provides a brief translation:

for the Protoss

Twilight: Sacrafice two DK and boom! You have the even meaner Twilight Archon. But you already knew that didnt you?

HT: Recognize him anybody?

DK: ****ing Dark Templar. In the Second game I lost after 15 when a German rushed my base with three of the.

For the Terrans

Viking: Say hello to the terrans own Transformer. The Viking can switch form from fighter to mech. Conveinent if your flying and you want to avoid anti-air defenses.

Supply Depot: New in the Earthlings base: A building which can submerge so that your units can pass by. Also works like a first defenseline in your base at tier 1.

Marine: It wouldnt be Starcraft without them, they are the backbone of the terrans afterall..

Planetary Fortress: Terran HQ can be ugraded to a Planetary Fortress. It is a HQ with alot of ****ing defenses.

Thor: The Biggest new boy is called Thor and has gotten the name after the thundergod. A buddy like this can assault an enemybase well on its own.

Sensor Dome: With one of these you can see enemy units on the map, even if they are moving in undiscovered territory.

Ghost: Yeah, they are back.





I'm excited about the Viking Fighter(Gundam anyone?) and Thor!!! Holy Shit!

[catchafire]

Triple Post: No one here interested in the new Terran units?!?

[MagnetiX]

Damnnnn! Viking, lol. That looks pretty crazy. Sensor Dome seems kinda...eh, what the hell? It's like your very own map hack, lol.
Also, it's about time the damn Command Center got it's own upgrade, shit! Nice.

Are Dark Templars even cloaked anymore or what? They look like Zealots...just a bit cooler.

[Geese Pants]

Not really interested until I see them in action.............

[Mixah]

Thor and Twilight Templar look broken.

[UltraDavid]

A whole mess of stuff in this game looks broken. I hope they'll find a way to balance things, but I'm not positive it's doable without huge changes.

[Shadowhaxor]

A whole mess of stuff in this game looks broken. I hope they'll find a way to balance things, but I'm not positive it's doable without huge changes.

Just remember, per blizzard, this game is till about a year off, so there's plenty of time for change.

[HaiDuongRiceMan]

The Terrans have a Transformer. I don't know if that's the coolest yet or the Toss mothership.

Gah, I can't wait for this game.

[MagnetiX]

lol, I wonder what the Zergs get.
Probably some like, even bigger Overlord that implodes itself to mutate into some crazy unit. That'd be some shit right there.

[catchafire]

The zerg probably get a shape shifter... blah, the terrans are teh cool3st...

[Power Man Fox]

Zerg's prolly get a lurker that can move underground.

[R.P.D rookie]

Zerg's prolly get a lurker that can move underground.

At the cost of draining its hp as it moves. That does sound like something that would be in the game. A real new unit called the nydus worm will be in though as of now. A nydus canal that can move around I guess?



If anyone wants to 1v1 or whatever in StarCraft Broodwar, feel free to add Dr.Stupid to your friends list and we can get some games in. I'm a terrible 1v1 player though.

[Windlord0]

Am I the only one who doesn't like the new look of the ghost? They look too spacey now and not the gritty rugged look they had in the first game.

Everything else looks awesome, especially the viking. I will be making hordes of them, regardless of their quality.

[UltraDavid]

I know we have people on SRK who can speak whatever nordic language is in those pics, can we get someone to translate?

[catchafire]

At the cost of draining its hp as it moves. That does sound like something that would be in the game. A real new unit called the nydus worm will be in though as of now. A nydus canal that can move around I guess?



If anyone wants to 1v1 or whatever in StarCraft Broodwar, feel free to add Dr.Stupid to your friends list and we can get some games in. I'm a terrible 1v1 player though.

I'm definately down for playing!!!

UltraDavid, the translation is there in my post with the picture links...

[{PFH}-Lake]

I wish they would show more units for Zerg, thats the only race I use.

[Geese Pants]

New Starcraft 2 vids (http://www.gametrailers.com/game/4868.html)..............if you have terran love.

[gbursine]

the sc2 site is updated too! marine/reaper/ghost/viking ftw!!!

[#7 with Heaven]

uhhmmm, weren't there 2 other Starcraft 2 threads and they both died ?

Don't mean to be a dick.

Or is there a new 'official' release date that is a solid date in which I don't know about ?

[catchafire]

This is the official thread. Not too many people post in it; however, it is 14 pages long...

[Z!M]

Did anyone else think of The book starship troopers when they say the drop pods?

All i can say is that it looks like SC2 is going to beast all over my life for another ten years!

cant wait for the zerg tho, I would hope that the zerg have a big unit just like the protoss mothership. But instead maybe 3 or 4 smaller big units that you could make to add up to 1 mothership! that just seems like a zerg tactic to me.

[King9999]

Can't wait for the Zerg update! They're the only race I use.

[funkymusic]

Please do not judge SC2's Balance based on videos. The esports dev team is very hard at work balancing the game for competitive play. This team is a mixture of Progamers and programmers. Alot of familiar SC and WC talent is helping to balance this game for comp play. Still people complain lol. Even at blizzcon the Starcraft tournament attendees were given private time to play the game and feedback directly to the devs.

[{PFH}-Lake]

people who worry about unbalanced game play are noobs. Theres a thing called patchs blizzard uses them all the time.

[Sacr3D]

That ghost unit summoning skill looks broken.

Edit : I'm not implying the game will be broken though.

[Shizuma_15]

finally terran i was waiting for that now to see zerg. :lovin:

[Irennicus]

If you're calling an unfinished game unbalanced, hang yourself.

[TheSix]

....yes a game that is months away from release is imbalanced.

Use Irennicus advice.

[Nando]

New Starcraft 2 vids (http://www.gametrailers.com/game/4868.html)..............if you have terran love.

you suck.... for making me cum on myself...

IS that templar suppose to be tassadar or something? -SC greatest hero-

[Geese Pants]

you suck.... for making me cum on myself...

IS that templar suppose to be tassadar or something? -SC greatest hero-

I thought Tassadar died in the end of the Protoss campaign in Starcraft.

I think that's Zeratul in the video.............

[#7 with Heaven]

Zeratul was the illest hero.Fucker's attack took 100 damage per slice.Permanent cloak.

" You address me ? "

" So be it. "

" It shall be done !! "

[Nando]

wait...where is Zera?

[Z!M]

in the story vids they released, look it up on youtube under starcraft 2 zeratul.

[Pimp Willy]

So I got to play this at blizzcon : )

Pretty fun, even though I suck and havent played SC in prolly like.... 8 years or something

[Nando]

well, leave it to blizz to kill someone off thats really cool...
I forgot about that dude that was a scout, the one said that, "THIS is not Warcraft in space!"
-better killed off here than World of SC

edit...* anyword on the unit count?

[KORYNTHYAN]

With the new engine and ability to select unlimited number of units, I too
have been wondering what the max unit production will be? 200? 250?
300!? But then I was thinking about a full on 8 player game or 4V4 and
I was like---hmm, 300X8=probably too much. Tah. Who knows.

BTW, I totally loved when I first saw the vids showing the Ghost's new
ability to call down Marines in those strike pods or whatever it was. Cool!
Kinda like when the Predators came down in AvP. (sorry for the crap
comparison but you know what I'm talkin bout right!?) Peace!

~K.

[funkymusic]

http://www.starcraft2.com/features/protoss/index.xml?tab=darktemplar

May i re-introduce the dark templar.

Enjoy.


Funky

[catchafire]

Nice, you can even see the orbiter on the page =)

[Geese Pants]

The Starcraft 2 (http://www.starcraft2.com/) Site has had some more Terran and Protoss Units unveiled...........in case anyone missed it.

Looking at the action shots of the Protoss Mothership.........it looks like Time Bomb can be displaced to different areas..........and now more than one can be made?

Did they take out the vortex ability?

[catchafire]

They took out the black hole because it was too broken...

Is it just me, but a lot of the initial enthusiasm for SCII has been depleted. I know its for the best, but it would be nice if they set a release date for this.

[TheSix]

It's because we are in that purgatory stage of development. Years went by.....thousands of rumors about the speculation of this game. Now that we actually know it's coming, the only thing to do is to look forward to other things in the time being.

But when the game is actually about to hit, all hell will break lose. It will be the only RTS played that day when it comes out. Just watch.

[Z!M]

They took out the black hole because it was too broken...

Is it just me, but a lot of the initial enthusiasm for SCII has been depleted. I know its for the best, but it would be nice if they set a release date for this.

true, the blackhole did seem like a win button. As for release date, everyone has it down for oct. 08. So expect it around jan. 09.
Also, how can the zelnaga be around or have a part in the story if the overmind killed them all?

the terrian are looking sharp! Cant wait to try out the thor units, anyone know if theirs a unit cap for them, like a 1 unit limit for the mother ship.

[Geese Pants]

If you see the action shots of the mothership.........it appears that more than one can be ingame.

[{PFH}-Lake]

the thing about the Mother Ship is your only allowed 1. And it cost a lot of min and takes up a lot of unit space, its kind of like how the Nuke works for terrans.

[bear]

If you're calling an unfinished game unbalanced, hang yourself.

Hahaha.

[catchafire]

the thing about the Mother Ship is your only allowed 1. And it cost a lot of min and takes up a lot of unit space, its kind of like how the Nuke works for terrans.

Check. You can have more than one. They weakened it.

[{PFH}-Lake]

that makes sense since they no longer have the black hole. I wouldnt be surprised if Zerg got a super unit like the mother ship, that caused earthquakes (or Zerg-Quake haha) and would damage all near by enemies units.

[thedude.com]

man ! i think terran is still in a disadvantage fighting against protoss :( ,time bomb stops nuke ? wtf ? i'm not quite sure about the details about time bomb .

quite glad they still got medic . flamers ?

[ElderGOD]

Carrier has arrived.

SC1 all over again.

[Z!M]

man ! i think terran is still in a disadvantage fighting against protoss :( ,time bomb stops nuke ? wtf ? i'm not quite sure about the details about time bomb .

quite glad they still got medic . flamers ?

I think the reapers replace the firebats.

[bridgypoo]

Protoss own. :D

[thedude.com]

I think the reapers replace the firebats.

i don't exactly remember what's with firebats ... they we're useless when you got everything in production , only abit important in the 1st start of the round .

[thedude.com]

Protoss own. :D

WAY TOO own , that's why they are costy .

[Spirit Juice]

Most Terran players I saw in tournaments went straight for Goliaths anyways. ~_~

[Shizuma_15]

i don't exactly remember what's with firebats ... they we're useless when you got everything in production , only abit important in the 1st start of the round .

well they arent that useless good for drops on the money. its pretty funny :rofl:

[{PFH}-Lake]

boxer the best terran player, goes rines, vultures, tanks, science vessels, drop ships, and wraiths.

Most every top player in Korea uses Toss and Terran, theres only 1 Zerg top player ive seen win a lot his nick name is Storm Zerg. I love watching Storm Zerg play he just pisses everyone off, hes one of the most annoying starcraft players ever, he does a lot of gorilla tactics*and just expands every were on the map.

Bats own lings and Zels with stim packs. Its better to get vultures though

High level Toss is

Zels, Goons, high temp, dark temp, dark arcons, arcons, reavers+drop ships, arbiters, carriors, a mix of that

Zerg is,

Lings, Hyd's, lurkers, Mute's, scourge's, guards, defilers, ultralisk,

[thedude.com]

oh yah ... speaking of vultures , they have their new units that is similar to vultures . The Cobras :) . lol spider mine pwns .

i forgot how science vessels work , they pwn protoss !

[ElderGOD]

Science vessels own shields. They got defensive thingy and irradiate too if I remember right, been a LONG while.

edit: by own I mean clear shields and energy

[{PFH}-Lake]

oh yah ... speaking of vultures , they have their new units that is similar to vultures . The Cobras :) . lol spider mine pwns .

i forgot how science vessels work , they pwn protoss ! you still have to watch out for dark arcon's they can take out a science vessel with MC or feed back, arbiters can deal with Science vessels also with stasis. Zerg 2 scourge's can take out a Sci vessel, Starcraft is all about knowing how to counter everything

[ElderGOD]

Even if you can't get your arbiter in, scouts fly fast and can take out vessels.

[Magnifico]

High level Toss is

Zels, Goons, high temp, dark temp, dark arcons, arcons, reavers+drop ships, arbiters, carriors, a mix of that

Zerg is,

Lings, Hyd's, lurkers, Mute's, scourge's, guards, defilers, ultralisk,


lol, you're just listing every unit.

[ElderGOD]

Lol he left out scout. Scout rushes ftw.

[{PFH}-Lake]

lol, you're just listing every unit. lol do you even know every unit in starcraft? Sadly not every unit gets used in high level play, like scouts never get used in high level play in korea, nor does BC's

[ElderGOD]

That was supposed to be a joke to poke at you cause listed pretty much all but them.

No shit everyone uses corsairs.

[{PFH}-Lake]

meh it was just a example of what top players use in korea, like no one uses Devourers also. Some people think queens are a waste of time but anything can take out a tank in 1 hit is good in my book. Vs toss queens can take out high temp like nothing, queens arent that great in ZvZ though

[ElderGOD]

People still play zerg?

[{PFH}-Lake]

in korea theres a lot of zerg players, but none of them come close to the skill of Storm Zerg hes still the best Zerg player.

[Z!M]

in korea theres a lot of zerg players, but none of them come close to the skill of Storm Zerg hes still the best Zerg player.

I just watched on of his matches and I must say, Hes a BEAST with zerg!! His tactics with expansion are just out of this world, plus I like his hit and run game. GOD I hope that the zerg get a fair shake in 2.

[{PFH}-Lake]

Storm Zerg's real name is Hong Jin-Ho. Ya zerg used be a lot better spawning pool used to be 150, lurkers used to be 125/125 man those were the days.

[thedude.com]

what's an arbiter ? what does it have ?

[{PFH}-Lake]

what's an arbiter ? what does it have ? are you serious?

[General Deamond]

what's an arbiter ? what does it have ?

An arbiter is an elite alien who usually carries a carbine and energy sword.

OR....

It's a flying ship that makes nearby units invisible and has "status" effects.

You pick.

[ElderGOD]

You guys need to watch out for them face down cards.

[ChibiT89]

I remember back then there were rumors of an "ice race". anybody remember that shiz? I guess they put down that idea which sucks but with the 3 original races; it should be good still.

[Harem]

Only one top Z? looooooool

Please watch other people like JulyZerg, sAviOr etc. (Note: Nothing against Yellow because I <3 him too)

Oh and according to Kurune, firebats are still in at this time but subject to change.

[Magnifico]

lol do you even know every unit in starcraft? Sadly not every unit gets used in high level play, like scouts never get used in high level play in korea, nor does BC's

i was just teasing <3

Scouts are pretty limited but BCs do have great use in Terran VS Terran end game.

[ElderGOD]

yea, i was just teasing <3

Scouts are pretty limited but BCs do have great use in Terran VS Terran end game.

Battle Cruisers got nothing.

proof: http://youtube.com/watch?v=c0V9cWnGzEE

[{PFH}-Lake]

BCs are crap, you just might as well Nuke. I hope the Zerg's new units are going to be bad ass, like a giant zerg that can caue earth quakes and hurt all near by ground units would be nice.

JulyZerg is ok but hes still ranked 23 in korea

Storm zerg is still the most successful Zerg player

[TheSix]

Is it just me or has time begun to crawl since Blizzcon?

It feels like even the closed beta is an eternity away.

I just can't get into any other new RTS in the meantime. I prefer micoroing individual units, but most games just focus on macro and it's just....lame.

[{PFH}-Lake]

I hope a new patch comes out im sick of this map hack there isnt any point of playing 1v1 anymore.

[UltraDavid]

SFHD, SF4, and SC2 all coming out within a year or so of each other is just too much. Which one am I supposed to spend my time getting good at??

[Spirit Juice]

Once SC2 comes out I'll probably quit every game I'm playing and just play that until my eyes explode.

Recently I've become addicted to and gettin' hype for high level Starcraft play.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Jon747

This shit is just TOO good.

[Chaotic Blue]

Once SC2 comes out I'll probably quit every game I'm playing and just play that until my eyes explode.

Recently I've become addicted to and gettin' hype for high level Starcraft play.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Jon747

This shit is just TOO good.

i agree and support this opinion. I too will totally disappear to play this game even if its WoW like.

[catchafire]

I'll prolly play for a solid month, then on and off for a year... But i'd have gotten my money's worth long before i've gotten bored with the game.

[Harem]

Once SC2 comes out I'll probably quit every game I'm playing and just play that until my eyes explode.

Recently I've become addicted to and gettin' hype for high level Starcraft play.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Jon747

This shit is just TOO good.
Did you see the Bisu vs Savior?

Shatting bricks does not even begin to describe the orgasm that was that bo3. :sweat:

[Magnifico]

SFHD, SF4, and SC2 all coming out within a year or so of each other is just too much. Which one am I supposed to spend my time getting good at??

that doesnt sound like too bad of a problem my friend. on the same level as choosing which hot girl to date. but i feel ya, i have the same dilemma =(

[UltraDavid]

Heh it's the best problem I've come across in a long long time.

[ramza]

it takes alot more to be at this "high level" SC than Street Fighter. To the pro players in Korea, this is literally a job. Corporate sponsors put them in houses for the sole purpose of training at least 10 hours a day, free housing and food. But generally they make about $500 a month. I love SC too, but I'd rather not take it to that level.

[catchafire]

it takes alot more to be at this "high level" SC than Street Fighter. To the pro players in Korea, this is literally a job. Corporate sponsors put them in houses for the sole purpose of training at least 10 hours a day, free housing and food. But generally they make about $500 a month. I love SC too, but I'd rather not take it to that level.

Preaching to the choir man...

[{PFH}-Lake]

I think I could play at a pro level, ive been playing starcraft and broodwar for 8 years now almost everyday. Playing vs people never gets old, the comps even if you make a make a map and set the triggers for insane level are still easy. Whats funny is people on bnet are morons they think peoples accounts show how good they are. Lets say someone ones account is 100wins, 10 loss, and 3 diss. You cant tell if those 100 wins were vs comps or people, just shows how stupid people on bnet are.

[Harem]

^ this nigga got jokes :rofl::rofl:

[CrouchingTiger]

The only type of Starcraft I could play at pro level is 3v3 zero clutter heh. And then, only if I don't underestimate my opponents (like I did when fishjie and whoever else beat me and RPDrookie :rofl:). I hought to myself, "These noobs are on OUR turf now. They may rock face at 1v1 and other 'legit' forms of play, but zero clutter is my world! MY WORLD! I won't even need to play seriously. Time to make nothing but zealots." Boy did I end up with egg on my face.

[{PFH}-Lake]

^ this nigga got jokes :rofl::rofl: noob

[CrouchingTiger]

Whats funny is people on bnet are morons they think peoples accounts show how good they are. Lets say someone ones account is 100wins, 10 loss, and 3 diss. You cant tell if those 100 wins were vs comps or people, just shows how stupid people on bnet are.

Yep, too true. Not even that, but some people go for "loss records" and even though they may be good and win all the time, they leave the game before getting the victory.

[HaiDuongRiceMan]

Harem; you got a link to that match?

[Harem]

Harem; you got a link to that match?

Game 1 on Blue Storm (http://stage6.com/user/starcraftvods/video/1893218/EVER-OSL-R8-Bisu-vs-Savior)

Game 2 on Katrina (http://stage6.com/user/starcraftvods/video/1907732/EVER-OSL-R8-Bisu-vs-Savior)

Game 3 on Mong-Hwan III (http://stage6.com/user/starcraftvods/video/1907756/EVER-OSL-R8-Bisu-vs-Savior)

<3 Stage6.

[TheSix]

^^^^

Damn.
___________

It's quite realistic to aim for top 10 north american player. There would be plenty of tourneys to go to out here if you wanted(GGL, WCG, etc).

[Spirit Juice]

Yeah, Bisu vs Savior at Ever OSL 2007 was fucking sick. God damn... so much fucking ownage.

I remember a couple years back watching some match of our top American SC players vs. some Korean players and they couldn't even come close. :confused:

[Silentness!]

Game 1 on Blue Storm (http://stage6.com/user/starcraftvods/video/1893218/EVER-OSL-R8-Bisu-vs-Savior)

Game 2 on Katrina (http://stage6.com/user/starcraftvods/video/1907732/EVER-OSL-R8-Bisu-vs-Savior)

Game 3 on Mong-Hwan III (http://stage6.com/user/starcraftvods/video/1907756/EVER-OSL-R8-Bisu-vs-Savior)

<3 Stage6.

I watched all of game 1 and I don't know what the fuck is going on. Now don't get me wrong I've played Strategy games before. (Age of empires 1 and some of 2)

Someone give me a quick explanation of Starcraft and how you win.

[Deus]

man, bisu is so fuckin good

[dann]

Nice matches. Korean people are way too good at Starcraft. I got whooped no mercy over the summer in Korea.

[Dreaded Fist]

I watched all of game 1 and I don't know what the fuck is going on. Now don't get me wrong I've played Strategy games before. (Age of empires 1 and some of 2)

Someone give me a quick explanation of Starcraft and how you win.

economy managing , pushing, teching, containing, expanding. It's an extravaganza!
You can check out the english commentary here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ISLqaouEGNU

[fjf314]

http://www.youtube.com/user/Jon747

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ISLqaouEGNU

Whoa, thanks for the links to loads of insane videos. I used to play Starcraft a lot but I was always terrible at it. At best I could play a scrubby Toss and get random Bnet wins, but against anyone with real skill I got crushed. Still, I always enjoy watching VODs. It makes me sad that Bnet doesn't work in Wine for Linux users.

[Harem]

Whoa, thanks for the links to loads of insane videos. I used to play Starcraft a lot but I was always terrible at it. At best I could play a scrubby Toss and get random Bnet wins, but against anyone with real skill I got crushed. Still, I always enjoy watching VODs. It makes me sad that Bnet doesn't work in Wine for Linux users.

KlazartSC and Moletrap also do commentary besides Diggity.

Moletrap's English Fuckentary was the funniest shit ever. :rofl:

[ramza]

Yeah, Bisu vs Savior at Ever OSL 2007 was fucking sick. God damn... so much fucking ownage.

I remember a couple years back watching some match of our top American SC players vs. some Korean players and they couldn't even come close. :confused:

jobs vs hobby

player vs employees

it only makes sense

[Magnifico]

The only type of Starcraft I could play at pro level is 3v3 zero clutter heh. And then, only if I don't underestimate my opponents (like I did when fishjie and whoever else beat me and RPDrookie :rofl:). I hought to myself, "These noobs are on OUR turf now. They may rock face at 1v1 and other 'legit' forms of play, but zero clutter is my world! MY WORLD! I won't even need to play seriously. Time to make nothing but zealots." Boy did I end up with egg on my face.

yeah i remember that! you got rocked. $$$ doesnt take "special" or "different" kind of skill, it takes LESS skill.

[{PFH}-Lake]

anyone want to play 1v1 let me know, and no fucking map hacks

[Magnifico]

ill play you, i dont think my brood war works tho so itll have to be vanilla

[CrouchingTiger]

yeah i remember that! you got rocked. $$$ doesnt take "special" or "different" kind of skill, it takes LESS skill.

Oh it was you and fishjie? Sorry my memory sucks heh. Hey I'd be all for a rematch if RPDrookie is available and if you and fishjie want. This time I won't goof around.

And even though I was goofing around, you two would have been dead if you were anything other than terran. Base lift-off > zealots. :sad:

[ChibiT89]

i play SC often, bgh but im trying to learn LT and the serious maps... hit me up if u need a deceent zerg partner

[{PFH}-Lake]

ill play you, i dont think my brood war works tho so itll have to be vanilla are you on right now? I have to make a new account for sc cause ill i play is bw

[{PFH}-Lake]

i play SC often, bgh but im trying to learn LT and the serious maps... hit me up if u need a deceent zerg partner Zerg rule http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYqk33d_oWw

[TheSix]

Ahhhhhhhh GG!

AHHHHHHHHHHH!

I want a pro gamer spacesuit for Christmas.

[{PFH}-Lake]

im on right now if anyone wants to throw down some micro and macro

[Spirit Juice]

Any tips on how to micro/macro? I kind of want to get back into SC once my internet is fixed up, but I want to know where to start in learning how to micro/macro and how to do it correctly.

[Harem]

Any tips on how to micro/macro? I kind of want to get back into SC once my internet is fixed up, but I want to know where to start in learning how to micro/macro and how to do it correctly.

Well, first off what race because Zerg macro is a lot different from T and P macro.

Be sure to hotkey buildings, shift + hotkey any important locations like a choke or something, never stop making resource workers (for the most part)

There are a few decent UMS micro maps that do help but others are just hella impractical.

But you really just need to practice and play more.

[{PFH}-Lake]

people always ask me how to get better. The only way to get better is to watch korean vids, and practice everyday on non-money maps. There is no easy way to get better just keep playing everyday.

[CrouchingTiger]

Yeah, you don't even need to watch Korean vids to get better. I mean eventually you may, but if you're just beginniner to intermediate you aren't going to get pro over night. Simply watching replays of your losses will help you improve. You watch, pinpoint your mistakes, and learn what your opponent did to best you. Then, with a small amount of practice, you should be able to prevent that situation from repeating itself.

[{PFH}-Lake]

it all depends what race you, cause you have to know what counters what. Watching korean vids helps, its like how people watch vids of evo to learn

[Magnifico]

Oh it was you and fishjie? Sorry my memory sucks heh. Hey I'd be all for a rematch if RPDrookie is available and if you and fishjie want. This time I won't goof around.

Heh, actually it wasnt me OR fishjie. It was that Tiberton guy and that PoeticalNinja guy. I was SUPPOSED to be Tiberton's teammate for the match, but we were having some kind of weird lag problem and you ended up doing the match later with ninja subbing for me.


are you on right now? I have to make a new account for sc cause ill i play is bw

actually you can use same account

it all depends what race you, cause you have to know what counters what. Watching korean vids helps, its like how people watch vids of evo to learn

i got most my exepreince in the age before replays (didnt come till 1.08) or match vids (BATTLE REPORTS!!!), and when the "world champion" wasnt even korean. but i was very good back then in that environment and id like to see how i can stack up against people who play currently and how tactics have changed. you still around?

[CrouchingTiger]

Heh, actually it wasnt me OR fishjie. It was that Tiberton guy and that PoeticalNinja guy. I was SUPPOSED to be Tiberton's teammate for the match, but we were having some kind of weird lag problem and you ended up doing the match later with ninja subbing for me.
Man my memory SUCKS. :rofl: What's worse is I think I've occasionaly brought up that match with RPDrookie, and he always tells me, "It wasn't fishjie!" Apparently I really wanted to play fishjie.

[{PFH}-Lake]

snip ill play if your on ill be in channel, zone123. On Useast

[Gray Fox]

people in my region thought my av was from splinter cell.


/cry

[Spirit Juice]

Anyone watch Bisu vs Stork Ever OSL semi-finals? Shit was brutal.

Poor Bisu. He got completely dominated by Stork. There was no contest on who was the better player at that moment. :( I hope Stork ends up winning it all though.

[Harem]

Anyone watch Bisu vs Stork Ever OSL semi-finals? Shit was brutal.

Poor Bisu. He got completely dominated by Stork. There was no contest on who was the better player at that moment. :( I hope Stork ends up winning it all though.

Stork's micro was pretty ridiculous like killing those 4 reavers while only having 8 goons, sniping the obs which resulted in funniest shit ever. LOL @ Bisu's probes just stuck with nowhere to go. Stork's PvP is ridiculous. Hopefully, Jaedong improves his ZvP and Stork his PvZ. Would suck if the quarterfinal and semifinals were more exciting than the finals. :looney:

[R.P.D rookie]

If CT had made something else after his mass zealot swarm that destroyed Magnetix and Tiber's mid tank D, we would've got it. My side got raped by a mass BC wave and that was with an assload of spore colonies out front.

And I could've swore it was Magnetix and Tibertron who we both played against.

[R.P.D rookie]

Speaking of nuclear launch, there was a while on battlenet when the Nuke hack was ruining many a SC game.

I remember watching CT play a game and out of nowhere we hear "Nuclear launch detected!" three times. Next thing we know CT's money as well as his teammates money has been nuked. We were really impressed and thought that was one of the best ghost jobs ever.........


But then we heard "Nuclear launch detected" spammed another good 15 times a minute later and nothing was left of CT's team.:rofl:

[{PFH}-Lake]

who uses mass BC's in non-money maps? Bunch of noobs that's who, id dark swarm and have plauged there ass.

Edit: theres 2 hacks out, theres a map hack, and a min hack for zerg i guess

[ChibiT89]

pfh lake, u play alot? im looking for some good peeps to play with, u down?

[{PFH}-Lake]

i play everyday on useast my account name is Zerg-storm just add me to your f-list if you want to play on broodwar

[CrouchingTiger]

who uses mass BC's in non-money maps?
Well, we were playing a money map. =p

WHOEVER we played lol, me and RPD had challenged them to a zero clutter map because we wanted to show how zero clutter actually requires skill, just of a different kind than regular maps. Cuz you know, everbody says "There's no skill in those maps!"

Of course it blew up in our face and we failed to prove our point, but it's still true nonetheless. =p

And RPD, I didn't make anything after my zealots because I thought you had things under control. We've both beaten 2:1 odds before, and I thought you were going to steam roll them. Also, my zealots didn't kill any tanks because they didn't make any. They massed pure BCs. My zealots only took out most of their bases, until they lifted them off the ground and I sat there with my thumb up my butt.

Here's a play-by-play!



2v2 nr15 (CT toss, RPD zerg, tibertron terran, whoever terran)
CT makes an assload of zealots
RPD makes guards/devs
Tibertron makes assload of BCs
his teammate does the same
I laugh maniacally and beat off real quick, expecting an effortless victory
i send my z's up to rape tanks, but there were no tanks
my z's rape part of their base before they lift off
their BC's rape RPD
their BC's rape me

the end :sad:

[Deus]

lol @ nr15

[CrouchingTiger]

lol @ nr15

If they don't want to rematch us, do YOU? :bgrin:

We'll gladly challenge anybody who thinks there's no skill involved. And this time I won't goof off.

[{PFH}-Lake]

no rush money maps are for noobs. Its not that hard to deal with rush's. Lately ive been playing 2v2v2v2 on BGH as Zerg its hard and you dont win most of the time unless you Muta rush there main and kill all there workers

[R.P.D rookie]

no rush money maps are for noobs. Its not that hard to deal with rush's. Lately ive been playing 2v2v2v2 on BGH as Zerg its hard and you dont win most of the time unless you Muta rush there main and kill all there workers



Then you and Deus vs. CT and me in a nr15 match sometime over the new year?:lovin:

[{PFH}-Lake]

Then you and Deus vs. CT and me in a nr15 match sometime over the new year?:lovin:sorry i dont play noob rules

[R.P.D rookie]

sorry i dont play noob rules

It's only 15 minutes buddy. 15 minutes before you get to own us up.:smokin:

:u: Jamall what race do you play :wonder:

Zerg and quite rusty with them at the moment.

[Harem]

Hey RPD, isn't your B.net name like Dr. Stupid?

Because I think we played on ROV before. (ZvZ)

[R.P.D rookie]

Hey RPD, isn't your B.net name like Dr. Stupid?

Because I think we played on ROV before. (ZvZ)



Yeah, that's it.:rofl: My record is pretty atrocious thanks to playing for losses and trying to take on people in bgh 1v1. Thankfully, bnet is full of nice people that give good tips on how to survive 1v1 matches.

[CrouchingTiger]

I like when people say they don't play with noob rules and whatnot. What are they worried about? According to their condescending logic, they're going to rape us anyway.

Oh well, we've issued the challenge. Ball's in their court now.

[ElderGOD]

I like when people say they don't play with noob rules and whatnot.

The rules greatly affect the gameplay.

When my friends and I would play SC for money we wouldn't play nr, only rule was we had to play legit, tournament style.

[CrouchingTiger]

Yeah I understand that, but it's not a money match. It's simply a challenge for you guys to back up what you say. You're talking the talk, but you're not walking the walk (not specifically you ElderGOD, just whoever).

[Unreallystic]

Sigh I still wish I was 'nice' in that game, unfortunatly I wasted most of my SC youth on high mineral maps. Whenever you guys are on let me know, maybe I can get schooled and pick up a few things...
- :Bluu:

[{PFH}-Lake]

I like when people say they don't play with noob rules and whatnot. What are they worried about? According to their condescending logic, they're going to rape us anyway.

Oh well, we've issued the challenge. Ball's in their court now. its not that im worried about anything, or scared its that NR15 min on a money map is boring. I dont mind playing a on money maps its just lame and doesnt take that much skill to let someone build up a army. Starcraft wasnt meant to be played that way. Ill play you guys on a non money maps only cause that is the way Starcraft is meant to be played.

New Update is up

http://www.starcraft2.com/features/terran/nomad.xml

[ChibiT89]

pfh u up? hit up my IM @ chibit89 to play

[Chaotic Blue]

ill play you guys. but i'm on bnet west. screen name is sharingan. 2v1 your rules.

[ChibiT89]

just come on to east, SRK style. chibit is the handle

[Magnifico]

its not that im worried about anything, or scared its that NR15 min on a money map is boring.

well said. i didnt get starcraft to play multiplayer sim city.

[Harem]

jaedonggggggggggggggggg

<3 <3

[CrimsonDisaster]

jaedonggggggggggggggggg

<3 <3

<3 <3 <3 <3
That was an intense set of matches, holy crap.

[Mr PH]

Anyone up for some hamachi? It'd be cool to have some kind of SRK channel to play on.

[MagnetiX]

lol, you guys should watch this video...shit's hella random

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-akh2f5Yyo

lol, no offense to anyone that plays Fastest maps...I used to play those, lol.

Note, I didn't make the vid...just saw that shit and cracked up cuz dood is hella random.

[ORV]

lol, you guys should watch this video...shit's hella random

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-akh2f5Yyo

lol, no offense to anyone that plays Fastest maps...I used to play those, lol.

Note, I didn't make the vid...just saw that shit and cracked up cuz dood is hella random.

Fastest maps are a good way to pass time. I own in 8 person Fastest Map FFA's... :)

[{PFH}-Lake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTh7Eu6MLU Lol at the ending, guy trys to sound like a over lord

[CrimsonDisaster]

jaedonggggggggggggggggg

<3 <3

spoilers for MSL group B

omg JAEDONG <3 <3 <3

[{PFH}-Lake]

you can watch replays here http://www.battlereports.com/viewreplays.php I posted up my replays as Stom-zerg if you want to watch them.

[Dhalsimowns]

Iam sure this has been talked about before, but is anyone else worried sc2 wont live up to sc1?

iam not sure with 3-d polygons they can equal the precise and exact gameplay that made sc1 so good. Also, I heard the lead designer for red alert 3 is doing sc2, which has me worried.

All in all it will be a buyer for sure, but how is it looking so far for sc2? Sc1 is arguably one of the top 10 games of all time.

[{PFH}-Lake]

so far blizzard is keeping the same formula as starcraft, just making it 3d. They want koreans and starcraft hard-core fans to play it, so there trying there hardest to please them. If they didnt care they would have added stuff like hero units in multi-player which would be stupid. Cause that pissed of a lot of people who played WC2

[Chaotic Blue]

well as far as i know the game is pretty much finished or it has been finished for about 6-8 months now. but all they're doing now is balance work. blizzard taking 1.5 + years for balance work shows that they're seriously going to try to top sc1 (dunno if its even possible) but all in all i'll definately buy it... even if i'm playing sc1 the week after... i mean, i atleast want to know what happen to zeratul and raynor.

Chaotic Blue

p.s. how do you hotkey a building?

[Harem]

p.s. how do you hotkey a building?

Click on building

Then ctrl plus any number. Then, press that number whenever you uh...want that building.

i.e you are terran so you make a comsat. Hit ctrl+0. Now, whenever you want to scan hit 0 and then S.

[ElderGOD]

I have every faith that Blizzard will outdo the original StarCraft, even with it seriously being one of the greatest games ever created.

Since there are no new races, just Terrans, Zerg, and Protoss still, I believe they will create even more balance between the three.

I mean, just look at WarCraft III. They improved upon everything from WarCraft II. Blizzard is a quality company, when it comes to doing what they do best - making real-time strategy games.

I just wish they'd hurry up tweaking and announce a damn release date already.


Eventhough it's the same races, there are many new units/structures so SC2, to me, is more like a hybrid between a new game and just another expansion to the original (the 3D doesn't look that great to me, but I haven't seen any HQ stuff yet).

It's too early for disappointment, people need to first play a game before concluding that it sucks.

[tondashocka]

I wish they would put the Zerg section up too.

The last time I was standing this watch, I read all of the units for toss and rran. I hope that the terran nomad is cool shit, because sci vessels really do win you games, especially in non money map games.

I used to play games on bnet all of the time. If you guys play a lot on the east server, I used to make games for players against comps.

I get my ass kicked playing serious one on one =( BUT! Like someone said earlier, I will not hesitate to put down SC2 a week after buying it and go back to the original if it doesn't make the cut.

[TheSix]

They will never please the Koreans(or so-called hardcores).

The first day the game comes out all you will see is "OMG SC1 WAS BETTER!!!111"

Regardless of whether its good or not, blizzard will push the game so much, and it will have so much competitive support, people will play the game anyway whether its as good as SC1 or not.

People can't help but bitch about change or something new(even if its not bad).

[TheDarkPhoenix]

^ agreed, I'm sure it wont be as "good" as everyone wants or hopes it to be until after a couple patches and maybe a expansion.

[{PFH}-Lake]

as long as people like SC2 thats all that matters. I found this site today, and it seems pretty good for noobs who need help 1v1.

http://starcraft.strategy-gaming.com/

[m00b]

It'll probably be like Counter-Strike.. old guys set in their ways with 1.6 and the ones who enjoy CS:Source.

To each his own.

[catchafire]

Sins of a Solar Empire

Anyone heard of this game? Supposedly it's really good and drawing comparisions to SC...

[{PFH}-Lake]

theres other games like starcraft?

[TheSix]

I'm in the middle of a 4 hour MP game of sins right now.

This game is AWESOME.

....but whoever is comparing it to SC is on that crizzack. If you only like SC style of MP, you probably wouldn't like this at all. It's nowhere near as fast but it's just as epic.

It's more Homeworld, Galatic Civ styled. But more epic. And Star Trek mods imminent!

/drools

[defcon]

wow that game *does* look epic.

[Geese Pants]

Finally.............THE ZERG!!!! (http://www.gametrailers.com/game/4868.html#gameplay)

[Xiii]

Sins of the Solar Empire is nothing like Starcraft at all. That and real games last days and more, that's not even to account for the largest map that could take weeks to finish.

And yes, the Zerg are here! Too bad the Hydralisk got lost in the translation. It's full glory has not yet been realized.

[{PFH}-Lake]

Finally.............THE ZERG!!!! (http://www.gametrailers.com/game/4868.html#gameplay)lol at the zerg pissing on the terran buildings

[General Deamond]

Wow, the zerg sure have changed.

[Geese Pants]

More movies up for SC2........ ([url=http://www.gametrailers.com/game/4868.html#gameplay)