[D] New BW Server - Page 17

On May 31 2013 10:02 INFAMOUS_MVP wrote:
when will this server be up ? o.O

On May 31 2013 07:56 rauk wrote:

It makes the game really easy for zerg. You can't balance mbs and automining with how zerg works in bw.

On May 31 2013 09:34 Wuiph wrote:
All I ever wanted from Sc2 in Broodwar was setting your own hotkeys. If there was a server that could make it possible for me without a big effort I would come back to this game. Maybe it would also be a good idea to add all necessary tech-addons (fixing the graphic bug for example) in an automatic launcher update.

I do know those really dedicated to bw work around this issues but casuals like me who only played the game in lans before would really appreciate this stuff a lot. And I think everybody knows that an easy way in will create many long time followers.

On May 31 2013 11:57 EchOne wrote:

People have been attempting this in BW for years, with some workable solutions. Usually you'll have to manually edit the game mpq or use a general remapping program... in essence, modifying the actual game files and using external programs to affect the gaming experience. Such practices have been deemed problematic and are not allowed in official offline competitions such as professional or semiprofessional competitions in Korea. iCCup also bans custom hotkeying.

The issue is probably still at the liberty of an individual server's administration, but the place for discussing the pros and cons of it would be another thread.

On May 31 2013 07:56 rauk wrote:

It makes the game really easy for zerg. You can't balance mbs and automining with how zerg works in bw.

On May 31 2013 04:47 _Animus_ wrote:

hahah yesterday i was just thinking how much more time will have to controll armies and do battles if bw had an automining and multiple building selection :D
Now seriously, guys look at modern RTS games, new players will expect to play a game up to the modern standarts and these two will DEFINITELY be of big help for attracting newbies. I introduced BW to not a small number of people, they seem to like it but in the end most of them are like "nah man this is too hardcore for me". Friends with who i was playing at my childhood, also dont want to return cuz they have to put so much effort to build good mechanics for decent play.
At first(when sc2 was out) i was stubborn just like you, but now i think this will be good for BW.

On May 31 2013 10:59 Rainling wrote:

Good point, zerg would benefit more than other races.

On May 31 2013 15:54 Ribbon wrote:


More importantly, it wouldn't be Brood War, just a mildly interesting custom map. Brood War doesn't need it's mechanics changed to attract new players, it needs to be playable without having to fuck with your router settings and registry.

On May 31 2013 15:24 rauk wrote:
isn't bw p2p... how will server affect latency at all?

On May 31 2013 17:50 Golgotha wrote:


i was thinking this myself but i have really good ping with fish when I am in korea, but really bad fish ping when I am in the states. but i guess ping dont really matter. i dunno.

On May 31 2013 15:24 rauk wrote:
isn't bw p2p... how will server affect latency at all?

On May 31 2013 09:37 Birdie wrote:
I suspect with the changing-hotkeys thing, it's the kind of thing that people would dislike when first put in but after a while no one would care because it doesn't make a big enough difference in play to matter, whereas MBS and so on do make a massive difference in play.