The BNet2.0 bugs will be fixed and the issues like no chat channels etc. well we'll see about them. They're no deal breaker for me though and I trust Blizzard to improve the BNet by quit a lot as time goes. People also seem to forget that BNet2.0 has some pretty awesome features as the party building which just makes things so much easier. The interface overall is really cool.
The non existing Lan is alright as I think it is the best valid anti piracy method.
The game itself is pretty flawless and the campaign looks very promising. I see no reason why I shouldn't buy this game.
Oh and it's in my opinion pretty pathetic to give it 1 star ratings on amazon as practical none of the casual customers care much about the current cross server restrictions.
Edit: And I also think that everyone who promotes piracy like e.g. torrenting the game should be banned from TL. I've seen quite a lot people do so in this one huge anti-Blizzard thread and am pretty shocked with the TL staff being just fine with it. Cannot believe such is tolerated here.
On June 08 2010 19:38 jtgizmo wrote: this thread is slightly silly, 90% of those who go - im not going to buy, will end up buying the game anyway. so whole poll for this topic is mute.
I will buy the game, and no LAN isn't that big of a deal. But if i could choose I would want them to put LAN back in. It is other things I would prefer them to changed instead of LAN. But still..
There is alot of signs on the petitiononline site. Have the link been posted at the blizzard forums or something, so blizzard can see it to?
On June 08 2010 19:54 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote: Gonna buy it.
The BNet2.0 bugs will be fixed and the issues like no chat channels etc. well we'll see about them. They're no deal breaker for me though and I trust Blizzard to improve the BNet by quit a lot as time goes. People also seem to forget that BNet2.0 has some pretty awesome features as the party building which just makes things so much easier. The interface overall is really cool.
Joined TL.net Monday, 29th of March 2010
Or maybe you just don't know how i worked in BN 1.0? Now describe what this awesome feature allows you to do, and how it workst, and we compare it to the BN 1.0 way, kk?
On June 08 2010 19:27 shawabawa wrote: Bnet has screwed up a little bit, but after trying out wc3 custom games yesterday I have to say I absolutely love the new custom game browser in comparison. I can't believe people want to go back to the shitty wc3 system where games appear randomly on your list and joining with friends is nearly impossible.
What are you talking about? If you want to play with your friends then create the game yourself. How is the new system better for that?
Please refer yourself to husky's explanation on youtube if you want to know why bnet 0.2 and general state of things. It explains a good lot.
And by my personal opinion if we as gamers let this fly, it will only become worse. Each game will be a step back then the last one.
the real title of this thread should actually be "Will you buy this game atleast 3 times (or even more if you want to play with people from other countries) and also pay a monthly fee for bnet 2.0 although ICCUP is better lol?
Blizzard is a business first, a video game company second. They want your monies and want to appeal to as many and as wide of demographics as possible. Not only will this game suck but it will kill brood war.
I will buy it. Don't know why there is so much crying?
Here comes some thoughts from a player which didn't play SC to any greater extent:
Graphics - Great. Not to much eye candy but still enough to make the game pleasant to watch. Gameplay - Good diversity between the races. Some mechanics added like multiple building selection which removes some of the APM intensive elements but I think this is a good thing. Balance - The balance is pretty good already. I never played SC when it was released but my guess is that SC2 is more balanced now in the beta than SC was a year after the release. Skill cap - Even with som mechanics removes I don't see anyone will be playing the game with perfection in the future. There is many elements which the proos can train on and get better at. Spectator friendly - Blizzard has added a lot of things like unit counts which makes the game more spectator friendly. Sure, they could add an option where several persons synchroniously could watch the same repley in some way and that will probably be done after the release. LAN - Ok, no LAN. Maybe I'm ignorant but why do we need to have LAN other than for the reason to pirate the game to be able to play with friends? My guess is that the latency to the closest servers at bigger live tournaments will be neglectable. Cross realm play - At the moment it looks like there will be no such thing, and this is bad. I think they should add the possiblility to do cross realm play even if the latency will be horrible. When I was a CS player back in the days nearly no games where playded across the atlantic, but the possibility existed. Chat rooms - The absence of chat rooms is what I think is the worst thing with Bnet 2.0. This is such a small thing that will add a great amonth to the SC2 community feeling. Not having chat rooms is a real blunder but is it enough to boycot the game?
I rather enjoyed playing the beta, but their current stance on a lot of things Bnet 2.0 and sales-related are things I just outright don't agree with. For now and on release it's a boycott, with the possibility of buying if things improve.
On June 08 2010 20:04 Lighioana wrote: 3rd option: I don't know. Why do people never add this? Things are never black&white.
Because either you buy it, or you don't. An "I don't know" is merely a gauge of those who didn't take part in the poll which can be gauged by comparing the poll to the size of the community to which it's addressed. I'm with you in spirit though, I understand that there is no way one can have a definite and absolute understanding of the situation. I can see why they don't implement LAN. Their way of reasoning cross-realm play is grounded in the poor design of Battle.net 2.0, which is a choice of theirs to consume a good chunk of their "community good will" to turn a profit. Unfortunately for Blizzard executives, I don't think their quite aware of how much they've been shitting on their gaming communities since the Activision-Blizzard merger. And, sorry for the "explanation-turned-rage" post
Edit: Also as a side note, I'm buying the game just because I want to play Starcraft 2. Guess my principles aren't that strong eh? -.-
You know what. I'm going to buy the game. I've been waiting almost a decade for it, so as much as I'd like to man up and deny Blizzard the cost of one game, I'm not going to. But I'm sad.I'm sad because I know that that aura of professionalism that every single other Blizzard game has ever had is fading. They are still going to sell a ridiculous number of copies of this game because they have a fanbase that will buy it on faith. But that faith isn't going to be there much longer. This once great company isn't dieing gloriously, but slowly, painfully, as the fans who've bought wc2, sc, diablo I&II, wc3 and wow begin to leave it, because things aren't the same anymore.
By the looks of it Blizzard already managed to lose 20% of potential buyers, probably a lot more in Korea and China with ~18-21 ratings and the whole KeSPA thing, - good start.
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