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metalsonic
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands95 Posts
December 30 2010 21:06 GMT
#1
Hi TL .

I was wondering how Starcraft 2 could cost 100 million dollars to design .
I mean is it really that hard to upgrade the looks of an existing game and add a few new unit and terrain models ? Sure it would cost but I think 100 million is waaay to much if u look at the state of Starcraft 2 multiplayer ( which is honestly as bad as other RTS's out there , u know terran defense is really great , u can never break a bunker planetary fortress defense with marine along it , the AI is really dumb etc long list ) . It is really mediocre compared to WC 3 and BW , this is both visible in battle net design as well as overall gameplay .

Allright let's go straight to the point : did Starcraft 2 really cost 100 million dollars to design or is it just a trick Blizzard is playing to overhype the game by letting people think this is the best game ever designed ( this can be true since Starcraft BW was really succesfull and a lot of people know what Starcraft was ) .

I don't like to watch Starcraft replays as a spectator . I watched about 4-6 replays of all the match ups possible and after u watched 4-6 replays u seen them pretty much all . This is also because there isn't any spectacular micro involved when you are playing the game .

It is really really sad if this really took 100 million USD and 12 years ( confirmed , 12 years ) to develop . It is shocking that it took so much for so little if this fact is true .

When I speak to other players about the game they don't really say the game is exciting and I see less and less players online from my total friend database ( diamond players )

Just for the sake of it to let everyone know I am not someone who doesn't understand anything I am a 2350 protoss player .

I would like some stale proof that Blizzard spended 100 million USD on Starcraft 2
salidsnake
Profile Joined April 2010
United States50 Posts
December 30 2010 21:09 GMT
#2
It sounds like you really hate it, i doubt your 2350 protoss with that attitude.
optical630
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom768 Posts
December 30 2010 21:11 GMT
#3
12 years production?

they started working on sc2 and sc1 at the same time?
SeanH
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7 Posts
December 30 2010 21:11 GMT
#4
The "$100 million" claim was in error.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/starcraft2/news.html?sid=6269369

Also, it sounds like you know nothing about the software development lifecycle and are just looking add more coal to your fiery hate for this game.
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
December 30 2010 21:13 GMT
#5
I can't articulate how mad i am that you wrote this load of tripe and made a thread title that gave the illusion that you had some facts about the actual production costs. You want stale proof that it cost 100 million?

Heres some stale bread instead.

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