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Gameloft's blatant copy of starcraft (on iPhone!)

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Centipede
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands44 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-09 00:50:42
February 07 2011 19:33 GMT
#1
Mod edit: I've added the information from carloselcoco's OP into this one, but I'm keeping this thread open because it has more discussion

If you have ever been awaiting for StarCraft to come to the iPhone, iTouch or iPad, then you have probably already learned about StarFront: Collision.
Developed by Gameloft, it is easy to agree that it is StarCraft for iOS systems.

Mobile game maker Gameloft has a reputation for making high quality games that look… familiar. But just because StarFront: Collission looks like a blatant ripoff of StarCraft doesn’t mean I’m any less excited about the fact that the game will be available later this week. Because let’s face it, wouldn’t you rather have a great-looking StarCraft clone for your phone than no StarCraft at all?

StarFront: Collision is due out for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on February 10th. The game follows the age-old story of three different races of warriors fighting over minerals on an alien planet. Races include humans, a robot race, and an alien race called the (Wiki)Zerg err… Myriad.

You can check out the latest game-play trailer after the break. It looks pretty much like StarCraft. But on your phone. Which is awesome.


+ Show Spoiler +
Source:Mobiputing


Set to be released originally on Thursday, February 10th, 2011. Gameloft today updated their Starfront YouTube trailer of the game and has postponed the released until Friday, February 18th, 2011.

I am curious to see if you guys would get this game and what your thoughts on it are.
For me, it looks pretty amazing and since Blizzard has refused to bring games to iOS systems (any mobile system really), I am really looking forward to this release even though it is basically StarCraft stolen and adapted for iOS systems. Doesn't matter that Gameloft was cheap by not being original. They are still amazing at bringing copies of other games to iOS systems.
I can't wait until February 18th!

+ Show Spoiler [Original OP] +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0AsGfcJjuc

Has anyone seen this?? An iPhone SC2 clone from Gameloft. Can they actually do stuff like that?

What's your opinion?
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Postman
Profile Joined July 2010
United States269 Posts
February 07 2011 19:36 GMT
#2
I think that ActiBlizz will probably try to sue them, but personally I don't care. It's not like this will split the community in two, this game will not be anywhere near as good as SC2, especially on the iPhone.
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-07 19:37:32
February 07 2011 19:36 GMT
#3
More like...... GAYLOFT?! AMIRITE?!

Yeah... that doesn't even look remotely entertaining. "Conquer the beautiful 64bit planet or take your eyes off the crappy iphone and check out your beautiful surroundings."

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Terrakin
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States1440 Posts
February 07 2011 19:37 GMT
#4
On February 08 2011 04:33 Centipede wrote:


Has anyone seen this?? An iPhone SC2 clone from Gameloft. Can they actually do stuff like that?

What's your opinion?

of course they can do stuff like this, it may be a similar styled RTS visual wise but it probably plays nothing at all like SC2.
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Centipede
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands44 Posts
February 07 2011 19:37 GMT
#5
True....but what really annoys me is that it is not on android

Nah, actually I hate rip-offs like this. It shows the lack of creativity from the developers.
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Aberu
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States968 Posts
February 07 2011 19:39 GMT
#6
Wow that is some blatant plagiarism. Almost like Warcraft and Warhammer!

+ Show Spoiler +
(pun intended, I know that Warcraft was originally a warhammer game, durr)
srsly
Welmu
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Finland3295 Posts
February 07 2011 19:39 GMT
#7
You are little too late
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=191046
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ThaZenith
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3116 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-07 19:40:50
February 07 2011 19:40 GMT
#8
It is actually fairly amusing how exactly they're copying starcraft. Zergling swarm, protoss buildings warp in, etc.
vdale
Profile Joined June 2010
Germany1173 Posts
February 07 2011 19:40 GMT
#9
On February 08 2011 04:39 Aberu wrote:
Wow that is some blatant plagiarism. Almost like Warcraft and Warhammer!

+ Show Spoiler +
(pun intended, I know that Warcraft was originally a warhammer game, durr)

Or Starcraft and Warhammer 40k
HeroHenry
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1723 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-07 19:41:39
February 07 2011 19:41 GMT
#10
Almost all of gameloft's games are copies for popular games.
Centipede
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands44 Posts
February 07 2011 19:42 GMT
#11
Oops...didn't see the first forum post about this. (sorry about that)

Also posted here:
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=191046

better discuss there!!
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alexhard
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden317 Posts
February 07 2011 19:44 GMT
#12
Eh, they're hardly "stealing" anything blizz created. The last original thing Blizzard created were the three vikings...I'd say that both this game and SC are based on WH40k, which is in turn based on classic sci-fi themes and cliches. Pretty much the same holds for warcraft-warhammer-classic fantasy stuff.
Comeh
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States18918 Posts
February 07 2011 19:47 GMT
#13
Damn, looks pretty cool for a phone game.

Wait are we upset about something here?
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imyzhang
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada809 Posts
February 07 2011 19:49 GMT
#14
lolll this thing looks even worse than sc vanilla alpha.
bleh
Lade
Profile Joined February 2011
3 Posts
February 07 2011 19:51 GMT
#15
On February 08 2011 04:49 imyzhang wrote:
lolll this thing looks even worse than sc vanilla alpha.


maps look better than SC2 retail patch 1.2.

RyanRushia
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2748 Posts
February 07 2011 19:55 GMT
#16
hahahah its hilarious how they didnt even attempt to make it look like a different game
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Gryffes
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom763 Posts
February 07 2011 19:56 GMT
#17
Someone phone Frank Herbert and get that man paiddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd.

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Noev
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1105 Posts
February 07 2011 19:58 GMT
#18
On February 08 2011 04:55 RyanRushia wrote:
hahahah its hilarious how they didnt even attempt to make it look like a different game


I was watching and thinking the same thing, my gosh they didn't even try at all did they
Archerofaiur
Profile Joined August 2008
United States4101 Posts
February 07 2011 20:04 GMT
#19
Oh no a non PC RTS! Those never fail!
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FarbrorAbavna
Profile Joined July 2009
Sweden4856 Posts
February 07 2011 20:05 GMT
#20
man it just looks so bad, couldnt stop laughing :D
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universalwill
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States654 Posts
February 07 2011 20:07 GMT
#21
i think that instead of condemning this game, we should all buy it and then complain to them about the game balance just as much as we do with starcraft

they'd regret ever making this game
Bobster
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany3075 Posts
February 07 2011 20:28 GMT
#22
Gameloft is well known for their rip-offs of popular games.


They've cloned

Resident Evil
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Soul Calibur
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Halo
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GTA
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Call of Duty
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Guitar Hero
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Uncharted
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Pokemon
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and a ton of other popular IPs as well. They're The Asylum of videogames, trying to cash in on the ideas and success of others on platforms where these brands aren't represented (mostly iOS). I guess it was only a matter of time before those parasites moved in on Starcraft. :/
leakingpear
Profile Joined March 2006
United Kingdom302 Posts
February 07 2011 20:31 GMT
#23
I don't know about the other franchises but the Call of Duty title is actually pretty good and way better than the official CoD phone game. If there rest of their output does as good a job porting control schemes to the iPhone as that did then it's probably a good thing for everyone that isn't a giant publisher.
Fa1nT
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3423 Posts
February 07 2011 20:31 GMT
#24
To tell the truth, their pokemon copies look better than real pokemon.... :p
Bobster
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany3075 Posts
February 07 2011 20:31 GMT
#25
And for the record, they can't and won't be sued, because they haven't stolen actual art assets from these companies or anything.

I don't know whether they recreate these likenesses on their own, or just take the art assets from other games and modify them in such a way that they still remain recognisable, but are juuust different enough not to get them into a lawsuit.

It's pretty despicable, really. :/
Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2959 Posts
February 07 2011 20:35 GMT
#26
On February 08 2011 05:31 Fa1nT wrote:
To tell the truth, their pokemon copies look better than real pokemon.... :p


Huh? Different colours instead of real evolutions? Not sure if serious...

Also, at OP, that's pretty darn hilarious :D
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LegendaryZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1583 Posts
February 07 2011 20:42 GMT
#27
On February 08 2011 05:31 Bobster wrote:
And for the record, they can't and won't be sued, because they haven't stolen actual art assets from these companies or anything.

I don't know whether they recreate these likenesses on their own, or just take the art assets from other games and modify them in such a way that they still remain recognisable, but are juuust different enough not to get them into a lawsuit.

It's pretty despicable, really. :/


What's so despicable about it? Is it any different from the millions of other products that get ripped off and cloned on a daily basis? It's not like they're seriously trying to pass this off as a real competitive product anyway.
On_Slaught
Profile Joined August 2008
United States12190 Posts
February 07 2011 20:47 GMT
#28
Zerg look really weak in that game.

But seriously, that isn't enough to sue over. If SC can exist along side Warhammer 40k, then this can exist too.
Kwanny
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany222 Posts
February 07 2011 20:48 GMT
#29
Well, just let them do it. I don't think they would make much profit with that.
LetoAtreides82
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1188 Posts
February 07 2011 20:49 GMT
#30
On February 08 2011 05:35 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2011 05:31 Fa1nT wrote:
To tell the truth, their pokemon copies look better than real pokemon.... :p


Huh? Different colours instead of real evolutions? Not sure if serious...

Also, at OP, that's pretty darn hilarious :D


Agreed the different colors instead of physical evolutions is lame.
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DarKFoRcE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1215 Posts
February 07 2011 20:50 GMT
#31
i might actually buy that so i can play it when im travelling. i will be the first starfront progamer!
...i just hope zerg doesnt suck as much as it does in sc2 :D
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TFB
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom89 Posts
February 07 2011 20:53 GMT
#32
Would it not be cheaper to just move your monitor 20ft away, put on some boxing gloves, and play SC2?
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MegaBUD
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada179 Posts
February 07 2011 20:53 GMT
#33
Its not like starcraft is extremely similar to previous game...
Copymizer
Profile Joined November 2010
Denmark2086 Posts
February 07 2011 20:56 GMT
#34
lmao did you see the siege tank and corrupter copy ! Really fail !
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Captain Peabody
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3099 Posts
February 07 2011 20:57 GMT
#35
That's nothing. Anyone ever heard of "World of Lordcraft"?



Yeah.
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cnas
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden640 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-07 21:00:58
February 07 2011 20:58 GMT
#36
Name one major concept from a Blizz game thats really, truly original to only Bliz.
Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft are HEAVILY influenced from the pop culture around us. I'm happy they didn't get sued for it. Otherwise, we certainly wouldn't be playing sc2 right now.
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mAgixWTF
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany103 Posts
February 07 2011 21:00 GMT
#37
On February 08 2011 05:53 TFB wrote:
Would it not be cheaper to just move your monitor 20ft away, put on some boxing gloves, and play SC2?


i have neither boxing gloves, nor a 20ft wide room, nor an iphone, and i feel like i am missing out on something
LegendaryZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1583 Posts
February 07 2011 21:03 GMT
#38
On February 08 2011 05:53 TFB wrote:
Would it not be cheaper to just move your monitor 20ft away, put on some boxing gloves, and play SC2?


I might actually try this just because it sounds like something really funny to do when you're drunk or high...
Sanguinarius
Profile Joined January 2010
United States3427 Posts
February 07 2011 21:10 GMT
#39
I just cant imagine playing without a mouse. I would fat finger everything.
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MichaelJLowell
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States610 Posts
February 07 2011 21:13 GMT
#40
I'm going to tell you right now: You really, really don't want a video game industry where people can be sued for things like this. Game developers already hold patents on specific video game devices. Don't give big-budget publishers a reason to inflict their war chests on smaller devs.
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theBlues
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
El Salvador638 Posts
February 07 2011 21:15 GMT
#41
Well actually they can't sue gameloft from having "similar" characters as starcraft characters as the starcraft characters themeselves are ripoffs from starship troopers and other fiction work.

Also blizzard has boycotted every single initiative to bring broodwar to mobile devices such as the ds and mobile phones, so basically its their fault.

I'm actually buying this game, it looks entertaining
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GoodRamen
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States713 Posts
February 07 2011 21:15 GMT
#42
On February 08 2011 05:58 cnas wrote:
Name one major concept from a Blizz game thats really, truly original to only Bliz.
Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft are HEAVILY influenced from the pop culture around us. I'm happy they didn't get sued for it. Otherwise, we certainly wouldn't be playing sc2 right now.


iirc starcraft was the first rts game with completely different factions. and diablos with the point and click control. not to mention bnet which is a free server where ppl can play games back then. thats to my knowledge though so feel free to correct me xD
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Bobster
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany3075 Posts
February 07 2011 21:19 GMT
#43
On February 08 2011 05:42 LegendaryZ wrote:
It's not like they're seriously trying to pass this off as a real competitive product anyway.

They're not?

Last I checked, Gameloft announced they sold over 20 million App store games total. If that's not real and competitive, I don't know what is. And that was a couple months back, that number has surely increased since then.


Also, I personally think it's borderline unethical to cash in on the popularity and success of another's idea and work like they do. There's being inspired by something and adapting it into something new, and then there's blatant copying constantly skirting on the edge of a copyright infringement lawsuit.

I'm feeling the same about knockoffs in certain other industries, like the aforementioned Asylum mockbusters.
MichaelJLowell
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States610 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-07 21:27:15
February 07 2011 21:20 GMT
#44
And just to note, I think the only time a company has actually been successfully sued for infringement in a matter of "ripping off another video game" was Atari's case against Pac-Man clone K.C. Munchkin (Atari held the home rights to the game). Since then, you've had International Karate, you've had Fighter's History, and an entire world of video games that basically ripped off each other in some way or another. The only time that companies have really won any infringement cases is when they've held patents on various video game devices, most notably Sega's legal victory against The Simpsons: Road Rage for the use of an overhead arrow to lead the player (ala Crazy Taxi). (Yes, they were allowed to patent this.)
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cnas
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden640 Posts
February 07 2011 21:27 GMT
#45
On February 08 2011 06:15 jaiBing wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2011 05:58 cnas wrote:
Name one major concept from a Blizz game thats really, truly original to only Bliz.
Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft are HEAVILY influenced from the pop culture around us. I'm happy they didn't get sued for it. Otherwise, we certainly wouldn't be playing sc2 right now.


iirc starcraft was the first rts game with completely different factions. and diablos with the point and click control. not to mention bnet which is a free server where ppl can play games back then. thats to my knowledge though so feel free to correct me xD

I think all those things are true, but what i meant was the concept of hero vs demons (diablo), man vs alien vs "predator" (sc) and man vs orc. What i get a sense of from the video is that they're really just doing what bliz used to do, but bliz just didn't get stuff from the same genre of game (a luxury from the early computer days). How it actually plays and how u control units and stuff like finding people to play against might not be very bliz-like, but I dont know, haven't played it.
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SnowSC2
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States678 Posts
February 07 2011 21:30 GMT
#46
Just think if tl branched off and dominated the shit out of that games ladder.
vlnplyr
Profile Joined November 2010
United States76 Posts
February 07 2011 21:31 GMT
#47
Depending on the price, I'm probably going to get it just to check out the interface and how the controls work. I bet macro is very difficult and micro is all but impossible.
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hugman
Profile Joined June 2009
Sweden4644 Posts
February 07 2011 21:32 GMT
#48
This is a fairly mild knock off actually, so yes, they can get away with it.
LegendaryZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1583 Posts
February 07 2011 21:33 GMT
#49
On February 08 2011 06:19 Bobster wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2011 05:42 LegendaryZ wrote:
It's not like they're seriously trying to pass this off as a real competitive product anyway.

They're not?

Last I checked, Gameloft announced they sold over 20 million App store games total. If that's not real and competitive, I don't know what is. And that was a couple months back, that number has surely increased since then.


Also, I personally think it's borderline unethical to cash in on the popularity and success of another's idea and work like they do. There's being inspired by something and adapting it into something new, and then there's blatant copying constantly skirting on the edge of a copyright infringement lawsuit.

I'm feeling the same about knockoffs in certain other industries, like the aforementioned Asylum mockbusters.


This isn't a competitive product because Blizzard isn't in the business of making iPhone games. Honestly you could make a more legitimate argument about blatant rip-offs in the Fighting Game genre or the MMORPG genre since those are clearly designed to directly compete with each other on the same platform. It may certainly be unethical, but it's a common practice that anyone who enters this kind of business comes to expect. Just like companies like IKEA basically rip off designs and makes cheaper copies of designer furniture, these guys just make cheap knockoffs of popular games. If you seriously think an iPhone game like this is going to take away sales from Starcraft or any other game that they've copied, you're just kidding yourself.
Endorsed
Profile Joined May 2010
Netherlands1221 Posts
February 07 2011 21:33 GMT
#50
Rofl, imagine trying to play a serious 1v1. 5 APM ftw.

Bobster
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany3075 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-07 21:39:21
February 07 2011 21:38 GMT
#51
On February 08 2011 06:33 LegendaryZ wrote:
This isn't a competitive product because Blizzard isn't in the business of making iPhone games. Honestly you could make a more legitimate argument about blatant rip-offs in the Fighting Game genre or the MMORPG genre since those are clearly designed to directly compete with each other on the same platform.
Yeah, absolutely. You could definitely make arguments for these, although I'm not aware of too many recent games where things have been as obviously stolen/copied as Gameloft usually does.

On February 08 2011 06:33 LegendaryZ wrote: It may certainly be unethical, but it's a common practice that anyone who enters this kind of business comes to expect. Just like companies like IKEA basically rip off designs and makes cheaper copies of designer furniture, these guys just make cheap knockoffs of popular games. If you seriously think an iPhone game like this is going to take away sales from Starcraft or any other game that they've copied, you're just kidding yourself.
Well, just because it's common practice doesn't make it any less unethical, so I guess we actually agree on all points. :D

You asked why I called Gameloft's modus operandi despicable, it's because I consider it unethical (as do you, apparently).
bloodmeat
Profile Joined August 2010
United States160 Posts
February 07 2011 21:48 GMT
#52
Move over SC2, there's a new heavy hitter in town.

Knock offs are nothing new and they all suck. Usually provided for a niche market as I can't imagine the market for that title being very big at all. If you're into that type of game then you're probably playing SC2 or some other superior game on a PC like a proper gamer.
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DuckS
Profile Joined September 2010
United States845 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-07 22:01:17
February 07 2011 21:56 GMT
#53
Haha, gameloft makes me laugh. If you take the time to go through all of their games, you will see that their games are actually almost 100% rip offs of big time games. They have a game just like WC3 as well.

EDIT: My god, watching the video, these players have terrible macro.
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LegendaryZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1583 Posts
February 07 2011 22:01 GMT
#54
On February 08 2011 06:38 Bobster wrote:
You asked why I called Gameloft's modus operandi despicable, it's because I consider it unethical (as do you, apparently).


I suppose the only disagreement we may have is on the use of the word, "despicable". To me, reverse engineering or copying a product is far from it. Despicable to me would probably be more like the exploitation of sweatshop labor by clothing companies or deliberately disposing of toxic waste in an improper manner. Knockoffs like this really just amuse me more than anything else just like the fake LV and Coach bags you find in Chinatown for a few bucks.
Looky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1608 Posts
February 07 2011 22:04 GMT
#55
its a game on a iphone people. actually looks decent
djWHEAT
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States925 Posts
February 07 2011 22:22 GMT
#56
I'll check it out. Even though Gameloft has an uncanny ability to make TOTAL CLONES... Even I'd admit, they are generally decent games. I've tried several RTS style games on the iPHONE, and this one actually looks like it might be the best in terms of mechanics.
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satsang
Profile Joined September 2010
39 Posts
February 07 2011 22:46 GMT
#57
I have been working for Gameloft for some years. Before they start making a game they make a research which computer, web or mobile game is widely played. After the winner is chosen they start copying it almost completely. The ppl creating the game are actually required to play the original game in order to copy it more accurate (in this case it is starcraft). The funny thing is that most of these ppl are not even remotely gamers so the decisions they make about the game such as controls, user interface etc are just retarded. When the game is 95% done the lawyers are involved and the dont-sue-us process of changing the game begins.
BUT nothing can compare to the "world of lordcraft" :D.
tsuxiit
Profile Joined July 2010
1305 Posts
February 07 2011 22:51 GMT
#58
I don't think it looks at all like Starcraft 2; to say that Gameloft is trying to copy Starcraft just degrades the quality of SC2.
adeezy
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1428 Posts
February 07 2011 23:03 GMT
#59
Sadly on my iphone I admit I have a few gameloft games but this one looks genuinely fun. I might have to dl this.
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Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1520 Posts
February 07 2011 23:04 GMT
#60
Its just a game thats been done before. Also i dont understand people saying that it looks like crap, since its on the iphone, I think it looks alright. And don't judge it without even playing it.

Yeah I think its very SC2 like from the vid, probably a copy.
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Char711
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States862 Posts
February 07 2011 23:04 GMT
#61
I posted this in the other thread, but I think that my sentiments are even more pertinent here because I don't agree with the "blatant" part. . . . well, at least not in the traditional sense. You'll see:

RTS is a genre that's hard to label rip-offs in. Why? Well, pretty much everything follows a StarCraftian formula (ooh, that sounded fancy. I'm definitely going to keep using that word.).

Human/Bug Alien/Tech Alien? That's the cookie cutter for everyone.

Warped in buildings? That gets done (some in a more human-esque, Red Alert, quick setup way, though).

Some close unit types? Well, I have news for you, you're going to have some that are somewhat similar no matter what (tanks!? MARINES!? WHAT DO THOSE HOOLIGANS THINK THEY'RE DOING!? Also, any type of mothership and most "bug" type alien units seem to be similar across games and genres in many ways).

Yes, overall I think Gameloft is pretty much the epitome of lame, but this, minus the name, is slightly more par for the course as compared to their other total copies (I actually bought and played the God of War one they made. Mildly entertaining and I got it for a discount, so I was okay with it. Mind you, who isn't copying God of War nowadays? Everyone's getting copied!).
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Bair
Profile Joined May 2010
United States698 Posts
February 07 2011 23:08 GMT
#62
Nowadays if you are not getting your intellectual property stolen and put on the iTunes store, you are doing something wrong.
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Buddhist
Profile Joined April 2010
United States658 Posts
February 07 2011 23:09 GMT
#63
On February 08 2011 04:33 Centipede wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0AsGfcJjuc

Has anyone seen this?? An iPhone SC2 clone from Gameloft. Can they actually do stuff like that?

What's your opinion?

I laughed really hard at the trailer.

That isn't nearly similar enough to SC or SC2 to be sue-worthy though.
Puremiss
Profile Joined August 2008
United States232 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-07 23:24:07
February 07 2011 23:23 GMT
#64
despite a lot of the negativity towards this, I'm actually inclined to try it out.... but only if it doesn't cost over 5$ thats the most im willing to spend from just looking at that video
TALegion
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1187 Posts
February 07 2011 23:28 GMT
#65
I can understand how they can get away with this (it's not specifically copying...), but what gets me is the name.
Like, you're automatically gonna be called out for this, why throw salt in the wound and almost CHALLENGE someone to take you on about it?
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Keitzer
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2509 Posts
February 07 2011 23:29 GMT
#66
i cant find it..... i just searched my phone...

i searched Starfront and Gameloft.... nothing
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Sky0
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States214 Posts
February 07 2011 23:32 GMT
#67
On February 08 2011 08:29 Keitzer wrote:
i cant find it..... i just searched my phone...

i searched Starfront and Gameloft.... nothing


cause it says feb 10th for release........
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Keitzer
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2509 Posts
February 07 2011 23:34 GMT
#68
On February 08 2011 08:32 Sky0 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2011 08:29 Keitzer wrote:
i cant find it..... i just searched my phone...

i searched Starfront and Gameloft.... nothing


cause it says feb 10th for release........


ah, i didn't watch the entire trailer, rofl
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Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
February 07 2011 23:40 GMT
#69
I'd rather just download BW onto my iPhone/iPad and play that -.-;
MyLovelyLurker
Profile Joined April 2007
France756 Posts
February 07 2011 23:40 GMT
#70
ROFL @ trailer, can't understand why noone's made "conquer the gorgeous landscape of sinistral" a full-on meme yet.

gorgeous / sinister #fail.
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GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
February 07 2011 23:44 GMT
#71
On February 08 2011 04:36 Slardar wrote:
More like...... GAYLOFT?! AMIRITE?!

Yeah... that doesn't even look remotely entertaining. "Conquer the beautiful 64bit planet or take your eyes off the crappy iphone and check out your beautiful surroundings."

User was warned for this post



Not right at all... Not even close, but okay.

And what's wrong with the game? If it came out for Droid, I would get it in a heartbeat. Nobody is expecting this to be something you skip sc2 over, but it would be entertaining in between classes or on the bus or train.
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Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-07 23:52:50
February 07 2011 23:47 GMT
#72
On February 08 2011 08:44 GreEny K wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2011 04:36 Slardar wrote:
More like...... GAYLOFT?! AMIRITE?!

Yeah... that doesn't even look remotely entertaining. "Conquer the beautiful 64bit planet or take your eyes off the crappy iphone and check out your beautiful surroundings."

User was warned for this post



Not right at all... Not even close, but okay.

And what's wrong with the game? If it came out for Droid, I would get it in a heartbeat. Nobody is expecting this to be something you skip sc2 over, but it would be entertaining in between classes or on the bus or train.


I was over exaggerating a bit ^^

Find better ways to spend your time then supporting a company that does nothing but rip-off other people's creativity and products to make cheap knockoffs and try to make a turn of the profit. I never said something was wrong with the game, I just don't think they deserve any money and won't give them any of mine, but that's just what I think.

GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
February 07 2011 23:58 GMT
#73
On February 08 2011 05:07 universalwill wrote:
i think that instead of condemning this game, we should all buy it and then complain to them about the game balance just as much as we do with starcraft

they'd regret ever making this game


This...is amazing ^^
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Profile Joined March 2010
United States2583 Posts
February 08 2011 00:01 GMT
#74
On February 08 2011 08:47 Slardar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2011 08:44 GreEny K wrote:
On February 08 2011 04:36 Slardar wrote:
More like...... GAYLOFT?! AMIRITE?!

Yeah... that doesn't even look remotely entertaining. "Conquer the beautiful 64bit planet or take your eyes off the crappy iphone and check out your beautiful surroundings."

User was warned for this post



Not right at all... Not even close, but okay.

And what's wrong with the game? If it came out for Droid, I would get it in a heartbeat. Nobody is expecting this to be something you skip sc2 over, but it would be entertaining in between classes or on the bus or train.


I was over exaggerating a bit ^^

Find better ways to spend your time then supporting a company that does nothing but rip-off other people's creativity and products to make cheap knockoffs and try to make a turn of the profit. I never said something was wrong with the game, I just don't think they deserve any money and won't give them any of mine, but that's just what I think.



It is not practical to expect something new. Innovation is nothing but a recombination of ideas or objects that have already been thought up and created. Starcraft was a recombination of previous human efforts and so is the iphone. Gameloft just brought a starcraft-like rts to a handheld platform - of course you might think it easy and you could have thought of it first, but they are still the innovator will profit from realizing such an innovation.
o3.power91
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Bahrain5288 Posts
February 08 2011 02:45 GMT
#75
Funny that this game won't get as much balance complaints as BW or SC2
Brandus
Profile Joined September 2010
148 Posts
February 08 2011 02:59 GMT
#76
kinda funny for how utterly bad it looks
MavercK
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia2181 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-08 03:19:28
February 08 2011 03:17 GMT
#77
oh for crying out loud

it's an RTS with a sci-fi theme

humans and 2x alien races. 1 being biological and 1 being magical/technologically advanced is not a rip off of starcraft. it's the standard format for anything science fiction.

why does this thread even exist.



*EDIT*
if the OP really did despise this game for ripping off starcraft 2 he did a really bad job NOT promoting it and NOT viral marketing it to NOT increase it's sales/popularity.
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djWHEAT
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States925 Posts
February 08 2011 14:31 GMT
#78
On February 08 2011 08:58 GHOSTCLAW wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2011 05:07 universalwill wrote:
i think that instead of condemning this game, we should all buy it and then complain to them about the game balance just as much as we do with starcraft

they'd regret ever making this game


This...is amazing ^^


Hah I also think this is amazing. I love that idea ^_^
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compscidude
Profile Joined December 2010
176 Posts
February 08 2011 14:35 GMT
#79
how does one judge whether something is plagarized or not
as far as i can see i see soldiers. not marines
i see tanks not siege tanks.

Since when were these aspects of RTS game not allowed?
i think i just won a law suit.
any other claims?

also the number 3. the three race ? if your tryin to make a law suit out of that...
dont even bother. they can say tha 3 is what they decided was the number to achieve equialibrum balance point. and since when were games not allowed to use 3 race? and be blamed for plaragizing?
Arkless
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1547 Posts
February 08 2011 16:08 GMT
#80
On February 08 2011 06:15 TheBlueMeaner wrote:
Well actually they can't sue gameloft from having "similar" characters as starcraft characters as the starcraft characters themeselves are ripoffs from starship troopers and other fiction work.

Also blizzard has boycotted every single initiative to bring broodwar to mobile devices such as the ds and mobile phones, so basically its their fault.

I'm actually buying this game, it looks entertaining


Actually, starcraft came out before starship troopers.
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Lovin
Profile Joined May 2009
Denmark812 Posts
February 08 2011 16:11 GMT
#81
In korea there were millions and billions of Starcraft 1 clones, and I never heard of Blizzard sueing anyone.. Besides, PC gaming and Iphone gaming industries are hardly in competition afaik?
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Cri du Chat
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany606 Posts
February 08 2011 16:14 GMT
#82
On February 09 2011 01:08 Arkless wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2011 06:15 TheBlueMeaner wrote:
Well actually they can't sue gameloft from having "similar" characters as starcraft characters as the starcraft characters themeselves are ripoffs from starship troopers and other fiction work.

Also blizzard has boycotted every single initiative to bring broodwar to mobile devices such as the ds and mobile phones, so basically its their fault.

I'm actually buying this game, it looks entertaining


Actually, starcraft came out before starship troopers.


Starship Troopers is from 1959. Don't think Starcraft is that old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers
Arkless
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1547 Posts
February 08 2011 16:21 GMT
#83
The novel, which has 0 pictures, 0 images of the bugs. Starcraft which is pre SST movie. And the dev's have even said they drew their inspiration for the zerg from the alien movies, not SST. So don't spew ish about a pictureless book.
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Kletus
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada580 Posts
February 08 2011 16:31 GMT
#84
You guys are missing the big picture; the fact that this game has local play already puts it leagues ahead of starcraft2.
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keeblur
Profile Joined April 2010
United States826 Posts
February 08 2011 16:33 GMT
#85
On February 09 2011 01:31 Kletus wrote:
You guys are missing the big picture; the fact that this game has local play already puts it leagues ahead of starcraft2.


True that.
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FlashIsHigh
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States474 Posts
February 08 2011 16:39 GMT
#86
ahaha EPIC but not really lol, yea they can make this shitty SC wanna be game if they want, hopefully it plays better than it looks, if I had an Iphone i would srsly be tempted to buy this just to see how it was
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Tercotta
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada402 Posts
February 08 2011 17:11 GMT
#87
On February 09 2011 01:21 Arkless wrote:
The novel, which has 0 pictures, 0 images of the bugs. Starcraft which is pre SST movie. And the dev's have even said they drew their inspiration for the zerg from the alien movies, not SST. So don't spew ish about a pictureless book.

But where do you think Aliens got some inspiration from? Everything is derivative. Since the beginning of culture.
Bibdy
Profile Joined March 2010
United States3481 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-08 17:25:17
February 08 2011 17:16 GMT
#88
Its a freaking mobile device. What do you expect? Some technological revolution that sets it apart from all the other mobile RTS games out there? Wait...

Did you look at Starcraft and 'hey, that's a lot like Dune 2, and Command and Conquer! What a complete rip off!!'

Its only because mobile devices are a technological step backwards is why these seem like cheap knock-offs. The reality of the situation is they face a lot of design and development challenges in taking an already well-established genre, and making it work on a mobile device. They can't just copy-paste a bunch of code and call it a day. They've got to make it functional, graphically viable and make it intuitive through a totally different interface than a mouse and keyboard.

Maybe they succeeded, maybe they didn't, but passing judgment before trying the thing is juvenile at best.

RTS players, like you guys, like the complexity and depth that comes with more than 2 races. Command & Conquer, et al, weren't strategically deep because the units were all basically the same. What are the 3 obvious race choices? The humans, the super-advanced guys, and the bug-like guys. Space Marines/Eldar/Tyranids. Terrans/Protoss/Zerg. Humans/Predators/Aliens. Terrans/Celareons/Mantis (if you played Conquest: Frontier Wars). Whatever you want to call them, its the same basic theme.

You've got the physically weak, but highly adaptable and ingenious humans guys, you've got the all-powerful, high-tech, but held-back by tradition and the status quo guys and you've got some swarm of uncontrollable hive-mind slaves.
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-08 20:27:29
February 08 2011 20:26 GMT
#89
I think if you legitimately look at Gameloft's games in specific as someone already pointed out in this thread, all they do is take all the mainstream brand games and make a cheap knockoff. I'm not having unreal expectations of "originality" this is how THIS company operates and it's nonsense.
terramagra
Profile Joined September 2010
United States52 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-09 00:50:28
February 09 2011 00:45 GMT
#90



Geez, you can 0RAX.. (even those his scvs are out, his marines comes out and makes it 1/XXX)
(edit: Oh, nevermind. Your mining SCVs dont count as supply??)
terramagra
Profile Joined September 2010
United States52 Posts
February 09 2011 00:48 GMT
#91
Also, saw this update an hour ago, never heard of the site, but FWIW:

Bad news, everyone! Gameloft has delayed the release of StarFront: Collision to February 18. In the meantime, you can either play Starcraft to get your RTS fix, or keep watching the trailer over and over on repeat. For a week.
Polatrite
Profile Joined August 2010
United States135 Posts
February 09 2011 18:21 GMT
#92
I spend between 80 and 100 minutes a day on mass transit. I will probably buy this game as something to play during that time to get a strategy fix, because most of the "strategy" offerings on mobile platforms are either turn-based or absurd and not-really-strategic.

The only problem with this of game is that if we thought mastering mechanics in SC2 was difficult with a mouse and a keyboard, I can only imagine how difficult mastering mechanics with an inaccurate touch screen will be.
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Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
February 09 2011 18:38 GMT
#93
On February 09 2011 02:11 Tercotta wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2011 01:21 Arkless wrote:
The novel, which has 0 pictures, 0 images of the bugs. Starcraft which is pre SST movie. And the dev's have even said they drew their inspiration for the zerg from the alien movies, not SST. So don't spew ish about a pictureless book.

But where do you think Aliens got some inspiration from? Everything is derivative. Since the beginning of culture.


Aliens were modeled after art by HR Giger, I'll venture that the bugs from SST were inspired by bugs.
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Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
February 12 2011 09:37 GMT
#94
On February 10 2011 03:38 sob3k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2011 02:11 Tercotta wrote:
On February 09 2011 01:21 Arkless wrote:
The novel, which has 0 pictures, 0 images of the bugs. Starcraft which is pre SST movie. And the dev's have even said they drew their inspiration for the zerg from the alien movies, not SST. So don't spew ish about a pictureless book.

But where do you think Aliens got some inspiration from? Everything is derivative. Since the beginning of culture.


Aliens were modeled after art by HR Giger, I'll venture that the bugs from SST were inspired by bugs.


Yeah, I think the inspiration for the xenomorphs stops somewhere within that man's twisted mind.. I watched a 2 hour interview from my alien quadrilogy box-set, what a crazy individual. The derelict space craft featured in the original and aliens was actually modeled after the vaginal canal and some other inner workings of the female reproductive system.
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McDonalds
Profile Joined March 2010
Liechtenstein2244 Posts
February 12 2011 10:14 GMT
#95
It looks more like Atrox.
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nihoh
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia978 Posts
February 12 2011 11:23 GMT
#96
Pretty standard... And to those who say SC was ripped from Warhammer 40K, well you guys have obviously never heard of a genre called "Science fiction". Obviously ideas are transplantable from one setting to the other, it doesn't mean they're copied or stolen. By that logic Agatha Christie ripped off Arthur Conan Doyle.
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nihoh
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia978 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-12 11:25:19
February 12 2011 11:24 GMT
#97
On February 09 2011 02:11 Tercotta wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2011 01:21 Arkless wrote:
The novel, which has 0 pictures, 0 images of the bugs. Starcraft which is pre SST movie. And the dev's have even said they drew their inspiration for the zerg from the alien movies, not SST. So don't spew ish about a pictureless book.

But where do you think Aliens got some inspiration from? Everything is derivative. Since the beginning of culture.

Alien is commentary on Vietnam. Aliens on the other hand, can't say. I suppose it drew inspiration from Alien.

EDIT SORRY FOR DOUBLE POST.
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djWHEAT
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States925 Posts
February 17 2011 15:12 GMT
#98
Dude I have a million questions about this game and it's actually REALLY QUITE SOLID. But I'm not sure if there are bugs or what...

- How in the hell do you take workers of min/gas? It seems like once a resource node is mined out I cannot remove my drones?! Also I think there might be a bug in the game where you run out of resources and "recycle" the building, you lose your drones but don't gain your food back.
- How do you make a new "command center?" - I hit the pop cap too easy and it seems like you need another CC in order to up your food (via upgrades)

I was expecting a mediocre title and I got a fairly solid RTS on the iPhone. It's basically StarCraft with some "EZ" thrown in to make it work with the touch screen.
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Trace_
Profile Joined November 2010
New Zealand5 Posts
February 19 2011 22:54 GMT
#99
Yeah I've got to agree, rip off or not, it's a pretty good game.

The campaign is only so-so, but this game is definitely worth the $6 just for the multiplayer. The controls/interface are actually really solid, and it's a shit-ton of fun.

I think it might have a few balance issues and online play is mostly just rush's at the moment, but once you get to the higher ranks, there are some super good games.

@Wheat: you can't take workers off of resources. Once they're mining, they're mining. And workers that are mining don't count towards the population count, so you're not missing out on any food. And yeah, you can't rebuild your main base, which seems pretty stupid.
Feeclochette
Profile Joined February 2011
France6 Posts
February 19 2011 22:56 GMT
#100
On February 18 2011 00:12 djWHEAT wrote:
- How in the hell do you take workers of min/gas?

You can t

It seems like once a resource node is mined out I cannot remove my drones?!

Nope but if you are zerg( don t remember the name) you CAN move YOUR " minéral recolt building"

Also I think there might be a bug in the game where you run out of resources and "recycle" the building, you lose your drones but don't gain your food back.

Drones / harvesters when they are makin a building or in a harvest building dont use food.

- How do you make a new "command center?" - I hit the pop cap too easy and it seems like you need another CC in order to up your food (via upgrades)

I don t know.

But this game seems a bit too much cheesy.
People that I have faced just send me 2 workers and build 2 auto turrets or mass auto turret at home.
And consortium/ terran is a bit avantaged because they have autorepair...

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