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Realpenguin
Profile Joined December 2006
8253 Posts
June 29 2009 08:01 GMT
#41
Awesome! LR and semioldguy ftw

Just curious, how are the Hellions and Siege Tanks? Or are they totally unnecessary with the introduction of marine+marauder?
<Wolfpox> i remember when MVP beat that one guy, and everyone was like 'whoa' except that penguin dude.
ERGO
Profile Joined October 2008
United States168 Posts
June 29 2009 08:01 GMT
#42
On June 29 2009 16:45 Nevuk wrote:
Out of curiosity, what does smart cast mean? Like, how is it any different from sc1 psi storms casting?


Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that smart casting is similar to MBS, when you have 3 high templar selected and cast storm only one will cast it, if you cast storm again the second will cast it, and if you cast storm a third time the third will cast it.
Never.enough - Nicht.genug
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
June 29 2009 08:02 GMT
#43
On June 29 2009 17:01 ERGO wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 29 2009 16:45 Nevuk wrote:
Out of curiosity, what does smart cast mean? Like, how is it any different from sc1 psi storms casting?


Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that smart casting is similar to MBS, when you have 3 high templar selected and cast storm only one will cast it, if you cast storm again the second will cast it, and if you cast storm a third time the third will cast it.


Which is easier to micro and makes a stronger Psionic storm seem ridiculous.
myrmidon2537
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Philippines2188 Posts
June 29 2009 08:03 GMT
#44
Great report.^^

LR is still my handsome hero though despite his KTF fanboyism <3

I still don't understand why they'd take out LAN though T_T I'm not a PC genius so correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it suck when the game lags and you're playing the person sitting next to you on a pc-bang? T_T
IPT.PromilKid: I'm only good at Marvel
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
June 29 2009 08:04 GMT
#45
Oh right Hellions... they work, they're practical - honestly it's a firebat weapon on a vulture body - but I honestly feel they're not an adequate replacement for the original vulture.
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Hyde
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia14568 Posts
June 29 2009 08:04 GMT
#46
hahaha I'm looking forward to seeing large scale blankets of psi storm.
Because when you left, Brood War was all spotlights and titans. Now, with the death of the big leagues, Brood War has moved to the basements and carparks. Now, Brood War is unlicensed brawls, lost teeth, and bloody fights for fistfulls of money - SirJolt
ganex
Profile Joined April 2008
United States13 Posts
June 29 2009 08:05 GMT
#47
dam u guys r really good sc2gg
pokerface
Profile Joined April 2007
507 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-29 08:07:10
June 29 2009 08:06 GMT
#48
Thanks for the report guys,really appreciate it.Thou its a fuken disappointment
Edit:I mean obviously I wanted beta announcement.Hell it was about time already!!!
jtype
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
England2167 Posts
June 29 2009 08:06 GMT
#49
Thanks for the update!

I'm intrigued as to what Blizzard consider as a viable replacement for LAN then.
Mr.Pyro
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Denmark959 Posts
June 29 2009 08:07 GMT
#50
On June 29 2009 17:04 Last Romantic wrote:
Oh right Hellions... they work, they're practical - honestly it's a firebat weapon on a vulture body - but I honestly feel they're not an adequate replacement for the original vulture.


Indeed the entertainment of the vulture will be missed, but it's not certain that such a cheap (and powerful) unit would belong. They would probably be pretty f'in incredible at penetrating bases with the new pathing and just mining up everywhere.
P⊧[1]<a>[2]<a>[3]<a>tt | P ≝ 1.a.2.a.3.a.P
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-29 08:10:34
June 29 2009 08:08 GMT
#51
On June 29 2009 16:54 omfghi2u2 wrote:
Are units distinguishable? I remember watching videos and noticing how when zerglings move, it looks like utter shit and you cant tell shit apart.

Also, how were the ultras?



Oh right; about this: In screenshots and in youtube-quality, the game looks either confusing or messy.

Up close and personal, however, it's very good. Things die quickly if a bit violently, battles are fast but still viewer-friendly, and all that.

One worries that it might be like WC3, but the death animations are better and the battle speed is faster. Also, the lack of mass spell buff icons makes a world of difference, as does the comparatively reduced # of spells available to each race.

edit: screenshot of new storm. Doesn't really do it justice though:
http://www.incgamers.com/images/screenshots/9323orig.jpg
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Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
June 29 2009 08:11 GMT
#52
Now what was the big announcement that had to be NDA'd? No LAN?
Eiii
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2566 Posts
June 29 2009 08:12 GMT
#53
My hopes and dreams for SC2 are crushed

Also, was this really worth NDAing for a week? Either there's 'something more' or... I don't know, blizzard was expecting everyone to be able to do a more in-depth writeup.
:3
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
June 29 2009 08:14 GMT
#54
In all honesty, I'm not sure what was worth NDA-ing for a week. There was no set announcement date, no gamebreaking balance changes, etc.

Blizzard's a mystery, even to Blizzard employees. Props to Karune for defending TL's twittering; he, unlike PR-man, understands the instant speed of web 2.0.
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
June 29 2009 08:15 GMT
#55
oh my GODDDDDD. i am so excited now, the hype has def. died down for me... but man, this is going to be epic.
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
June 29 2009 08:16 GMT
#56
wow... THIS is what the NDA was hiding all week......
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
SWOLE
Profile Joined June 2009
United States91 Posts
June 29 2009 08:16 GMT
#57
Does the siege tank still suck?
ShadowDrgn
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States2497 Posts
June 29 2009 08:17 GMT
#58
No LAN has to be very scary for the Korean starleagues. What are they going to do if b.net goes down (bugs, hacked, DDoS, etc.) during an event? What's going to happen if Blizzard releases a patch that completely screws up the game, and they can't fix it for a few days?
Of course, you only live one life, and you make all your mistakes, and learn what not to do, and that’s the end of you.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-29 10:02:22
June 29 2009 08:17 GMT
#59
On June 29 2009 17:02 Zzoram wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 29 2009 17:01 ERGO wrote:
On June 29 2009 16:45 Nevuk wrote:
Out of curiosity, what does smart cast mean? Like, how is it any different from sc1 psi storms casting?


Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that smart casting is similar to MBS, when you have 3 high templar selected and cast storm only one will cast it, if you cast storm again the second will cast it, and if you cast storm a third time the third will cast it.


Which is easier to micro and makes a stronger Psionic storm seem ridiculous.

the thing is, theyve made psi storm soo much weaker than SC's (with proper balance bc right now players can mass temps and have amazing casts with smartcast and kill everything in sight).
Eiii
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2566 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-29 09:29:31
June 29 2009 08:17 GMT
#60
Looking over at SC2GG:
We have now been allowed to tell all (well, almost all)

Hmmmm?
:3
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