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On February 11 2010 12:31 KwarK wrote:
Poll is missing options. Not bothered and nothing. Am I the only person who actually likes starcraft 1?

On February 11 2010 12:31 KwarK wrote:
Poll is missing options. Not bothered and nothing. Am I the only person who actually likes starcraft 1?

On February 11 2010 12:29 lol.Froste wrote:


o yeah
the day beta opens some blessed soul is going to just crack his client and then upload to some site. from there it will spread like wildfire!!
hopefully

probably only for single player tho, but hey! thats enough for me until the real thing is out ;D

On February 11 2010 12:33 Spawkuring wrote:


Liking SC2 doesn't mean you have to hate SC1.

On February 11 2010 12:43 KwarK wrote:

It's a different game. It's made by Blizzard so it'll most likely be a good game but it's similar in name only. The game itself shares nothing more with Starcraft than with any other RTS. Names of stuff might be the same but the function and roles of shit won't be and that's the actual game part.
By all means look forward to a new game but this is a starcraft 1 forum, not a general RTS forum. I don't get all the hype.

On February 11 2010 12:48 Spawkuring wrote:


What on earth....?

Your argument makes no sense. Of course SC2 shares plenty in common with SC1. Many of the same units with similar roles, same universe, same game pacing, same style of gameplay. SC2 feels very much like SC1, and that has been verified many times over by people who have played it. I mean seriously, are you honestly telling me that a game like DoW2 is just as similar to SC1 as SC2 is? People are excited because SC2 is a sequel that intends to have many of the same competitive greatness that SC1 has, and it's developed by one of the best companies in the industry.

And while this is a SC1 forum, it has a SC2 section that we're all posting in right now, so there's plenty to be hyped about.

On February 11 2010 12:39 Tsagacity wrote:
What's SC1?The beta is multiplayer only. Single player beta would have campaign spoilers

On February 11 2010 12:43 KwarK wrote:

but this is a starcraft 1 forum, not a general RTS forum. I don't get all the hype.

On February 11 2010 12:54 KwarK wrote:

A zealot isn't just the word zealot. It's a role in PvT, killing tanks and sucking vs vultures. It's a role in PvP, sucking early game but good vs dragoons and great reinforcing. It's a role in PvZ, dying to everything. You can call a sc2 zealot a zealot but that does not make it the same unit. The unit is defined by its role in the gameplay, not by its name. If you change the gameplay, which they are, then it doesn't matter how many things you give the same name, it's a different game. You can talk about similar units if you like but they're not exclusive to sc1, ultimately it's just another RTS.
It'll most likely be a good RTS but I play bw because I like bw. A shiny new RTS with better graphics and a story I'm unfamiliar with holds very little interest to me. Even if it has a unit with the same name as a unit in bw.

On February 11 2010 12:54 Skyze wrote:
its just a pointless argument because regardless of how great SC2 is gonna be, the BW purists will discredit it til they all die of old age. They dont want a new game, they wont welcome a new game, even though it will be a much better game.

I am betting 90% of the people who will be saying BW is better than SC2, won't of even tried the game once, just like what they say about Warcraft 3.

On February 11 2010 12:54 KwarK wrote:

A zealot isn't just the word zealot. It's a role in PvT, killing tanks and sucking vs vultures. It's a role in PvP, sucking early game but good vs dragoons and great reinforcing. It's a role in PvZ, dying to everything. You can call a sc2 zealot a zealot but that does not make it the same unit. The unit is defined by its role in the gameplay, not by its name. If you change the gameplay, which they are, then it doesn't matter how many things you give the same name, it's a different game. You can talk about similar units if you like but they're not exclusive to sc1, ultimately it's just another RTS.
It'll most likely be a good RTS but I play bw because I like bw. A shiny new RTS with better graphics and a story I'm unfamiliar with holds very little interest to me. Even if it has a unit with the same name as a unit in bw.

On February 11 2010 12:31 KwarK wrote:
I have played sc2 actually, although quite a while ago. But yeah, ultimately I'm just not looking for a new game. I'm happy with what I have. All I was trying to say is that it's surprising how much everyone is hyped for this when what they have is pretty decent. If you don't have a good RTS and one is being made then "OMG AWESOME" but if you already have a really good RTS then switching to SC2 will just be more of the same computer gaming fun.

The way I see it, there should be more hype regarding the start of a new icc season. When icc stops I stop playing bw (and therefore RTS games) so the start of a new season is a great increase in my gaming enjoyment. Switching from one game to another is a proportionately far smaller increase. The hype only makes sense if you're genuinely discontented with bw.

On February 11 2010 12:57 GGTeMpLaR wrote:


actually, you're in the Starcraft 2 forums right now