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I've conjured up a large list of polls for us, the SC community, to answer about SC2 as a whole. I've decided to do this not only to satisfy my own curiosity, but just to see what our community thinks about various beta issues. If you have any polls of your own you'd like to add, feel free to do so! Oh, and be sure to add any comments you have as well, I'd hate to see this fall off the thread list due to no posting activity, haha.
Please don't participate unless you actually have hands-on experience with the beta.
If you're unsure about a poll, just choose your best answer or skip it.
Poll: What's the most powerful race?
(Vote): Terran
(Vote): Zerg
(Vote): Protoss
Poll: What's the most underpowered race?
(Vote): Terran
(Vote): Zerg
(Vote): Protoss
Poll: Which race is the most polished?
(Vote): Terran
(Vote): Zerg
(Vote): Protoss
Poll: Which race is the least polished?
(Vote): Terran
(Vote): Zerg
(Vote): Protoss
Poll: What's your favorite race?
(Vote): Terran
(Vote): Zerg
(Vote): Protoss
Poll: What's your favorite map?
(Vote): Blistering Sands
(Vote): Steppes of War
(Vote): Desert Oasis
(Vote): Scrapstation
(Vote): Lost Temple
(Vote): Kulas Ravine
(Vote): Metalopolis
Poll: What's your least favorite map?
(Vote): Blistering Sands
(Vote): Steppes of War
(Vote): Desert Oasis
(Vote): Scrapstation
(Vote): Lost Temple
(Vote): Kulas Ravine
(Vote): Metalopolis
Poll: Do you like the maps, in general?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
Poll: Do you like Xel'Naga watch towers?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): They're okay.
Poll: Do you like the 'division' system?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): It's okay.
Poll: Does the game lend itself to cheese too much?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
Poll: Is Micro dead?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): Sort of.
Poll: Is Macro dead?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): Sort of.
Poll: Which league are you in?
(Vote): Platinum
(Vote): Gold
(Vote): Silver
(Vote): Bronze
(Vote): Copper
(Vote): Practice
Poll: Which game is a better Esport, at the moment?
(Vote): SC1
(Vote): SC2
Poll: Which game will be a better Esport, in the end?
(Vote): SC1
(Vote): SC2
Poll: Battle.net 2.0 Latency
(Vote): It's great.
(Vote): It's awful.
(Vote): It's acceptable.
Poll: Is the game's pacing good?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): It's okay.
Poll: Is the mineral/gas cost/usage at a good ratio?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
Poll: Would you like to see high yield gas expansions?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): I'm indifferent.
Poll: Rate SC2's graphics overall.
(Vote): A
(Vote): B
(Vote): C
(Vote): D
(Vote): Fail.
Poll: Rate SC2's sound overall.
(Vote): A
(Vote): B
(Vote): C
(Vote): D
(Vote): Fail.
Poll: Rate SC2's music overall.
(Vote): A
(Vote): B
(Vote): C
(Vote): D
(Vote): Fail.
Poll: Rate SC2 overall.
(Vote): A
(Vote): B
(Vote): C
(Vote): D
(Vote): Fail.
Thanks, and don't forget to add polls of your own if you think of anything. =)
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Poll: Are Roaches Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A Little.
Poll: Are Colossuses Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A Little.
Poll: Are Banelings Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A Little.
Poll: Are Ghosts Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A Little.
Poll: Are Immortals Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A Little.
Poll: Are Banshees Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A Little.
Poll: Are Reapers Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A Little.
Poll: Are Marauders Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A Little.
Poll: Are Mutalisks Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A little.
Poll: Are Broodlords Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A little.
Poll: Are Nydus Worms Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A little.
Poll: Are Warpgates Overpowered?
(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No.
(Vote): A little.
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imo Edit:Desert Oasis needs to be removed I hate how the map is laid out for zerg, I'm afraid to expand because I can't defend my nat and main so I end up teching nydus worm or drop to take the islands.
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On March 09 2010 22:38 iSiN wrote:
imo blistering sands needs to be removed I hate how the map is laid out for zerg, I'm afraid to expand because I can't defend my nat and main so I end up teching nydus worm or drop to take the islands.
I think you're thinking of desert oasis. There are no islands on blistering sands.
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could you put them in spoilers and above them put what the question is about?
EDIT: (bad spelling and stuff)
Can you put the entire second series in spoilers?
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They need to tweak zerg and stop nerfing protoss and the game will be fine imo
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Very nice set of polls . Blizzard might actually find this useful information if they read it and it keeps growing.
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dont you guys feel the terran music is much different from the other 2? I mean, zergs and protoss has that continous melody that you forget once you get into the game. But terran, the music is dynamic that my play actually tends to slow down when the beat slows down. 
I believe terran should have a more standard theme, but i understand they wanted to make terran's music 'as creative as the human race could be'.
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Is the latency acceptable?
57% - Yes
Ridiculous, no wonder it's never going to get fixed, too many people are satisfied with 1 second delay on LAN or custom games
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I'd like to see how many of each race answered the certain questions to see how the answers are distributed. Unless this data can be pulled from the DB somehow you should have thrown this up on SurveyMonkey or something.
IMO roaches are too strong vs the nerfed Toss. PvZ is really hit or miss if someone does a shitty build or expands I can sneak a DT in, but forget about templar teching until you get a nat.
And I'm still not sold on whether Marauders are OP. They are a bit strong, but manageable in PvT.
Also to all the people that think Banshees aren't OP... cmon rly? Those things rape probes and stalkers without any hassle. They need a nerf.
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On March 09 2010 22:53 PokePill wrote:
Is the latency acceptable?
57% - Yes
Ridiculous, no wonder it's never going to get fixed, too many people are satisfied with 1 second delay on LAN or custom games
From what I've read not many people actually experience this kind of lag, I'm guessing it has a lot to do with how close you live to the closest blizz servers.
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I wish there was better theme music for protoss and zerg... kind of makes me want to switch to terran =|
but the game itself is fairly good for a 2 week old beta. And by polished, I think you guys mean "does the race lend itself to its main characteristics to which we saw prevalent in SC1". - and yes I agree, protoss is most like its SC1 counterpart.
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How can more people think that micro is dead compared to macro... also surprised nobody likes Metalopis.
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On March 09 2010 23:20 Trap wrote:
How can more people think that micro is dead compared to macro... also surprised nobody likes Metalopis.
I really like Metropolis but you have to pick 1 that is your favorite 
Steppes of War for me, I love the ultra aggression it puts into the game and Deflecting rushes while I FE
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I'm also surprised that people think zerg is strong. But I suppose it could just be the result of people playing fewer zerg on the ladder because only 1 in 5 opponents is zerg, so they get less practice.
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On March 09 2010 23:20 Trap wrote:
also surprised nobody likes Metalopis.
Yeah Metalopis is my fav map too, guess it's too rad for some people.
Overall i think SC2 is fairly balanced it has it's issues but none that's game breaking.
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Metalopolis is a fine map but it's too dark. It makes zerg pretty hard to identify sometimes.
It's one of the better maps I wish it had a different time of day setting though
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Interesting poll, voted (on most things).
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great polls and a lot of important fields covered. Nice job
This kind of polls would be great to be done every 10 days or so, so we can see if the peoples take on stuff changes and by how much.
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On March 09 2010 22:53 PokePill wrote:
Is the latency acceptable?
57% - Yes
Ridiculous, no wonder it's never going to get fixed, too many people are satisfied with 1 second delay on LAN or custom games
I have zero latency issues but then again I live in connection-heaven Sweden.
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Banshees, Hydras, Broodlords need a slight nerf IMO.
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On March 09 2010 22:53 PokePill wrote:
Is the latency acceptable?
57% - Yes
Ridiculous, no wonder it's never going to get fixed, too many people are satisfied with 1 second delay on LAN or custom games
That's why, in that other thread where a guy tested this, I suggested we need more definitive tests and evidence in order to persuade these unbelievers who probably just can't recognize the response delay.
The delay really is the most glaring problem with SC2 right now. Nothing else compares.
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one thing to ADD 2v2 map cause i HATE twilight fortress this map sucks balls and ever time you get it everyone says it lol
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good polls, nice to see what people think about most things in SC2 in a neat thread instead of 600 little ones T_T
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On March 10 2010 00:10 LawnMower wrote:Show nested quote +On March 09 2010 22:53 PokePill wrote:
Is the latency acceptable?
57% - Yes
Ridiculous, no wonder it's never going to get fixed, too many people are satisfied with 1 second delay on LAN or custom games I have zero latency issues but then again I live in connection-heaven Sweden.
I think the reason people are saying yes and claim they have low latency, is because they don't know what zero latency is.
That's why, in that other thread where a guy tested this, I suggested we need more definitive tests and evidence in order to persuade these unbelievers who probably just can't recognize the response delay.
The delay really is the most glaring problem with SC2 right now. Nothing else compares.Last edit: 2010-03-10 00:27:13
yep
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On March 10 2010 00:26 EchOne wrote:Show nested quote +On March 09 2010 22:53 PokePill wrote:
Is the latency acceptable?
57% - Yes
Ridiculous, no wonder it's never going to get fixed, too many people are satisfied with 1 second delay on LAN or custom games That's why, in that other thread where a guy tested this, I suggested we need more definitive tests and evidence in order to persuade these unbelievers who probably just can't recognize the response delay. The delay really is the most glaring problem with SC2 right now. Nothing else compares.
No it's not.
At least 57% of people don't even believe it's a problem, let alone a "glaring problem."
(I'm one of those 57%... there's little latency issues from where I'm sitting)
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I think one of the largest problems are high yield expansions. I really really don't like them.
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On March 10 2010 00:53 PokePill wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2010 00:10 LawnMower wrote:On March 09 2010 22:53 PokePill wrote:
Is the latency acceptable?
57% - Yes
Ridiculous, no wonder it's never going to get fixed, too many people are satisfied with 1 second delay on LAN or custom games I have zero latency issues but then again I live in connection-heaven Sweden. I think the reason people are saying yes and claim they have low latency, is because they don't know what zero latency is. Show nested quote +That's why, in that other thread where a guy tested this, I suggested we need more definitive tests and evidence in order to persuade these unbelievers who probably just can't recognize the response delay.
The delay really is the most glaring problem with SC2 right now. Nothing else compares.Last edit: 2010-03-10 00:27:13 yep
Playing on Europe feels like playing on iccup. Just because you experienced some lag, it doesn't have to make it a universal truth.
Either 57% of TL users are stupid unbeliever noobs, or there's some sort of flaw in your reasoning. Which is more likely?
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Very good polls.
The fact that SC2 is this far along already is really good news.
SC1 wasn't balanced for years (but granted there was no esports scene back then).
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First of all latency and response delay aren't necessarily the same and don't necessarily create the same results.
Second, even if everyone's judgments on whether latency, delay, or what have you exists are correct, that leaves 43% of beta players burdened with an issue that makes reactive micro impossible.
Just want to say: don't be silly, just because it isn't an issue to you doesn't mean it's a complete non-issue.
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Playing on Europe feels like playing on iccup. Just because you experienced some lag, it doesn't have to make it a universal truth.
Either 57% of TL users are stupid unbeliever noobs, or there's some sort of flaw in your reasoning. Which is more likely?
The game is 100% playable right now ofc, everyone is just massing units and no one is macroing nearly perfect.
But playing in a LAN tournament this is unacceptable. For custom games it's unacceptable. Imagine trying to play on BNET 2.0 all these new "mods" and you have a .5 sec delay for playing FPS mod, or a racing mod, it's just ridiculous.
Having played war3 since launch, no one realized or was bothered by the delay until VCK was released, and then everyone realized host in custom games didn't even have 0 delay like they thought they did.
I can tell the difference between lag and response delay, why don't you host a custom game vs the computer and tell me you have lan latency, because you absolutely do not, it's just at a level where you aren't going to notice it because the game is so smooth. That one guy already has done tests and has shown it's identical to Brood War and Warcraft 3.
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On March 10 2010 03:47 PokePill wrote:
I can tell the difference between lag and response delay, why don't you host a custom game vs the computer and tell me you have lan latency, because you absolutely do not, it's just at a level where you aren't going to notice it because the game is so smooth. That one guy already has done tests and has shown it's identical to Brood War and Warcraft 3.
Someone else did tests later in his thread and got iccup-like results on EU :shrug:
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love the polls :D
well need at least 500 votes on each poll to make it meaningful tho
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On March 10 2010 04:03 theqat wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2010 03:47 PokePill wrote:
I can tell the difference between lag and response delay, why don't you host a custom game vs the computer and tell me you have lan latency, because you absolutely do not, it's just at a level where you aren't going to notice it because the game is so smooth. That one guy already has done tests and has shown it's identical to Brood War and Warcraft 3. Someone else did tests later in his thread and got iccup-like results on EU :shrug:
Well then I guess they're just screwing over us US gamers, because every single one of my friends has noticed it on the US servers.
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On March 10 2010 03:46 EchOne wrote:
First of all latency and response delay aren't necessarily the same and don't necessarily create the same results.
Second, even if everyone's judgments on whether latency, delay, or what have you exists are correct, that leaves 43% of beta players burdened with an issue that makes reactive micro impossible.
Just want to say: don't be silly, just because it isn't an issue to you doesn't mean it's a complete non-issue.
Actually 18% of people think latency is "awful."
82% cumulatively believe there is no issue.
Learn to analyze data.
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I like how all the zerg units are so close between OP and othet options lol
Then all terran and toss ones are one sided hehe
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I don't get how people can say latency is great whe nthere's like 400ms jsut like in bw before lan lat
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On March 10 2010 07:16 -orb- wrote:
I don't get how people can say latency is great whe nthere's like 400ms jsut like in bw before lan lat
i have yet to lag in SC2 /shrug im good
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Thanks for the polls, I hope this gets blizzards attention as I believe it is very valuable information
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NOTHING IS OVERPOWERED!!!!
I like SCII so far, and considering its only beta.... :0?
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I have yet to not lag. It's most likely a hardware issue on my end but every command I give has a predictable, absolutely constant 1s lag. Setting rally points, stimming, telling units to move, they all happen a second after I issue the command. It's definitely something coded into starcraft rather than some random internet spike, but I'm guessing it's just because my compy's running right below lowest specs.
Still would be nice to have blizzard tell me what it is exactly that's requiring an entire second of response time. Oddly enough it renders the "mouse clicked" animation immediately, it just doesn't do the important stuff until a second after
Agree with all the poll results btw!^^ I like you people's opinions!
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Yeah, I'm really lovin' these polls. Really interesting to see peoples input! I only voted on the ones that I had enough knowledge about... I've only been playing on about 2 different maps, so I refrained from the map polls. I'm interested in seeing more xD
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Great polls, however some of the answers I couldn't truthfully answer correctly. Such as what game will be better as an esport, etc. There should have always been a i don't know or other option on each poll.
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On March 10 2010 07:22 synapse wrote:
NOTHING IS OVERPOWERED!!!!
I like SCII so far, and considering its only beta.... :0?
A case could be made that warp-in is broken at its current tech tree position, and that the hydra and brood lord need slight nerfs.
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roaches need to have less hp, ghost emp needs to cost more energy or something, and i think thats the start to being balanced
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I have 2 issues with the actual game play (in regards to zerg)
The first being that the sounds, for the most part, are pretty bad. They're either too bland, or simply not distinguishable enough (I seem to constantly not notice my extractor being done until 10-15 seconds afterwards because the sound is so quiet and ambient). The same applies for unit spawning sounds as well. The only one that actually has a good "completion" sound is the queen, in my opinion.
The 2nd issue I have is roaches being too important for the Zerg early game (not to mention they are the dominant unit in ZvZ, making it a step back from what ZvZ was in SC1-- less depth and less intense micro). Note that I'm not saying they're over powered, it just feels as though they are a must have. (Also, not having any anti air until t2 with the exception of the queen is rather annoying).
Also, this is more of a side note: perhaps I'm still too much in an SC1 mindset but I hate the map pool and how difficult it is to secure a natural. The lack of being able to secure an early expansion subtracts a lot of depth from possible builds and strategies that could be utilized. (Also, it doesn't help that most of the maps have incredibly short rush distances).
That said though, I still absolutely love this game
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On March 09 2010 22:38 iSiN wrote:
imo Edit:Desert Oasis needs to be removed I hate how the map is laid out for zerg, I'm afraid to expand because I can't defend my nat and main so I end up teching nydus worm or drop to take the islands.
I think you're doing something wrong, I dominate the map on Desert Oasis.... You're either not scouting efficiently or you're just being a chicken shit about expanding.
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This thread is surprisingly epic. Hopefully more people vote. Some of the stuff was surprising to me but overall I think the results are to be expected.
Great stuff
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you cannot have a "favorite map" poll with lost temple inside
it's like having a "favorite progamer" poll with boxer as an option
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Missing one poll...
Poll: Do you have a beta key?
(Vote): YES
(Vote): NO
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wow very interesting stats about the broodlords. 35% on all the answers.
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Thanks for your responses, andLxRouge, that shouldn't be required considering I noted at the top that you shouldn't even answer the polls unless you have a beta key. Although I'm sure some did anyway.
Or of course, maybe that was just a joke I missed involving the massive amount of "I have no beta key" posts found around the forum recently. =P
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Awesome pool compilation, i guess blizzard can use this to take a look at the community input. Only question i think is kinda unnecessary is which one is a better esport right now between sc and sc2, its way too obvious right now sc is totally better since sc2 is in the early stage beta 
Btw may i suggest polls about nydus worm and warpgates?
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Sure Kurdran, I'll add them.
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banshees really do rape ground units lol maybe their gas cost should be increased a bit or something or hp lowered
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lol, i love how zerg is the most overpowered and the most unpolished. it actually fits pretty well for them
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First post needs some work, no potion for "Nothing is IMBA"
I believe everything is pretty good people just don't know how to use everything yet.
Also think about this as the first of 3. There will be 2 expansion packs so things WILL get fixed.
Remember when SC1 Came out. so much rage. but its perfectly balanced now.
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On March 09 2010 22:53 PokePill wrote:
Is the latency acceptable?
57% - Yes
Ridiculous, no wonder it's never going to get fixed, too many people are satisfied with 1 second delay on LAN or custom games
1sec? probably something wrong with your internet, when i play with rl friends i have perfect lan, in all my games i had like 2 games where the lan setting was ~1sec delay and it was 2v2
which either caused by one of the 3 guys to have crap internet or hardware problems
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On March 10 2010 00:53 PokePill wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2010 00:10 LawnMower wrote:On March 09 2010 22:53 PokePill wrote:
Is the latency acceptable?
57% - Yes
Ridiculous, no wonder it's never going to get fixed, too many people are satisfied with 1 second delay on LAN or custom games I have zero latency issues but then again I live in connection-heaven Sweden. I think the reason people are saying yes and claim they have low latency, is because they don't know what zero latency is. Show nested quote +That's why, in that other thread where a guy tested this, I suggested we need more definitive tests and evidence in order to persuade these unbelievers who probably just can't recognize the response delay.
The delay really is the most glaring problem with SC2 right now. Nothing else compares.Last edit: 2010-03-10 00:27:13 yep
or probably you dont know that we have zero latancy in europe?
dont state from your internet connection to others people
there is no differents when i plac sc2 or bw on iccup
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On March 10 2010 07:06 Amber[LighT] wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2010 03:46 EchOne wrote:
First of all latency and response delay aren't necessarily the same and don't necessarily create the same results.
Second, even if everyone's judgments on whether latency, delay, or what have you exists are correct, that leaves 43% of beta players burdened with an issue that makes reactive micro impossible.
Just want to say: don't be silly, just because it isn't an issue to you doesn't mean it's a complete non-issue. Actually 18% of people think latency is "awful." 82% cumulatively believe there is no issue. Learn to analyze data.
and to add more, what should blizzard do here? creat new internet network for you, so you have perfect lan latancy? how about people with latancy problem try out better internet with more speed and faster ping?
just give you my internet dates for coparison: 16000 kylobit download speed 1024 kylobit upload speed and a ping of 21ms
and seriously i am sure for perfect lanlatancy (close distance) 2000 kylobit or even 1000 of downloadspeed and like 200-300 kylobit upload speed and a ping <50ms would be easily enough
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Ultralisk attack sound -> fail on an epic scale, seriously... wtf?
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So it looks like T is again the weakest race :\
Why does blizzard do this T_T
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Me again
May i suggest "whats the most balanced matchup" and "what is the least balanced matchup" to encourage matchup balance discussions instead of just units?
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