EPTWill you buy SC2 in it's current state? - Page 16
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KungKras
Sweden484 Posts
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haggard312
United States3 Posts
On May 29 2010 18:49 Ai52487963 wrote: That doesn't say how many are playing from a torrent. On topic, I'd buy it, but only to play with my housemates. I'm moving to England for graduate study for a year and if I stay there for my phd, then I guess I'd have to buy the Euro copies and say goodbye to playing with my US friends in SC2. It would say "In non-steam game" if it was a torrent. | ||
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The6357
United States1268 Posts
but that's the only reason | ||
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Ranix
United States666 Posts
I think I'm going to buy the game, cuz I love SC  and have a pirated copy on my flash drive with LAN capabilities when they develop it. | ||
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-orb-
United States5770 Posts
If a crack team comes up with a version that lets you play LAN mode I will absolutely be downloading that. | ||
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Floophead_III
United States1832 Posts
On May 30 2010 04:39 -orb- wrote: I'm sure I'll buy it, but if it doesn't get MUCH better FAST I won't be buying the expansions. If a crack team comes up with a version that lets you play LAN mode I will absolutely be downloading that. Samezies. I'd rather play a nonlegit copy on private servers without all the stupid features like achievements than bnet if it meant LAN latency, global ladder, chat channels, and better custom game hosting. I think 90% of TL would too, which is more than enough people to populate such a server. | ||
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terranghost
United States980 Posts
On May 29 2010 16:05 Piski wrote: Well I have to say yes. Dont really see why not. I like SC2, it's the bnet I dislike and I can always hope that changes for the better Excellant point. Honestly as people voice their opinions on things that bnet needs. They will patch it to include new features (such as chat rooms) Blizzard will probally not make any massive changes to bnet prior to the release of sc2 simply because not everyone can play it yet therefore not everyone can make an intelligent enough choice on the issue. I'm going to be honest I would like to see chat rooms in sc2 however, in all honesty I only ever want to chat with 2 types of people. 1.) Real life friends/ friends of real life friends (in this case getting an email address will be easy so I can add them as a friend and talk to them) 2.) People that I do not know personally but I played a game with them and had alot of fun. With this case if you just played a game with them, [whether that be the match making ladder or regular create game] I can select there name in the scores screen at the end of the map and select add friend or chat If they feel the same way I do and wish to have other matches with me then they will respond in the chat or be added as a friend. With case 2 yes a chat room would be more efficient imho however there is a work around with bnet 2.0 just be patient and wait I'm almost postive that before all the expantions are released chat rooms will be brought in As to the question in this thread at hand, I have already preordered the game however I probally would have anyway. (did not vote since I already bought the game) | ||
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SichuanPanda
Canada1542 Posts
On May 30 2010 03:35 yiff wrote: Wierd. I feel completely the opposite. I feel that SC2 is a completely superior game to BW in every way. And i played BW. Since i was 15. I even managed to get to B- with terran. I'm 26 now and i simply can't wait for the release of SC2. Maybe im the exception? I just love the new graphics..the new units..new abilites..new strategies. Perhaps i was just burnt out on SC1. I think you're missing the point here, no one is saying the GAMEPLAY of SC2 is that bad, in fact I would agree that it is probably on par with Brood War (this is from a non e-sports perspective of course). The problem I have and many other people have with the game is the presentation - namely BNET 2.0. The game itself is fine but the service through which we must play is about 4 giant steps backwards in design principle, this is the reason people are complaining, we want PROPER channels, cross region support, and LAN play. And to all of those who say 'BNET 2.0 will have good latency eventually' the bottom line is this - LAN will always be faster than over the internet regardless of what SPEED your internet is (I made a blog post about this before). This is a key difference between connection speed and latency, latency can only be reduced by reducing the number of 'hops' (the number of computers and servers your connection goes through to reach its destination). LAN support effectively reduces this to 2 hops, your computer, your router, your friends computer. BNET 2.0 will ALWAYS have higher latency no_matter_what_internet_you_have as latency is not affected by the speed of a connection. One could potentially be running 2500 MS latency but still have 5 MBPS download. Latency is the time it takes to MAKE a connection, speed is how fast information moves once a connection is made. I'm still taking my Networking Technician course and I can figure this out, Blizzard is supposed to have highly-skilled and experience network admins working for them, how come they can't figure the same? | ||
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TossFloss
Canada606 Posts
Disappointment result from unmet expectations. And I for one will certainly be lowering my expectations of the Blizzard brand. | ||
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GiantEnemyCrab
Canada503 Posts
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yomi
United States773 Posts
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SichuanPanda
Canada1542 Posts
On May 30 2010 05:07 GiantEnemyCrab wrote: ima wait and see...if this game turns out to be epic like startcraft 1 did after 2 or 3 years ima buy it but defintly not buying it when it comes out i never do Well I'll buy it because for me 50 bucks for a game, even if I only got 15 hours out of it I would say I got my money's worth (and I've already got more like 1000 hours of SC2B for free so clearly I like the game and its a hell of a lot cheaper than going out somewhere for entertainment). That said as my previous posts in this thread indicate, I have more than my fair share of qualms about the direction BNET 2.0 is taking (I lump leagues and ladders into BNET 2.0 category as well, some may say these are directly linked to game play however). I will play the game for what it is and I'm sure I'll enjoy my time with it, but for this game to hold my attention for three to four years like all of Blizzard's previous games have (most cases longer) BNET 2.0 is going to have to step it up a notch in terms of true competitive play. | ||
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Vynakros
Slovenia63 Posts
On May 30 2010 05:06 TossFloss wrote: Disappointment result from unmet expectations. And I for one will certainly be lowering my expectations of the Blizzard brand. This, and it saddens me :[. | ||
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Fraud
Canada108 Posts
Yes Blizzard made a few mistakes, we realize it, they realize it, you don't need to be so melo-dramatic about it. The sky isn't falling, you will buy SC2 because its a fun game, and all is right in the world. | ||
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Bull-Demon
United States582 Posts
And give people a choice on which realm to play on. | ||
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Opinion
United States236 Posts
On May 30 2010 06:14 Fraud wrote: zomg guys, we've given them feedback and they haven't coded chat rooms in immediately. I think we shouldn't buy the game. I don't get how coding chat rooms in takes time. Yes Blizzard made a few mistakes, we realize it, they realize it, you don't need to be so melo-dramatic about it. The sky isn't falling, you will buy SC2 because its a fun game, and all is right in the world. NO SIR THE SKY IS MOST CERTAINLY FALLING AND BLIZZARD SHOULD JUST CANCEL STARCRAFT 2!!! Hysterical over exaggerations are the name of the game. This is just politics. Grab a virtual pitch fork. | ||
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Smikis
Lithuania117 Posts
On May 30 2010 04:30 haggard312 wrote: It would say "In non-steam game" if it was a torrent. you can add mw2 as steam game to be listed as official game, and you were able to play pirated mw2 over steam mplayer.. dunno if you still can , i have no interest in shity games like that one as for sc2, if it still like this, i will probably wont buy it day of release.. who knows, maybe in month or two , i still hope they will fix a lot of things when they bring down beta servers.. | ||
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E_minus
Russian Federation60 Posts
I'll wait and see how it turns out, but I think I'd rather play bw on iccup. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
If they're not, I'll probably wait till it drops from $60. I'll probably still follow it as competition until then. | ||
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DiTH
Greece116 Posts
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