EPTHow did your wait for SC1 differ from SC2? - Page 3
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Kalpman
Sweden406 Posts
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Orph
Canada26 Posts
On July 27 2010 00:00 MangoTango wrote: This will be my first midnight release of anything. I have to keep this raging erection going for another 13 hours. :s same  11hour left :O cant wait | ||
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cyto
United States8 Posts
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Ventil
Sweden414 Posts
I eventually started to play BW a few years later, and though not ever getting any good at the game, I started to get more and more involved in the eSport scene surrounding StarCraft, and eventually, spent more time watching VODs than actually playing the game. For the release of StarCraft2, things are different. After playing the Beta for quite some time now, I'm about to burst thanks to the hype and anticipation. Unfortunately, I'm currently unemployed and totally broke, and it was just pure luck that I managed to get enough cash together to cover both rent, bills and two copies of SC2 (one for myself, other for my girlfriend). I will however be able to play it on release, and this time around I'm more hyped about the multiplayer aspect than the Terran campain | ||
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WolfStar
United Kingdom155 Posts
Having said that another difference is this time I spent the build up in beta from day one getting more excited, having more fun and getting better, I was a bronze SC1 player I am now a Platinum SC2 player. So the wait wasn't totally waisted ^^ | ||
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MasterFischer
Denmark836 Posts
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Jyvblamo
Canada13788 Posts
On July 27 2010 02:12 WolfStar wrote: I think I waited about a week to get sc1 after a friend told me about it. The wait for SC2 has been what eleventybillion years? Three quarters of which I had nothing but bare faith that there would be a sequel. Having said that another difference is this time I spent the build up in beta from day one getting more excited, having more fun and getting better, I was a bronze SC1 player I am now a Platinum SC2 player. So the wait wasn't totally waisted ^^ What is bronze in SC1? =P | ||
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
Back then, I felt like, "Yea, this game looks pretty sweet, can't wait for it to come out." Now it's like, "I've been waiting for this sequel for twelve mother f*cking years. If Gamestop screws up my delivery and I don't get it tomorrow, shit's gonna get real." | ||
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Nifarious
United States42 Posts
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Lennon
United Kingdom2275 Posts
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FecalFrown
215 Posts
On July 27 2010 02:17 Fantistic wrote: How old are you people..... Sounds like most of us are are about 20-25. I'm 23, how old are you? | ||
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SichuanPanda
Canada1542 Posts
On July 26 2010 22:53 Zaru wrote: I was too young to look forward to Starcraft 1. Barely 10 when it was released. Though I played the demo back then, like a maniac. Got it on some random game magazine... without knowing about the game. I was the basically same age (11) and had already been playing Diablo 1 and WarCraft 2 since they came out (started at age 7). However I could not anticipate the release of SC1 simply because I never knew about it. The first time I saw the game was the day it came out at my friends house (but I had no idea it was supposed to come out) he told me it was from the same company as WC2 and Diablo and after playing a few games I promptly called my parents and went and got my own copy. The rest of the story need not be explained, I've been an avid gamer ever since. I find it best not to get anxious about game releases though its coming out when its coming out, and as of right now tomorrow morning, I and all of NA will have their copy. I really don't see what the heavy anticipation is needed for, the game is coming, its going to be good, thinking about 'oh its only X hours till I can play' is only going to make the wait harder. Edit: On SC1 they only ranked the top 1000 players in each region (at that time USEast, USWest, and so on) so 'bronze' back then would have to entail not being ranked in the top 1000, and having a win ratio at or below 50%. I really wish they would bring out a non-region specific league that ranks players from rank 1, to rank bottom (however many players are there) for pros to really compete against each other and show their stuff. Yes Blizzard has hinted at a pro league of sorts but it can't possibly come soon enough. | ||
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vileChAnCe
Canada525 Posts
My dad bought me the game while we were on a trip to Vancouver. I sat in the truck mesmerized by the pictures, when I got home played enough of the campaign to figure out the cheats. Went online and immediately typed in all the cheats, I promptly got ling rushed :\. Then I went to UMS because the game was to hard otherwise | ||
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Polar_Nada
United States1548 Posts
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Tabbris
Bangladesh2839 Posts
On July 27 2010 02:19 FecalFrown wrote: Sounds like most of us are are about 20-25. I'm 23, how old are you? 18 here. I rember my dad bought it right it came out. He was a big fan of blizzard games so i kinda knew what to expect from sc. I didnt even know they were making sc tho i didnt keep track of games that were coming out back then. | ||
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deem(star)
2 Posts
 I might have played a demo or something, not sure. Was really excited to play "command and conquer in space," and was blown away once I realized that the races actually played differently (as opposed to having different sized tanks and one or two different infantry units but otherwise being entirely similar). This should be fun! | ||
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SichuanPanda
Canada1542 Posts
On July 27 2010 02:24 Polar_Nada wrote: i was not introduced to sc1 until much later by my cousin and friends. this is the first time i have been so excited for the release of a game! To be honest my attitude to the release of SC2 is not one of anxiousness or anticipation but more of an attitude of 'its about god damn time', because well quite simply we've been waiting absolutely too long for a sequel to a game and after it being in four years of near vapor-ware status its really astonishing its actually coming out at all. | ||
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brain_
United States812 Posts
For SC2 I've played the beta since march, been in diamond, and have been watching vods and the KOTB frantically since P2 ended, as well as arguing on forums about the game. And I'm going to a launch party (Day9's). So I'd say the two were pretty different. | ||
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wolfe
United States761 Posts
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Lightshows
United States58 Posts
Now I am waiting at work until it is 5 pm. I took tomorrow off. I will be getting my copy at midnight. I won't be able to recreate that nostaligc, amazing feeling that I got when I first started playing starcraft, but I will be doing the best I can! Friends, family and fiance have been advised not to bother me for the first 24 hours after release. | ||
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