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Sweden33719 Posts
On May 16 2011 05:52 TaphrWesley wrote:
From what I've learned from inteviews and posts; Blizzard has a deal with pcbangs, they get a bunch of accounts and their customers can play sc2 without buying the game themself. I believe that, compared to the average income of a korean, sc2 is quite expensive.
But what the problem is, is that these accounts are used daily by all kinds of people, so the MMR is all over the place. I think they are going to introduce a new league for these accounts, which will most likely be unrated or rated differently.
As why the achievements appear on the EU/NA servers too? I guess they want to keep all servers consistent, content wise, because that would be easier to maintain than all kinds of different configurations. (From a technical point of view)
Nah, SC2 isnt expensive really - but if you take SC1, as long as the PC Bang had SC1 installed you could just go there and make a new account for free in 5 seconds and play, whereas now you have such a hassle with creating a new account and associating it with your SSN etc...
I guess people feel its a lot different to do this type of thing for an RTS over an MMORPG. It definitely cuts down a lot on the random 'hey lets try SC2?'.
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On May 16 2011 21:59 Liquid`Jinro wrote:Show nested quote +On May 16 2011 05:52 TaphrWesley wrote:
From what I've learned from inteviews and posts; Blizzard has a deal with pcbangs, they get a bunch of accounts and their customers can play sc2 without buying the game themself. I believe that, compared to the average income of a korean, sc2 is quite expensive.
But what the problem is, is that these accounts are used daily by all kinds of people, so the MMR is all over the place. I think they are going to introduce a new league for these accounts, which will most likely be unrated or rated differently.
As why the achievements appear on the EU/NA servers too? I guess they want to keep all servers consistent, content wise, because that would be easier to maintain than all kinds of different configurations. (From a technical point of view)
Nah, SC2 isnt expensive really - but if you take SC1, as long as the PC Bang had SC1 installed you could just go there and make a new account for free in 5 seconds and play, whereas now you have such a hassle with creating a new account and associating it with your SSN etc... I guess people feel its a lot different to do this type of thing for an RTS over an MMORPG. It definitely cuts down a lot on the random 'hey lets try SC2?'.
Jinro can you tell us anything about what these "IGR"achievements are supposed to be about? What is a IGR game and how does it differ from a normal game? Do you need a special account or just your regular account? And what is the point of adding these achievements?
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United States12244 Posts
Yeah, that's what this whole thread is about. I don't know that I'd go as far to say it's a LAN implementation though, because it doesn't really add up. If anything, it sounds like accounts that are flagged as IGR accounts will get additional rewards (portraits and achievements) by just playing on the ladder.
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On May 18 2011 02:01 Excalibur_Z wrote:Yeah, that's what this whole thread is about. I don't know that I'd go as far to say it's a LAN implementation though, because it doesn't really add up. If anything, it sounds like accounts that are flagged as IGR accounts will get additional rewards (portraits and achievements) by just playing on the ladder.
But that doesnt really explain why they would show up on NA servers.
Just an interesting note, there are 6 "reward stars" and 6 new (recolored) portraits.
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So, why would Korean gamers need their own logo for a league, unless Blizzard is going to integrate everyone, and that will be the way to distinguish the Korean progamers, but that idea doesn't seem likely at all
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On May 13 2011 07:55 dNa wrote:Show nested quote +On May 13 2011 04:55 windsupernova wrote:2011 Pepsi International invitational. You heard it here first  so... pii ..? something tells me that's not a great name for a league
Is Bear Grylls also sponsoring this?
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I see, in china the panda is special, Just like the UD in WoW that they needed to cut for the china release, its the same, theyve clearly replaced the panda icon for china.
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The IGR portraits have dissapeared from the NA server.
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UPDATE: Blizzard has just announced on the korean site that players can earn these achievements by playing in PCBangs. Here is a rough google translate
PC! PC room perks for players, a great portrait!
UTC Author: kichyo / / 19 May 2011 06:22 UTC 69 69 PC! PC room perks for players!
PC! PC room playing Starcraft II and Have a nice portrait of the hero!
? The portrait is too difficult gajigi pomna calm? ? Other players in the dressing room like some of the great portrait bureowoman member? MUST HAVE! StarCraft II players MUST HAVE item if you do have! To introduce a set of six kinds of portraits!
•How to participate
•. StarCraft II nearest participating PC will find the room.
•Battle.net에 Quick connect to Battle.net to participate in war. (1) (A 1, and team play are all available, and custom games are excluded)
•5 May 19 At present, the result of team play the game if it does not reflect the modification operation is in progress.We apologize for the inconvenience, and trying to be resolved quickly, so to obtain a deep understanding
Please watch out for a quick victory through war!
Multiplier of the commercial menu 'cause' can be found on the menu.
•10 games whenever you can get a great portrait, you achieve a total of 60 wins, can collect 6 portraits.
•Multiplier can be obtained according to the portraits are as follows.
PC and ran into the room with friends and enjoy StarCraft II. Fun and a great portrait, two rabbits you can catch all!
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://kr.battle.net/sc2/ko/blog/773523#blog
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United States12244 Posts
Ah okay, so it pretty much is what we thought. Play in PC Baangs, get portraits. I don't know how it distinguishes PC Baang accounts from home user accounts, but that's just my unfamiliarity with the system.
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I feel a bit slighted that they have options that are unavailable to us
I suppose I would never go to an internet cafe to play SC when I could just play it at home anyways tho.
I dont understand why koreans would go play in a cafe when they can play at home too though
Would like to see blizzard monitorize this soemhow.. like.. they issue special licenses to the PC Bangs and they get $0.20 per hour played from the owners of it. Different types of licenses would allow users to quickly create a new id (or log on with an existing one) - or simply play as a guest if they want to play customs.
Monitorization from blizzard would result in them giving more attention to the game and making it better for everyone
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On May 20 2011 02:28 Roxy wrote:
I feel a bit slighted that they have options that are unavailable to us
I suppose I would never go to an internet cafe to play SC when I could just play it at home anyways tho.
I dont understand why koreans would go play in a cafe when they can play at home too though
SC:BW's popularity in SK exploded because of PC bangs. It's how it all started.
BW history yo.
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not every korean has a balla computer to play sc2 on it, so they go to PCBangs. Also its a good place to hang and meet people afaik
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On May 20 2011 02:36 Nagano wrote:Show nested quote +On May 20 2011 02:28 Roxy wrote:
I feel a bit slighted that they have options that are unavailable to us
I suppose I would never go to an internet cafe to play SC when I could just play it at home anyways tho.
I dont understand why koreans would go play in a cafe when they can play at home too though
SC:BW's popularity in SK exploded because of PC bangs. It's how it all started. BW history yo.
I dont understand
Why would anyone want to play in an internet cafe when they could play at home?
Do people not have home computers in Korea?
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On May 20 2011 02:28 Roxy wrote:I dont understand why koreans would go play in a cafe when they can play at home too though
I don't see why I would play at home when I can play at a pcbang with friends and not be hassled by parents
Not exactly my point of view since I live alone in the US where these places don't really exist, but a huge reason why sc1/bw got big was that people hang out at pcbangs as a social thing. Your comment is like saying why should I go watch a movie at a theater with friends when I can watch it for free/better audio/no crappy audience/whatever else at home.
And don't forget getting away from parents...
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Why are they on NA/EU then? I mean, if you go to KR and play at a PC Bang it's not going to be on any server except KR
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On May 20 2011 02:39 Roxy wrote:Show nested quote +On May 20 2011 02:36 Nagano wrote:On May 20 2011 02:28 Roxy wrote:
I feel a bit slighted that they have options that are unavailable to us
I suppose I would never go to an internet cafe to play SC when I could just play it at home anyways tho.
I dont understand why koreans would go play in a cafe when they can play at home too though
SC:BW's popularity in SK exploded because of PC bangs. It's how it all started. BW history yo. I dont understand Why would anyone want to play in an internet cafe when they could play at home? Do people not have home computers in Korea?
You honestly can't see what's fun about going to a PC bang with a few friends playing games together?
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On May 20 2011 02:39 Roxy wrote:Show nested quote +On May 20 2011 02:36 Nagano wrote:On May 20 2011 02:28 Roxy wrote:
I feel a bit slighted that they have options that are unavailable to us
I suppose I would never go to an internet cafe to play SC when I could just play it at home anyways tho.
I dont understand why koreans would go play in a cafe when they can play at home too though
SC:BW's popularity in SK exploded because of PC bangs. It's how it all started. BW history yo. I dont understand Why would anyone want to play in an internet cafe when they could play at home? Do people not have home computers in Korea?
Koreans are more about social gaming (i.e. going out with friends to play) than in NA, where people sit by themselves at home and talk through headsets. Just social differences, is all. You'll find this trend a lot when comparing East and West social trends; West tends to be more independent/individual.
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