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Dbla08
Profile Joined March 2011
United States211 Posts
May 08 2012 03:12 GMT
#981
this is why I love/hate blizzard, give them enough time and they'll give their community what they want <3 rush them and they'll screw shit up lol
hai2u
Profile Joined September 2011
688 Posts
May 08 2012 03:13 GMT
#982
nice but a bit too late, maybe if some of these features had been there from the start, SC2 wouldnt have struggled in popularity. The players that have left for LOL or whatever aren't coming back.
trinxified
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada7774 Posts
May 08 2012 03:13 GMT
#983
This is the same idea as how Apple does the iPhones/iPads.

They release an almost yearly update with the iPhones, with "new" features that could've been implemented in the previous one or two versions. They do that to make it seem like each version has a considerable upgrade than the last one... Same here with HotS from WoL.

That's what business and marketing is all about.
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
May 08 2012 03:14 GMT
#984
On May 08 2012 12:12 Dbla08 wrote:
this is why I love/hate blizzard, give them enough time and they'll give their community what they want <3 rush them and they'll screw shit up lol

It's marketing, not love to community. Will you ever understand that
SweetNJoshSauce
Profile Joined July 2010
United States468 Posts
May 08 2012 03:14 GMT
#985
2 years later...
InoyouS2
Profile Joined December 2011
1005 Posts
May 08 2012 03:15 GMT
#986
On May 08 2012 12:13 hai2u wrote:
nice but a bit too late, maybe if some of these features had been there from the start, SC2 wouldnt have struggled in popularity. The players that have left for LOL or whatever aren't coming back.


Good, casualplayers who aren't interested in getting better for the most part.

Most of the players who are interested in Sc2 as an e-sport will still be watching the tournaments and buying HotS, so I don't really see it as that big of an issue.
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trinxified
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada7774 Posts
May 08 2012 03:16 GMT
#987
I'm a big fan of single player campaigns, so I'm buying HotS for that sole purpose... The multiplayer stuff is bonus to me. I'm sure others are the same.
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
May 08 2012 03:18 GMT
#988
On May 08 2012 11:27 Liquid`Zephyr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2012 11:21 windsupernova wrote:
How dare Blizzard re add features Grrrrrr. Should have left Bnet as it is. Its almost like they realized they screwed up and are trying to correct their mistake it makes me soooo mad.

its not that we are mad that we will now have these features. its that blizzard intentionally left out basic functionalities that previous incarnations of a ~12 year old starcraft had [or other lesser RTS games] in order to readd them later to make more money. owning WoL feels like i bought an 2012 aston martin with a tape deck and roll down windows and its just frustrating


That's a pretty big call. It is also possible that Blizzard just had completely the wrong idea about what the community valued in the previous game and have been playing catch up since then. The improvements they have made since launch suggests the latter to me. Companies make mistakes and to just assume they do them on purpose is a tad extreme.

You're suggesting they intentionally sabotaged their major release product so as to provide old features during the expansion. What if WOL completely flopped? It's not impossible but I find it highly unlikely that they would do this on purpose.
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Sinensis
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2513 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 03:23:35
May 08 2012 03:21 GMT
#989
So HOTS will -almost- have as many features as Brood War, that game from 1998 ! That was the same year Saving Private Ryan won an Oscar... who remembers that movie? That was almost 15 years ago.

Talk about a step in the right direction, oh how my faith has been restored!

Not. Sorry my chain has been yanked around for the last two years. I bet half of those features don't even make release. I also bet they charge for the patch.

Also I feel like they are taunting me by saying "Can you believe Flash will be playing Sc2 now?" No I can't believe flash is playing Sc2.
Liquid`Zephyr
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States996 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 03:26:04
May 08 2012 03:24 GMT
#990
On May 08 2012 12:18 Probulous wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2012 11:27 Liquid`Zephyr wrote:
On May 08 2012 11:21 windsupernova wrote:
How dare Blizzard re add features Grrrrrr. Should have left Bnet as it is. Its almost like they realized they screwed up and are trying to correct their mistake it makes me soooo mad.

its not that we are mad that we will now have these features. its that blizzard intentionally left out basic functionalities that previous incarnations of a ~12 year old starcraft had [or other lesser RTS games] in order to readd them later to make more money. owning WoL feels like i bought an 2012 aston martin with a tape deck and roll down windows and its just frustrating


That's a pretty big call. It is also possible that Blizzard just had completely the wrong idea about what the community valued in the previous game and have been playing catch up since then. The improvements they have made since launch suggests the latter to me. Companies make mistakes and to just assume they do them on purpose is a tad extreme.

You're suggesting they intentionally sabotaged their major release product so as to provide old features during the expansion. What if WOL completely flopped? It's not impossible but I find it highly unlikely that they would do this on purpose.

admittedly its just my opinion. if, while designing the biggest and most anticipated rts sequel of all time, Multiplayer resume from replay, Global Play, Multilanguage support, Clan/group system, Unranked matchmaking and Multiplayer replay viewing seem like things that never crossed blizzards minds as things that could be added to sc2 [while most have existed in other, older, blizzard games with overwhelming positive feedback], or you believe that they believed the community would not enjoy then you are free to take the other side.
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Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
May 08 2012 03:24 GMT
#991
Hell,

It's about time.
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how
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States538 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 03:30:58
May 08 2012 03:24 GMT
#992
Edit: I'm stupid.
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Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12235 Posts
May 08 2012 03:27 GMT
#993
On May 08 2012 12:24 how wrote:
Still no replay with friend :'(


That's what "multiplayer replay viewing" is.
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Inverse1
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom61 Posts
May 08 2012 03:30 GMT
#994
blizzard, if all this happens, you done goooooooood
i'm about to open some fuckin' windows
Drigger
Profile Joined November 2011
254 Posts
May 08 2012 03:30 GMT
#995
at or around the launch of Heart of the Swarm


So probably not a launch feature ... oh well. Better late than never I guess.
windsupernova
Profile Joined October 2010
Mexico5280 Posts
May 08 2012 03:33 GMT
#996
On May 08 2012 11:27 Liquid`Zephyr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2012 11:21 windsupernova wrote:
How dare Blizzard re add features Grrrrrr. Should have left Bnet as it is. Its almost like they realized they screwed up and are trying to correct their mistake it makes me soooo mad.

its not that we are mad that we will now have these features. its that blizzard intentionally left out basic functionalities that previous incarnations of a ~12 year old starcraft had [or other lesser RTS games] in order to readd them later to make more money. owning WoL feels like i bought an 2012 aston martin with a tape deck and roll down windows and its just frustrating


So they will earn more money by pissing off their fanbase? I know they screwed up and at least they are trying to fix that mistake(whether if its due to profit, marketing, saving brand name, pure goodness on their heart is pure speculation) which at least is somewhat condemnable.

I am basing what I say based on facts, you are angry based on speculation.You have 0 proof of your claims and while it can be frustrating it doesn't change the fact that this by any means is a step in the right direction.
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nihoh
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia978 Posts
May 08 2012 03:34 GMT
#997
Impressed. Now where are my unit features?
Dont look at the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.
Losiff
Profile Joined April 2011
8 Posts
May 08 2012 03:37 GMT
#998
I don't think Blizzard has intentionally left out anything, except LAN. It is more like the Battle.net team have finished with Diablo 3 and now making features to ship with HOTS.
SDream
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Brazil896 Posts
May 08 2012 03:38 GMT
#999
On May 08 2012 12:30 Drigger wrote:
Show nested quote +
at or around the launch of Heart of the Swarm


So probably not a launch feature ... oh well. Better late than never I guess.


It's vague, it actually could be before hots (1.5!).
Xyst
Profile Joined April 2012
Turkey66 Posts
May 08 2012 03:39 GMT
#1000
On May 08 2012 12:30 Drigger wrote:
Show nested quote +
at or around the launch of Heart of the Swarm


So probably not a launch feature ... oh well. Better late than never I guess.

I think as you do.

But I also think that because of customers like us, companies do these kind of marketing tricks (I wanted to use a stronger for tricks) and get away with them.
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