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Blizzard announces HoTS Feature List - Page 61

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Adventurekid
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Sweden505 Posts
May 08 2012 11:25 GMT
#1201
THIS IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should build a turtle fence!
paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 11:29:37
May 08 2012 11:26 GMT
#1202
I've been making these suggestions for 2 years, and finally they're going to be implemented. It's about fucking time.

Now, I want a global ladder. And statistics.
Sergio1992
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
Italy522 Posts
May 08 2012 11:26 GMT
#1203
On May 08 2012 20:21 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote:
Show nested quote +
I'm not actually really sure I will buy Hots anytime soon, because Starcraft 2 is still a beta game,with all these functionalities lacking, the sad thing is that there are blind people that don't understand that even if in beta state it is sold as a complete game.


Really? You consider this a beta state?
Tell me, what other "complete" games are you playing and what beast of a software engineer you are to consider this a beta?

Some people act like every scrub developer could put out a game of this magnitude.
BNet doesn't have some features you want? Okay, what does this have to do with "beta" status?

read once again the post , it has the answers you are asking for.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 11:28:20
May 08 2012 11:26 GMT
#1204
Is there a link to the thread from 2010 where people unanimously said they would implement all these features in the HotS expansion to boost sales?
Protoss expansion LotV going to have LAN?

I am happy with this news, especially with global play.

But, come on. 3 years after beta we get this?
I had a good night of sleep.
Miragee
Profile Joined December 2009
8709 Posts
May 08 2012 11:36 GMT
#1205
On May 08 2012 01:07 KingRajesh wrote:
Awesome.

Maybe this will stop people from complaining about Blizzard and lack of LAN.


No, because LAN is not in the Feature List...............

But beside that: Excellent adds!
beetlelisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Poland2276 Posts
May 08 2012 11:56 GMT
#1206
Let's see if by saying "at or around release of the HOTS" means this patch will require buying HOTS or not.
Good changes.
wwww
laoji
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom382 Posts
May 08 2012 12:25 GMT
#1207
This looks very nice.. would just like to know when we are going to be graced with HotS's presence now!
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.- C. S. Lewis
NukeD
Profile Joined October 2010
Croatia1612 Posts
May 08 2012 12:30 GMT
#1208
On May 08 2012 20:56 beetlelisk wrote:
Let's see if by saying "at or around release of the HOTS" means this patch will require buying HOTS or not.
Good changes.


That is indeed a good question. Im expecting it will be, if not, that will at least finally seal the deal on whether Blizz had indeed become this money whore that is ripping off its costumers which a lot of people are accusing them to be, or they had good intentions with SC2 and Bnet but just screwed up.
sorry for dem one liners
Hubble
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany248 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 12:37:04
May 08 2012 12:34 GMT
#1209
On May 08 2012 20:56 beetlelisk wrote:
Let's see if by saying "at or around release of the HOTS" means this patch will require buying HOTS or not.
Good changes.


Would be the first time a patch would require a addon, or? Take Warcraft III - Reign of Chaos for example. There is a Patch 1.26a for RoC and for the Addon TFT (and, the patch is dated 2011, so Blizz is pretty much the same as today). Not a patch for only TFT. And there are also balance changes and new features in that patch and not only bug fixes. Yeah, Blizz may decide to only add these features to HotS, but it would be the first time.
I can see what you see not, vision milky then eyes rot. When you turn they will be gone, whispering their hidden song...
rotegirte
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany2859 Posts
May 08 2012 12:37 GMT
#1210
On May 08 2012 20:21 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote:
Show nested quote +
I'm not actually really sure I will buy Hots anytime soon, because Starcraft 2 is still a beta game,with all these functionalities lacking, the sad thing is that there are blind people that don't understand that even if in beta state it is sold as a complete game.


Really? You consider this a beta state?
Tell me, what other "complete" games are you playing and what beast of a software engineer you are to consider this a beta?

Some people act like every scrub developer could put out a game of this magnitude.
BNet doesn't have some features you want? Okay, what does this have to do with "beta" status?


Every other scrub developer managed to deliver those things a long time ago.. aka Blizzard themselves. The complain is that features were consciously scrapped. The technology was already there, but was omitted in favor of other things. If you take away what people liked of your products, then yes, the customer has every right to complain. To call it beta is perfectly valid, since the majority of concerns were already raised in beta and were dismissed up until the expansion. Then yes, they are finishing a product just now.

Goetzinho23
Profile Joined May 2012
Germany15 Posts
May 08 2012 12:44 GMT
#1211
I'm positive, because it can only get better. Battle.Net2 is sooooooooooooooooooooo bad! Even the WarCraft 3 UI is way better than this. So it only can get better.
Greenei
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany1754 Posts
May 08 2012 12:49 GMT
#1212
Only thigns missing: ingametourneys and ladder for individual races.
IMBA IMBA IMBA IMBA IMBA IMBA
Fus
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden1112 Posts
May 08 2012 12:51 GMT
#1213
I'm very excited for global play
NaNiwa | Innovation | Flash | DeMuslim ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
AmericanUmlaut
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany2597 Posts
May 08 2012 12:56 GMT
#1214
On May 08 2012 21:37 rotegirte wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2012 20:21 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote:
I'm not actually really sure I will buy Hots anytime soon, because Starcraft 2 is still a beta game,with all these functionalities lacking, the sad thing is that there are blind people that don't understand that even if in beta state it is sold as a complete game.


Really? You consider this a beta state?
Tell me, what other "complete" games are you playing and what beast of a software engineer you are to consider this a beta?

Some people act like every scrub developer could put out a game of this magnitude.
BNet doesn't have some features you want? Okay, what does this have to do with "beta" status?


Every other scrub developer managed to deliver those things a long time ago.. aka Blizzard themselves. The complain is that features were consciously scrapped. The technology was already there, but was omitted in favor of other things. If you take away what people liked of your products, then yes, the customer has every right to complain. To call it beta is perfectly valid, since the majority of concerns were already raised in beta and were dismissed up until the expansion. Then yes, they are finishing a product just now.


Most software is improved by its developer for years after its release, including by adding features that were on the wish list but not implemented for initial release (and every feature that is not present in a piece of software was "omitted in favor of other things", that's how the world works in the absense of a programming team of infinite size). I've never programmed on a piece of software that shipped feature complete in the sense that no new features would ever be added to it. If SC2 were crashing or was unplayable due to missing features we could complain about it being unfinished.

You're saying they released a beta version of their software, but what you're describing is your dissatisfaction with the priorities they gave various features, which is an entirely different issue.
The frumious Bandersnatch
Deleuze
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United Kingdom2102 Posts
May 08 2012 13:11 GMT
#1215
Unranked matchmaking...

Does this mean that players will be matched with players of similar MMR but that wins/losses won't count towards a rank?
“An image of thought called philosophy has been formed historically and it effectively stops people from thinking.” ― Gilles Deleuze, Dialogues II
AmericanUmlaut
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany2597 Posts
May 08 2012 13:23 GMT
#1216
On May 08 2012 22:11 Deleuze wrote:
Unranked matchmaking...

Does this mean that players will be matched with players of similar MMR but that wins/losses won't count towards a rank?


We also intend to have our first version of unranked play so you will have the ability to match-make against like-skilled players without having to affect your ladder ranking...
The frumious Bandersnatch
Nokshalees
Profile Joined March 2012
United States120 Posts
May 08 2012 13:29 GMT
#1217
Release unfinished game for $60, put the remaining necessary features on expansions and charge $40 ea.

Activision in a nutshell.
MKP/MVP/Kas/ThorZaiN/Jinro/ForGG | I MAEK HAE BYUNG. | #terranprideworldwide
Maggost
Profile Joined August 2011
Venezuela296 Posts
May 08 2012 13:37 GMT
#1218
On May 08 2012 01:08 Kennigit wrote:We continue to read your passionate requests for clan support. We can confirm that we are building a clan/group system that will be released with Heart of the Swarm. We also intend to have our first version of unranked play so you will have the ability to match-make against like-skilled players without having to affect your ladder ranking while you practice off-race or experiment with a new build order.


YES!!!! no more fear for me in 1v1!

Now there is no point to get into ladder matches with that amazing un-ranked matchmaking!
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Darksoldierr
Profile Joined May 2010
Hungary2013 Posts
May 08 2012 13:39 GMT
#1219
On May 08 2012 22:29 Nokshalees wrote:
Release unfinished game for $60, put the remaining necessary features on expansions and charge $40 ea.

Activision in a nutshell.


You get a new campign.
You get new cgi videos.
You get new multiplayer units.
You get new battle.net features.

For a price of an expansion pack. Yes, totally like a rip off DLC which gives you 5 more multiplayer map, of which 2 was already used in a game 1 year before.

Madness.
What do humans know of our pain? We have sung songs of lament since before your ancestors crawled on their bellies from the sea.
Whitewing
Profile Joined October 2010
United States7483 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 13:46:10
May 08 2012 13:40 GMT
#1220
On May 08 2012 22:37 Maggost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2012 01:08 Kennigit wrote:We continue to read your passionate requests for clan support. We can confirm that we are building a clan/group system that will be released with Heart of the Swarm. We also intend to have our first version of unranked play so you will have the ability to match-make against like-skilled players without having to affect your ladder ranking while you practice off-race or experiment with a new build order.


YES!!!! no more fear for me in 1v1!

Now there is no point to get into ladder matches with that amazing un-ranked matchmaking!


Um.... what?

The only reason I can think of to play unranked matches is to play an off-race. Ranked matches are pretty good at matching people up against people at around the same skill level, and for measuring progress. If you want to get better and not stay completely static in skill, ranked matches are pretty much the only way to go until you're pro...

Think of it this way: you play people unranked constantly at the skill level your ladder rank indicates you are at. When you're getting better, that skill increase is not reflected in changing opponents any longer, because your ladder rank isn't updating. Suddenly your growth is limited because you can't play against better opponents.
Strategy"You know I fucking hate the way you play, right?" ~SC2John
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