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nkr
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Sweden5451 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 14:41:42
May 08 2012 14:41 GMT
#1241
double
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StreetWise
Profile Joined January 2010
United States594 Posts
May 08 2012 14:46 GMT
#1242
Great! They have features they had in my favorite game in college.... WC3:TFT. Lets see, that was what, about 10 years ago? That said, I am glad they are finally adding these to the game, although I wish it had been sooner. One feature they left out was the great stat tracking. Yes, we have sc2gears and scranks, but it would be better if it was integrated into b.net.
I will not be poisoned by your bitterness
ClanRH.TV
Profile Joined July 2010
United States462 Posts
May 08 2012 14:48 GMT
#1243
One small step for mankind...... One huge step for Blizzard. The implementations look like the things the SC2 community has been requesting since day 1. Maybe it was their plan all along to save this material for HOTS? I dunno if that would make sense from a strategic point of view or not.
"Don't take life too seriously because you'll never get out alive."
RiddOW
Profile Joined May 2012
Sweden2 Posts
May 08 2012 15:15 GMT
#1244
Just pure awesomenezz<3 Thank you blizz!
There is no IRL, only AFK.
niilzon
Profile Joined October 2010
Belgium105 Posts
May 08 2012 15:19 GMT
#1245
IMHO the only issue with the "let's offrace with the unranked AMM matches" is that you will lose 100% of your matches.

Personally I'm master-level with Z, Diamond-level with P and Platinum-level with T.

If I want to train with T, I'll get owned most of the time with this technique.
It should be splitted *by race*
enemy2010
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Germany1972 Posts
May 08 2012 15:27 GMT
#1246
On May 08 2012 23:46 StreetWise wrote:
Great! They have features they had in my favorite game in college.... WC3:TFT. Lets see, that was what, about 10 years ago? That said, I am glad they are finally adding these to the game, although I wish it had been sooner. One feature they left out was the great stat tracking. Yes, we have sc2gears and scranks, but it would be better if it was integrated into b.net.

I think that such third party programs are actually way better than bnet integrated stats, esp in this case. Cause, like you said it yourself, it takes very long for Blizz to implement things we want. And if we are the developer by ourselves, we can change things asap
1on1 auf azze no he no flash no awp only holztor. | Ja, da meint der ich hätt' abgeschmatzt, aber dat is Quatsch, verstehste?
CROrens
Profile Joined May 2007
Croatia1005 Posts
May 08 2012 15:37 GMT
#1247
wana have a clan? buy HotS. Wana watch replays with your friends? buy HotS...
or just play BW.
IMO this is bullshit, but better late than never i guess
There is no problem that cannot be solved by the use of high explosives. - Anonymous ......||......Hyuk fan! \o/
unlmtd
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany76 Posts
May 08 2012 15:39 GMT
#1248
The last wish: a release date!?
Try again. Fail again. Fail Better. | viOlet fighting :)
imanoobcs
Profile Joined January 2012
184 Posts
May 08 2012 15:39 GMT
#1249
Pretty cool stuff they are releasing. Part of me is still upset that these "features" came standard with games like Age Of Empires in 1996, and blizzard has to sell them in an expansion for us to be happy. I feel we will finally get lan support with the protoss addition.
nkr
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Sweden5451 Posts
May 08 2012 15:41 GMT
#1250
On May 09 2012 00:37 CROrens wrote:
wana have a clan? buy HotS. Wana watch replays with your friends? buy HotS...
or just play BW.
IMO this is bullshit, but better late than never i guess


I might be wrong but I think the majority of these are b.net features rather than hots features. Which means you'll have them in WoL as well if you want to stay with that game.
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Gajarell
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany29 Posts
May 08 2012 15:55 GMT
#1251
need.to.hate.blizzard..

i just cant do it, love you guys, take my money.

@unranked
They probably implement it LoL-Style, it has an own, changing, invisible rating (and is probably initialized by your ranked elo). They could also add an option to choose a matchup/map.

Greetings
Un bon mot ne prouve rien. - Voltaire
Boundz(DarKo)
Profile Joined March 2009
5311 Posts
May 08 2012 15:57 GMT
#1252
I want to love you Blizzard... and suddenly you're making it a whole lot easier.
1st_Panzer_Div.
Profile Joined November 2010
United States621 Posts
May 08 2012 16:04 GMT
#1253
On May 09 2012 00:37 CROrens wrote:
wana have a clan? buy HotS. Wana watch replays with your friends? buy HotS...
or just play BW.
IMO this is bullshit, but better late than never i guess


There's been no announcement either way if this will be added retroactively into WoL. And this 'just play BW' doesn't really make sense then, as that's an expansion too.

This may be late, but it really is only a good thing.
Manager, Team RIP ZeeZ
ZackAttack
Profile Joined June 2011
United States884 Posts
May 08 2012 16:04 GMT
#1254
I don't understand the people in this thread complaining. People ask for this for a year, and then when they give it to you, you say, "Nope. Too late. I'm already mad."
It's better aerodynamics for space. - Artosis
Millet
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden143 Posts
May 08 2012 16:04 GMT
#1255
This is so awesome :D I thought it was a joke at first.. I'm really looking forward to all these features. Though something i hope they will eventually implement is race specific leagues (im for instance diamond with zerg but plat with terran). I dont really want to buy more than one copy to just play with more than 1 race
pallad
Profile Joined September 2010
Poland1958 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 16:11:23
May 08 2012 16:07 GMT
#1256
On May 08 2012 23:21 Topin wrote:
still the same shitty popularity system in custom games?? damn... but i ♥ all the upgrades. looks like 1998 and rly close to 2003


No !! , There was info some time ago , that custom game changes will be already in patch 1.5 , long time before HOTS. SO i see you dont follow news , and only blame blizzard -_-

http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/3846689

"Patch 1.5 Is Coming
The upcoming 1.5 patch will be our most feature-laden patch to date. This patch represents the first steps towards the release of our first expansion for StarCraft II, Heart of the Swarm, and will include numerous upgrades and fixes throughout the game. One of the most significant additions will be the all new Arcade feature which includes improved custom game visibility, ratings, reviews, game instructions, screenshot support, and more. Patch 1.5 will also include significant improvements throughout the overall user interface, streaming support, antialiasing, editor and modding upgrades, new art tools, and more. We’ll go into further details about these features in future developer updates. In this update, I would like to provide some insight into the thinking and motivation behind a few of the upcoming changes."
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CROrens
Profile Joined May 2007
Croatia1005 Posts
May 08 2012 16:08 GMT
#1257
On May 09 2012 01:04 ZackAttack wrote:
I don't understand the people in this thread complaining. People ask for this for a year, and then when they give it to you, you say, "Nope. Too late. I'm already mad."


personally i think these things should have been implemented from the beginning and not used as marketing for HotS
There is no problem that cannot be solved by the use of high explosives. - Anonymous ......||......Hyuk fan! \o/
Willzzz
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom774 Posts
May 08 2012 16:10 GMT
#1258
On May 08 2012 01:05 bmml wrote:
Classic, shit we shouldve got for free but have to pay for.

Good nonetheless I guess.


Are you saying you didn't pay for Wings of Liberty?

Stop whining.
FLuE
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1012 Posts
May 08 2012 16:10 GMT
#1259
I said this in another thread and people dismissed what I said, and this makes it seem even more valid.

I made the comment that Blizzard has a pretty good track record of releasing great expansions, especially great FIRST expansions(I can't account for like expansion 18 from WoW if it is any good, but I know the first few really launched the game).

Blizzard follows the same model all the time. They basically release something more than a beta but less than a "complete" game at first. It is usually good enough to get people in and they create a ton of buzz, but then they use their expansions to polish and perfect and add the features that probably should have been there from the start.

Now I'm not saying that Blizzard is off the hook for releasing games without the features they should have to begin with(for example I heard D3 is shipping without the PvP features). But it is a good business practice because they basically get us to pay $80 for what probably should have been a part of the original game. But we are suckers, and we are going to buy the expansion, and we are going to be happy with it.

I think HoTS w/ these features plus the units that I ultimately think will be very good for the game, and we'll have something pretty damn nice. Add in one more expansion after to really polish everything off and ultimately SC2 is going to be impressive all said and done. It is just frustrating to pay for 2 expansions and wait 3-4 years to get it, but Blizzard is a business and you can't blame them for making money even if it sucks in the short term.
Un[r]eal
Profile Joined August 2010
United States66 Posts
May 08 2012 16:11 GMT
#1260
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.


The unranked match-making against like-skilled players system cannot work unless they do it "Per Race".
I'm a Diamond Zerg, Mid Platinum Protoss, and Low Platinum Terran. Pretty much everyone is largely skill varied per race so how is it possible to match you against a like-skilled player if they do not use MMR per race?

Technically, Blizzard did not say how they were going to implement this system so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt

P.S. These changes are great I can't wait for HoTS
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