Other; Free to play. (Multiplayer atleast)

EDIT: I'm suprised watching games inclient is leading at the moment. Is that really something that appeals to alot of people? I really don't think that would add a great deal of interest to starcraft as a whole. not just the pro scene.

LoLAdriankat

United States4307 Posts

October 24 2012 06:18 GMT

#42

I feel like in-client spectating and better custom games (room names, mainly) would go really great together. Imagine some guy logging into SC2 to play some tower defense and footman frenzy and he sees this cool and enticing button that says "DREAMHACK FINALS - WATCH NOW" on the opening screen. Would definitely generate a lot of interest in the tournament scene.

Liquid`Sheth

United States2095 Posts

October 24 2012 06:19 GMT

#43

On October 24 2012 15:09 Grubby wrote:
Sheth, would it be good to spoiler the poll results and textually pose the options first? Some people might get influenced by bandwagoning (like me! I just voted on the one that was already #1! Join the winning team!).

I like this idea a lot too. I would fix it if I could. However the way TL's polls are set up is so you see the results first. I would love to change it so it won't influence people, but I just can't. The technology isn't here yet.

forsooth

United States3648 Posts

October 24 2012 06:19 GMT

#44

As much as I'd like to see the functionality of b.net itself improved or at least brought up to par with old b.net, none of it matters if the game itself stays as stale and uninteresting as it is now. Terrans have to play against a ticking timebomb in the non-mirrors and especially against Zerg, Protoss has been all-inning forever against Zerg to keep the matchup winnable, and Zerg has become a turtle into hive race because it's a lot more reliable and likely to work than trying something else. We just had a GSL finals between the greatest Terran (and greatest player) of all time and the current hottest Zerg in the world. It went seven games and the series could've easily gone either way. And even though that sounds like it would be exciting, it was boring. It was boring because the matchup has devolved into an "I get composition X, therefore I win" situation. PvZ is the same way.

I want a better b.net. Lord knows what we have now is a joke compared to the original. But I want a better game first.

figq

12519 Posts

October 24 2012 06:19 GMT

#45

I personally want DotaTV-kind of feature. Because I got used to that in Dota and now without it in SC2 I feel like I'm back to the stone age. No, it won't ruin stream revenue, there are workarounds. The ability to jump in and out of game to observe, to follow pro's, to listen to your favorite caster, while you control the mouse in the client as you wish, etc etc. Before using all that, I knew about it, but didn't even imagine the full extent of how it changes the viewer's experience. It's like another dimension of esports, a whole new stepping stone of entertainment.

MarcH

United Kingdom362 Posts

October 24 2012 06:19 GMT

#46

On October 24 2012 15:16 CaptainTwig wrote:
Other; Free to play. (Multiplayer atleast)

Wont happen, the business model of SC2 is based around unit sales and to suddenly start offering a major part of the game for free will cut into the number of sales they have.

endy

Switzerland8970 Posts

October 24 2012 06:19 GMT

#47

I want this to be implemented : http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=223889

Limniscate

United States84 Posts

October 24 2012 06:19 GMT

#48

"In Client Spectator and Tournament Promotion"

If this means being able to watch/join a pro game as an obs as it's happening and not just watching a stream in-client, then this is definitely my top choice. If it just means being able to watch twitch.tv streams in-client, it's not as appealing for me.

Orcasgt24

Canada3238 Posts

October 24 2012 06:20 GMT

#49

In client tourney watching. Would be best. On some kind of delayed stream as to not effect the players latancy

shazbot

Canada5 Posts

October 24 2012 06:20 GMT

#50

Does Tournament Promotion refer to having tournament's like there was in WC3? Or does this refer to being able to move up a division based off of some kind of playoff that would be somehow setup?

Personally I would want guild/clan support to be able to have a community of similar people who you can talk to and be able to play team games or even clan wars with. Communication and a group that helps support you is KEY to not only helping the longevity of the game, but also for new players to feel welcomed into the game. Sorry if this is one of the options, but I didn't see it.

Dubzex

United States6994 Posts

October 24 2012 06:20 GMT

#51

The drama. Can we have less of it this time around? Thanks.

NathanaelOlsen

United States19 Posts

October 24 2012 06:20 GMT

#52

If there is global play, does that mean they'll open up a new league called Grandmaster of Grandmaster's league?

Dalguno

United States2446 Posts

October 24 2012 06:21 GMT

#53

On October 24 2012 15:07 Liquid`Sheth wrote:

Show nested quote +

Oooh smart, maybe micro transactions so Blizz gets more money and incentive to do something cool. And betting tis always fun.

Show nested quote +

Well start small, what would it take to get you to enjoy SC2 more and play some?

I think unranked games would be huge. That's one of the big draws to me to LoL. I can play serious games against people of my own skill, or take it easy and try new things with people of similar skill in unranked play. Sometimes you really just want to take it easy, but with SC2, it's kind of hard to be competitive while not worrying about losing a game. You either play ladder, or you find a practice partner, or you play a random custom with someone and find out they're in masters and you're silver, or vice versa.

mango_destroyer

Canada3914 Posts

October 24 2012 06:22 GMT

#54

On October 24 2012 15:19 Limniscate wrote:
"In Client Spectator and Tournament Promotion"

If this means being able to watch/join a pro game as an obs as it's happening and not just watching a stream in-client, then this is definitely my top choice. If it just means being able to watch twitch.tv streams in-client, it's not as appealing for me.

Agreed. If it is just an embedded stream, then it provides me no value. Since I am selfish I`d rather see them work on things that enhance my experience, rather than just knowing the stream numbers go up.

Blackhawk13

United States442 Posts

October 24 2012 06:22 GMT

#55

I think something along the lines of "A proper chat/social system and/or clan support" should be an option on this poll.

Edit:

Another option that I feel is pretty big would be "Supporting Team Games" Team games have been long neglected by Blizzard especially in terms of maps. I quit playing a few months ago, so I don't know if they added new maps by now, but a lot of the team maps were downright trash and just plain old and some remained there even from the beta. Team games were the reason I logged on to play (I played thousands of them) but I guess the shitty maps got old. I got bored and so did everyone I played with.

Martijn

Netherlands1219 Posts

October 24 2012 06:22 GMT

#56

Voted for the game client tournament promotion and spectating option. Important to note that I'm not sure how DotA2 handles this, but potentially, this could cost tournaments their ad revenue, so I don't know if that's something to consider. Preferably, (and I realize this is highly controversial) you'd get something like twitch ads or something before/after a game or something.

I personally prefer an ad based model waaaaaaaaaaaay more than any PPV model. Seeming money has to come from some where, throw in some ads and then let me do as I please with the camera.

LAN is a no brainer too, but I don't think Blizzard will cave on that no matter how we beg. Even if we see a DDoS at the WCS finals.

ReachTheSky

United States3294 Posts

October 24 2012 06:23 GMT

#57

I want sc2 to be more anonymous. This might sound funny or retarded, but I'd prefer if every single person had a barcode ID while in a game. This would control the meta better. Alot less blind countering(unless it's a hacker of course). This would change the meta alot. There would be alot less risky play. Just look back not long ago to match of Hyun vs some terran in nasl. Terran goes triple cc macro build, Hyun goes a super fast 2 base muta without even scouting it. Just completely blind. Its like the only build the 2 base muta is good vs. If terran had 2 based he would be ahead even being able to take his third before the zerg if not denying the zerg's third completely. I think that is the major problem. Too much blind countering if you know someone's style. Hence the need for sc2 to be more anonymous. From a spectator point of view what is so interesting about watching someone blind counter another player and roflstomping them? Absolutely nothing. It doesn't really show any strategic insight imo. This is just one example. But yeah, I wish In-game ID's weren't displayed at all as well as I wish players did not know who their opponents were in tournaments. I feel like it would change the dynamic in which the game is played to a certain extent to where we could see more entertaining games. You would literally ONLY be able to use the information available in-game via scouting. No outside information like "o I know this player has been playing a certain way so i'm gonna do "x" strategy/build and play completely tailored to this player". That is my rant. I'd like to hear other players/community member's thoughts on this subject.

thirtyapm

521 Posts

October 24 2012 06:23 GMT

#58

i would like the match making to try to achieve a win/loss of 50/50 for everyone else and 90/10 for me

SDnNs

United States24 Posts

October 24 2012 06:24 GMT

#59

Blizzard needs to do something otherwise they are gonna get left in LoL and Dota2 wake, free to play is a cool idea but u know theres gonna be a bunch of people wanting their money back lol

LoLAdriankat

United States4307 Posts

October 24 2012 06:25 GMT

#60

On October 24 2012 15:22 Martijn wrote:
Voted for the game client tournament promotion and spectating option. Important to note that I'm not sure how DotA2 handles this, but potentially, this could cost tournaments their ad revenue, so I don't know if that's something to consider. Preferably, (and I realize this is highly controversial) you'd get something like twitch ads or something before/after a game or something.

I personally prefer an ad based model waaaaaaaaaaaay more than any PPV model.

LAN is a no brainer too, but I don't think Blizzard will cave on that no matter how we beg. Even if we see a DDoS at the WCS finals.

The way Dota 2 handles it is that you have to buy a ticket to watch it in game. Could range anywhere from $1 to $6 for the entire season+replay pack.