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virpi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany3599 Posts
July 31 2014 10:35 GMT
#41
Skins! Hats! Flags! Decals! Animations! Unlockables! Portraits! Penises!

Seriously, I like it. Of course, it should be possible to turn off all the fluff, but it adds some flavour to the game. And you don't have to buy that shit to enjoy the game. And Blizzard gets money. So everybody's happy.

I am happy.
first we make expand, then we defense it.
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12680 Posts
July 31 2014 10:40 GMT
#42
On July 31 2014 19:29 [LYF] TN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2014 19:16 ETisME wrote:
I am fairly sure it is going to happen.
Heroes are their main focus and most features if not all can be ported to sc2.
It servers as a perfect testing ground for them.

Hope I am not wrong on this


I remember DB said in a Heroes interview recently that it would be possible to port the functionality to spectate live games back to Starcraft, but that no-one was looking at it right now. I'd imagine theyre saving stuff up for LotV at this point.

Yup thats why I am not bothered by blizzard effort at heroes at all.
All those features can benefit sc2 too
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
Sapphire.lux
Profile Joined July 2010
Romania2620 Posts
July 31 2014 10:48 GMT
#43
If you can turn them off/on from ladder play then why not.
Head Coach Park: "They should buff tanks!"
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
July 31 2014 10:51 GMT
#44
On July 31 2014 18:09 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Fuck no. If they add skins/hats, I want button to switch them off so I don't need to see them.


I want a button to turn them off now. I cannot stand the Zergling skin.
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
July 31 2014 10:52 GMT
#45
On July 31 2014 18:34 LastManProductions wrote:
Why are people against skins/cosmetics? If they are distracting you to much, maybe you should look into some ADD medication...


Because a progamer doesn't want to be distracted by suddenly seeing other skins. You might believe or not believe it, but change no matter how minimal it is can distract you and slow down your decisions
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
Faust852
Profile Joined February 2012
Luxembourg4004 Posts
July 31 2014 10:55 GMT
#46
On July 31 2014 19:51 NarutO wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2014 18:09 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Fuck no. If they add skins/hats, I want button to switch them off so I don't need to see them.


I want a button to turn them off now. I cannot stand the Zergling skin.

The zergling skin is really poorly made tbh. The marine one is OK, so is the zealot (but since the zealot one is ugly as fuck I never see it).
Faust852
Profile Joined February 2012
Luxembourg4004 Posts
July 31 2014 10:58 GMT
#47
But there a lot of skins that you can implement that won't annoy anyone, like Building Skins, you can make different creep textures, creep tumour, funny overlords or queens, more badass t3 units for carriers, BCs, etc... These, unlike zealots, zerglings, marines, don't have such a huge impact on the memory and on the view.
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12680 Posts
July 31 2014 11:03 GMT
#48
Considering how street fighter, tf2, lol and dota 2 are heavily skinnable, the argument aboutabout affecting pro seems very weak
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9033 Posts
July 31 2014 11:05 GMT
#49
I like hats, but my PC doesn't.
TJ31
Profile Joined October 2012
630 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-31 11:15:36
July 31 2014 11:14 GMT
#50
I'm sure when (not if, since I'm sure it's going to happen) they'll add them, there won't be an option to disable them, just like there's no option for existing skins and no such option in Dota 2, LoL etc (at least I believe so, don't really play/watch those).

Lots of people buying skins to show off, so what's the point to buy one if you'll know that everyone can just switch to the basic ones?
I hope they'll force tournaments to use default ones though, but even that is not likely. What's the best place to promote your skins? 20-30k stream sounds about right.
Rococo
Profile Joined May 2011
United States331 Posts
July 31 2014 11:30 GMT
#51
I'd be more excited about this if Blizzard had better artists working on SC2. Blizzard should outsource to get someone to make some Terran vehicle models that don't look like they're made out legos.
Hadronsbecrazy
Profile Joined September 2013
United Kingdom551 Posts
July 31 2014 11:30 GMT
#52
Increase prize pool for Blizzcon and make iot match Ti4 :D

make sc2 popular again D:
No need Build Orders, Only Micro,Favourite Players: Maru, Zest, soOjwa , CJherO
MajorBiscuit
Profile Joined April 2010
83 Posts
July 31 2014 11:36 GMT
#53
How about this as a way of implementing skins. The player gets to choose what sort of skin both his own units and the opponents units wear. In this way, those who are worried about confusing skins can choose to view only the ones they want or are used to.
Ovid
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United Kingdom948 Posts
July 31 2014 11:44 GMT
#54
I'm all for this as long as they do a similar thing to dota and make official blizzcon merch that boosts the prizepool.
I will make Yogg Saron priest work...
[BSP]Kain
Profile Joined May 2014
119 Posts
July 31 2014 11:54 GMT
#55
On July 31 2014 18:09 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Fuck no. If they add skins/hats, I want button to switch them off so I don't need to see them.


This.

IMO adding skins are OK, it gives some variety for people who care about such stuff, but there has to be button to switch it off. I hate seeing them on my screen (zerglings are so annoying...) and I don't know many people who enjoy it.
rotta
Profile Joined December 2011
5598 Posts
July 31 2014 12:41 GMT
#56
I thought the party hats were cute for one day, but come on. Let the kids have their shiny things, but please include an option to turn them off. Prizepool boosting sounds good.
don't wall off against random
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-31 12:48:37
July 31 2014 12:46 GMT
#57
On July 31 2014 18:19 Faust852 wrote:
One step closer to F2P, always a good thing.

Yep, I agree with this.

I think they should fully embrace it, and any other micro transactions/rewards for activity they can think of. Yeah you need an option to turn it off, otherwise you'd be limiting yourself with how creative you can get, which would suck.

Also, where the automated tournaments at? It's been like 4 years, WC3 had them. Why no 2v2 or FFA support (again, WC3 had way better functionality for team games and ffa ladder). Think they are missing out on a lot of stuff that would keep people playing.

(I've been playing some 2v2 lately which is why I'm feeling disappointed at how poor battle.net is from a casual standpoint. Back inbetween when I quit SC1 and started SC2, me and a friend used to play a ton of 2v2 automated tournaments, we both sucked at WC3 but it was still really fun).
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
shell
Profile Joined October 2010
Portugal2722 Posts
July 31 2014 12:47 GMT
#58
I like these things but i don't need them and i hate the party hats they put on!

We should be able to turn them off
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Gwavajuice
Profile Joined June 2014
France1810 Posts
July 31 2014 12:54 GMT
#59
Maru vs Sleep in proleague :

Maru does his trademark proxy hatch, sleep is prepared, workers fight ensues and then everybody ,esp the viewers, thinks : "OMG can we remove these silly party hats? Oo"

Sc2 is about identifying, selecting, clicking and managing plenty of very small units, adding skings can really mess the game up, hope Blizzard know what they're doing ....
Dear INno and all the former STX boys.
Inflicted
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia18228 Posts
July 31 2014 12:54 GMT
#60
On July 31 2014 20:14 TJ31 wrote:
I'm sure when (not if, since I'm sure it's going to happen) they'll add them, there won't be an option to disable them, just like there's no option for existing skins and no such option in Dota 2, LoL etc (at least I believe so, don't really play/watch those).

Lots of people buying skins to show off, so what's the point to buy one if you'll know that everyone can just switch to the basic ones?
I hope they'll force tournaments to use default ones though, but even that is not likely. What's the best place to promote your skins? 20-30k stream sounds about right.


Don't know about Dota2, but LoL designs skins so that their silhouettes are unique and easily recognised.
Based on the party hats, can't say Blizzard gives a shit about that.
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