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Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
November 04 2017 02:53 GMT
#81
I put in like €150 into this game. lol
maru lover forever
Samba
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany452 Posts
November 04 2017 03:13 GMT
#82
On November 04 2017 11:53 Incognoto wrote:
I put in like €150 into this game. lol


And you were able to play it for 7 years already...
RIP Geoff “iNcontroL" Robinson, September 11, 1985 - July 20, 2019
Little-Chimp
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada951 Posts
November 04 2017 03:24 GMT
#83
On November 04 2017 09:11 ReachTheSky wrote:
Free to play? What a huge slap in the face to loyal paying customers.


You got the campaigns and you got to play the multiplayer for 7 years. Don't be a crybaby
DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
November 04 2017 04:20 GMT
#84
If you put 150 euros in sc2 you have bonus that newcomers will not have.

Sc2 overall (without bonus ) = 80 euros maximum i think, for 7 years lol.
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empty.bottle
Profile Joined July 2009
685 Posts
November 04 2017 04:22 GMT
#85
Is mafia still a thing(custom)? It was very popular back when I played, I would come back to play it.
paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-04 04:39:30
November 04 2017 04:37 GMT
#86
Like having gameplay-disrupting skins with no option to turn them off, this is another example of Blizzard implementing a good idea that I've suggested, but done badly.

In order to have F2P while reducing smurfing, there needs to be some kind of barrier to 1v1 ranked. Yet 10 first wins of the day is extremely weak for 1v1, while also being too stringent for team games, where there doesn't need to be a barrier to entry.

There are also other changes that should made before the game goes F2P, such as cleaning up the WoL campaign so that interface, skins, master archives is somewhat consistent with the later campaigns, and a way to deal with inactive accounts clogging up the ladder, like a leaderboards for active players only.
Hotshot
Profile Joined November 2004
Canada184 Posts
November 04 2017 04:53 GMT
#87
I have not played WoL in over a year, was getting kind of boring. Same maps all the time and I was able to get top 8 diamond with both toss and zerg easillt (especially with zerg).

Ill probably give lotv a try (and maybe even hots so I can test out playing toss with a legit defenses ability on the MC).

Kind of sucks I won't be able to play any new campaigns, but its an understandable choice.
Hotshot
Profile Joined November 2004
Canada184 Posts
November 04 2017 05:04 GMT
#88
On November 04 2017 04:44 Edpayasugo wrote:
Personally I've never understood why people wouldn't just buy the game if they wanted to play, it's hardly that expensive. Anyway, I guess it's good news if blizzard are happy to monietize this way


No LAN, so it was a boycott. WoL was only gifted to me.
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
November 04 2017 05:25 GMT
#89
On November 04 2017 13:53 Hotshot wrote:
I have not played WoL in over a year, was getting kind of boring. Same maps all the time and I was able to get top 8 diamond with both toss and zerg easillt (especially with zerg).

Ill probably give lotv a try (and maybe even hots so I can test out playing toss with a legit defenses ability on the MC).

Kind of sucks I won't be able to play any new campaigns, but its an understandable choice.

You'll get the HotS campaign for free if you just own WoL, so that's a bonus.
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ReachTheSky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3294 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-04 05:48:14
November 04 2017 05:46 GMT
#90
On November 04 2017 12:24 Little-Chimp wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2017 09:11 ReachTheSky wrote:
Free to play? What a huge slap in the face to loyal paying customers.


You got the campaigns and you got to play the multiplayer for 7 years. Don't be a crybaby


I didn't buy the game for the singleplayer garbage campaigns. Do you honestly think shaming someone because they are upset is the right way to go about this? I had to pay to play this game and now they are just giving it away. Definitely a slap in the face to loyal customers. Btw, Wtf is wrong with you?
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maddogmcgee
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia105 Posts
November 04 2017 05:51 GMT
#91
I welcome an influx of newbs to kill.
and he whispered, never more
maddogmcgee
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia105 Posts
November 04 2017 05:56 GMT
#92
On November 04 2017 14:46 ReachTheSky wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2017 12:24 Little-Chimp wrote:
On November 04 2017 09:11 ReachTheSky wrote:
Free to play? What a huge slap in the face to loyal paying customers.


You got the campaigns and you got to play the multiplayer for 7 years. Don't be a crybaby


I didn't buy the game for the singleplayer garbage campaigns. Do you honestly think shaming someone because they are upset is the right way to go about this? I had to pay to play this game and now they are just giving it away. Definitely a slap in the face to loyal customers. Btw, Wtf is wrong with you?


Nope, this is awesome. It will help breath life into the scene.

Plus, years of multiplayer for 140 Euro is amazing value.

If you want to complain about how unfairly Blizzard treats you and your race, please go to
https://us.battle.net/forums/en/sc2/
and he whispered, never more
ReachTheSky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3294 Posts
November 04 2017 06:46 GMT
#93
On November 04 2017 14:56 maddogmcgee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2017 14:46 ReachTheSky wrote:
On November 04 2017 12:24 Little-Chimp wrote:
On November 04 2017 09:11 ReachTheSky wrote:
Free to play? What a huge slap in the face to loyal paying customers.


You got the campaigns and you got to play the multiplayer for 7 years. Don't be a crybaby


I didn't buy the game for the singleplayer garbage campaigns. Do you honestly think shaming someone because they are upset is the right way to go about this? I had to pay to play this game and now they are just giving it away. Definitely a slap in the face to loyal customers. Btw, Wtf is wrong with you?


Nope, this is awesome. It will help breath life into the scene.

Plus, years of multiplayer for 140 Euro is amazing value.

If you want to complain about how unfairly Blizzard treats you and your race, please go to
https://us.battle.net/forums/en/sc2/


I can't support a company that charges only a portion of their customer base while giving away freebies to the majority. Seems very wrong to do.
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Kitai
Profile Joined June 2012
United States886 Posts
November 04 2017 07:20 GMT
#94
On November 04 2017 15:46 ReachTheSky wrote:
I can't support a company that charges only a portion of their customer base while giving away freebies to the majority. Seems very wrong to do.


If you can't support companies that lower the prices of their games over time and eventually make some of the content free, there's a whole lot of companies you probably shouldn't buy games from.

Do you get angry at Steam sales?
"You know, I don't care if soO got 100 second places in a row. Anyone who doesn't think that he's going to win blizzcon watching this series is a fool" - Artosis, Blizzcon 2014 soO vs TaeJa
yht9657
Profile Joined December 2016
1810 Posts
November 04 2017 07:37 GMT
#95
Lol all the paid people complaining about this after playing this awesome game for years.

How about game publishers raise, instead of lowering the price of their games over time, so we could now buy LotV at $100 and WOL at $200? Does that make you happy?
lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4277 Posts
November 04 2017 07:38 GMT
#96
On November 04 2017 15:46 ReachTheSky wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2017 14:56 maddogmcgee wrote:
On November 04 2017 14:46 ReachTheSky wrote:
On November 04 2017 12:24 Little-Chimp wrote:
On November 04 2017 09:11 ReachTheSky wrote:
Free to play? What a huge slap in the face to loyal paying customers.


You got the campaigns and you got to play the multiplayer for 7 years. Don't be a crybaby


I didn't buy the game for the singleplayer garbage campaigns. Do you honestly think shaming someone because they are upset is the right way to go about this? I had to pay to play this game and now they are just giving it away. Definitely a slap in the face to loyal customers. Btw, Wtf is wrong with you?


Nope, this is awesome. It will help breath life into the scene.

Plus, years of multiplayer for 140 Euro is amazing value.

If you want to complain about how unfairly Blizzard treats you and your race, please go to
https://us.battle.net/forums/en/sc2/


I can't support a company that charges only a portion of their customer base while giving away freebies to the majority. Seems very wrong to do.


What are you talking about? AAA games frequently go on sales on Steam for like 5 bucks just 2 years after release. It's not outrageous.
"You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
November 04 2017 07:43 GMT
#97
On November 04 2017 15:46 ReachTheSky wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2017 14:56 maddogmcgee wrote:
On November 04 2017 14:46 ReachTheSky wrote:
On November 04 2017 12:24 Little-Chimp wrote:
On November 04 2017 09:11 ReachTheSky wrote:
Free to play? What a huge slap in the face to loyal paying customers.


You got the campaigns and you got to play the multiplayer for 7 years. Don't be a crybaby


I didn't buy the game for the singleplayer garbage campaigns. Do you honestly think shaming someone because they are upset is the right way to go about this? I had to pay to play this game and now they are just giving it away. Definitely a slap in the face to loyal customers. Btw, Wtf is wrong with you?


Nope, this is awesome. It will help breath life into the scene.

Plus, years of multiplayer for 140 Euro is amazing value.

If you want to complain about how unfairly Blizzard treats you and your race, please go to
https://us.battle.net/forums/en/sc2/


I can't support a company that charges only a portion of their customer base while giving away freebies to the majority. Seems very wrong to do.

You should probably uninstall Steam then because Valve pulled the same stunt on Team Fortress 2, and it only took them 4 years as opposed to 7.
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blunderfulguy
Profile Blog Joined April 2016
United States1415 Posts
November 04 2017 07:51 GMT
#98
On November 04 2017 16:43 eviltomahawk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2017 15:46 ReachTheSky wrote:
On November 04 2017 14:56 maddogmcgee wrote:
On November 04 2017 14:46 ReachTheSky wrote:
On November 04 2017 12:24 Little-Chimp wrote:
On November 04 2017 09:11 ReachTheSky wrote:
Free to play? What a huge slap in the face to loyal paying customers.


You got the campaigns and you got to play the multiplayer for 7 years. Don't be a crybaby


I didn't buy the game for the singleplayer garbage campaigns. Do you honestly think shaming someone because they are upset is the right way to go about this? I had to pay to play this game and now they are just giving it away. Definitely a slap in the face to loyal customers. Btw, Wtf is wrong with you?


Nope, this is awesome. It will help breath life into the scene.

Plus, years of multiplayer for 140 Euro is amazing value.

If you want to complain about how unfairly Blizzard treats you and your race, please go to
https://us.battle.net/forums/en/sc2/


I can't support a company that charges only a portion of their customer base while giving away freebies to the majority. Seems very wrong to do.

You should probably uninstall Steam then because Valve pulled the same stunt on Team Fortress 2, and it only took them 4 years as opposed to 7.

Thinking that evolving as an individual/group/business/company is a slap in the face to anyone is a giant slap in the face to science and intelligence in general, no?
Blunder Man doing everything thing a blunder can.
GSTL
Profile Joined August 2016
18 Posts
November 04 2017 08:43 GMT
#99
How about team games? Do newbs still have to play 10 days to open ranked ladder for team games ?
-Kyo-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Japan1927 Posts
November 04 2017 08:51 GMT
#100
wait, so every 10 days i can get a new multiplayer account basically?

or even, a buncha accounts and then in 10 days turn them all into real ladder accs? is that right?
Anime is cuter than you. Legacy of the Void GM Protoss Gameplay: twitch.tv/kyo7763 youtube.com/user/KyoStarcraft/
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