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Starcraft 2 Observer mode

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Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-10-12 00:40:57
October 11 2008 23:17 GMT
#1
Watching the game right now on live stream we can see observer mode looks packed with tons of shit that help us see what players are doing and what they have. I'll try to list off everything I've seen...

-Unit counters
-Resource counters (also the rate of resourcing)
-Research
-Player clicks
-Multi-unit selection to rapidly see their units health
-Unit paths and rally points
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useLess
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4781 Posts
October 11 2008 23:50 GMT
#2
dont forget that it can also see the players' clicks
Moonlight Shadow
chobopeon
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States7342 Posts
October 11 2008 23:56 GMT
#3
and the pathing of the unit
:O
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
October 12 2008 00:03 GMT
#4
Well they're really making Starcraft 2 into a spectator game. I'm surprised they haven't changed BW to have observers without any map modifications
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
October 12 2008 00:29 GMT
#5
The observer mode looks great
disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9071 Posts
October 12 2008 00:31 GMT
#6
the obs mode has really anything you can imagine, if it doesnt , they will add it
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Famehunter
Profile Joined August 2007
Canada586 Posts
October 12 2008 00:32 GMT
#7
resource per seconds meter
Velox Versutus vigilans
Senx
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Sweden5901 Posts
October 12 2008 00:34 GMT
#8
AWESOME obs mode.. love it.

Now... increase contrasts between units, right now its just a mess to watch on streams.. they cannot forget about this.
"trash micro but win - its marine" MC commentary during HSC 4
Viledica
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada361 Posts
October 12 2008 00:35 GMT
#9
It definitely lives up to how I thought it would be.
antiq
Profile Joined June 2008
Slovakia191 Posts
October 12 2008 00:48 GMT
#10
I think it's great, but imo there should be an option to turn some of the features off (maybe it is possible already) - like clicks and pathing for example, it's great if you want to analyse the strategy after the actual game, but can be distracting and/or surprise-spoiling when watching the game live.
DeCoup
Profile Joined September 2006
Australia1933 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-10-12 00:52:08
October 12 2008 00:51 GMT
#11
Surprised they don't have an APM meter. Were there any other stats shown after the game that are not in-game?

edit:spelling
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-orb-
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5770 Posts
October 12 2008 00:55 GMT
#12
How does it show their clicks? Can you describe this?

Like does it only show the clicks of the player you have selected? Does it show what they have selected?

Is there any way to go into first person view mode? That would be a hot addition.
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Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
October 12 2008 01:06 GMT
#13
It shows the clicks of the player you have selected (you just see them on the ground). I'm not sure about units selected, I couldn't really tell, but I would imagine that's in there too (someone else can confirm this?).
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Tropics
Profile Joined August 2007
United Kingdom1132 Posts
October 12 2008 01:07 GMT
#14
As far as I could tell it didn't indicate who clicked, just a green flash on the ground whenever someone clicked. It wa easy enough to tell though based on where the units moved or where they were.
fishyjoes
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Germany644 Posts
October 12 2008 01:49 GMT
#15
http://www.mymym.com/en/coverage/529/18.html
This was before the Community Match.
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Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
October 12 2008 18:08 GMT
#16
On October 12 2008 09:55 -orb- wrote:
How does it show their clicks? Can you describe this?

Like does it only show the clicks of the player you have selected? Does it show what they have selected?

Is there any way to go into first person view mode? That would be a hot addition.

It shows what they have selected also you see it in their player color as a dotted line (just like in SC Team Melee mode). And you don't have to have the player selected to see it.
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