On August 06 2009 10:39 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:
They gotta perfect their anti-piracy measures, give 'em some time. If they released beta now, people would hack it and we'd be playing lan games with it.

Im 100% sure its that, and It makes me pissed, they really think the best way to make piracy free bnet is to prevent the hackers from having acess to it ? what happened to constructive feedback =(

shabinka

United States469 Posts

August 06 2009 05:43 GMT

#205

On August 06 2009 14:27 endGame wrote:
To entertain the ridiculous idea for a moment:

"Can anyone say 'Starcraft: Ghost'?"

That was my first thought. I posted it above you a little ways ha. But as long as they make this game epic it'll be worth the wait.

rredtooth

5459 Posts

August 06 2009 05:43 GMT

#206

duke nukem anybody?

Aegraen

United States1225 Posts

August 06 2009 05:44 GMT

#207

It's actually funny that Battle Net is taking longer to develop than SC2, either that or Blizzard is so incompetent they forgot about Battle Net 2 for 4-5 + years.

I also find it hilarious people think there has never been a good/great game released with a 5 year and under development cycle. Are you fucking shitting me?

Blind fanboyism runs rampant. Logic has died.

FirstBorn

Romania3955 Posts

August 06 2009 05:47 GMT

#208

I doesn't really surprise me and it surely doesn't affect me that much. The good thing is that we're going to have atleast 1-2 more SL seasons until it comes out, which is great.

nayumi

Australia6499 Posts

August 06 2009 05:48 GMT

#209

How the hell am I NOT surprised?

Suc

Australia1569 Posts

August 06 2009 05:50 GMT

#210

July 17 2010!!!~

Yuma

United States51 Posts

August 06 2009 05:52 GMT

#211

im not surprised at all by this news but this does make me more exited i mean if they released the game this year i would of been really disapointed the game does not look finished to me they got the art pretty nice ( except for the lurker) but shit abilities like Spawn Infested terran will hopefully be gone by then and on the bright side it gives us time to upgrade our computures if we you have not already so i applaud Blizzard for this Decsicion make SC2 just as good as the first one IMO

ryuu_

United States1266 Posts

August 06 2009 05:55 GMT

#212

oh the disappointment.

On_Slaught

United States12190 Posts

August 06 2009 05:58 GMT

#213

Sigh. If the reason is B.net 2, then this means Diablo 3 will be delayed also. Fuck.

Well, it means we get more Brood War e-sports then.

icystorage

Jollibee19346 Posts

August 06 2009 06:04 GMT

#214

scbw esports is way better imo :D

BloodDrunK

Bangladesh2767 Posts

August 06 2009 06:06 GMT

#215

NOT surprised in the least bit.

Bosu

United States3247 Posts

August 06 2009 06:12 GMT

#216

On August 06 2009 14:58 On_Slaught wrote:
Sigh. If the reason is B.net 2, then this means Diablo 3 will be delayed also. Fuck.

Well, it means we get more Brood War e-sports then.

Bnet 2 will definitely be done before diablo 3 beta is expected. Bnet 2.0 delaying sc2 does not at all mean that it will be the culprit for the delay of d3. That being said I am sure diablo 3 won't be out until at least the end of 2011.

saritenite

Singapore1680 Posts

August 06 2009 06:32 GMT

#217

SC2 fans are women.

inReacH

Sweden1612 Posts

August 06 2009 06:48 GMT

#218

On August 06 2009 15:32 sArite_nite wrote:

SC2 fans are women.

Vultures back in are you fucking kidding me

zx82

Canada10 Posts

August 06 2009 07:13 GMT

#219

On August 06 2009 14:44 Aegraen wrote:
It's actually funny that Battle Net is taking longer to develop than SC2, either that or Blizzard is so incompetent they forgot about Battle Net 2 for 4-5 + years.
.

I think you hit the nail right on the head...from all the Q&A Sessions, Blizzcasts and media sessions it appears Blizzard has only recently (as in this year) started coding B.Net2, as most of the features they want to include with it were not ready to be shown during the fansite press conference last month. And you're right I think it is blind fanboyism. If this B.Net 2 is a separate component and such an integral part of the game I don't know why they didn't start working on it since Day 1...from my understanding they have a separate dedicated team working on it anyways.

Also, I don't buy the argument that we're going to get a "better" game because of the delay...it's not like Blizzard is adding features, they're simply scrambling to deliver the features they promised because it's just NOT finished at this point.

MasterFischer

Denmark836 Posts

August 06 2009 07:22 GMT

#220

Whatever the problem with B.net 2.0 is, it seems to be a tricky little thing. As I stated previously, these programmers aint the friggin gods of the universe. They get into hairy situations and problems that nobody would have thought of.. why? because that´s life... unexpected things happen from time to time.. and until you find a way to deal with it.. your stuck that way... is that so hard to fathom?

Arguably, Blizzard should have pinned down and gone to work on B.net earlier, or they simply felt rather confident about what was gonna happen that they didn´t foresee future problems.

It is quite clear that some of you have absolutely no idea how gamedevelopment and mechanics work in a company like Blizzard. I honestly don´t understand why all this hate must be put on Blizzard for delaying the game and make it better.. or at least implement the cool features that they promised in the friggin first place.. Most companies would probaly just say "AWWWW FCK it" and release it... without really having the new cool stuff... because it was too "hard".

This is where Blizzard shines, because it never comprises its integrity with its work, or caves in to pressure to release an unfinished product due to hardships in the development cycle.

This aint the friggin end of the world... If your genuinely pissed off about these news... well then maybe you should consider going out more.. or finding other pleasures in life other than a computer game, revolving around your day... Just a thought...