StarCraft II Has a Release Date At Last: July 27th
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Great, yet another person bitching about the three releases without knowing anything about it. Would you feel better if they called it Starcraft 2, 1, 2, and 3? Because that's basically what it is. Each part of Starcraft 2 is going to be the size of a full game, how is that so hard to understand?Icehearted said:
What makes all the whining even harder to understand is that people happily shell out for an FPS game with a campaign lasting all of *gasp* 5 hours! But Blizzard releasing a game in three parts each lasting many times that is horrendous!
Firstly, I didn't say too big for one disc.
Secondly, I don't respond to flamebait.
Thirdly, I stand by my bitching. Apologists and people with more cash than sense may excuse or defend the move all they like. I'm content at with not choosing to allow them to pick at my wallet like vultures because Starcraft will sell like hotcakes no matter how they break it down. I'm a drop in the bucket, but this drop's no sucker, either.
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Secondly, I don't respond to flamebait.
Thirdly, I stand by my bitching. Apologists and people with more cash than sense may excuse or defend the move all they like. I'm content at with not choosing to allow them to pick at my wallet like vultures because Starcraft will sell like hotcakes no matter how they break it down. I'm a drop in the bucket, but this drop's no sucker, either.
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SultanP said:
I actually won 4/5 and landed in Gold, but then lost 5 straight and the system dropped me down to silver, where I feel very comfortable. I agree that there doesn't seem to be enough movement between leagues though...SultanP said:
I also have to say, this beta is the most fun I've ever had playing an RTS online, so that's saying something!
I'm not flaming you, and you would do well to learn the difference between "arguing with" and "flaming". I'm just saying that you're wrong, and unless you have complained that every single trilogy in the history of man was a cash grab, you have no legs to stand on here.Icehearted said:
The core of StarCraft is the difference in playstyle between the three races. They're trying to preserve that in the singleplayer as well as the multiplayer, and that means more than just giving everything a slimy overlay when you're the Zerg. This takes time; Blizzard develops slowly, and we want the game before 2014. Each of the three games is going to be 20-30 hours for the campaign, and many hundreds that in the multiplayer.
Honestly, what more do you want?
Feel free to not buy it, of course. It's certainly your choice, and your loss.
It wasn't your reply I was referring to with regards to the flaming, John. It was the following post where I was quoted, and to clarify I never accused anyone of flaming, I merely stated that I would not be baited to respond to flames, sidling, overt, or otherwise.John Funk said:
Your initial reply of what I'd said was inaccurate, which as you'd quoted, suggested that I said too big for one disc, and I specifically referred to it as a package, largely because I am aware that games come on more than one disc.
I bet $5 against my friend that it'll get delayed.
Another $5 that the delay would be due to Blizzard reassigning its staff over to the WoW Department.
Another $5 that Dawn of War II would have Another expansion pack announced by then.
And $20 that I'd beat the game before he does.
So even if my predictions are all wrong, I've still hedged my bets so I'm guaranteed $5 from my manic gaming style.
Another $5 that the delay would be due to Blizzard reassigning its staff over to the WoW Department.
Another $5 that Dawn of War II would have Another expansion pack announced by then.
And $20 that I'd beat the game before he does.
So even if my predictions are all wrong, I've still hedged my bets so I'm guaranteed $5 from my manic gaming style.
For what it's worth, I'm with you, dude. I don't buy their lame excuse that the game wouldn't come out until 2014: it's an RTS, for crying out loud. If a bedroom programmer has already released a working Tetris clone with their editing tools, I don't see how an entire company with the resources of Blizzard/Activision can't finish all three campaigns in time for release.Icehearted said: