What is Starcraft 2?

So i see that this game is getting hyped up abit i never heard of Starcraft until about 5 months ago so i kind of snubbed SC2 away. I just saw it advertise on TV so im thinking i should give a try since ive never really given a strategy game alot of time before. I think ive only tried Warcraft 3 before so how does SC2 compare to that?

Is it online or a SP game?

Why do you like it?

Is it a monthly fee game?

StarCraft is better than Warcraft, in my opinion. It's both. 'Cause I prefer sci-fi over fantasy. For me, it's the greatest RTS ever made. No, it's not.

Starcraft 2 is alot different then Warcraft 3. They are both RTS games but with alot of differences.

It's a great game no doubt. The only thing that worries me is the multiplayer. It's been a few years now the Blizzard community has been infested with idiots with bad attitudes. It's a huge problem imo, and will probably have a big impact on how alot of people will feel about the online portion of this game.

With that being said ive had the game pre ordered for a while.For me, It's mostly for the single player campaign. The online is fun, but its not for everyone. It's a really fast paced game, the matches don't usually last more then 15 minutes. I rather long drawn out strategy then a short quick game. And even though I say that now, like in Starcraft 1 ill probably become addicted to the multiplayer :P Simply because it is a VERY good and fun game to play. Even though 90% of the people you play with you'll probly just want to reach into your monitor and smack them.

The single player has a very good story to tell for a RTS game, which isint very common at all. For alot of pc gamers this game will be a must buy. For the single player, for the multiplayer or both. Blizzard never fails to send out exceptional games. I doubt this will be any different.

You're a freaking ignant fool to think that kids under 20 don't know Starcraft.

Also, that last scentence is wrong, bud.

w4rrior17

you never heard of it?? only the most popular RTS in the world!!!guildclaws

It's an RTS with 3 races. It has single player campaign + skirmish mode + online multiplayer. A sequel of StarCraft.Crimsader

[QUOTE="w4rrior17"]

You're a freaking ignant fool to think that kids under 20 don't know Starcraft.

Also, that last scentence is wrong, bud.

TheCh0sen0ne85

Kinda like Star Wars - lots of kids under 20, enjoy the the New Star Wars movies more than the Original. Probably because of how dated it may feel...

Either way - no need for name calling.

[QUOTE="TheCh0sen0ne85"][QUOTE="w4rrior17"]

You're a freaking ignant fool to think that kids under 20 don't know Starcraft.

Also, that last scentence is wrong, bud.

Xsan3

Kinda like Star Wars - lots of kids under 20, enjoy the the New Star Wars movies more than the Original. Probably because of how dated it may feel...

Either way - no need for name calling.

Really?Well I'm 17 and SC was the second game I ever played when I was 5 or 6. Basicly what you're saying is, that people under 20 prefer graphics over gameplay.You can't say that for sure since it depends on when they started gaming.

[QUOTE="Xsan3"]

[QUOTE="TheCh0sen0ne85"] I am never wrong soncoreybg

Kinda like Star Wars - lots of kids under 20, enjoy the the New Star Wars movies more than the Original. Probably because of how dated it may feel...

Either way - no need for name calling.

Really?Well I'm 17 and SC was the second game I ever played when I was 5 or 6. Basicly what you're saying is, that people under 20 prefer graphics over gameplay.You can't say that for sure since it depends on when they started gaming.

[QUOTE="coreybg"]

[QUOTE="Xsan3"]No reason to start calling folks fools about mentioning the truth. This generation of Kids didnt grow up with the true evolution of gamesthe way people my age (33) did. Talking about the Commodore 64>Atari>NES>Genesis>PS1 and so forth. Back in 99, SC-1 was considered to have outstanding graphcs - - and the point of saying Kids under 20 dont know StarCraft is probably accurate. Due to, if an 18yo who has never seen or actually played the game , were to set thier eyes on SC1 for the first time, theyre probably going to critique on how awful it looks and how limited the game is. So they probably wont even be interested in playing it.

Kinda like Star Wars - lots of kids under 20, enjoy the the New Star Wars movies more than the Original. Probably because of how dated it may feel...

Either way - no need for name calling.

Xsan3

Really?Well I'm 17 and SC was the second game I ever played when I was 5 or 6. Basicly what you're saying is, that people under 20 prefer graphics over gameplay.You can't say that for sure since it depends on when they started gaming.

yup, I never heard it either until sc2 was announced....

@TerrorRizzing - IF i had never played Starcraft-1 , and had the option today to either get World in Conflict or StarCraft , Im certain Id pick up WiC every time . Cause - its newer, looks better, more limitations as far as options in gameplay. Even if the game had been renouned as one of the all time greats. Even Gamespot gave SC a perfect score of 10 - and WiC an 8 , knowing that SC is an 11yo game, and graphics are what they are , and i could only make one choice - im still going to pick up WiC. And I Love StarCraft. Its just dated is all..

yup, I never heard it either until sc2 was announced....

enriK233

@TerrorRizzing - IF i had never played Starcraft-1 , and had the option today to either get World in Conflict or StarCraft , Im certain Id pick up WiC every time . Cause - its newer, looks better, more limitations as far as options in gameplay. Even if the game had been renouned as one of the all time greats. Even Gamespot gave SC a perfect score of 10 - and WiC an 8 , knowing that SC is an 11yo game, and graphics are what they are , and i could only make one choice - im still going to pick up WiC. And I Love StarCraft. Its just dated is all..

Xsan3

its all about your age i think =)

Its a game that activision are splitting into 3 parts to make you pay x3 for a single game. I wish kotick a slow and painful death.

(yea its a blizzard game but that scumbags greasy mits are all over it)

Its a game that activision are splitting into 3 parts to make you pay x3 for a single game. I wish kotick a slow and painful death.

(yea its a blizzard game but that scumbags greasy mits are all over it)

bonafidetk

I feel sorry for kids under 20 because they don't know the greatness of Starcraft 1. Starcraft 2 is the sequel to the best PC game ever and one of the best games ever on any platform. If SC1 was never created I bet online gaming wouldn't exist now. TheCh0sen0ne85

Oi!

I'm 18, I finished Starcraft when I was 7 and up to now I've scored more than ten thousands hours in it. Do I get a cookie for being an exception?

Guess ill have to check it out.

[QUOTE="TheCh0sen0ne85"]I feel sorry for kids under 20 because they don't know the greatness of Starcraft 1. Starcraft 2 is the sequel to the best PC game ever and one of the best games ever on any platform. If SC1 was never created I bet online gaming wouldn't exist now. N30F3N1X

Oi!

I'm 18, I finished Starcraft when I was 7 and up to now I've scored more than ten thousands hours in it. Do I get a cookie for being an exception?

[QUOTE="N30F3N1X"]

[QUOTE="TheCh0sen0ne85"]I feel sorry for kids under 20 because they don't know the greatness of Starcraft 1. Starcraft 2 is the sequel to the best PC game ever and one of the best games ever on any platform. If SC1 was never created I bet online gaming wouldn't exist now. SpArKs424

Oi!

I'm 18, I finished Starcraft when I was 7 and up to now I've scored more than ten thousands hours in it. Do I get a cookie for being an exception?

:(

I would say that StarCraft is no exception to the idea of younger gamers being put off by dated visuals. But, considering StarCraft's solidity in its gameplay, anyone who says they don't like it because 'the graphics suck' has probably been playing it for about a week.kdawg88

Or is just looking for an excuse for not being able to learn it properly after receiving a consistent amount of steamrolling ;)

Would be getting it but since Australia is being region locked to South East Asia I wont be now :(.Shadowhawk000

just buy a american copy

[QUOTE="coreybg"]

[QUOTE="Xsan3"]No reason to start calling folks fools about mentioning the truth. This generation of Kids didnt grow up with the true evolution of gamesthe way people my age (33) did. Talking about the Commodore 64>Atari>NES>Genesis>PS1 and so forth. Back in 99, SC-1 was considered to have outstanding graphcs - - and the point of saying Kids under 20 dont know StarCraft is probably accurate. Due to, if an 18yo who has never seen or actually played the game , were to set thier eyes on SC1 for the first time, theyre probably going to critique on how awful it looks and how limited the game is. So they probably wont even be interested in playing it.

Kinda like Star Wars - lots of kids under 20, enjoy the the New Star Wars movies more than the Original. Probably because of how dated it may feel...

Either way - no need for name calling.

TheCh0sen0ne85

Really?Well I'm 17 and SC was the second game I ever played when I was 5 or 6. Basicly what you're saying is, that people under 20 prefer graphics over gameplay.You can't say that for sure since it depends on when they started gaming.

[QUOTE="coreybg"]

[QUOTE="Xsan3"]

Really?Well I'm 17 and SC was the second game I ever played when I was 5 or 6. Basicly what you're saying is, that people under 20 prefer graphics over gameplay.You can't say that for sure since it depends on when they started gaming.

TheCh0sen0ne85

[QUOTE="coreybg"]

[QUOTE="Xsan3"]No reason to start calling folks fools about mentioning the truth. This generation of Kids didnt grow up with the true evolution of gamesthe way people my age (33) did. Talking about the Commodore 64>Atari>NES>Genesis>PS1 and so forth. Back in 99, SC-1 was considered to have outstanding graphcs - - and the point of saying Kids under 20 dont know StarCraft is probably accurate. Due to, if an 18yo who has never seen or actually played the game , were to set thier eyes on SC1 for the first time, theyre probably going to critique on how awful it looks and how limited the game is. So they probably wont even be interested in playing it.

Kinda like Star Wars - lots of kids under 20, enjoy the the New Star Wars movies more than the Original. Probably because of how dated it may feel...

Either way - no need for name calling.

TheCh0sen0ne85

Really?Well I'm 17 and SC was the second game I ever played when I was 5 or 6. Basicly what you're saying is, that people under 20 prefer graphics over gameplay.You can't say that for sure since it depends on when they started gaming.

Oh go to hell, I'm 18 years old and my brain is capable enough to remember what I was doing 13 years ago. My first 3 games were Super Mario Bros and Blaster Master on the NES and Starcraft, and I've been playing those games periodically since then. Though I must say that since I got my hand on the SC2 beta I haven't been able to go back to SC1, it's just too different.nintendog66

QFT.

StarCraft has been my fourth PC game after Diablo, Dark Reign and Bomberman 94 and my first *serious* game, which I began playing when I was 6, specifically I received it for my 6th birthday, two weeks after its release, and I stopped playing it religiously when WoW came out after scoring about 12K hours in it at the age of 13.

The "kind of horrible parents" I have also taught me not to listen to the bull**** people says that I should be doing at my age and just enjoy my tastes.

Prodigal sons aren't born with the "we should make him do the same thing all the other kids of his age are doing" mentality.

So i see that this game is getting hyped up abit i never heard of Starcraft until about 5 months ago so i kind of snubbed SC2 away. I just saw it advertise on TV so im thinking i should give a try since ive never really given a strategy game alot of time before. I think ive only tried Warcraft 3 before so how does SC2 compare to that?

Is it online or a SP game?

Why do you like it?

Is it a monthly fee game?

mattuk69

Would be getting it but since Australia is being region locked to South East Asia I wont be now :(.Shadowhawk000

[QUOTE="Shadowhawk000"]Would be getting it but since Australia is being region locked to South East Asia I wont be now :(.IvanElk

Really?

REALLY?

ahhh sheet... stuff MP then, I'm just going to play SP.....lol

[QUOTE="coreybg"]

[QUOTE="Xsan3"]No reason to start calling folks fools about mentioning the truth. This generation of Kids didnt grow up with the true evolution of gamesthe way people my age (33) did. Talking about the Commodore 64>Atari>NES>Genesis>PS1 and so forth. Back in 99, SC-1 was considered to have outstanding graphcs - - and the point of saying Kids under 20 dont know StarCraft is probably accurate. Due to, if an 18yo who has never seen or actually played the game , were to set thier eyes on SC1 for the first time, theyre probably going to critique on how awful it looks and how limited the game is. So they probably wont even be interested in playing it.

Kinda like Star Wars - lots of kids under 20, enjoy the the New Star Wars movies more than the Original. Probably because of how dated it may feel...

Either way - no need for name calling.

TheCh0sen0ne85

Really?Well I'm 17 and SC was the second game I ever played when I was 5 or 6. Basicly what you're saying is, that people under 20 prefer graphics over gameplay.You can't say that for sure since it depends on when they started gaming.

I am 28 years old and I have been playing computer games since I was 4. Kings Quest taught me how to spell.

StarCraft is better than Warcraft, in my opinion. It's both. 'Cause I prefer sci-fi over fantasy. For me, it's the greatest RTS ever made. No, it's not.

73X

It's a big unbalanced mess, 'tis what it is.MojoRises

It abit like Warcraft in respects its an RTS and its based around "Heros" or whatever you want to call them. So think kinda like Warcraft meets Warhammer 40k.

It's a big unbalanced mess, 'tis what it is.MojoRises

Its a game that activision are splitting into 3 parts to make you pay x3 for a single game. I wish kotick a slow and painful death.

(yea its a blizzard game but that scumbags greasy mits are all over it)

bonafidetk

its was reported to have a $100 million dollar budget. now if those expansions are including with the budget, I don't see the problem splitting the game into 3 parts

[QUOTE="bonafidetk"]

Its a game that activision are splitting into 3 parts to make you pay x3 for a single game. I wish kotick a slow and painful death.

(yea its a blizzard game but that scumbags greasy mits are all over it)

TheShadowLord07

its was reported to have a $100 million dollar budget. now if those expansions are including with the budget, I don't see the problem splitting the game into 3 parts