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| Starcraft 2 [message #30686] |
Wed, 28 July 2010 20:06  |
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We its been a long time since iv played a game that causes my entire computer to lock-up constantly but at least there is a message in the menu saying their working on the issues.
So from what little of the game iv played between restarting my computer its a regular run of the mill RTS build buildings collect resources build troops and pawn the other guy nothing new there.
So the single player campaign well it s the usual fighting off an evil empire and while the two of you are fighting it out the scrin sorry the zerg decide to come and kill all humans. Iv played several missions most of which have been
"Go save those people", "Go get that artefact" or "GO mine that resource" though you can see that theses missions are building to something bigger but I also feel like there just unnecessarily extending the length of the game.
Graphics are pretty much what you would expect from a Triple-A Title
So far there hasn't been anything that makes the game stand out for others in its genre. At the end of the day Id feel a little ripped off since the game isn't anything great and you only get 1/3 of the game for the price of a full game
Oh yea and there is no LAN play and it has a Stupid activation process and requires a constant internet connection
And another thing there is lots of cut scenes not as bad as mass effect 2 where you wonder why they just didn't make a movie But I like to play games not watch them
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30710 is a reply to message #30686] |
Thu, 29 July 2010 14:39  |
Silverwolf
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Well actually I think Raven must of been abused by a Blizzard developer when he was younger or something.
Guess what, the game is called Starcraft 2, indicating that it is a sequel to the previous game of said title. And hey, guess what, it's true to what it supposed to be.
If you didn't like the original Starcraft, why the hell did you expect this one to be any different? If you did like the original Starcraft, then it should feel like you've stepped right back into the original with a continuation of where the old story left off, just looking shinier.
lol, Scrin? Please. Zerg were around long before EA decided to bleed a little more money out of the fans of the Command & Conquer series.
1/3 the game you say? Yet there are 26 missions, and thats just for the Terrans... the only other RTS on the market with anything even approaching that sort of game length is Company of Heroes. And that is every mission for all factions... Once they finish with this little trilogy of theirs we're probably going to be looking at over 75 missions, with 40hrs+ game time for the single player side of things. Sorry, not a single RTS on the market that even compares to that sort of content.
I installed the game when I got home last night and started playing the campaign, just on normal to get a look at the storyline, and I was playing until 6am this morning, and I think I still have about 4-5 missions to go. Finishing it on Hard is going to take at least a solid weekend of gaming, if not longer. Definitely got my moneys worth and I haven't even played Multi yet.
Stupid activation process? Hmmm;
1) Log into BattleNet ID (Steam / Windows Live anyone?)
2) Add serial to your BattleNet ID
3) Install game and play
Sorry, I've had far more issues getting Steam and Windows live games installed.
Yes, lack of LAN play is somewhat irritating, but then Starcraft is an RTS aimed at competitive online ladders, and it makes it a lot less inviting to software pirates. Makes sense to me.
And again, Starcraft is an RTS driven by it's storyline, and it has a pretty dam good one. Certainly better then any other RTS I've seen around anytime recently. I actually love the fact that it's almost like your watching an action movie where you get to interact in all the action scenes, it just adds so much more depth to the game play. And the cut scenes are beautifully rendered with obvious attention to detail and quality.
As to crashes etc. I played it for roughly 11 hours solid on full settings at 1900x1280, including pausing the game to minimize to desktop to check on downloads etc. No slow down, no locking up, and certainly no crashes. Maybe you just haven't been touching your computer right lately Raven?
All in all it's the best RTS I've played since Company of Heroes, and so far I'd say it's just as much fun. I think Blizzard has done a solid job and can rest assured that they've not tarnished the Starcraft title.
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30716 is a reply to message #30686] |
Thu, 29 July 2010 15:24 |
Silverwolf
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lol, man... I make that whole post, and the only bit taken from it is;
Quote:Yes, lack of LAN play is somewhat irritating, but then Starcraft is an RTS aimed at competitive online ladders, and it makes it a lot less inviting to software pirates. Makes sense to me.
Hey... computer game companies are a BUSINESS. Businesses are based around making money. They don't owe us jack s@#t. They make games, because games sell. If they make a really good game, it sells even more.
Less piracy increases profits. Period. Thats all there is to it and the main reason why the like to prevent it.
Yes, online activation and internet access being required to make a game work is PURELY designed to make things more difficult for pirates, therefore making your more "casual" software pirates less inclined to go for a pirated copy because they have to do to much fiddling around to make the game run.
And on the note of patches, I would much prefer Blizzards 0-day patch of an issue found after game publication, then EA/Dices (And 90% of other game developers/producers) approach of waiting for 3-4 months to pass and multiple flame threads in their official forums before finally deciding to release a patch which actually breaks more then it fixes...
Now if we're going to debate the finer points of anti-piracy etc how about we move it to a different thread instead of doing it in the Starcraft 2 review thread  .
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30723 is a reply to message #30722] |
Thu, 29 July 2010 18:15 |
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INSTALLING RIGHT NOW !!!!!
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[Updated on: Thu, 29 July 2010 18:15] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30732 is a reply to message #30726] |
Thu, 29 July 2010 21:35 |
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i have been playing it, around the end of the 2nd protos mission, 3 crashes so far.
although i believe they are heat related, as the case is stinking hot around the back end.
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30734 is a reply to message #30716] |
Thu, 29 July 2010 22:49 |
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Silverwolf wrote on Thu, 29 July 2010 15:24lol, man... I make that whole post, and the only bit taken from it is;
Quote:Yes, lack of LAN play is somewhat irritating, but then Starcraft is an RTS aimed at competitive online ladders, and it makes it a lot less inviting to software pirates. Makes sense to me.
Hey... computer game companies are a BUSINESS. Businesses are based around making money. They don't owe us jack s@#t. They make games, because games sell. If they make a really good game, it sells even more.
Less piracy increases profits. Period. Thats all there is to it and the main reason why the like to prevent it.
Yes, online activation and internet access being required to make a game work is PURELY designed to make things more difficult for pirates, therefore making your more "casual" software pirates less inclined to go for a pirated copy because they have to do to much fiddling around to make the game run.
And on the note of patches, I would much prefer Blizzards 0-day patch of an issue found after game publication, then EA/Dices (And 90% of other game developers/producers) approach of waiting for 3-4 months to pass and multiple flame threads in their official forums before finally deciding to release a patch which actually breaks more then it fixes...
Now if we're going to debate the finer points of anti-piracy etc how about we move it to a different thread instead of doing it in the Starcraft 2 review thread .
RAGE!!!!
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30740 is a reply to message #30734] |
Fri, 30 July 2010 08:22 |
Silverwolf
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Krakho wrote on Thu, 29 July 2010 22:49Silverwolf wrote on Thu, 29 July 2010 15:24lol, man... I make that whole post, and the only bit taken from it is;
Quote:Yes, lack of LAN play is somewhat irritating, but then Starcraft is an RTS aimed at competitive online ladders, and it makes it a lot less inviting to software pirates. Makes sense to me.
Hey... computer game companies are a BUSINESS. Businesses are based around making money. They don't owe us jack s@#t. They make games, because games sell. If they make a really good game, it sells even more.
Less piracy increases profits. Period. Thats all there is to it and the main reason why the like to prevent it.
Yes, online activation and internet access being required to make a game work is PURELY designed to make things more difficult for pirates, therefore making your more "casual" software pirates less inclined to go for a pirated copy because they have to do to much fiddling around to make the game run.
And on the note of patches, I would much prefer Blizzards 0-day patch of an issue found after game publication, then EA/Dices (And 90% of other game developers/producers) approach of waiting for 3-4 months to pass and multiple flame threads in their official forums before finally deciding to release a patch which actually breaks more then it fixes...
Now if we're going to debate the finer points of anti-piracy etc how about we move it to a different thread instead of doing it in the Starcraft 2 review thread .
RAGE!!!!
rofl, rage? Why because I swore? Oh noes!! 
DjZoRt, clearly this convo isn't going to be terribly productive, so I've no more to say on the topic currently. If you want to discuss this with responses better then "OMFG they want me to spend money on their product??!! WTF!?", let me know.
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30744 is a reply to message #30740] |
Fri, 30 July 2010 11:25 |
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Silverwolf wrote on Fri, 30 July 2010 08:22
DjZoRt, clearly this convo isn't going to be terribly productive, so I've no more to say on the topic currently. If you want to discuss this with responses better then "OMFG they want me to spend money on their product??!! WTF!?", let me know.
Rofl, thats people attitude to towards internet access
ZOMG I HAVE TO PAY !!!!!
If you read carefully, you will see that my comments were not advocating piracy, but pointing out that spending any money trying to combat piracy is pointless. And that companies would be better off investing their energy and time in making the games better. I also pointed out that games rushed to market affect sales more than piracy does - so if execs want more sales they should focus their time on releasing bugfree and cross platform games rather than chasing piracy.
Regardless, I am on the look out for ways to force this in to LAN play.
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[Updated on: Fri, 30 July 2010 11:26] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30749 is a reply to message #30686] |
Fri, 30 July 2010 16:31 |
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you should see my steam games list 
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30753 is a reply to message #30686] |
Fri, 30 July 2010 18:41 |
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screenshot! kgo!
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30763 is a reply to message #30686] |
Fri, 30 July 2010 23:24 |
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i have 85 steam games.
i lose....
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30765 is a reply to message #30755] |
Sat, 31 July 2010 01:03 |
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Bloodtalon wrote on Fri, 30 July 2010 19:36
I don't have a life and I don't have time to play that many games
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30774 is a reply to message #30686] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 21:46 |
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Pro game. dont forget to cap your menu's.
the game is frying peoples gfx cards all over the place.
The Game renders the crap out of the menus and will overheat your gfx card.
just a word or warning.
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30776 is a reply to message #30774] |
Tue, 03 August 2010 00:28 |
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Ok i think its time to get back on topic.
After playing for just under a week i fill theres is little room for improvement mainly in AI path finding in multiplayer, i also fill something needs to be done with Battle.net i have had so many games the past couple of days where my opponent has timed out.
Ok for the good stuff i fill SC2 is very well done graphics wise (running every setting at ultra) over all story line for campaign is well done with some missions giving you the option to go "Good or Evil" depending on views. I do like it how blizzard have aloud a player to swap their difficult settings for each mission.
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30778 is a reply to message #30776] |
Tue, 03 August 2010 06:12 |
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Crusader wrote on Tue, 03 August 2010 00:28Ok i think its time to get back on topic.
After playing for just under a week i fill theres is little room for improvement mainly in AI path finding in multiplayer, i also fill something needs to be done with Battle.net i have had so many games the past couple of days where my opponent has timed out.
Ok for the good stuff i fill SC2 is very well done graphics wise (running every setting at ultra) over all story line for campaign is well done with some missions giving you the option to go "Good or Evil" depending on views. I do like it how blizzard have aloud a player to swap their difficult settings for each mission.
okay.. that was just wrong, and made my brain hurt to read...
Fixed
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Ok, I think its time to get back on topic.
After playing for just under a week, I feel that there is little room for improvement in AI path finding in multiplayer. I also feel something needs to be done with Battle.net. I have had so many games the past couple of days where my opponent has timed out.
Ok for the good stuff. I feel SC2 is very well done graphics wise (running every setting at ultra). Overall, the story line for campaign is well done with some missions giving you the option to go "Good or Evil" , depending on your views. I do like it how blizzard have allowed a player to swap their difficult settings for each mission.
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Thats all the hurty parts fixed at least
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30780 is a reply to message #30686] |
Tue, 03 August 2010 08:38 |
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recently confirmed sc2 just killed one of ravens video cards.
there is no fps cap on the menu screens so your computer will try and output as many fps and overheat your computer.
just a warning to those who have this game and dont have exceptional cooling.
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30791 is a reply to message #30686] |
Tue, 03 August 2010 14:44 |
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running it in super low wont do anything - your computer will just do even more fps than it would be able to if it was on high settings
fix is on blizzard website.
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30822 is a reply to message #30686] |
Thu, 05 August 2010 00:32 |
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yea it fried my graphics card
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| Re: Starcraft 2 [message #30824 is a reply to message #30686] |
Thu, 05 August 2010 01:06 |
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one of the worlds most anticipated games, and its killing the lives of thousands of korean teenagers.
Genocide, anyone?
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