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StarCraft 2 Beta |OT| (Beta Now Reopen, GL HF)
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TurtleSnatcher
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link mePandaman said:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23766993229&sid=5000TurtleSnatcher said:link me
TurtleSnatcher
Member
Wow at the queueing of Yamato Cannon at the end.Pandaman said:
mint you are a total douchebag.
The Lamonster
Member
when mint finally posts in this thread again, it will be epic
defend yourself, dude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLFVVGkvu50Pandaman said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIFezgQGTE
Some nice Phoenix use in this PvZ ESL game as well. I suspected that their spell would make them very effective in the right hands.
I got into the beta the day they started up the friend invites (with a normal key), but did not receive the email. Is everyone supposed to get an invite regardless of when you got in?
Well - just had my first day of almost pure wins. 20 games, 15 wins ~. Really nice to finally have a tactic and stick to it, finally learning the sweet spot for build orders and instincivly knowing what to focus on depending on what I've scouted. Hot keying is still in its infancy, but after about 50 games now in total, I think I might have just completed the learning curve - now time to focus on getting better and faster at it.
One thing though. in a TvT match, is there really much you can do vs mass vikings as a Terran player? Feel like I just whatever build I have, a surprising amount of vikings will just level my bases.
One thing though. in a TvT match, is there really much you can do vs mass vikings as a Terran player? Feel like I just whatever build I have, a surprising amount of vikings will just level my bases.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
syoaran said:
Really?
Vikings are terrible I think. A good MM ball will rip right through them.
BTW - This whole mint thing really makes me understand why he stopped partnering with me. He stopped being my partner and moved on to partner up with his brother who decided to reinstall the game after supposedly uninstalling it to focus on school. He never asked for a game with me and just did his own thing randomly after we got to 2v2 Platinum. Then Deltron and I partnered up. I'm betting he and his brother (hana) both map hack since they live together and obviously don't care. Now it all makes sense.
His brother prob reinstalled it since they both found a maphack and he suddenly had renewed interest :lol
Funny.. even w/ their map hacks they went on a losing streak in 2v2 Platinum.. :lol
Chris Remo
Member
Not anymore apparently!!Ozorov said:
Minsc
Gold Member
So from reading that thread, was WC3 plagued with map hacks and bots, and is that what Battle.net 2 will become?
Sucks for SC2 if it turns in to a hacker's delight, like WC3, and the only way to win a game is to hack yourself to victory. Apparently Blizzard doesn't have much of a history for caring about hackers or doing anything it seems?
Oh well. I will probably just stick to single player and maybe the rare multi-player game. I won't be able to put up with SC2 if 50%+ of games are people cheating. Hopefully Blizzard steps up and does something, as this will only get worse and worse the longer it goes unaddressed.
I wouldn't rely on catching people through the PoV trick for too long, maphackers will figure a way to let you run a second window most likely where you can spy without your camera being recorded.
Sucks for SC2 if it turns in to a hacker's delight, like WC3, and the only way to win a game is to hack yourself to victory. Apparently Blizzard doesn't have much of a history for caring about hackers or doing anything it seems?
Oh well. I will probably just stick to single player and maybe the rare multi-player game. I won't be able to put up with SC2 if 50%+ of games are people cheating. Hopefully Blizzard steps up and does something, as this will only get worse and worse the longer it goes unaddressed.
I wouldn't rely on catching people through the PoV trick for too long, maphackers will figure a way to let you run a second window most likely where you can spy without your camera being recorded.
TurtleSnatcher said:
Its always in the final stages of the game, useally when both our MM's have beat each other into a bloody plup - I useally go for cloaked Banshee's to take out the base in the back while the MM moves up in the front, sometimes backed up by seige upgraded. It works 50/50, 50% he's either too focused with MM to care or he's building seige to counter OR he just mass build vikings to drop into my supply lines ~
GregLombardi
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Now now, it DOES appear as though they are going with a 1 per person battle.net identity correct?valenti said:There are lots of players with maphacks, I played a 1v1 ranked match and as soon as I leave my base to attack my opponent brings in banshees and attacks me. Starcraft 2 is going downhill
Can't they just ban all the hackers or make them buy a new game every time they get banned?
That'll shut them up pretty quick, no?
Minsc
Gold Member
valenti said:There are lots of players with maphacks, I played a 1v1 ranked match and as soon as I leave my base to attack my opponent brings in banshees and attacks me. Starcraft 2 is going downhill
I read in another thread on a forum where the hack is hosted, that over 50% of the games people where playing they ran in to people using map hacks. And like I said, it's only a matter of time before the maphackers add in a second window so your camera doesn't give you away.
GregLombardi said:
I guess we'll have to wait and see what, if anything, they do. Certainly taking no action would be a horrible thing as these hacks will spread and advance like wildfire.
Minsc said:
Private servers were much better about cracking down on cheaters. Better detection measures + more active mods/judges for that sort of thing.
And, yes, Blizzard permanently bans CD-keys when they were found cheating. However, now that people have shared Bnet accounts for all Blizzard games, will somebody lose all link accounts for other games if they are found to be cheating in just one? That's kind of horrifying, since all detection methods have false positives.
I've been accused of cheating before (in SC1 and WC3), but coincidences can and do happen, or people are scouting better than you think they are.
The Lamonster
Member
I think you're being overly dramatic. When the game comes out, you can still play friendly, yet competitive games with Gaffers who aren't going to map hackMinsc said:
except mint
Minsc
Gold Member
The Lamonster said:I think you're being overly dramatic. When the game comes out, you can still play friendly, yet competitive games with Gaffers who aren't going to map hack
except mint
Probably, I hate this stuff, I can get carried away trying to get others to hate it as much as I do. From what I read the maphack also put AI in to your workers (so far it's just AI for mining or something), but I thought that was weird. I guess the less effort it takes to win and frustrate others, the more fun it is for people.
From a business perspective however I don't think Blizzard will do anything to fix the maphack, just bans those who abuse it so they can just buy another copy. That is easy profit for Blizzard. It's been like this, always.
And with 3 Starcrafts, lol@ the amount of profit Blizzard can see.
And with 3 Starcrafts, lol@ the amount of profit Blizzard can see.
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
valenti said:
Blizzard did try to patch out the maphacks, but it is true that private SC/WC3 has always been better, but making Blizzard out to be the bad guy here for not being able to keep up with hackers while simultaneously trying to finish a game years in the making is hardly fair.
nilbog21 said:
Seriously? A few people out there are hacking and all of a sudden SC2 is going downhill? Hold on, I need to check to see if the sky is falling.
Also, myself and ezrarh have started in 2v2 ladder (I d/ced in 1 placement match resulting in gold -_-) but we'd be in for any of the GAF 2v2s, just hit us up if we're online. His full tag is ezrarh.thach if he hasn't posted it here yet.
The Lamonster
Member
Indeed it is going downhill and has been for weeks. There isn't even a single player campaign!Procarbine said:
GregLombardi
Member
Forget that! The AI is horrific. They might as well have left it out of the entire game.The Lamonster said:
The Lamonster
Member
True. Every time I try to play the AI, I find it very easy. What a shame. The first StarCraft was so good.GregLombardi said:
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
The Lamonster said:
I just don't see it man, I've played a fair amount of games both in ladder and in custom and I haven't encountered a hacker. I don't get how the lack of single player contributes.
Am I missing sarcasm? EDIT: Yes I am, derp.
The Lamonster
Member
:lolaznpxdd said:
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
aznpxdd said:
Hey, I edited mine in, I was too caught up with some serious face posting :lol
TurtleSnatcher
Member
aznpxdd said:
Hey you fell for the tiger woods speech :lol
If Blizzard doesn't do more about hackers, and a hacker wins a huge cash prize or something, this is going to happen:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390861
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390861
Geez, I leave you guys for a week and one of you turns into an exhibition match hacker. Tony Johnson would be ashamed of himself.
Some of my friends may still have friend invites. I'll see if I can get some from them. I know a couple didn't use theirs after hearing about the invite bug.
Some of my friends may still have friend invites. I'll see if I can get some from them. I know a couple didn't use theirs after hearing about the invite bug.
Yeah I heard that as well..and I just started :lolbleahy said:
I see there's a gaf user name sc2 list but kinda died down. I think we will need to make a clean and fresh new list with the wipe. To make it easier, we should do it in a way where users just edit the name list and reply. And once we have a nice big list the OP can put it in the front page.
GregLombardi
Member
I would bring those keys to the Starcraft 2 Begging thread (just search google). Evilore made a new thread and there are peeps who are high on the list, waiting....waiting....Johann said:
ok, after talking with my bro a bit (sorry for the delay in response), heres my talk.
to begin with, i have been using mint (gaf id) for a long time, many years. do some research on my posts, if possible. i mainly posted my artwork, some random threads, etc. i play as hana.kyon on sc2.
my brother (he would use my gaf id to lurk in forums/post) plays under mint (and other names) in hon. (i dont play hon) i let him use mint for sc2 since he used it in hon. yes, i tell him to not use maphack. im surprised no gaf member overheard my party chat about me repeatly telling him not to cheat while having voice talk on, since its set at voice activated. i apologize for this event. hes obviously not playing sc2 with gaf for sure.
so yes, this incident puts a big dent on my (real) gaf id due to him messin around. but thats all i can say. i just hope we can move on.
to begin with, i have been using mint (gaf id) for a long time, many years. do some research on my posts, if possible. i mainly posted my artwork, some random threads, etc. i play as hana.kyon on sc2.
my brother (he would use my gaf id to lurk in forums/post) plays under mint (and other names) in hon. (i dont play hon) i let him use mint for sc2 since he used it in hon. yes, i tell him to not use maphack. im surprised no gaf member overheard my party chat about me repeatly telling him not to cheat while having voice talk on, since its set at voice activated. i apologize for this event. hes obviously not playing sc2 with gaf for sure.
so yes, this incident puts a big dent on my (real) gaf id due to him messin around. but thats all i can say. i just hope we can move on.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
So who is who..
Who was I playing with.. you or your brother?
Who was I playing with.. you or your brother?