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StarCraft 2 Beta |OT| (Beta Now Reopen, GL HF)
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infinityBCRT
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I get the feeling this is the most polished beta that Blizzard has ever released. Maybe they'll spend a lot of time balancing and maybe they still have a lot of work to do on the campaign side, but I'm not sure if we'll see any major changes during this beta as we have during WoW, WC3, Diablo 2 and SC (all of those had major graphical/sound facelifts during their betas).KnightM7 said:
notworksafe said:
No, only "permanent" detectors like buildings - Xel Naga towers, Terran Sensor Units, etc. Since the ComSat can go anywhere at any time you don't see a ring. If I do use the ComSat on you you'll hear the noise and see a bunch of rotating blue rays.
Orangepeel
Member
Orangepeel
Member
Anyone have a link for some decent (skill wise) 2v2 or FFA streams?
notworksafe
Member
Zzoram said:
Well it's against the WoW TOC. I'd imagine it's the same for any of their accounts.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
Probably not condoned.. durr...Zzoram said:
Thats a pretty obvious answer.
Joseph Merrick
Member
against battle.net terms of use even http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/about/termsofuse.htmlnotworksafe said:
deathberry
Neo Member
infinityBCRT said:
BishopLamont said:
I don't think I can stomach the visuals of the original StarCraft now; call me a graphics whore all you want. I guess I'll learn the tactics by watching the live feeds
Sad that there's no tutorial, but I'll make do with the AI players.
If I get in the beta
TheChewyWaffles
Member
So I assume if I was going to get a key it would have been given to my registered address with my battle.net account?
deathberry said:I don't think I can stomach the visuals of the original StarCraft now; call me a graphics whore all you want. I guess I'll learn the tactics by watching the live feeds
Sad that there's no tutorial, but I'll make do with the AI players.
If I get in the beta
Starcraft graphics hold up better than most games because they're 2D sprites instead of bad 3D.
starcrafts all sprites, so unless you're using a massive ungodly screen it holds up very well.deathberry said:I don't think I can stomach the visuals of the original StarCraft now; call me a graphics whore all you want. I guess I'll learn the tactics by watching the live feeds
Sad that there's no tutorial, but I'll make do with the AI players.
If I get in the beta
heck, i've played it on my 40" TV...
Joseph Merrick
Member
is good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPGBr9Pw7xQ&fmt=22deathberry said:
deathberry
Neo Member
Joseph Merrick said:
I'm watching that, but the HD feed on my second screen of the beta looks so.....good. I'm torn in two now: can get the original SC and play it and have my eyes bleed while learning basic gameplay, or pray to God for my beta key invite.
I'll
pray. Sorry guys.
EDIT: Sorry, the 'Thor' unit for Terran has Arnie voiceover, no way I'm going back to original now :lol
Thanks for the HD feed whoever posted it earlier; here it is again http://www.justin.tv/valken123#r=4YM5tyI~
Anybody watch the iCCup stream? Fucking sneaky! :lol
Zerg player snuck a changeling into the Terran base. Popped a Nydus Worm behind their minerals full of Hydras. Destroyed the opponent's economy and command center in one fel swoop! The new reaver drop! :lol
Zerg player snuck a changeling into the Terran base. Popped a Nydus Worm behind their minerals full of Hydras. Destroyed the opponent's economy and command center in one fel swoop! The new reaver drop! :lol
DisenLedZep
Member
Yaweee said:
Oh DEAR GOD THANK YOU!
Terran music kicks so much ass... anyways, great music, great game. Release it now Blizzard
PS: The love/hate feeling I have with the betatesters (they show me stuff but only them can play it) is weird...
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
Would love to see some screenshots or video of the game running on a low end PC and at some of the lowest settings.
thats how i'll be running it
Joseph Merrick
Member
ugh. just heard the now now now, I'll be back and stick around lines now. awful. hopefully this is placeholder or something and will disappear for the real thing. a couple of the other voices are pretty shitty aswell.deathberry said:
as mr. popo would say 'byeeeeeeeeeeeeee'
oh f*** i lol'd, reaver stream is great.
http://www.teamliquid.net/video/userstream.php?user=Psyonic_Reaver
"u think they mad?"
dropship: acknowledged.
oh f*** i lol'd, reaver stream is great.
http://www.teamliquid.net/video/userstream.php?user=Psyonic_Reaver
"u think they mad?"
dropship: acknowledged.
BananaBomb
Member
Music is freaking awesome.
FieryBalrog
Member
Campster said:God, I forgot how speed-driven StarCraft is. Most of my recent strategy games have either been turn based (Advanced Wars, Civ IV) or slow/tactical RTS games - Empire Total War and to a lesser extent Dawn of War II.
But speed is so, so much more important here. I had built some bunkers and was collectnig a small army of siege tanks and marines and had 3000 minerals in the bank when the guy I was playing against invaded with 10 battlecruisers. In the panic before the end I used the ComSat station to look at his base - he had no less than four Starports working overtime to meet demand.
That's poor resource management, not a matter of speed. Why have a small army and a lot of unused money when you want the situation reversed? By the time the guy gets 10 battlecruisers its well into the end-game
notworksafe
Member
5il3nc3r said:
Yeah me too. And every time I refresh and see the Starcraft Anthology icon in my games I get a tiny thrill...then a big let down.
maniac-kun
Member
i know what you mean.notworksafe said:
InsertCredit
Member
This thread is starting to get depressing.
And familiar.
=(
And familiar.
=(
BishopLamont
Banned
notworksafe said:
Menelaus said:keeps ripping at my heartstrings...
:lol
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
God damnit still nothing. Roommate got nothing too
Im going to replay SC1 story while waiting with tears
:lol
Im going to replay SC1 story while waiting with tears
:lol
notworksafe
Member
Haha, I love how this thread is nothing but tears from us non-beta havers.
Because everyone that has it is playing right now
BishopLamont
Banned
I didn't know hope was such a powerful force until this day. sigh
The Lamonster
Member
We'd be going less crazy today if we knew two things:
1) How was the first wave decided/how will the next waves be decided?
2) When is the next wave/how many waves will there be?
1) How was the first wave decided/how will the next waves be decided?
2) When is the next wave/how many waves will there be?
BishopLamont
Banned
No, divulging that information will get even more people crazy. "My computer is a beast so I didn't get in? bullshit!".The Lamonster said:
infinityBCRT
Member
we should really get some gaffers together to play some Brood War instead of crying about not being in the betanotworksafe said:Haha, I love how this thread is nothing but tears from us non-beta havers.
Because everyone that has it is playing right now