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Starcraft 2 going free to play (WOL campaign, ALL multiplayer)
- Thread starter DogDude
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This is really cool of them. The WoL campaign was actually a ton of fun, despite it's simplistic and overall shitty story. The mission where you constantly have to move your base because a wave of fire was approaching was clever.
And just to point it out from the big wall of text, if you have Wings of Liberty, you can get Heart of the Swarm for free instead. Neat.
And just to point it out from the big wall of text, if you have Wings of Liberty, you can get Heart of the Swarm for free instead. Neat.
Greatest Ever
Member
I'm definitely in.
Great! I have been playing it on and off since shortly after launch, it was still very playable online population but will be nice to have more people online when I pick it up again.
Its had various kind of sort of free to play mechanics for years but losing the limitations should help. Especially WoL campaign.
Will likely increase smurfs/cheating, but eh.. worth it at this point.
Its had various kind of sort of free to play mechanics for years but losing the limitations should help. Especially WoL campaign.
Will likely increase smurfs/cheating, but eh.. worth it at this point.
PrinnyBomb
Member
Wow, I've always wanted to try Starcraft, but could never justify buying it when I know none of my friends are even remotely interested in the genre.
Pretty hyped
Pretty hyped
That'd be cool, but no luck there.
Harmondale
Member
Niice definately getting this to play like 3 vs 3 online MP because I would just get ripped apart in 1 vs 1
When is it going to be free?
When is it going to be free?
Harlock
Member
A few years late, but hope that give the game a bump.
Starcraft 2 still the king of e-sport to watch. Being 1v1, with military units, makes a better experience from the spectator view.
I shake my head everytime they try put League of Legends or Dota2 on ESPN. Is impossible to people who dont play the game understand anything. While a SC2, with good casting, is more appropriate.
Starcraft 2 still the king of e-sport to watch. Being 1v1, with military units, makes a better experience from the spectator view.
I shake my head everytime they try put League of Legends or Dota2 on ESPN. Is impossible to people who dont play the game understand anything. While a SC2, with good casting, is more appropriate.
Turnip Truck
Member
Cool, I bought Wings of Liberty at launch, so I'm looking forward to trying the Heart of the Swarm freebie.
Alas, I might want to invest in a cooling mat. I play it on a 2015 Retina MacBook (Core-M, fanless) and while performance is fine, StarCraft II tends to make it run pretty hot.
Alas, I might want to invest in a cooling mat. I play it on a 2015 Retina MacBook (Core-M, fanless) and while performance is fine, StarCraft II tends to make it run pretty hot.
, hope this will keep it alive
Vigilant Walrus
Member
Never played Starcraft in my life. I loved Warcraft 2 and 3. Will this be fun for me?
It's OK as an RTS game but failed as part of the franchise (especially the multiplayer).
You only have bandwidth/data to lose.
ozz ex machina
Member
What do you even mean? I think it's ridiculous to say the multiplayer failed the franchise. It did amazingly well. Just because it isn't broodwar levels of brutal, doesn't make it a failure. Until someone else puts out an RTS in this day an age that can do half as much as SC2 has done in terms of MP/esports I don't think you can say it was a failure.
SC2 is an exceptional RTS pretty much every regard. Especially the WoL campaign.
oxrock
Gravity is a myth, the Earth SUCKS!
I think most games require at least some knowledge of the game to fully appreciate what's going on in competitive play. I remember watching marine king counter banelings with... MARINES. You wouldn't know just how insane that is unless you've had relevant experience. Anyhow, I haven't played sc2 in a good long while. Maybe I'll get back to it for a little bit.
The first StarCraft was (is?) also free, I think it was back in April when they announced it, so maybe you can try it. There was also a remaster if you can't stand the old graphics.
It did. It's not good at all and did as well as it did because of Brood War. Blizzard sued Kespa in South Korea to tear Brood War down and have Starcraft 2 succeed. They did well, considering sponsors stopped investing into the scene. When SC2 hit, the teams had to switch to the new game (because of sponsors) and most didn't like it. But considering they got their salary from those teams, they couldn't just stop. They dropped out one after another over time when they had the chance (back to BW or completely out) but that was all. The international scene fared a bit better but also not good. It was going well for a while (since there was nothing to fall back on...since they pretty much disbanded all the BW scenes and most WC3 scenes) but interest obviously died, especially when Blizzard stopped pumping (and thus artificially keeping alive) huge amounts of money into the scene (they did so in South Korea as well).
Also, it's not hard to be the best modern RTS around when you have absolutely no competitors (ignoring more tactical RTS games here).
Nasigil
Neo Member
The best RTS campaign out there despite the really cliche and cheesy writing. Who plays SC2 for story anyway.
And as long as you don't go on ladder to play competitive multiplayer, the gameplay mechanics are really fun in the campaign.
Highly recommend everyone to give it a try.
And as long as you don't go on ladder to play competitive multiplayer, the gameplay mechanics are really fun in the campaign.
Highly recommend everyone to give it a try.
Spooky Scary Skeleton
Member
It's a great way to let people who play other Blizz games to get introduced to one of the greatest RTS games.
deadscreensky
Member
As somebody who already owns the trilogy, being able to demo to all of the co-op commanders yet I haven't purchased is going to be pretty sweet.
And I'll add to the chorus that the campaign is a lot of fun, though it's hard to downplay just how bad the writing is. The mission design tends to be top notch, and that's ultimately what matters here, but few game stories have managed to make people so deservedly angry.
And I'll add to the chorus that the campaign is a lot of fun, though it's hard to downplay just how bad the writing is. The mission design tends to be top notch, and that's ultimately what matters here, but few game stories have managed to make people so deservedly angry.
