I have returned: StarCraft II

[Shuvo]

Holy fuck.

[GRT]

ya but it's no UBERLISK

[Misuicide]

If you are a fan of SC2 on facebook, keep a watch out. Blizzard is handing out 2-4 beta keys at random times for the next 3 weeks. Good Luck!

[Shuvo]

Noooo voidrays got nerfed right after I started using them a lot. ; ; But Marauders got nerfed so yay.

Balance Changes


TERRAN
Thor
Build time decreased from 75 seconds to 60 seconds.
Siege Tank
Build time decreased from 50 seconds to 45 seconds.
Marauder
Concussive Shells now require an upgrade.
Barracks Tech Lab
Concussive Shells upgrade added.
Concussive Shells upgrade costs 100/100 and takes 80 seconds to complete.


PROTOSS
Void Ray
Changed to only have 2 damage levels instead of 3. Still takes the same amount of time to fully charge.
Base damage changed from 2 (+4 armored) to 5.
Powered-up damage changed from 8 (+16 armored) to 10 (+15 armored).
Armor value decreased from 1 to 0.
Cost increased from 200/150 to 250/150.


ZERG
Roach
Burrowed move speed decreased from 2 to 1.4.
Armor value decreased from 2 to 1.
Hydralisk
Life decreased from 90 to 80.

I can start zealot rushing Terran again ^^

[GRT]

mass siege tank with siege mode micro strat inc

[Meian]

Maruader nerf super fail.......

[feary]

http://www.break.com/game-trailers/g...2-beta-breakup


LOL

[Flarega]

Got into the beta finally, my name is haywut.haywut. I'd probably get completely stomped by most of you, but if I'm online I'm down to play.

[Rivero]

Saw a video of a guy doing Thor Rush so I decided to try it myself. It's pretty hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6-mIyCu_GU

[Meian]

haha love the rage quit in that after seeing him get Thor'd like that XD

[GRT]

lol, got a beta invite myself too, won't have to play with my friend's account any more

gonna make my account when i get home later tonight




edit: interesting tho that the email i got the invite on is actually on a bnet account with a Mac system setting... but it doesn't seem like i can download a Mac version client yet

[Celeras]

http://www.overclock.net/video-game-...cost-60-a.html

Fucking Activision man. I nerd raged like a champ when they pulled this shit for MW2, why do people let them get away with this?

[Meian]

http://www.overclock.net/video-game-...cost-60-a.html

Fucking Activision man. I nerd raged like a champ when they pulled this shit for MW2, why do people let them get away with this?

What is the trouble again? The price of 60$? Or the special edition to provoke you to spend more?

[Correction]

Since when was charging 60 bucks for a video game some huge sin?

[Rivero]

Since when was charging 60 bucks for a video game some huge sin?

Seems kind of high for a PC game. I would have expected 40-50.

[Meian]

Seems kind of high for a PC game. I would have expected 40-50.

I can be inclined to agree but considering the replay value on this I don't mind in the end. The special edition seems tempting though...

[Celeras]

SC2 will be worth every penny, it's just more the point of Activision gouging everything they get their fucking hands on. Diablo3's gonna be $60 as well, you fucking wait.

[Correction]

SC2 will be worth every penny, it's just more the point of Activision gouging everything they get their fucking hands on. Diablo3's gonna be $60 as well, you fucking wait.

Games just cost that much these days, often without having more than 10 hours of gameplay, no multiplayer, no user-generated content and no replay value. The problem is that you can't release PC games at that pricepoint anymore without offering at minimum 2-3 of the aforementioned. Consoles have been getting away with it for years though, save your rage for them.

[geno]

This reminds me of when Activision forced Blizzard to retail WC3 at $60 too.

http://i46.tinypic.com/raxog7.jpg

Those bastards!

(it actually retailed at $40 I think, but come on that was 8 years ago. I think $20 more for SC2 is reasonable)

[Celeras]

While it was nice of you to actually read the source I linked, you probably should have kept reading past where somebody linked that image ;p

And no, PC games don't cost that much: http://www.gamestop.com/browse/searc...atchallpartial

Buncha collectors editions, plus Activision and subsequently Ubisoft at $51-74.99.

Console games can only get away with it because the technology changes and developing for them requires different tools. PCs haven't changed.