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Starcraft 2 Beta..anyone try it yet?

post #1 of 13
3/3/10 at 6:18pm
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Apparently there's a cracked version of the beta going around. You can download all the maps and play offline.

I'm downloading as we speak, but anyone give it a shot yet? Anyone else excited for SC2?
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post #2 of 13
3/4/10 at 12:04am
My roommate just downloaded the cracked version. So far, he said it basically just feels exactly like the original Starcraft, but with better graphics and different units. That's a good sign.

In before the lock, I suppose.
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post #3 of 13
3/4/10 at 12:36am
Suggest the two posters above remove the objectionable parts of their posts and refocus the thread - a Starcraft 2 Beta thread would be great.

Most impressions I've read so far seem very positive, with the one caveat that being efficient in production (particularly early on) is both very complicated and very crucial to your success. The same could probably be said of the first Starcraft, though.

Personally, I look forward to the learning curve (guides and tips/tricks will likely be easily available after a while, it will just be a matter of practice). The rapid production bit of the game is like a fun lean operations problem.
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post #4 of 13
3/4/10 at 1:07am
I don't think you can play against bots yet, unless they added that within the past week.
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post #5 of 13
3/4/10 at 2:14am
...This so called leaked not quite playable SC2 beta must be part of a marketing campaign. I mean I've heard about SC2 for a while now and wasn't all that interested, figured I'd give it a go like most other strategy games out there... but with 'cracked' versions posted all over the internet, torrent sites and the like this only acts as advertising ~ after all if you like a game enough to want to play it online you pay for it.
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post #6 of 13
3/4/10 at 6:52am
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Originally Posted by koven View Post
Apparently there's a cracked version of the beta going around. You can download all the maps and play offline.

I'm downloading as we speak, but anyone give it a shot yet? Anyone else excited for SC2?
yes, i did yesterday but it was really disappointing. the AI is monumentally stupid and you cant zoom out further, grrr.

still you bet your ass ill be buying it when it comes out and so will several friends, then let the lan parties commence
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post #7 of 13
3/4/10 at 7:26pm
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still you bet your ass ill be buying it when it comes out and so will several friends, then let the lan parties commence
sorry to piss on your parade, mate
StarCraft II: Blizzard responds to lack of LAN support -- Joystiq
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post #8 of 13
3/5/10 at 9:28am
yeah they said that, they were going to make it all go through battle net then everyone went nuts. since then they seem to have quietly shut up about it and most think they have dropped it
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post #9 of 13
3/5/10 at 9:44am
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yeah they said that, they were going to make it all go through battle net then everyone went nuts. since then they seem to have quietly shut up about it and most think they have dropped it
Infinity Ward didn't listen to their core fanbase and they still made millions. I don't see why Blizzard wouldn't do the same thing.
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post #10 of 13
3/5/10 at 10:16am
starcraft is different to most games, it came out in 98 and its still massive, crazy massive in korea StarCraft professional competition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia its insane


everyone thinks lan play will remain

StarCraft II, Diablo III Getting Pseudo-LAN - Tom's Hardware
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post #11 of 13
3/5/10 at 10:18am
100,000 Koreans show up to watch StarCraft professional gamers • videosift.com

skip to the end and have a look at the crowds, thats why they will keep lan play
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post #12 of 13
3/5/10 at 4:02pm
i remember myself almost flunking out of college (and my roommates too) because of starcraft.
i really want to play sc2 but i am afraid that i may end up ruining my life if i get into it. i am not the most disciplined person in the world.
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post #13 of 13
3/5/10 at 4:30pm
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Originally Posted by mark2410 View Post
yes, i did yesterday but it was really disappointing. the AI is monumentally stupid and you cant zoom out further, grrr.

still you bet your ass ill be buying it when it comes out and so will several friends, then let the lan parties commence
There're ais that cheat and noticeably tougher to beat if you look harder. I found the game somewhat less challenging after playin' vs those easy ones you mention of until I tried the harder ones. Got my ass handed over by a horde of ultralisks but was fun fun.
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