prophetik music Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 all this complaining about how sc2 looks - it's all nostalgia. really. ten years after the original, you can't seperate your feelings about the original from the stark truth - which is that the sprites in that game look terrible compared to anything available today because the graphics were so damn bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Wasn't sure which thread to necro, settled on this one.http://kotaku.com/5304113/no-lan-play-for-starcraft-ii you know damned well that within like an hour of the game being released there will most likely be an app created that mimics server interaction for just this kind of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 the whole point was to prevent people using hamachi or something to get around the checks that Battle.net used to prevent people playing with hacked copies online. i'm sure someone will find a workaround quickly enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyHunter Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Sure they'll be workarounds, but I'd rather not have to do something technically illegal to use LAN. Not because it's illegal, but because it requires effort. But I'm kind of impartial on the issue, because I didn't play a lot of SC via LAN. all this complaining about how sc2 looks - it's all nostalgia. really. ten years after the original, you can't seperate your feelings about the original from the stark truth - which is that the sprites in that game look terrible compared to anything available today because the graphics were so damn bad. There are some very specific things that are bad about SC2's graphics, and even the dumbass population of the Battle.net SC2 forums can identify them. Things like: - It's nearly impossible to see the team colours in videos, especially for certain common kinds of units/buildings, and especially for certian team colours. I'd imagine it'll be hard to see team colours in-game as well, especially with more than 2 teams. - The Terran and Protoss buildings look like miniature "toys", while their 2D counterparts looked like massive towering buildings. Personally I think SC2's Terran buildings are the worst-looking things in the game, especially when compared to SC's amazing Terran buildings. - Most of the death animations are bad and make it hard to tell what's going on in battles. - Zerglings look stupid when they move (at least before their speed upgrade). - When Hydralisks attack, you can see them lobbing a giant slow-moving needle. I can only pray that that's a placeholder and the artists aren't really that bad... - The Zerg don't look "zerg-y" enough. (OK THAT one you can blame on nostalgia.) And some personal complaints: Zerg creep and also some Zerg buildings have MAGENTA specular highlights. It looks terrible, and it makes no sense at all. Ok, I'm done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFusion Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Thought I'd share this: Starcraft - First Contact An absolutely amazing fan-made CGI of StarCraft. It really does blow your mind of what fans are capable of producing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 but I'd rather not have to do something technically illegal to use LAN i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 http://www.starcraft2.com/beta-faq.xml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkspast Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 http://www.starcraft2.com/beta-faq.xml Ahh I need a key code.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poke'G Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 How long has that zerg trailer been around? Kerrigan's voice actress in that is terrible, like listening to a bad LARPer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadoss Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 How long has that zerg trailer been around?Kerrigan's voice actress in that is terrible' date=' like listening to a bad LARPer.[/quote'] Interesting considering she is an actress from Battlestar Galactica... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyHunter Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 That zerg trailer has a different voice actress altogether (not the original SC VA, nor the real SC2 VA from Battlestar). I wonder why they put that trailer on the front page... about 80% of the artwork in there has since been revamped. Then again about 80% of the website's content is out of date... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadoss Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 That zerg trailer has a different voice actress altogether (not the original SC VA, nor the real SC2 VA from Battlestar).I wonder why they put that trailer on the front page... about 80% of the artwork in there has since been revamped. Then again about 80% of the website's content is out of date... That trailer's been out for a long time. Perhaps they hadn't yet hired the BSG actress yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poke'G Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Oh thank God. The first game had such great voicework, but that trailer was borderline painful. There are other previews out there, and they were very relieving. Although Raynor now reminds me of Solid Snake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadoss Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Same guy from the first game. He didn't do MGS, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 http://forums.battle.net/board.html?forumId=25352525 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyHunter Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hell, it's about time. Oh wait, no it isn't. [Edit] Ok, now it's about time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyHunter Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Do you have a beta key? Even if you do, there's no telling at what point during the beta you're going to get the email invitation from Blizzard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 man i ran the beta analysis app on my girlfriends pc to have a better chance of making it in thinking of running it on my friend's server next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SynthesizedStampede Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I envy all the people with Beta keys T_T. Watching all the Team Liquid streams gets me all riled up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 So did anyone here actually get a key yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 So did anyone here actually get a key yet? nope Hopefully some of us get in for the 2nd wave though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan The Politician Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I envy all the people with Beta keys T_T. Watching all the Team Liquid streams gets me all riled up. You'll be even more frustrated if you watch the 1up videos of their escapades on the beta.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolatka Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 http://sites.google.com/site/poolatka/ Both my musical journal (with a SC remix) and a live stream of the beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 GOT A KEY!! Everyone should at least check their mail because it seems like the second wave of invites has been sent out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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