I want to get into Starcraft.

[RESmonkey]

Can I play this game offline? or is it only online?

Do people still play it?

edit = Woops, this should be in PC Gaming!

 

[Chronoshock]

Yes you can still play it on bnet and there are a lot of people there. There's actually been a bit of a resurgence because people want to get in the spirit for Starcraft 2

 

[OdiN]

It has a SP game.

People still play it.

 

[gamepad]

It has a brilliant (albeit graphically outdated) single player experience. Multiplayer can be frustrating since other players have been playing for years and probably cheat.

I would wait for SC2 for multiplayer.

 

[Ika]

It's never too late. There ARE a lot of hackers on Bnet, though.

 

[0roo0roo]

offline you can learn a bit from playing against the bots.
they are a bit dumb though, but they can still rush like any human opponent so you can learn a little basic defense.

think the official starcraft sites have a long breakdown of all the units their capabilities/armor type/damage type etc. read up. each unit has strengths and weaknesses you should know. humans of course are much sneakier than the bots if you play online. its never too late, its a great game.

 

[nonameo]

Supreme Commander(FA) for the WIN.

 

[Parasitic]

Half of Korea still plays SC.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: nonameo
Supreme Commander(FA) for the WIN.

tell that to people in south korea

 

[LeetViet]

Yes. No.

Yes.

PM me if you want to play on USEast!

 

[IlllI]

i tried playing it a couple years ago. the graphics are really, really dated. it might have been 'the bomb' back in 1995 or whenever it was released, but it doesnt hold up very well today

 

[0roo0roo]

i disagree, i think it holds up because its cartoonish 2d.
if it were 3d from back then it would look really crude.
but starcraft has a nice 2d retro look that ages well.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Aflac
It's never too late. There ARE a lot of hackers on Bnet, though.

To be honest I used maphack. I mean I never did anything blatant, but you could tell that there was always at least one hacker on the other team. Like if I went in for drops they would reposition their AA units. It was stupid.

 

[TheSiege]

mercenary4hire used to have his own b.net server it was sweet, i play at least twice a week with my buddy, best game ever for pc and thats a fact

 

[HannibalX]

Lots and lots of people still play.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea probably way more than on that stupid overhyped second life.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Aflac
It's never too late. There ARE a lot of hackers on Bnet, though.

To be honest I used maphack. I mean I never did anything blatant, but you could tell that there was always at least one hacker on the other team. Like if I went in for drops they would reposition their AA units. It was stupid.

Actually, me too... maphack and name spoofer were the ones I remember using. I once sent out a solitary wraith to attack a solitary dropship running to make an expansion.... that was stupid

 

[ShotgunSteven]

If I knew where my disc was I would still play it. I have bought multiple copies over the years after losing them, loaning them out and not getting them back, et cetera. I have found two copies of Brood War while searching for my StarCraft disc, though.

I agree with OrooOroo, it still holds up visually because it was done in 2D rather than 3D.

 

[Borealis7]

Welcome to 1998!

now lets party like its 1999!

pick up Dune II: Battle for Arrakis while you are it.

 

[OhSnap688]

It is never too late!

 

[Modelworks]

Its not too late, but it may be hard to play multiplayer.
People playing now have had years of experience, so expect to lose a lot .
Blizzard had a world tournament for starcraft last year.
I watched it on the video game channel on dish network.
Those players were extremely good and moved so fast that games lasted mere minutes.

 

[Maximilian]

You guys!! Im seriously! My new comp is amazing, drool at these specs!

Pentium II - 450mhz
128 MB SD133
Geforce 2 GTS

OMGOMG!! Jealous? Ill bet you are! Ill win best rig of 98

Anyways OP yeah totally, starcraft has so much going for it, when your done with the actual game try out some of the UMS maps, theyre really really fun and cater to all types of players. If your one of these nuts who likes to kill kill kill a "madness" map may be for you, or maybe you like blame games then try "The thing", or if you wanna show off your mouse clicking skills try a "bound" map, theyre very difficult sometimes. The UMS maps are why i think starcraft is the best game ever made and one of the contributers to its continued popularity amongst gamers (ya ya its got perfect balance etc etc whatever, ums is fun too).

 

[Sumguy]

Its not too late, people still play it. But you have to keep in mind that some of those people have been playing since the game came out, and an even larger number for several years after. You will get rocked, theres no way around it (unless you play with friends).

Sure, the graphics are outdated, but its 2D outdated graphics. 3D outdated graphics will stop me from playing some games, just because my eyes can't take it (if you still have Glover for the N64 you will DEFINITELY know what I'm talking about). 2D outdated graphics can still look good.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i disagree, i think it holds up because its cartoonish 2d.
if it were 3d from back then it would look really crude.
but starcraft has a nice 2d retro look that ages well.

Yea I just played it a couple months ago and it looks just fine. 2D graphics never get old.

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i disagree, i think it holds up because its cartoonish 2d.
if it were 3d from back then it would look really crude.
but starcraft has a nice 2d retro look that ages well.

Yea I just played it a couple months ago and it looks just fine. 2D graphics never get old.

I've gotta disagree to some extent. SC absolutely looks dated, 2D or not. Sure, 2D has more lasting ability than 3D does. The killer is the extremely low resolution.