Question for the Starcraft fans...

[PowerMac4Ever]

Originally posted by: josphII

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
What I want to know is. Blizzard (should) knows that they would sell just stupidly large numbers of copies, makes massive amounts of money, why don't they just do it?

I mean, you have a kickass game, kickass balance, a big mod community, still popular after atleast 8 years, and you left the story off with a massive cliffhanger.

What's stopping them?

the game came out in like march of '98, so it would be six years, but im sure the game will still be very popular in two more years

StarCraft is more popular on battle.net then all of the other blizzard games combined. In addition, it's practically a national sport in S. Korea.

To make a StarCraft II, they would have to set the bar really high.

 

[jinduy]

Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever

Originally posted by: josphII

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
What I want to know is. Blizzard (should) knows that they would sell just stupidly large numbers of copies, makes massive amounts of money, why don't they just do it?

I mean, you have a kickass game, kickass balance, a big mod community, still popular after atleast 8 years, and you left the story off with a massive cliffhanger.

What's stopping them?

the game came out in like march of '98, so it would be six years, but im sure the game will still be very popular in two more years

StarCraft is more popular on battle.net then all of the other blizzard games combined. In addition, it's practically a national sport in S. Korea.

To make a StarCraft II, they would have to set the bar really high.

lol damn koreans... they own me in 1v1 matches

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy

Originally posted by: MAME

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
SC2. RTS/FPS would rule. you control/build all your guys like regular SC in beautiful 3d overhead graphics. then in fierce battles you can enter the fray yourself and commandeer one of your own troops in FPS mode. would be mega cool!

How can you control your buildings and stuff when you're in first person mode? That would suck

exactly. it's the payoff you take for having getting uber control. (like not being able to control ur shizzle is the cost for being able to control a marine and headshot a ton of zealots)

of course you could switch out super fast and go back to your stuff and manage it once the battle is won/lost or wahtever.

Don't get me wrong, it would be tight (I've thought of the idea for a long time). But it wouldn't be all too hot unless you can control everything else at the same time.

 

[oLLie]

Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
In the latest StarCraft patch they added a multiplayer mode called "Top Vs. Bottom" which allows you to lock the teams in place.

I would like to see a StarCraft 2 for the better graphics, the continuation of the story line, and possibly more races. I think it would be cool if they made the Xel' Naga a fourth race.

You really think the Naga should be a fourth race in StarCraft? I think they should have been a playable race in in WC/FT and I thought it was pretty lame that they weren't.

 

[Chiropteran]

Originally posted by: Lifer

what's game matching?
i don't play wc3 but i play sc.

You just click "play game" and it sets you up with an opponent, for ladder games. No searching thru dozens of "BGH MUCHO MONEY$$#$!@#!@@!" games and all the hundreds of use map settings games, you just get a proper ladder game with an opponent somewhat near your skill level.

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Originally posted by: oLLie

Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
In the latest StarCraft patch they added a multiplayer mode called "Top Vs. Bottom" which allows you to lock the teams in place.

I would like to see a StarCraft 2 for the better graphics, the continuation of the story line, and possibly more races. I think it would be cool if they made the Xel' Naga a fourth race.

You really think the Naga should be a fourth race in StarCraft? I think they should have been a playable race in in WC/FT and I thought it was pretty lame that they weren't.

Well according to the StarCraft story line, the Xel Naga were behind the creation of the Zerg and Protoss races. So the storyline would be pretty interesting if they were brought in.

 

[amoeba]

Powermac, I think he confused the Xel Naga in sc with the naga race in warcraft 3. The two are completely different.

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Originally posted by: amoeba
Powermac, I think he confused the Xel Naga in sc with the naga race in warcraft 3. The two are completely different.

Hmm.. I see. Well whatever, they'd be a cool 4th race in SC 2.

 

[amoeba]

I don't know when sc2 is going to come out. I would guess minimum 4-5years. It seems lots of people have left blizzard recently.

 

[TekDemon]

Originally posted by: MAME

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
SC2. RTS/FPS would rule. you control/build all your guys like regular SC in beautiful 3d overhead graphics. then in fierce battles you can enter the fray yourself and commandeer one of your own troops in FPS mode. would be mega cool!

How can you control your buildings and stuff when you're in first person mode? That would suck

You could...press the button to pop yourself out? lol

Comandeering would be cool though...you could be the hero

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: amoeba
I don't know when sc2 is going to come out. I would guess minimum 4-5years. It seems lots of people have left blizzard recently.

I can't wait to see what kind of games they'll turn out. I think Bill Roper and a lot of the main guys started their own company. They should be turning out original ideas and great games like when they got to do whatever they wanted instead of being caught in corporate red tape.

Not that their games aren't good now, but back in the day when they came up with starcraft, warcraft, and diablo. Not just sequals and spins on things.