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JTsyo

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I'll probably play through the single player and maybe play with friends on multi. I'm not very good with mirco/marco so I can't get into the competitive ladder.
 

Vehemence

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Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
i will change my pants the second i hear it's gone gold, and again when it hits retail. i will fork over any amount of money blizzard wants :p

This. Also this for Diablo 3.

Blizzard has reigned over me since Warcraft 2/Diablo 1. :(
 

Malladine

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Originally posted by: Dumac
I have numerous gripes with the character designs.

I hate the graphic style.

However, I'm sure Blizzard will deliver with great gameplay, plot, and execution, which is all that really matters.

wish more gamers felt this way. oh and i'll be buying SC2, looks fun.
 

Anubis

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Aug 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: Dumac
I have numerous gripes with the character designs.

I hate the graphic style.

However, I'm sure Blizzard will deliver with great gameplay, plot, and execution, which is all that really matters.

curious as to why you hate the graphic style?

but i compleatly agree with your last statement


truth be told im more excited for Diablo 3 then SC2
 

Soundmanred

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Originally posted by: Dumac
Originally posted by: Calculator83
Originally posted by: Calculator83
Originally posted by: QuantumPion
I'm looking more forward to DoW 2.

I bet the SC2 single player campaign will be epic and fun, but the multiplayer will suffer the same problem as WC3 but 100x worse. That is, even if you think you are of average skill, every opponent in the lowest noob bracket will utterly annihilate you and you will never have fun playing except for BGH vs AI :p

HAHA, thats cuz you NEVER took the time to get good. It's one of those games that attracts more than the average player in it for fun. It attracts people who are in it to WIN. It's actually not hard to beat n00bs. As long as you have a better computer that can do solid 60. and use the right build order. You should do fine

I think that's the biggest problem,, build order,, average player thinks he/she can just build whatever looks cool or does the highest damage.

Did you just reply to your own post?

I hear it's hard to juggle multiple accounts...
 

Dumac

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Originally posted by: Anubis
curious as to why you hate the graphic style?

You've probably heard this before, but the graphic style, for both D3 and SC2, reminds me way too much of WoW. The graphic art is way too cartoony and blocky not simply for my taste, but for what I feel belongs in the game.

SC was a game with loads of colors, but it was still pretty gritty even with it's 2d graphics. Diablo I and II had less color and more grit, but D3 reminds me too much of WoW in both it's character design and graphical representation.

I'm not one of those gamers that hates color and fears 'childlike' graphics while putting the colors brown, grey, and dark red on a pedestal, but I feel almost as if the style of these two sequels is not befitting of it's predecessors.

With Starcraft 2, I can probably get used to the new look quickly as I become immersed in the fluid animations and intricate balance that is Starcraft.

However, I don't it will be as easy to move on in Diablo 3. A lot of Diablo's enjoyment for me was looking at my character as well as the bloody scenery around me.

As far as the character design, I think they are changing too many things in an attempt to make things 'look cool', which is understandable.

And example is the new dark templar look. The dark templar used to be barely dressed in light cloth, and this is no longer the case, as it shouldn't be. With the acceptance of the dark templar through the events of Brood Wars, they should be fully assimilated into the ranks of the Protoss by now, meaning they should be donned in similar gold armor as the rest of the Protoss.

However, in starcraft 2 the dark templar are donned in some ridiculously grim outfit that is, if I remember correctly, made from dead zerg carapace! Why the hell would they wear that? They never wore zerg carapace in the past, which they easily could have, and now they wear such a thing which should readily be discouraged by the Protoss society. And what the hell is up with those double bladed scythe thing? What kind of dumb weapon is that?

Anyway, I won't ever know for sure until I play the game, and I'll definitely be getting both games. Blizzard hasn't disappointed me with their (not including WoW) games in the past, so I have no reason to hesitate on buying.
 

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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I'll probably pass. I didn't really like the first one and since SupCom is out now, there's no reason for me to play Starcraft 2.
 

bullbert

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Oh, the perpetual younger generation, and each successive generation inventing their own language? Is the statement ?It is SUCK ASS!? describing a good or bad thing?
 

Golgatha

Lifer
Jul 18, 2003
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Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
i will change my pants the second i hear it's gone gold, and again when it hits retail. i will fork over any amount of money blizzard wants :p

Pretty much the same case for me with Diablo III too.
 

Golgatha

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Originally posted by: digiram
I would buy SC again if all they added were higher res graphics.

I'd do the same thing for Diablo 2 with the Expansion thrown in. Just update the graphics, include native widescreen support, put all 5 acts on one DVD, add support for modern graphics cards, slap a $50 price tag on that baby, and call it done.