Video Games Starcraft II! - Page 4

RedDread · 06-07-2007, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by kcxiv

Just got the original Starcraft and The BW expansion. I really have no idea wtf i am doing. lol

For $9 you really can't go wrong. And pretty much anyone who plays PC games will probably have a copy and be able to do some network games with you to show you the ropes.

kcxiv · 06-07-2007, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RedDread

For $9 you really can't go wrong. And pretty much anyone who plays PC games will probably have a copy and be able to do some network games with you to show you the ropes.

The battle chest was actually 19.99 at walmart. lol

Mr Luzcious · 06-07-2007, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kcxiv

The battle chest was actually 19.99 at walmart. lol

Well.. it's still worth it.

kcxiv · 06-07-2007, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Luzcious

Well.. it's still worth it.

I am getting Warcraft 3 next, but i hear thats 40 bucks.

**007** · 10-10-2008, 09:59 PM

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/10/st...-as-a-trilogy/

StarCraft 2 to be released as a trilogy

And here you thought there'd be no big StarCraft 2 announcement after its conspicuous absence from the BlizzCon 2008 opening ceremony. Rob Pardo, executive vice-president of game design at Blizzard announced that the campaign version of the game will be a trilogy, each part focusing on a separate race.

Terrans - Wings of Liberty
Zerg - Heart of the Swarm
Protoss - Legacy of the Void

Sure, it's not a release date, but for those still hopeful, there's always tomorrow night's closing ceremonies. We'll get more info on this as we have it, like will it all be in one box? Will we have to buy separate discs? Can we have it now, please?

Update: Yes, you'll have to buy separate discs. According to Pardo, "It's a separate product. Look at the next two as expansion packs, but will have the feel of stand alone products." Meaning yes, we'll be charging you more money.

Mr Luzcious · 10-10-2008, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/10/st...-as-a-trilogy/

StarCraft 2 to be released as a trilogy

And here you thought there'd be no big StarCraft 2 announcement after its conspicuous absence from the BlizzCon 2008 opening ceremony. Rob Pardo, executive vice-president of game design at Blizzard announced that the campaign version of the game will be a trilogy, each part focusing on a separate race.

Terrans - Wings of Liberty
Zerg - Heart of the Swarm
Protoss - Legacy of the Void

Sure, it's not a release date, but for those still hopeful, there's always tomorrow night's closing ceremonies. We'll get more info on this as we have it, like will it all be in one box? Will we have to buy separate discs? Can we have it now, please?

Update: Yes, you'll have to buy separate discs. According to Pardo, "It's a separate product. Look at the next two as expansion packs, but will have the feel of stand alone products." Meaning yes, we'll be charging you more money.

And just like that, a $50 dollar game becomes $150.

**007** · 10-11-2008, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Luzcious

And just like that, a $50 dollar game becomes $150.

pretty much killed my interest in the game with that.

oaklandhater · 10-11-2008, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Luzcious

And just like that, a $50 dollar game becomes $150.

Word is blizzard is leaning towards a 59.99$ per so $180

Mr Luzcious · 10-11-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by oaklandhater

Word is blizzard is leaning towards a 59.99$ per so $180

Wonderful! This changes everything.

oaklandhater · 10-11-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Luzcious

Wonderful! This changes everything.

thats an extra 20$ there takeing from me the bastards...

**007** · 10-11-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by oaklandhater

Word is blizzard is leaning towards a 59.99$ per so $180

If they do that I won't even buy one.l

They make it sound like the second and third will be treated similar to a add-on so those might only be $30 each. Either way its BS and a massive money grab on their part.

**007** · 10-13-2008, 10:35 PM

It gets worse...

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/13/bl...plan/#comments

Blizzard's Vice President of Game Design Rob Pardo wants us to think about Starcraft 2's two followups, containing the Zerg and Protoss single player campaigns, as expansion packs, so does that mean they won't contain as much gameplay as the Terran-based initial game? Plus, you'll have to wait at least whole year between "expansions." Said Pardo, "With any luck, it would be like a year for each successive one, but that's going to be a target date, that's not a promise."

Since SC2 won't be out until 2009, you won't be able to play the Protoss single player until at least 2011. That's a long time to wait. Check out what Rob said after the break, and start yer speculatin'.

With the announcement about Starcraft 2 being a trilogy, do we know how long it'll be between releases?

We don't know yet, because we don't even know when the first game is getting released yet. I think there's some feeling out there that because we're treating each of the campaigns as almost like separate products, that people have somehow confused that into they're going to be separate products. In a lot of ways, you should think about the follow-ups as being kind of expansion sets to the original. It's just that the campaigns are not going to feel like expansions, they're going to feel like full, independent stories.

So, you know with any luck, it would be like a year for each successive one, but that's going to be a target date, that's not a promise.

Do you know what the pricing on it will be? People are bristling at the thought of having to pay for a game three times.

We would do the retail price based on the value that we're putting in the box. So, if the value in the box is less than the original, then we're going to price it like that. We're not just trying to get people to pay full price for something that's less, if the followups end up having the feature set of an expansion, then that's how they'll get priced.

So now you can't even play as Protoss until 2011 at the earliest. Guess I will be waiting for the box set in 2012

patteeu · 10-14-2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

It gets worse...

...

So now you can't even play as Protoss until 2011 at the earliest. Guess I will be waiting for the box set in 2012

Is that completely clear? I know it says the Protoss single-player campaign won't be out until then but couldn't they have a full 3 race release with the first installment, along with the Terran single-player campaign? Then when the expansions come out, they can add a unit or two for each race like they did with Broodwar.

**007** · 10-14-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

Is that completely clear? I know it says the Protoss single-player campaign won't be out until then but couldn't they have a full 3 race release with the first installment, along with the Terran single-player campaign? Then when the expansions come out, they can add a unit or two for each race like they did with Broodwar.

Well, so far they haven't just come out and said that so I wouldn't plan on it.

Sure-Oz · 10-14-2008, 08:41 AM

3 different games, bahhh
not thrilled

10-10-2008, 09:59 PM	#5
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14030126 VARSITY	http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/10/st...-as-a-trilogy/ StarCraft 2 to be released as a trilogy And here you thought there'd be no big StarCraft 2 announcement after its conspicuous absence from the BlizzCon 2008 opening ceremony. Rob Pardo, executive vice-president of game design at Blizzard announced that the campaign version of the game will be a trilogy, each part focusing on a separate race. Terrans - Wings of Liberty Zerg - Heart of the Swarm Protoss - Legacy of the Void Sure, it's not a release date, but for those still hopeful, there's always tomorrow night's closing ceremonies. We'll get more info on this as we have it, like will it all be in one box? Will we have to buy separate discs? Can we have it now, please? Update: Yes, you'll have to buy separate discs. According to Pardo, "It's a separate product. Look at the next two as expansion packs, but will have the feel of stand alone products." Meaning yes, we'll be charging you more money. __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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10-13-2008, 10:35 PM	#12
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14030126 VARSITY	It gets worse... http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/13/bl...plan/#comments Blizzard's Vice President of Game Design Rob Pardo wants us to think about Starcraft 2's two followups, containing the Zerg and Protoss single player campaigns, as expansion packs, so does that mean they won't contain as much gameplay as the Terran-based initial game? Plus, you'll have to wait at least whole year between "expansions." Said Pardo, "With any luck, it would be like a year for each successive one, but that's going to be a target date, that's not a promise." Since SC2 won't be out until 2009, you won't be able to play the Protoss single player until at least 2011. That's a long time to wait. Check out what Rob said after the break, and start yer speculatin'. With the announcement about Starcraft 2 being a trilogy, do we know how long it'll be between releases? We don't know yet, because we don't even know when the first game is getting released yet. I think there's some feeling out there that because we're treating each of the campaigns as almost like separate products, that people have somehow confused that into they're going to be separate products. In a lot of ways, you should think about the follow-ups as being kind of expansion sets to the original. It's just that the campaigns are not going to feel like expansions, they're going to feel like full, independent stories. So, you know with any luck, it would be like a year for each successive one, but that's going to be a target date, that's not a promise. Do you know what the pricing on it will be? People are bristling at the thought of having to pay for a game three times. We would do the retail price based on the value that we're putting in the box. So, if the value in the box is less than the original, then we're going to price it like that. We're not just trying to get people to pay full price for something that's less, if the followups end up having the feature set of an expansion, then that's how they'll get priced. So now you can't even play as Protoss until 2011 at the earliest. Guess I will be waiting for the box set in 2012 __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
Posts: 65,555