Somehow I got the shiver while looking at the news of old units only appearing in Single player campaign.

WHICH MEAN A STARCRAFT BASED D.O.T.A IS INEVITABLE! o-o
Holy shit! O-o

Newsflash: Blizzard says LAN gaming is like dinosaur fossil now

Hey Blizzard, not everyone owns a stable and big fat bandwidth internet connection. No body wants to login to an online app. just to play a LAN game. And not everyone gives a shit about your e-penis I mean in-game achievements.

Blizzard is losing itself in the sea of money.

Really?
Since when LAN gaming is another reason for pirating game? Blizzard is just being lazy and hoping to the current bad trend of gaming such as in game achievement.
No matter how tight you secure your software, sooner or later someone will break it. The tigher the DRM, the more money you will lose.
Remember SPORE? It was loaded with Securom and those who bought genuine copy almost plan to storm EA's office and crucify the people there until EA release the de-activiation tool . Those who bought genuine copy get f*** up while pirated user just slip away.

One of the reason why Starcraft gain such popularity is because of it's addictive LAN game-play before the rise of broadband internet.

Wait until Johnny wants to play SC2 LAN with his friends. On no he can't Cause the internet is down.
The more people putting everything on the cloud (a.k.a. the internet), the more it becomes more vulnerable and complex in terms of usability and accessibility.
I'm not going to argue anything. All I know it's that Blizzard's decision of removing LAN game has pissed off even their most hardcore fans.

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Aug 19 2009, 12:15 AM

Newsflash, again: It will take forever eh I mean several years before we complete the Starcraft 2 saga

Guess we have to wait 5 years for an expansion... ;|

A pseudo LAN game mode is like ordering a keg of guinness stout but you get a pot of Black Soya Sauce.
*But the color and smell are almost the same!* Says the bartender.

A closed environment network is more likely has really, really low chances of getting disconnect (unless there's a power surge). A 'connect to a host server in some country just for having a Local game experience' has high chances of getting disconnect due to earthquake/thunderstorm/Zombie attack/Alien invasion/Solar flare...

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Aug 23 2009, 07:27 PM

It was caused by greedy companies who try to sell crap for profit. Back in the 90's. All you need is a CD-key only to install and play. Then, PC game was gaining much more popularity and its piracy problem is starting to get bigger attention.

Now whoever buys a PC game has to jump through various hoop (must connect to the internet while installing, limited activation) just to play the game, which is actually causing the demise of PC gaming.

People won't mind to pay money for a certain item if it is produced in good quality.

Newsflash: No LAN support is no big deal

Blizzard is the new Apple company who is trying to sell overpriced crap and its consumers are drinking the cool-aid.

Edit: The meaning of drinking the cool-aid can be found here.

People who can't afford a PC and a stable Internet connection? Last I heard they usually go to this mysterious place known as Cybercafe for their PC game fun.

Piracy only happens to a well known product. No one would pirate a lesser unknown items just to risk their product cost (in this case, the duplication of optical storage media).


Depends on what kind of money they want to make. Honestly, I don't think the 'piss off theold loyal fanbase and gamble to gain new fans' way is the best way to do get money. Blizzard is definitely hiding under the carpet while doing their marketing research.

PC gaming is like movie and music industry now. The last 2 have found a way to generate and lowering down piracy by introducing streaming and paid-per-download service.
PC game though still hasn't found a solution (it's an active entertainment. Which mean its user can control and interact with the content whereas movie and music are passive products). DRM cause more loses than gain, that's already a fact.

It does when it comes down to loyal fan base.

Which to me, it's probaly the best way to minimize piracy and award honest paid buyer for their support. Rather than stripping out some game play mode like some company

What RtP|DEV has posted makes sense though. Pirated user can become an original copy buyer if they get expose first then get an geniune copy.
We all know what's the real reason of Pirate software - price.
USD 50 dollars is not the same as MYR 50 dollars. :|


This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Aug 25 2009, 09:27 PM

Here's a thing we seldom notice.

While installing Stacraft, you can choose to install a LAN version only.
*Nostalgia attack! *

No one would want to pirate Shakespeare's work for it's not the hottest items on the market now.

Well maybe for poor family who wants to their child to be a stage actor playing Hamlet. Then again, Hamlet is free and can be borrowed from state Library (if they have it).

I do wish SC2 adds more new game play element such as destroyable resources, better AI handling for units such as Dark Reign, which is probably the best example. You can set different unit behavior on the same unit. So you can have a tank as scout and another same tank as ambushers.

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Aug 26 2009, 10:10 PM

Paper and literature were consider only for the rich people in Shakespeare's time. So if the common wants to read it, they have to resolve to piracy for cheep print.
Well that's history now.

What they need in Starcraft 2: combat formation. Like Age of Empire series.

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Aug 27 2009, 11:29 PM

Because the LAN thingie is getting boring and no new news coming out from Blizzard? xD

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Aug 28 2009, 08:12 AM

I just realized the 'LAN thingie' of SC2 will be similar to L4D's LAN game. (have to login to Steam first before you create a LAN game with your friend sitting side by side).

It's horrible I tell you! xD

On some other news, I just watched the battle report of SC2, on my new 22" LCD monitor (nothing to brag about) and it's fun to watch it on 1680*1050 widescreen (and imagine the game running at that resolution)

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Sep 4 2009, 01:21 AM

The news of google's GMAIL went offline makes me wonder what will happen to those koreans if Battle.Net is down... xD

EDIT: nevermind old news anyway.

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Nov 12 2009, 12:31 AM

KKND is actually good if not for its similar units and tech (except for survivor which has better custom vehicle options, mutant has the uber scourge demon).
Dark Reign itself is a rare gem. Back in 1997 it was the first RTS game which allows you to customize your unit's behavior, example: which mean no 2 heavy tank display the same tactics. And it has a better storyline itself compare to other RTS game.

Oh, You might be able to play as PROTOSS in Wings of Liberty

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Jan 5 2010, 06:16 PM

BattleCruiser and Thor are tough. Yes thats a crater made by a nuke.



Also, the game runs silky smooth on a Q6600 with Gfx 9600GT and 4GB RAM PC.


Though the whole graphic makes me feel that I am playing Warcraft 3 again.

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Mar 3 2010, 12:54 AM

My magic ball said it would likely be released at the Q4 of 2010. Which mean Oct-Dec, usually during the holiday season (where it's snowing outside, people are too lazy to go outside to hang out)

Surprisingly, the beta actually runs well on me ancient crappy AMD AthlonXP 2800+, 1GB RAM and Gfx 6600GT rig (I got 2 rigs )

Like this one.



And this.


For those who worry if their 9 years old rig can run the game, the short answer YES. Although you would need at least 2GB RAM for smooth gameplay (the game chucks a bit on me AthlonXP rig).

It's a beta. Blizzard has removed many things like the D-8 charges of Reaper (it became an auto-attack against building) and Zerg Lurker. They might going to do final tweaks before shipping the game, though. That's typical for Blizzard.

And yes Thor can be transported by MedEvac. (consider the different in size between those 2 units)

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Mar 3 2010, 10:10 AM