Let's take a look at the current trend of multiplayer games. iCCup, Ga-rena, Ha-machi, Blue-server & other LAN-emulation applications exist for a particular reason. They emulate LAN & allow 2 or more players with a considerable distance from each other to play together. Oh wait! They also don't require you to use original game clients since they're not directly under the control of the games' respective publisher / developer.

I'm not saying LAN is useless, outdated or anything else but frankly speaking, if I were to put myself into Blizz's shoe, I'll say no to LAN as well. Let's face it, LAN party is no longer as popular as it was years ago & yes, I understand that you might still need it but again, we're talking about the majority all over the world. The broadband penetration in most countries are increasing hence the reason why LAN emulators are mushrooming here & there.

TL;DR on why LAN will (most probably) not gonna get implemented:
- it promotes piracy
- the issue of intellectual property could spiral out of control again (*cough cough* KeSPA *cough cough*)
- broadband penetration is much higher compared to the past
- from the broadband point above, players are finding it much more convenient to play online
- the UDP issue needs to be fixed first. There's no time to implement new features with 27-July looming closer
- Blizzard knows the rest of the reasons

I've been holding back from using this phrase but I think it's pretty clear if you hate the game / B.net so much: You tak suka, you keluar. I know I'm nobody here, but you guys have been harping on the same old issue like over & over & over again. You accuse us of fanboyism when we don't see your points but the same can be applied to you. We enjoy the game & you don't but trying to say that your idea is the best EVAR doesn't prove any point.

This post has been edited by talexeh: May 31 2010, 02:05 PM

Well, sounds like you've never heard of DRM, where YOU, the legitimate end user REALLY SUFFER! Would you prefer DRM or the current path that Blizz is taking?

See? You're always accusing those who disagree with your points as Blizz-fanboys or in cahoot with Blizz.

You see? You see? From all the efforts that you've poured into this thread trying to justify your points, I've been trying to look at SC2 from your perspective. Question is, have you ever read our points & try to look at things from OUR perspective for a change?

Blizz doesn't earn anything from these 2 games getting famous. Sure, people buy more SC1 & WC3 due to the popularity but face it, most are actually using pirated game clients & the numbers of those who own a legitimate SC1 / WC3 are very small in number compared to those entire community.

You're basically trying to justify that a crime is alright as long as it provides you with certain advantages. WHAT? And what's wrong with Blizz earning from a game that they made?

Taking away LAN will not fix the piracy issue but it does plug a lot of holes that I've mentioned in my previous posts. Kill piracy? Make everything free then yes, you'll successfully kill piracy.

Source please? But I've to admit that I read about Bnet2 netcode sucks.

I'm not a pro but here are a few things I noticed:

- you literally lost a game that you're supposed to win
- late expansion. You should expand early if you plan to transit into mid-game smoothly. Your natural expansion has a nice choke point, use it the same way as your starting base's choke
- you did notice that he's massing Hydra after your first push failed. Yet you still train unit that doesn't benefit you against light units
- you group all your units into 1 control group. Put them into various control groups such as anti-air units, AtG units, etc. That's the reason why your units keep dancing around & your Vikings suicide themselves
- explore the map more. Try placing a cheap unit such as a Marine in all mineral fields to alert you of expansions. You can also float redundant buildings nearby as scout
- you build only 1 unit-producing buildings each except Rax where you got 2. Build more to get units faster
- don't limit yourself to these few type of units only. Try Raven if you notice that he's going for ranged units with projectiles such as Hydra. PDD is actually very good
- expand like crazy! Build a CC if you have too much mineral & float them to all the mineral fields to get more resources
- too much mineral? Build more Supplies since it never hurt to have 200 supplies ready

Hellions! If you upgrade to Infernal Pre-Lighter (aka blue flame), you'll be having BBQ Hydras for 7 days 7 nights. Om nom nom...

EDIT: The om nom nom factor will depends on how you position your Hellions. Note that all ranged land units in SC1 & SC2 always make a line when engaging each another, a very favourable formation for Hellions.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 1 2010, 12:20 PM

Go go go ProtossSC! Fighting~

I don't think so but it doesn't matter much since beta is ending soon.

I'm surprised no one posted this up. Either you guys have watched it or have yet to do so. Time to open up your eyes to the difference between Asian & US server players; in terms of both strategy & timing. Games are casted by Day[9] & Chill hence there should be no yawn-inducing commentaries.

Altitude TL Invitational (4 players only)

Ro4 (Bo3)
WhiteRa vs oGssSKS



LiquidTLO vs IdrA



3rd & 4th placing


Final



This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 2 2010, 09:10 PM

I LOL'ed at someone who expected buffs to Terran instead of nerfs.

Can't be blamed, communities (especially Zerg) have been QQ'ing about Terran mech being undefeatable, though I'm not sure if this is the right way to go about it.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 4 2010, 10:33 AM

Can't be blamed. The new tanks are seriously way over-powered since the AI is so much better now compared to BW. Let me try to find you the source.

EDIT: Here you are, read more in this link. If it's TL;DR, basically it's about the tank AI in SC2 where they no longer overkill units as shown below:


So, if you happen to have a good concentration of tanks lined up in siege mode with good sights, they're virtually invincible against ground units.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 4 2010, 10:53 AM

WTF Alt+F4 doesn't work on this map.

EDIT: I'm waiting for someone to make a fake map with p0rn embedded inside. It's inevitable... just 1 day, it'll definitely happen.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 4 2010, 12:14 PM

In b4 you tak suka, you keluar!

Anyway, I've to admit that TLO is a very creative player & he might have really found the solution to counter Terran mech as Zerg but until we see it, I've to stick with the fact that Terran full mech is a very viable solution to shutting down Zerg expansions & subsequently, contain them into a corner.

Well, you don't see a top pro-gamer discovering the MutaStack in SC1, yes? Shark was never at the top of the hill but credit goes to him for inventing this game-breaking technique.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 4 2010, 06:09 PM

Err... yes. Muta is Zerg unit; Shark invented the MutaStack hence Shark plays Zerg.

Point is, there are always new things to be discovered, else BW would have been dead boring by now. There is totally nothing wrong for a random player to discover new technique for other races. Heck, a random player is 1/3 Zerg players, so what's the deal with that?

To be honest, I sincerely think that Artosis & IdrA might have overrated themselves by a certain degree.

Artosis
2 weeks & somehow he managed to deduce that if he & IdrA couldn't come up with a reasonable counter to Terran mech, no one in the world, no matter how long they gonna spend, will be able to find anything either. This very sentence of his reeks of arrogance & over-exaggeration.

While I understand that you might be idolizing him, it's simply a TL;DR proclamation of him & IdrA as the king & queen of the Zerg. And don't get me started to quote the BM IdrA. Yes, they have way better skills than I do but c'mon, if 2 weeks is all he needs, then Einstein must be 1 damn lazy slacker.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 4 2010, 08:34 PM

Double high-five to you. Anyway, that thread in TL has been totally derailed by now.

I'll really LOL if somehow the Infestor got a new spell in the next patch. The new spell will be christened as...

A few updates by Blues.

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Added on June 5, 2010, 2:58 pmSCLegacy's Plays of the Week showcases a few interesting games, especially the Nydus Worms outbreak.



This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 5 2010, 02:58 PM

Got interesting / awesome / OMGWTFBBQHAXXOR replays that you would like to watch over & over again for years to come or show 'em to your grandchildren on how elite you were? Sorry, says Blue Malarh:
EDIT: On second thought, perhaps copying those folders that Cheese deleted will allow you to view past replays?

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 6 2010, 11:13 PM

Lotsa players complained about the ballooning size of the beta folder.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jun 6 2010, 11:29 PM

RIP beta phase 1 & all its replays. They'll be sorely missed.