I am currently on a tight budget as I am still studying well as a fan of the original starcraft I love the game from the core from it's quirky dialogues and campaign and it's cinematic's . Long story short I would like to get starcraft 2 I am just wondering if you guys who have the first hand s experience of the game. From the perspective of buying it early .What's you view is it really worth it to get it now with all the hype going around or just wait till it past so the price maybe lowered down .

Wish to hear your opinions ^^ to help me come to a decision >.< !

This post has been edited by Laguna: Aug 4 2010, 02:11 AM

i got mine for RM 220...
it will last u from 1-5 years at least...
to me it is worth it...

Cheap entertainment. RM230 that will last you for at least a year if you like battlenet. Worth every ringgit and sen

dun dream abt price going down. not in the next 2 yrs. lOl

that's not good ><

woi... beli from mana region apa

SEA >.<
blame JS and Zac...
now jason is the only one that does not have it lol...

Lets see ;

-SEA version with dual region capabilities (We get to play on US servers in September?)
-Up-to-date patches via Battle.net
-Achievements and Ladder System
-Excellent campaign
-Fixes to B.Net 2.0 sometime in the future to allow for more ease of communication planned. (Confirmed by a blue).



The price justifies itself man, come on. Join the dominion.

I like Blizzard but I don't like Activision.
I like StarCraft but I don't like StarCraft II as it is now.

No LAN.
No chat channels.
No proper sorting of custom maps. The same ones will be at top of list.
No US server access for SEA for two months.
No satisfying storyline.

Not worth. Wait.

Hmm.. I hate to bring you bad news but I give it 2 years at most. Did anyone mention you're gonna have to pay at those prices two more times within the next four years? There will be 2 more expansions. STANDALONE expansions! It means they can run as separate full games. Hence full prices. RM220 again 2 more times. So, it will be RM660 for your four years unless you wanna stay out of date.

USD60 is the raised price of the original game from USD50. You're supposed to be paying RM170 for a standard original game. The more people buying such prices, the more Activision are going to raise the price even further. Even Bobby Kotick says he wants to raise prices even higher:

http://www.destructoid.com/kotick-i-would-...ld-143049.phtml

Not to mention SEA version around retailers are basically USD79 rather than the USD75 claimed from the press release. Lack of patience. Lack of resistance to temptation. You reap what you sow. Thunder. Whirlwind. Hell, it's not the time.

dun need LAN as its lagless for me...
chat channels being implemented (read blue posts)..
i love the custom map sorting based on popularity (sorting by popularity make sense as a comp scientist, even google rank by popularity lol)...
hey there is still US servers rite besides SEA when 2 months is due?
great storyline to me...
high reviews worldwide....
top selling RTS of all time...

its RM 190 for US version, just that SEA is costlier...
and again i bought my SEA at 220...

even if it last 1 year, its 220 per year = less than 20 per month lol...
i paid RM 50 per month for WoW and 20 bucks for tunneling...
this is so much cheaper =p
compared to some people that spent few hundred clubbing hoping to get laid lol...

and expansions would be cheaper since the engine is already there for reuse...

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Aug 4 2010, 03:08 AM

WELL. Kotick can just die seriously. I mean as much as he's doing what the shareholders want to see (a good annual report), he's actually probably maybe, could be killing the company.

Well, if you are a fan of waiting for everything to subside, then get it just slightly before the next installment comes out somewhere in 2012, that is two years from now. By then, the Wings of Liberty title should be relatively cheap. But remember, prices might not go down as much as you probably hoped for since these so called 'expansion' titles are standalone versions too, which means that you can install and run them without having to buy the current title.

maybe a battle chest or something...
but knowing blizz in these few years, players would be given a separate expansion for upgrade via bnet (look at WoW)

You don't need to be ashamed and make up reasons for having bought it too early. What's done is done. Bandwagoning and marketing are strong patterns in Malaysia.

We want LAN not just because of lag. What if you're in an area without Internet access but have 4 laptops and each with SC2 installed? Even if you have, you should not forget the coverage, costs and reliability of Malaysia's Internet?
NOT WORTH IT YET.

Yeah, chat channels are not there at launch. Wow, USD79 for NO CHAT CHANNELS FTW! Also, WHEN is it EXACTLY coming?
NOT WORTH IT YET.

No, it doesn't make sense. Fail computer scientist. You get all the same Tower Defense map at the top when people make those new final fantasy, fps, rpg maps remain at the bottom/last page(and nobody sees or plays them).
NOT WORTH IT YET.

Yeah, but you paid USD79. It's not here yet.
NOT WORTH IT YET.

Oh, you're a WOW player. That explains a lot. Hey, Guild Wars 2 is coming next year. Wait, you have a lot of money. Never mind. You're not one of those I need to inform.

Expansions won't be cheaper. I am 100% sure. You failed to understand what they said in the articles about this. This is very telling of your desperation to justify your early purchase. Please don't. You're making it more painful for your impatience.

Clubbing is irrelevant. There are people who don't club who have yet to know about the problems with SC2.

SC2 IS NOT WORTH IT........... YET.

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Added on August 4, 2010, 3:43 amI'm willing to pay full price but I am trying to make a dent in their quarterly report so that they will see and not maintain USD60 as standard price and hopefully drop the price. We have to fight for our consumer rights. You guys aren't helping but I won't blame you.

I'll buy by next quarter or if there is a sale or end of the year at most where hopefully they have most of the features added and problems solved. Meanwhile, I'll just lanun as protest. I'll eventually buy it anyway as I'm a mapmaker but I'll remain anonymous on this site. :]

This post has been edited by JackAlvins: Aug 4 2010, 03:43 AM

am i not in msia?
am the other players not in msia?
not all of us have connection issues...
LAN is just an excuse for piracy...
tournaments copy do have LAN as stated...

it is being implemented lol...
if u wanna wait go ahead =p

OMG wut u said showed that u dunno how the ranking works for sc2...
all the same maps are put under a single entry, not multiple entries lol, thus the list would not be long at all...
meaning all of the same TDs? they are only 1 single entry...
this showed me that u just join the bashing bandwagon without experiencing it or even bother knowing about it...
lol seriously u really wanna question me on ranking algorithms?
why dun u tell me, how should it be ranked then

i paid RM 220, which is not USD 79 lol...
just because u dunno where to get a better deal, doesnt mean other people could not

so would u take a bet with me about the expansion price?
i'm up for it

i am getting guild wars 2 when its out lol...
i'm not rich, but i am working despite being 22, staying on my own and i know wut to spend my money on...
unlike some people who claimed buying original is costly and rather spurge it all on clubbing, cybercafes etc (again as examples)...

btw, i stopped my WoW subs this month just to get sc2...

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Added on August 4, 2010, 3:46 amsee? just an excuse for piracy...
if u intend to protest, why bother pirating it?

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Added on August 4, 2010, 3:50 amps: i was a beta tester since phase 1 till now... if its not good, i would not have bought it when beta ended... nuff' said...

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Aug 4 2010, 03:50 AM

evofantasy, you are being a failure due to your stupidity and laziness to understand. Maybe even read at all.

Connection issues? You're really dim. Some areas don't have access to Internet or are too expensive for people to afford!

You mean you haven't experienced the 100s dota clones, td clones, zerg blood clones? All those will stay up there pushing down those nice new rpgs, fps, UMS and other map types. I can gladly say you have no right to argue. You lack the experience to understand the problems.

Oh, I'm willing to bet with you for the expansion price. RM500. Because you don't understand what you read it seems. That is why I will win the bet. Hey, just because BLIZZARD ALREADY SAID SO in the articles but I guess it's alright to lose your money, rich guy. I have been following SC2 development even before it was announced which is why I know Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void will be fully priced, rich guy. So, do you still want to bet? Easy money.

Also, what has anything got to do with beta-testing? I am also phase 1 beta-tester myself. Hell, I even beta-tested SC1. evofantasy, I am not lying.

You better re-read what I have posted. You have bought yours so fine. Your claim that I make excuse for piracy? Hey man, I'm gonna buy it so I will own a legitimate license. It's will be legit. I am one of the early buyers of original software ranging from the original SC to Quake.

You? You're just grasping straws to reason for your impatient purchase which have proven again and again that you don't even try to understand what was posted.

Are you sure you're a paying customer of ActiBlizzard? Or are you just their dog? If not then you should know to read and understand what you are getting and not getting as a customer and not simply reply me with horribly structured posts.

I am a paying customer of Blizzard and I know what I don't want. No deal with Blizz for SC2. I can wait. You couldn't. You failed. EZ.

This post has been edited by JackAlvins: Aug 4 2010, 04:44 AM

so does that mean that any MMORPG should allow LAN since some places dun have internet?
SC2 is meant to promote eSport not LANsport...
the whole LAN issue has been going on since it was announced and guess wut? the sales says otherwise (1.5 million copies within 48 hours)...
every product have a targeted audience, it just not targeted at people without internet lol...
and it is also not targeted at people that cant afford the game...

sorry, from beta to release i didnt experience such clones as drastic as u mentioned...
again, wut sorting algorithm would u suggest instead of popularity?
u still haven answer me on this...

"Are these three separate games? How much will all of these games cost?
The StarCraft II Trilogy will consist of the base StarCraft II game and two expansion sets. Pricing on these games hasn't been determined at this early stage; however, we've always charged an appropriate price for the content the player receives, and we will continue to release high-quality games that offer great value."
sourced from: http://us.starcraft2.com/faq.xml
prices are yet to be named and u go gaga over the pricing issue unless u work with acti/blizz or u have a spy there
sorry but i read on the broader picture or u are following the wrong thing cause i am quoting from sc2 FAQ itself...
being standalone doesn't mean the price is the same...

how can affording a RM220 game make u rich lol...
or u are seeing the future when the expansions do come out and i am rich?

thing is u cant even understand the exchange rate to know that sc2 is not selling at USD79 as u claimed over and over again...
is it not blizz/ activision's fault for the price? i got mine at USD 69.59 based on today's exchange rate...
dun tell me the person i bought from is selling at a lost as blizz selling them at USD79 LOL?
i purchased mine 1 week after launch at a cheaper price, i find it worth it to get it this week cheaper by MYR28...

the beta testing was meant to the TS, not u signifying that as a tester myself, if i am not happy wit the product i wont buy it...

well u did claim
if it is not worthit yet, wait urself till its worth it and dun pirate it...
simple rite?
no matter how much originals u bought, u are planning to get pirate for sc2...
all the right in the past doesn't give u the right to do wrong in the present...

just a joke: JackAlvins transition from a 6-discussion into a 10-calling-dog after he 8-scouted he was losing the argument...
as the saying goes, they'll lower u down to their level and beat u with experience... sorry i am a fan of name-calling transition =p

ps: sure every1 is a grammar nazi in public forums where you must have well structured and grammar posts when colloquialism seemed to be the norm lol...

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Aug 4 2010, 05:30 AM

I'll make this short:

Read every interview if you want to know what is in Blizzard or rather Activision's mind.

There are better games out there worth spending RM220 for right now.

Piracy issue. THEY DELAY. I DELAY. EZ.

Plus I am helping out in the campaign to have the price lowered. Lower price. More people buy. More people play. More fun. Look at this now. Everything feels so artificial. It's like you're waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you don't know for sure. But it doesn't matter. How can it not matter to you where the train will take you? Because we'll be...... NO, YOU'LL BE ALONE! f*** YOU ACTIBLIZZ! SO IT MATTERS!

This post has been edited by JackAlvins: Aug 4 2010, 05:16 AM

as usual evading my questions especially about the sorting of custom games...
joining the bashing bandwagon without any concrete points sure stinks eh...
the game is not perfect but no where as bad as u claimed it to be...

good games deserve their price tag...
development is not cheap and if u played the single player, u can see the amount of money, time and effort just to develop SC2...
as the saying goes, good things dun come cheap...
high reviews worldwide support the quality...
1.5M early buyers cant be wrong...

hope ur campaign is successful, i'll be cheering for ur success from the Hyperion...
i think the other 1.5million early buyers will to...
after all we'll get cheaper expansions while enjoying WoL...

Everything is explained since my first post in this thread. You enjoy your fail.