OT: Starcraft II announced!

[Fyron]

So is it going to be a boring click/unit-spam fest like starcraft 1 was?

[Leternel]

I thing it will take at least three years before releasing because of late, as every Blizzard game.

Don't try to imagine what work will be made.

Just to tell you, go in FAQ of the site, and you can read: "We don't know the material requirement".
It means : "We haven't even the beginning of the graphic engine", which implies we can wait long time.

[Renegade 13]

I like how long Blizz takes to put out their games, as when they do finally release them they tend to have very few bugs (unlike almost all other games, recently).

And really, Blizzard doesn't need to innovate...they're very good a raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from three specific game worlds (primarily Warcraft, then Starcraft, and to a far lesser extent, Diablo). Makes me wish I was a stockholder in Blizz! Just think, 8 million people pay about $15/month to play World of Warcraft...they're raking in around $120 million per month in revenues, just from World of Warcraft...it's insane.

[Ragnarok-X]

I really wasnt impressed by the 4 videos released so far. It looks exactly like a spiced up StarCraft and judging from the gameplay videos there is nothing new to it.
Howver, it seems that Space Marines wear a crisis shield now, so i guess SC2 will probably have a lot more micro and most units will have at least one ability. I guess Marines will have drugs and their shields.

Anyways, the only thing i was REALLY impressed about where those 4 legged protoss walkers who are able to walk over cliffs, and, on a slightly different note those jumpengine-driven beserker-marines, however i think their ability must be activated, while the protoss-walker work without a manual ability.
Then again, i guess we will see something along those lines soon enough in Supreme Commander as well, hence why we have real physics.

All in all, i can say im rather dissapointed from what i ve seen. I have played StarCraft for like 5 years, sneaking up to the computer in the middle of night when my parents were sleeping btw.
Judging from Blizzards comments SC2 will be much like SC1, from Interface to eco and counter-system. It seems to be really just a spiced up version meant for korea ( ) with a LOT of micro and skill-based gameplay added.

[Raapys]

I'm rather disappointed too, mostly by the graphics engine, but I've a hard time imagining what *wouldn't* disappoint me. The combination of excellent music, movies, story, three distinct races and top-of-the-line "RTS" gameplay made Starcraft 'da bomb', and I've problems imagining areas they could improve upon. I think keeping the game similar to the original is wise though. For a significantly different game they should rather start a new series.

Speaking of which, I think it'd be neat with a Battlezone type of Starcraft game.

[MrToxin]

After the disgusting abomination that Warcraft III was and the awfulness of World of Warcraft, I am entirely unable to take Blizzard seriously. I will assume that Starcraft II will suck horribly until I am proven otherwise.

[Atrocities]

Pretty sweet.

[Makinus]

Suicide Junkie said:
Personally I prefer to play starcraft with a custom map which cuts mineral piles down to 1/3 or 1/4 of normal, and has event triggers to convert gas into minerals when gas > minerals in storage.

Can you point where i can find this kind of map for download? i would like to try one...

Thanks

[Renegade 13]

I'm as much looking forward to the cinematic sequences in-game as the actual game. One thing Blizzard does very well is their cinematics, I love 'em.

[Suicide Junkie]

Try these:
http://imagemodserver.mine.nu/nick/games/starcraftmaps/

A little old (2004), but that shouldn't matter.