Starcraft 2 when will be available ?

When it's ready.:rolleyes:

I assure you it wont be coming out this year. Most likely mid or late 2008. If not then 2009 at lastest.
 
you know blizzard, they believe the best way to build anticipation, is to tell us nothing but the name of a project and that they are working on it
 
Sesheron said:
you know blizzard, they believe the best way to build anticipation, is to tell us nothing but the name of a project and that they are working on it
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Too true. But then again Blizzard does something that many game producers dont...they take their time and get games right on the first release...unlike some game producers...cough cough EA. At least Blizzard has been pretty good for that kind of stuff in the past.
 
Its coming out in a few weeks, hurry... run to gamestop and reserve a copy! :p
 
I love blizzard's games and how they work on them. They don't rush on their games, they take their time with it. Even if it means more and more delays. I know a lot of people like to complain about how Blizzard takes too long on games but I rather a game be done right then rushed and only half complete.
 
I believe that they promised a fal 08 release, which for blizzard usually means Q1 09. Not that I'm complaining, like others have said blizzard usually gets it right, right from release, and what they don't have right they will work to patch asap. one of the best companies at supporting and listening to their fans. I think this comes from the atmosphere they create there, they are gamers making games and love doing it, rather than like a lot of other companies who are programmers making games and working to get the project done.
 
bigbadgreen said:
I believe that they promised a fal 08 release, which for blizzard usually means Q1 09.
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They've never announced a target release date. They've also never released any game seven months from announcement (which would be December from May). It's generally taken longer than a year.
 
gamestop has reserves that say oct. 5th '08 is when it will be released
 
I would say Q4 2008 sounds about right. As of a few months go I remember it being called pre-alpha. I'm sure blizzard will allow plenty of time for the beta testing.
 
From released gameplay video's, it appears the engine is finished and they may just be adding content and shine.


None the less Starcraft is the most fun and therefore best RTS ever released and I know that a big call, so they best not screw SC2 up or ima gonna get mad.
 
Even with the units/maps done, balancing is going to take a year at least. Especially a sequel for a game like Starcraft which was renowned for it's balanced gameplay.
 
-=WooDWorKeR420=- said:
Too true. But then again Blizzard does something that many game producers dont...they take their time and get games right on the first release...unlike some game producers...cough cough EA. At least Blizzard has been pretty good for that kind of stuff in the past.
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LOL. You owe me a new keyboard, and an explanation to my copy of D2 I bought at release that I couldn't play for a good 9 or 10 months because of it's screwed up copyprotection thinking my legitimate CD was a copy and not the original.
 
Oooska said:
LOL. You owe me a new keyboard, and an explanation to my copy of D2 I bought at release that I couldn't play for a good 9 or 10 months because of it's screwed up copyprotection thinking my legitimate CD was a copy and not the original.
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Explanation: You didn't return your copy to the store. Stores will replace an opened defect game for same title only.
 
eurin said:
Explanation: You didn't return your copy to the store. Stores will replace an opened defect game for same title only.
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The CD was not defective. Blizzard's copyright protection was, and when paired with certain CD-ROM drives, would claim that the game was not legitimate. This was a widespread problem that was generally fixed for most people within a month or two, though some of us (including me), got screwed over for a good 10 or so months.
 
Sesheron said:
you know blizzard, they believe the best way to build anticipation, is to tell us nothing but the name of a project and that they are working on it
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Can you say "Starcraft Ghost"? I new you could...
 
Oooska said:
The CD was not defective. Blizzard's copyright protection was, and when paired with certain CD-ROM drives, would claim that the game was not legitimate. This was a widespread problem that was generally fixed for most people within a month or two, though some of us (including me), got screwed over for a good 10 or so months.
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So you hate blizzard?
 
SC2 still looks like SC1 with enhanced graphics.... wonder if it'll have the same shitty AI, lol
 
dhahlen said:
SC2 still looks like SC1 with enhanced graphics.... wonder if it'll have the same shitty AI, lol
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Alot nicer...

starcraft003.jpg

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BLUEFISH44 said:
I think if anyone is to be blamed for the whole D2 copy protection problem it would be the provider of the copyright software, wasnt it starforce or something? and not a problem with D2 at all.

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I think your right. D2 (the game itself) had very few issues, and what problems did occur, I agree were at the fault of secondary parties.
 
It's Blizzard. They generally take their time with games. A good example is that WoW is about to hit its three year anniversary, and the second expansion pack has only been announced (and probably won't arrive until Christmas 2008).
 
LOL

I remember getting on battle.net and doing the 8v1 computer runs... haha. Funny cause you'd secretly start taking everyone else out on your own team. Build up, take off ally, and then pwn your own teamates... haha... so much fun.. ZERG RUSH
 
Rozal0 said:
So you hate blizzard?
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Hate Blizzard? No. They still make great games. But to say their games don't have issues is laughable at best.

BLUEFISH44 said:
I think if anyone is to be blamed for the whole D2 copy protection problem it would be the provider of the copyright software, wasnt it starforce or something? and not a problem with D2 at all.
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I'm fairly certain the issues were caused specifically by blizzard actually, in an attempt to prevent no-cd cracks from working. The problem did not start until patch 1.03 (or was it 1.04?), and continued up until 1.06 or so. That's why there were numerous mini-updates to those various patches labeled a/b/c. It was all an attempt to rectify the issues caused by their copyright protection scheme.
 
Outdated compared to what?

It'll look really outdated in 6 years when I'm still playing it, because other RTS games are unbalanced crap when it comes to multiplayer.
 
Oooska said:
Hate Blizzard? No. They still make great games. But to say their games don't have issues is laughable at best.



I'm fairly certain the issues were caused specifically by blizzard actually, in an attempt to prevent no-cd cracks from working. The problem did not start until patch 1.03 (or was it 1.04?), and continued up until 1.06 or so. That's why there were numerous mini-updates to those various patches labeled a/b/c. It was all an attempt to rectify the issues caused by their copyright protection scheme.
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My bad, I guess its just to easy to lay the blame on the starforce.

 
aznpxdd said:
Blizzard didn't develop Ghost, they outsourced it to another company.
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Blizzard politics caused them to leave development. Subsequent teams either could not or would not finish the product. Again...Blizzard is to blame. Do they put forth quality product? For the most part you bet your arse even if they do take forever to do so.
 
dhahlen said:
SC2 still looks like SC1 with enhanced graphics.... wonder if it'll have the same shitty AI, lol
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Wow, guy, have you ever played Starcraft? What about the expansion Brood wars? Saying the AI is shitty is retarded, the AI was great compared to the games out in its time, not to mention the graphics were considered good for the games out during that time.

Starcraft was a huge hit, not for its graphics, but for it's gameplay and fantastic battle.net application. I had so much fun playing starcraft on battle.net, doing 3vs3, 4vs4, the gameplay was equal and very fun/addictive.
 
Good AI? I suppose maybe for it's time...

However, the computer was retarded... maybe not so much in single player but player vs computer in multiplayer was just ridiculous. The computer would usually take 1 of 3 routes and you'd figure it out in the first five minutes of play. If you lost to the computer in multiplayer mode... you have got to be a newb. I wasn't much for single player SC so I can't say how AI was there...
 
dhahlen said:
Good AI? I suppose maybe for it's time...

However, the computer was retarded... maybe not so much in single player but player vs computer in multiplayer was just ridiculous. The computer would usually take 1 of 3 routes and you'd figure it out in the first five minutes of play. If you lost to the computer in multiplayer mode... you have got to be a newb. I wasn't much for single player SC so I can't say how AI was there...
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Who's comparing Starcraft to any current RTS?

The AI was very competitive when not having their difficulty set at below easy....

dhahlen said:
I wasn't much for single player SC so I can't say how AI was there...
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How can you evaluate a game's AI if you never gave the single player modes time? Also, from my experience, single player AI was the same as online battle.net AI. Also, please remember that custom maps do not offer the same AI experience, they completely fucked up AI in custom maps, official maps is where the AI was very competitive.
 
RangerSVT said:
Who's comparing Starcraft to any current RTS?

The AI was very competitive when not having their difficulty set at below easy....

How can you evaluate a game's AI if you never gave the single player modes time? Also, from my experience, single player AI was the same as online battle.net AI. Also, please remember that custom maps do not offer the same AI experience, they completely fucked up AI in custom maps, official maps is where the AI was very competitive.
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LOL - I guess with my experience, the AI Blew then....

Custom Maps, never played single player... ROFL... I'm just scoring 0's here =(
 
i forgot where i read this, but they did confirm that it wont be out this holiday season. so somewhere around 2008 i am guessing.
 
manomanx3 said:
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Who plays with AI?


fake edit: Cry campaign and comp stomp =(
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Some of the most fun I ever had was backstabbing people in 7v1 comp stomps paired with a buddy. Then there were the 3v3 games where 2 of us were on one team and 1 on the other. Man the mayhem and cursing we'd cause was epic.
 
I don't know about you guys, but the graphics in SC2 look too bright and childish? I know SC is cartoony, but the SC2 graphics look all bright and happy, not gruesome, gritty, and disgusting.

Eh, wait for zerg units... they'll make them cuddly I bet. :mad:
 
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