Starcraft 2?
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jeanjacket812
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I'm downloading it I mean buying it right now
Monkeykungphu
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Anyone playing Starcraft ever heard of a player/broadcaster called Day[9]? He's been doing a daily cast every Sun. - Thurs. night at 7 pm (west coast) about Starcraft for the past year or so... I've been watching his shows for the past couple of weeks & have learned sooo much stuff. It's really helped a lot. I highly recommend checking out it. When starting to play I almost felt overwhelmed with everything going on, but these vids have really helped me pick up some basic skills of the game really fast.
In particular, here's a few "newbie" cast that are great when starting out:
"Mental Checklist" (basics of gameplay): http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3732340/
Fine tuning an opening: http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3683433/
Low level replay cast #163 (casted two days ago): http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3991475/
Low level replay cast #164 (last night): http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3996172/
All of his cast are in this thread, most of them are pro vs pro game reviews: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=104154
Enjoy!
In particular, here's a few "newbie" cast that are great when starting out:
"Mental Checklist" (basics of gameplay): http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3732340/
Fine tuning an opening: http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3683433/
Low level replay cast #163 (casted two days ago): http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3991475/
Low level replay cast #164 (last night): http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3996172/
All of his cast are in this thread, most of them are pro vs pro game reviews: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=104154
Enjoy!
Symbiot
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If anyone wants to team up for 2v2 or play some 1v1 add my e-mail on b.net, [email protected]. I'm pretty good. 
Monkeykungphu
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If anyone wants to team up for 2v2 or play some 1v1 add my e-mail on b.net, [email protected]. I'm pretty good.
I'm not great, but getting better. Mainly been playing the AI... once I can regularily beat it on harder & have some build orders down & I stop forgetting to make supply depots, I think I'll start playing some more multiplayer.
I'll add you & if we can hit up some games if you'd like, you'll have to excuse my noobness though!
JCDenton
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I was initially impressed with it but it's not that great. The criticisms that it is $60 for 1/3 of a game are somewhat accurate. The campaign takes less than half as much time to play through as the original Starcraft, and it was definitely only 1/3 of a game from a narrative perspective. The story was actually a disaster IMO. You can play the levels in whatever order you want but the cutscenes were certainly meant to be viewed in a certain order, so it's very disjointed. Then there was the "mini campaign," which caused an already slow-moving story to grind to a halt.
I liked a lot of the level designs but they needed to be mixed with levels that allow for more flexibility. It gets boring having the "correct" unit for each level laid out for you. I wanted more massive battles against tough opponents where you pick your own strategy like SC1 had. The multiplayer seems extremely rushed, with most of the units from Brood War and single player gone. They were lazy and didn't want to balance a game with a large number of units right now for $60 when they know they can get you to pay $180 over a couple of years for what should be in a single game.
It also seems like the community is going to be too competitive for me to have any fun. I can leave BFBC2 for a few weeks, come back, and still rack up kills after a quick warmup. I would have to constantly play SC2 to be even halfway decent.
I liked a lot of the level designs but they needed to be mixed with levels that allow for more flexibility. It gets boring having the "correct" unit for each level laid out for you. I wanted more massive battles against tough opponents where you pick your own strategy like SC1 had. The multiplayer seems extremely rushed, with most of the units from Brood War and single player gone. They were lazy and didn't want to balance a game with a large number of units right now for $60 when they know they can get you to pay $180 over a couple of years for what should be in a single game.
It also seems like the community is going to be too competitive for me to have any fun. I can leave BFBC2 for a few weeks, come back, and still rack up kills after a quick warmup. I would have to constantly play SC2 to be even halfway decent.
CunningMoss
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It's a very interesting game. I got to high diamond back when masters was the highest. There's a lot of complaints about imbalance, but mostly from low level players that it wouldnt be relevant to any ways.. haha. The campaign is fairly dull (not sure what more we could expect) but there are so many interesting variables in all the multiplayer games.
Playing VS the same races on the same maps 100 times could have different results
"It also seems like the community is going to be too competitive for me to have any fun. I can leave BFBC2 for a few weeks, come back, and still rack up kills after a quick warmup. I would have to constantly play SC2 to be even halfway decent." Sure but there are plenty leagues for all skill levels, and you don't have to be decent to improve.
Also: just noticed this topic is from last year. Any one on the forums still play?
Playing VS the same races on the same maps 100 times could have different results
"It also seems like the community is going to be too competitive for me to have any fun. I can leave BFBC2 for a few weeks, come back, and still rack up kills after a quick warmup. I would have to constantly play SC2 to be even halfway decent." Sure but there are plenty leagues for all skill levels, and you don't have to be decent to improve.
Also: just noticed this topic is from last year. Any one on the forums still play?
davthevieled
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Seeing this thread actually made me go back to playing SC2. I almost feel like I'm playin' with that one broken toy in the back of the chest that is overpowered by the many more powerful toys with gear and levels and snuggleh little critters....
