bobby177
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Right now I am just compiling everything from http://pc.ign.com/articles/788/788627p1.html

Here's all that we know so far.

Units

Terran

Reapers - Can hop across uneven terrain with jump packs - two types of small pistols that don't activate immortals.

Siege tanks - Still the same type of behavior where they can lock down - take out zealots really quickly

Zerg

"Zerg start coming in, giant worms pop out of ground unleasing zerglings."

Protoss

Colossus - Huge unit that can blast out dual lasers and use long legs to traverse differences in terrain height - in the demo two of them obliterate about fifty or so zerglings. Colossus using new IK system to move across differences in terrain height. Colossus extremely weak against air strike

Immortals - Have special shield that only activates upon being powerfully attacked - siege tanks could barely do any damage to them.

Zealots - Still have psi blades and personal shield - new charge ability that let him quickly close range on enemies.

Stalker - Can teleport - quadripedal thing - can keep blinking forward - seems to be a shot cooldown on the ability.

Pheonix - can overcharge guns for multiple projectile blast - but after blast the ship is rendered inert for a short period.

Warprey - Flying unit that does increased damage the longer it hits a target with it's continuous blue laser.  Very effective against structures, vulnerable to small unit fire.

Mothership - Giant floating base, can only have 1 at a time - cost big resources - special abilities include timebomb that slows all enemy missiles inside. Has planet cracker attack - giant lasers stream from ship to ground - ship can be moved around while planet cracker laser is active - the ship looks like a metallic, triangular sand dollar - mothership can create a black hole anywhere it wants to - creates distortion that actually sucks ships in and destroys them - in the demo the black hole destroyed four terran battle cruisers in about ten seconds.

Gameplay

Zerglings can mutate into suicidal bomb things thar roll across the ground - very powerful explosions.
Protoss now have the ability to create shields wherever they want.
Protoss can now warp in units from manufacturing facilities anything within pylon range.
Protoss can use phase fields and teleporting abilities to create an army anywhere on the battlefield, according to Blizzard.
Similar looking buildings
Vespene gas still in the game
Character pane shows up on right side
Still collecting crystals as resources
Physics system lets debris from warpreys roll down a ramp.
Framerate seems relatively stable as more units stream in - about 100 units on screen right now

Last edited by bobby177 (2007-05-18 23:33:53)

notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
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Ok, I'ma close the other thread then.  I'll make this one the official one.
iamangry
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FINALLY:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/788/788627p1.html

Note: I think this goes under D&ST because when this game comes out the entirety of South Korea will shut down for a month, leaving them wide open to an invasion from the North, collapsing the current geopolitical state of the region.

I have waited for this for almost half my life
Harmor
Error_Name_Not_Found
+605|6807|San Diego, CA, USA
I think I just had a nerdgasm.
iamangry
Member
+59|6904|The United States of America
i know i did!  SO EXCITED!!!!
ATG
Banned
+5,233|6788|Global Command
pfft
Fenix14
scout rush kekeke ^___^
+116|6816|Brisbane, Aus

should be in other titles really...

Still.. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
bobby177
Member
+129|6733|Texas.. getting out asap
I have been doing nothing but refreshing that page for the past half hour lol.
Smithereener
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+138|6575|California
*cheers*

It isn't an MMO!
jsnipy
...
+3,277|6781|...

anywhere does it confirm it is a "world of pay me each month" game?
notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7006|The United Center

Smithereener wrote:

*cheers*

It isn't an MMO!
Yeah, Blizzard kind of killed that theory when they announced recently they didn't want to become a company based primarily on MMOs.  Plus, with WoW still generating millions (billions?) per year in revenue, they have no reason to create a game that would compete with it.
notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7006|The United Center

jsnipy wrote:

anywhere does it confirm it is a "world of pay me each month" game?
So far it says nothing about that, and I doubt there would be a monthly fee.

However, it's entirely possible they might charge to use something like battlenet, although I doubt it.
jsnipy
...
+3,277|6781|...

ThomasMorgan wrote:

Smithereener wrote:

*cheers*

It isn't an MMO!
Yeah, Blizzard kind of killed that theory when they announced recently they didn't want to become a company based primarily on MMOs.  Plus, with WoW still generating millions (billions?) per year in revenue, they have no reason to create a game that would compete with it.
sweet, in that case, I have some tingles .. not as bad as some of you ... but tingles just the same .. wait, thats the aspertame.

I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Ty
Mass Media Casualty
+2,398|7033|Noizyland

I've never played Starcraft, and chances are I'll never care enough to play Starcraft 2. Kind of sickening how many people stop their lives for a game. Games are cool and all, but there is such thing as overkill.
[Blinking eyes thing]
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/tzyon
jsnipy
...
+3,277|6781|...

Ty wrote:

I've never played Starcraft, and chances are I'll never care enough to play Starcraft 2. Kind of sickening how many people stop their lives for a game. Games are cool and all, but there is such thing as overkill.
I think if you played the old one back in the day you would care more .. back then there were few rts' and this one was the absolute most balanced ... and had an element of charm.

Last edited by jsnipy (2007-05-18 23:33:35)

bobby177
Member
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I wonder how many koreans just died of a heart attack.
notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7006|The United Center
I wish I was Korean.

Fenix14
scout rush kekeke ^___^
+116|6816|Brisbane, Aus

jsnipy wrote:

Ty wrote:

I've never played Starcraft, and chances are I'll never care enough to play Starcraft 2. Kind of sickening how many people stop their lives for a game. Games are cool and all, but there is such thing as overkill.
I think if you played the old one back in the day you would care more .. back then there were few rts' and this one was the absolute most balanced ... and had an element of charm.
quite true, I hope Blizzard can deliver a game worthy of being a sequel, and not some abysmal game that just has tight graphics.
FredFLQ
S0tp R4p1nG u5!!1one
+47|6790|Donnacona, Quebec
*cums*

Once I get this, my life'll be complete
notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7006|The United Center

Fenix14 wrote:

jsnipy wrote:

Ty wrote:

I've never played Starcraft, and chances are I'll never care enough to play Starcraft 2. Kind of sickening how many people stop their lives for a game. Games are cool and all, but there is such thing as overkill.
I think if you played the old one back in the day you would care more .. back then there were few rts' and this one was the absolute most balanced ... and had an element of charm.
quite true, I hope Blizzard can deliver a game worthy of being a sequel, and not some abysmal game that just has tight graphics.
In my opinion Blizzard is one of the best game companies out there.  People bash them for not releasing games on time, but look at BF2.  If DICE had waited to release BF2, it would be much, MUCH better.  Blizzard is a company that would rather release a quality product late than release an 85% completed project on time.

Also, look at the games they've released so far.  WarCraft, Diablo, StarCraft, WoW...anyone who has ever played a computer game (especially with an online multiplayer aspect) has heard of these games. 

There isn't a doubt in my mind that StarCraft2 will be absolutely amazing.
Backupwayback
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+73|6559
this mothership sounds like the one in c and c 3
notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7006|The United Center
notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7006|The United Center

ThomasMorgan wrote:

Just fyi, guys...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUXoekeDIW8
Oh, and there's a ridiculous amount of people watching that right now, so if it doesn't load all the way, refresh the page.  You might have to do it a few times before it loads all the way.
bobby177
Member
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http://media.pc.ign.com/media/850/850126/imgs_1.html
Screenshots


Edit - some of them aren't working

Last edited by bobby177 (2007-05-19 00:25:32)

=NHB=Shadow
hi
+322|6625|California
YESSS!! been waiting for it since the day i got the first starcraft...

i also been refreshing the page for 2 whole hours...

Last edited by =NHB=Shadow (2007-05-19 00:31:58)

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