Starcraft 2

Rajio

Rajio (Character Code #503)

I'm finally learning I think. I've been sticking to random 3v3s. I've stopped playing the campaign when I realized it wasnt teaching me the multiplayer at all - units in the multiplayer dont even exist in the campaign and vice versa.

I was just in a 3v3 and stopped a 3 protoss team from canon rushing my teammates. Not only did I stop their advance. I destroyed all the canons, then me and my teammates managed to somehow finish them off. replay: saved. :D

Kayareswon-old

Im rusty to be honest but ya ill def play with you. worst thing in a 3v3 is being the one guy getting jumped by 3 or 2.

EyeOfTheHawks

Me too! Eyeofthehawk. 914. For those that don't have me!,

Juxtapose

Good stuff switch, and yes, I've heard the Campaign is different unit wise this time around.

EyeOfTheHawks

Juxt, you want another trial account?

Juxtapose

@EyeOfTheHawks Not right now dude, but thank you. With Halo: Reach less than a week away, there's no point for me to get one now.

EyeOfTheHawks · Post edited by EyeOfTheHawks at 2010-09-08 15:46:07

Thats true, well i got one for when you need it.

@Doos, have you had a chance to try 'er out ?

Doos

I haven't yet, no.

I'd give 'er a try if you have an extra.

Kayareswon-old

i have 2 trials available as well for anyone and 5000X WoW....damn you blizzard stuffing that in every product you can..i got 3 of em when i got diablo 2....

Rajio

whats 5000x WoW?

EyeOfTheHawks

The Trial accounts for WoW are free on the site anyways hahaha

and yeah Doos, ive got two cards if you wanna give 'er a whirl

Doos

Sure... What do I need to do?

EyeOfTheHawks

Email me so I can reply to it, or Pm me on here

Doos

E-mail sent, yo. Thanks.

EyeOfTheHawks

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EyeOfTheHawks

@Doos did you get it working ?

Doos

I need to install it still. Soon, sir, soon... and Thank you.

EyeOfTheHawks

How is it ?

Doos

It runs well on my PC... so I can say that the boys behind it's development know what they're doing.

I haven't had much of a chance to get into 'er properly though..

AnThMaN

I added a couple of you already.
AnThMaN
# 784
Great game but I can't find time to play it and when I do it crashes after a half an hour on ultra settings.

EyeOfTheHawks

Maybe dont do ultra ?

AnThMaN

EyeOfTheHawks said:
Maybe dont do ultra ?

lol, but then there's no point. The recommended settings make the game look, for lack of a better term, bleh.

It used to run fine before, I'm on the final prophet mission and I guess there's just too many units on screen at a time. I think there's an achievement for killing 1500 zerg!

Rajio

pro tip: if you sit in your base gathering strength, you ally is also getting stronger

EyeOfTheHawks

pro tip 2: If you scout them to find that you are getting stronger quicker, continue

DjDATZ

Never played Starcraft multi, never really even finished all of the campaigns of the original. Might play this one at some point...

Ozzi

lets just say i played too much of the original starcraft.... :P like non stop for me i loved that game.

Juxtapose

Ozzi said:
lets just say i played too much of the original starcraft.... :P like non stop for me i loved that game.

^ This. One of the best games ever until "Fastest" became the norm speed and ruined things for me :p.

Rajio

In case you suck at reading comprehension and picked your SC2 name too hastily not bothering to notice that it was 'permanent', they're now allowing one free namechange;

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/1050211

subsequent ones will cost. learn to pay attention to what you're doing next time :P

Keadin

I'm actually super happy about this.
My brother jumped on the game before I did.
Thus I had his name. SO happy to have the switch.

All is right in the world.

Rajio

I was thinking of you when I posted it :P

wikkiwild1

Since I got my laptop and I am finding that it has a pretty good graphics chip, though all it says is it is an Intel HD, cpu is a i3 350M so it may work just fine. I may try Starcraft 2 I liked the 1st one.

EyeOfTheHawks

@wikkiwild1 http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/ Look for Starcraft and start the test

Juxtapose · Post edited by Juxtapose at 2010-11-07 09:16:53

EyeOfTheHawks said:
@wikkiwild1 http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/ Look for Starcraft and start the test

My system can run it (which I already knew), as I just pass the minimum requirements. It recommends that I upgrade my RAM, OS, and Video Card though.

Update: For fun, just tried to see if a bunch of my Xbox 360 games, if their PC counterparts would run on my 4 year old system, and almost all of them will. Most of them would run even better with a Ram upgrade (since I only have 1 GB), but that's generally encouraging.

Without a Ram upgrade, I could run say, Fallout 3 or Mass Effect 2 (how well is another story, of course), but BioShock 2 is a Neddy no-no.

EyeOfTheHawks

The only thing is, you will most likely only run it at 640x480 ;)

Rajio

it runs on my crappy laptop. ovbv not with 'ultra graphics' but it looks fine and plays well unless the screen is FULL of zerglings.

wikkiwild1 · Post edited by wikkiwild1 at 2010-11-07 13:37:10

Well according to the link Hawks provide, (thanks by the way) my laptop does not meet the minimum specs.
Edit: I don't think the site know's what I have. It passes all attributes for a vid card but not the card itself. I'll check the Starcraft2 forums. Should find the info I need there.

Juxtapose

EyeOfTheHawks said:
The only thing is, you will most likely only run it at 640x480 ;)

As I said, "how well is another story" ;).

wikkiwild1

Ya, but reading some more on my GPU I find it should run it at 1024x768 at 31fps.

Rajio

just do a trial

EyeOfTheHawks

wikkiwild1 said:
Ya, but reading some more on my GPU I find it should run it at 1024x768 at 31fps.

31fps with no models? Or with max stress.

GPU isnt all that determines FPS. SCII is a very CPU intensive game aswell.

If you are running it at 31fps with nothing going on, dont even bother buying it. Do what Rajio said and get a trial from someone.

As soon as 20 zerglings are introduced, a Thor or a Void Ray, that 31 could easily turn into a 3.1.. And thats not playable by any means

wikkiwild1

It doesn't give specifics just resolution and fps. Haven't found a demo for StarCraft 2 yet.

TTRDrPayne

Juxtapose

A free demo is now available, which includes the first three Campaign missions and Skirmish as Terrans vs a Terran AI. No multiplayer.

A Battle.net account and active internet connection is _not_ required to play the Demo.

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/news/?d=2010-12#211200

TTRDrPayne

oh man I so have to download that. I'm going to hate you for it though. I probably won't like it just because it isn't AoE or AoM though lol

Juxtapose

TTRDrPayne said:
oh man I so have to download that. I'm going to hate you for it though. I probably won't like it just because it isn't AoE or AoM though lol

In terms of real time strategy, Blizzard Entertainment has always been the strongest developer. The only non-Blizzard RTS I've ever given high praise to is Halo Wars. Others were good, but nothing spectacular.

Rajio

WC3 is still my favorite

oh and have you tried DEFCON, @Juxtapose?

Juxtapose

Rajio said:
WC3 is still my favorite

oh and have you tried DEFCON, @Juxtapose?

Agreed, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne is still my favourite real time strategy game of all time, with Starcraft: Brood War taking a close second.

Never heard of DEFCON until now. Any good?

Rajio

its like the game WOPR is playing in War Games. you can play it in actual-time too.

DjDATZ

Nice, I'll have to try out that demo... provided it runs on my laptop...LOL

Rajio

I've been taking a look a the SC2 mod tools, and it seems like you can do quite a lot with it. Like really do total conversions and stuff. I'm thinking of working on somehing. Anybody interesting in mod development?

EyeOfTheHawks

Rajio said:
I've been taking a look a the SC2 mod tools, and it seems like you can do quite a lot with it. Like really do total conversions and stuff. I'm thinking of working on somehing. Anybody interesting in mod development?

Im down. Although im not big on Starcraft, it would be fun. I do own the game.

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