Starcraft II Megathread V.1 'Hell, It's About Time' - Games

[QUOTE=Murdoco;23819061]I'm struggling on the Opening Gambit challenge still...I just need bronze...(gold would be nice though.) It's the last bronze I need to get my wolf marine portrait (already have all the other achievements for it.)[/QUOTE] Is it possible to put this challenge on the faster game speed? I'm playing it right now and normal speed is annoying lol

[QUOTE=-chu-;23819168]Is it possible to put this challenge on the faster game speed? I'm playing it right now and normal speed is annoying lol[/QUOTE] I don't think so :frown:

[QUOTE=Murdoco;23819061]I'm struggling on the Opening Gambit challenge still...I just need bronze...(gold would be nice though.) It's the last bronze I need to get my wolf marine portrait (already have all the other achievements for it.)[/QUOTE] Try using the same build order in this vid: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMPrnuQIQ7Y&feature=related[/url] It might take a number of times but you'll get it eventually.

Great video minus his crappy micro marine and forgetting about supply depots

Does anyone have a link to a list of counters for the various units?

[QUOTE=Godrek;23819581]Does anyone have a link to a list of counters for the various units?[/QUOTE] Doesn't clicking help ingame tell you what counters what?

You should play the challenges. They provide great counter opportunities.

I'll try the challenges, I hope they are relatively fast because I only have 7 hours :f5:

[QUOTE=StratoVirus;23819282]Try using the same build order in this vid: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMPrnuQIQ7Y&feature=related[/url] It might take a number of times but you'll get it eventually.[/QUOTE] Fuck that shit I walled my natural

Can a good player give me a replay of them playing Zerg? 1v1 would be nice.

Just got my wolf marine portrait..wasn't as hard as I thought it was...just my build order was off.

To all those people with guest passes, if you are going to play single player just play in guest mode... I don't think it counts towards your 7 hours as you are not actually logged in.

[QUOTE=HTF;23812505]EMP should not rape a good protoss player, all they need is a high templar with feedback. It basically comes down to who clicks first the ghost or the templar. Plus the protoss player can just retreat and let the shields recharge, it will take longer for the ghost to get his energy back. Obviously it does help the Terran player as energy is used on feedback instead of storm but it doesn't "rape" protoss.[/QUOTE] EMP has a longer range than feedback, not to mention that ghosts are faster than high templar. Not to mention that stim packs make terran bioballs much faster than a protoss army, coupled by the fact that in order to get high templar in range for a feedback without dying, a protoss player is going to have to at least somewhat commit to an attack. Also, EMP comes much lower in the tech tree than templars do, and it is undodgeable unlike a psi storm.

[QUOTE=thisispain;23817417]the door is over there in case you were wondering[/QUOTE] I wasn't but thanks for the tip. I'd love to know why people are jumping on my ass if you wanna answer that one. Anyway, has anyone else had any graphic glitches playing? [img]http://imgur.com/eTyyg.jpg[/img]

Damn population cap, got to 200 with 3000 of both gas and minerals (and a huge income). Of course this favoured the other team since they were 2 and I was alone (so they could have 400 total). This is what I hate, no matter how good you play you are always kept down by that cap. So my army of Hydralisks attack, take out 3/4 of the enemy army, but I ultimately lose the battle and they counterattack (which destroys some of my expansions crippling my economy). In the end I lost. Had the cap not been there I could have reached 400 or more and most probably crushed them. Got the Centurion Queen and Zerg Macro Master achievement though.

Is it just me, or is this game shitty? Compared to other simmilar and non-simmilar strategy games alike I'm NOT even comparing this game's gameplay to Company of heroes, no, CoH would win by a mile, but let's compare a very simmilar game that came out in 2007, C&C 3 [img]http://images.fragland.net/screenshots/2215/42.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/command-and-conquer-3-sidebar-ui.jpg[/img] What the hell? It's twice as motherfucking better when it comes to gameplay and graphics, not as polished as SC2, sure, but still better. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Trolling" - Jimbomcb))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=Warchamp7;23819990]I wasn't but thanks for the tip. I'd love to know why people are jumping on my ass if you wanna answer that one. Anyway, has anyone else had any graphic glitches playing? [img]http://imgur.com/eTyyg.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I used to get a similar bug in beta where units would disappear when going past certain bits of scenery. Update your graphic drivers, it should fix the problem for you Also add my name to the list Hezzy Friend code: 238

[QUOTE=Warchamp7;23819990]I wasn't but thanks for the tip. I'd love to know why people are jumping on my ass if you wanna answer that one. Anyway, has anyone else had any graphic glitches playing? [/QUOTE] I've had this issue a couple times..don't know what causes it though. Updated my drivers just in case.

Added you Mr. Gestapo. I keep wanting to call you Hezz.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/100275/psionic_gold.png[/img] [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/100275/psionic_gold_nope.png[/img] gj blizzard

[QUOTE=Evald;23820193]Is it just me, or is this game shitty? Compared to other simmilar and non-simmilar strategy games alike I'm NOT even comparing this game's gameplay to Company of heroes, no, CoH would win by a mile, but let's compare a very simmilar game that came out in 2007, C&C 3 What the hell? It's twice as motherfucking better when it comes to gameplay and graphics, not as polished as SC2, sure, but still better.[/QUOTE] you best be joking that game sucked ass and lol CoH a better game than starcraft good one

[QUOTE=Crazy_Farmer;23820443]you best be joking that game sucked ass and lol CoH a better game than starcraft good one[/QUOTE] You have any facts to back that up? Since if C&C gameplay wise was a lot better than starcraft 2, and if by your count that's shitty, then starcraft 2 is even shittier. I don't know, maybe it's just me and my unbiased oppinion since i never played the first one, so i don't get any nostalgia. [editline]08:45AM[/editline] I mean, in C&C the tanks actually feel like... tanks! (unlike SC2, where they feel like a hyper active clustefuck) And the effects in SC2, i mean come on, where are my cinematic bullet tracers? What about the planes? i was expecting some huge ass fighter combat, wait wait, THAT'S NOT STATIONARY, i mean come ON, might aswell place tanks and let them battle in air. But the only thing i like so far is the story, even if i didn't play the first one. But if i would just want the story alone, might aswell go watch a movie.

I really need help. I'm just not playing that great anymore. My 1v1 win record is going down the tube and I've just lost 4 games in a row. It's getting real bad. Anyone got a good strategy for a 1v1 terran?

Let's get a game going Murdoco. You aren't online...

[QUOTE=Murdoco;23820701]I really need help. I'm just not playing that great anymore. My 1v1 win record is going down the tube and I've just lost 4 games in a row. It's getting real bad. Anyone got a good strategy for a 1v1 terran?[/QUOTE] expand early and plan your defenses properly rushing for tech is usually a bad idea

[QUOTE=Mr. Gestapo;23820207]I used to get a similar bug in beta where units would disappear when going past certain bits of scenery. Update your graphic drivers, it should fix the problem for you[/QUOTE] I reformatted last Monday and downloaded the latest driver at the time :\

[QUOTE=onox37;23820746]Let's get a game going Murdoco. You aren't online...[/QUOTE] I'll hop on after this song.

[QUOTE=Evald;23820488]You have any facts to back that up? Since if C&C gameplay wise was a lot better than starcraft 2, and if by your count that's shitty, then starcraft 2 is even shittier. I don't know, maybe it's just me and my unbiased oppinion since i never played the first one, so i don't get any nostalgia. [editline]08:45AM[/editline] I mean, in C&C the tanks actually feel like... tanks! (unlike SC2, where they feel like a hyper active clustefuck) And the effects in SC2, i mean come on, where are my cinematic bullet tracers? What about the planes? i was expecting some huge ass fighter combat, wait wait, THAT'S NOT STATIONARY, i mean come ON, might aswell place tanks and let them battle in air.[/QUOTE] Honestly, you can't demand facts when you provide none yourself. All you've said is what you get from it, and how you feel about it. Here are some facts, however. Starcraft II got a 94 from Metacritic while C&C3 only got an 85. [url]http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/starcraft2[/url] [url]http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer3tiberiumwars[/url] And if we loot over at GameRankings, Starcraft II got a 93.52, while Command and Conquer 3 got a 85.45. Also, if you haven't heard of GameRankings, it just averages the scores of games from the most popular review sites. [url]http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/939643-starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty/index.html[/url] [url]http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/932602-command-and-conquer-3-tiberium-wars/index.html[/url] Not trying to bash C&C3 here, I thought it was decent, but I had to put that out there. And don't even compare SC2 with CoH, as they revolve around different play styles, and have different aims as far as strategy goes.

[QUOTE=Evald;23820488]You have any facts to back that up? Since if C&C gameplay wise was a lot better than starcraft 2, and if by your count that's shitty, then starcraft 2 is even shittier. I don't know, maybe it's just me and my unbiased oppinion since i never played the first one, so i don't get any nostalgia. [editline]08:45AM[/editline] I mean, in C&C the tanks actually feel like... tanks! (unlike SC2, where they feel like a hyper active clustefuck) And the effects in SC2, i mean come on, where are my cinematic bullet tracers? What about the planes? i was expecting some huge ass fighter combat, wait wait, THAT'S NOT STATIONARY, i mean come ON, might aswell place tanks and let them battle in air. But the only thing i like so far is the story, even if i didn't play the first one. But if i would just want the story alone, might aswell go watch a movie.[/QUOTE] Hurr, opinion = fact. Get the fuck out if you don't like the game.

[QUOTE=tinhead50;23820801]Honestly, you can't demand facts when you provide none yourself. All you've said is what you get from it, and how you feel about it. Here are some facts, however. Starcraft II got a 94 from Metacritic while C&C3 only got an 85. [url]http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/starcraft2[/url] [url]http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer3tiberiumwars[/url] And if we loot over at GameRankings, Starcraft II got a 93.52, while Command and Conquer 3 got a 85.45. Also, if you haven't heard of GameRankings, it just averages the scores of games from the most popular review sites. [url]http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/939643-starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty/index.html[/url] [url]http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/932602-command-and-conquer-3-tiberium-wars/index.html[/url] Not trying to bash C&C3 here, I thought it was decent, but I had to put that out there. And don't even compare SC2 with CoH, as they revolve around different play styles, and have different aims as far as strategy goes.[/QUOTE] Yes, most of those reviews are biased and can easily be either bought or the reviewers are just nostalgic. Yes, i know that C&C 3 got an 85, but i mean, come ON, what does this game have that no other strategy game has? Tell me, please, so i don't feel is if this overpriced space waster i bought is worth it. I'm not asking you for reviews, no, i'm asking YOU to tell me how is it better.