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[citation][nom]airborne11b[/nom]Sorry for typo-filled rant, still getting used to evo typing lol. Im just getting really sick of hearing people talk about WoW and SC2. WoW was out dated less than a year after it was reased, yet kids today think its some how king of the crop when itcomes to MMO. Hate to break the newsto you, it hasnt been for over 6 years. Being popular doesnt make it the best, any android user will tell you the same thing about the iphone. SC2 is so basic its laughable. Sup-com 2 and COH blow it out of the water engine was. And COH came out years ago lolol. Blizzard is great at naking simplistic games that appeal to your momas emachine, but there are real choices out there for people who enjoy **PC** gaming.[/citation]

So you're letting it go completely over your head that Blizzard isn't requiring users to buy new components to play their games. That they're actually building games that have a larger possible user base. This is a strong point of Blizzard games, scalability.

As for the rest, your only hurting yourself by not checking out their games...which they spend years perfecting before releasing. Other companies release 2-3 games a year, Blizzard releases a game every 2-3 years. You couldn't be further off base.
 
[citation][nom]airborne11b[/nom]Being popular doesnt make it the best, any android user will tell you the same thing about the iphone[/citation]

You're right, however sometimes the most popular games happen to be some of the best. There's always an exception to the rule, and there's always people who just prefer another phone, or in this case, another game, due to personal tastes. You can't deny a game's greatness because of your own opinion of it's visuals, a game can still be great without you liking it.

A good example would be Metal Gear Solid or the Final Fantasy series. I don't play those games, and I generally think they're pretty stupid. HOWEVER, I know by my knowledge of gaming in general, that they are indeed good games. They've sold well, they've adopted a large userbase, and I generally respect the opinion of the masses. They've received many awards for their stories, gameplay, and innovation. Just because I don't like them, doesn't mean they're not great games.

[citation][nom]airborne11b[/nom] SC2 is so basic its laughable. Sup-com 2 and COH blow it out of the water engine was.[/citation]

Again, your graphics argument. Graphics do not equal good games.

I'm embarrassed that you call yourself a PC gamer.
 
[citation][nom]airborne11b[/nom]Sorry for typo-filled rant, still getting used to evo typing lol. Im just getting really sick of hearing people talk about WoW and SC2. WoW was out dated less than a year after it was reased, yet kids today think its some how king of the crop when itcomes to MMO. Hate to break the newsto you, it hasnt been for over 6 years. Being popular doesnt make it the best, any android user will tell you the same thing about the iphone. SC2 is so basic its laughable. Sup-com 2 and COH blow it out of the water engine was. And COH came out years ago lolol. Blizzard is great at naking simplistic games that appeal to your momas emachine, but there are real choices out there for people who enjoy **PC** gaming.[/citation]

Ok, obviously you're pretty clueless about what makes a good RTS...and you haven't actually taken a very close look at the SC2 engine. This aside from your iPhone hate, it's pretty obvious that your opinions are mostly baseless and biased.

A graphics engine doesn't make a good game, WoW certainly showed that.
 
Worst Case Scenario:
"...the plans are much bigger, much grander..." could mean ActiBlizzSteam. ActiBlizzard certainly has the financial capacity to outright purchase Valve or the Steam service if it really wanted to. Ick...
 
it would be nice for battle.net to get into a battle with steam for DD dominance. I prefer variety and the competition would be good and there's still that sleeping beat GFWL which while small and not very useful has potential just because of the money backing it.
 
ya right as much as i like or liked a lot of bliz stuff, they fail really bad as far as updates in a lot of areas in the past... if it was an old game they could care less to the cries of there loyal fan base and would at times go in opposite direction. Blizzard is just not designed and I doubt they have the right mind set to allow other competitive titles/games on there distribution system.

Before WOW i dont think blizzard really cared much, it only cares to keep those paying monthly fee members happy, which is understandable but one time purchasers always seemed to fail, and with all that went on with blizzard like many other companies things are just not the same as they used to be.

Steam is far superior and they have had the right mind set from the start, they didnt only cater to there (valve) titles though that was one way to promote even more they did very good job to being fair for other titles/publishers, I seriously doubt Blizzard can do that.
 
[citation][nom]drutort[/nom]ya right as much as i like or liked a lot of bliz stuff, they fail really bad as far as updates in a lot of areas in the past... if it was an old game they could care less to the cries of there loyal fan base and would at times go in opposite direction. Blizzard is just not designed and I doubt they have the right mind set to allow other competitive titles/games on there distribution system.Before WOW i dont think blizzard really cared much, it only cares to keep those paying monthly fee members happy, which is understandable but one time purchasers always seemed to fail, and with all that went on with blizzard like many other companies things are just not the same as they used to be.Steam is far superior and they have had the right mind set from the start, they didnt only cater to there (valve) titles though that was one way to promote even more they did very good job to being fair for other titles/publishers, I seriously doubt Blizzard can do that.[/citation]

I don't know where you're getting that Blizzard doesn't patch its games, I've never seen any company support its games as long as Blizzard has. Starcraft got an update 10 years after release, for instance.

I don't see how Steam is doing anything "better" when you've got next to nothing to compare that to. And how is it that you assume that Blizzard "can't be fair"?! That makes just about no sense at all and I have no idea where you've gotten the idea that Blizzard couldn't be as fair as any other company making a PROFIT off of selling things in their own marketplace.
 
[citation][nom]bustapr[/nom]Well did Toms miss the massive Steam Sale til July 4th.[/citation]
Yeah, the sale on now is insane, I've picked up 2 years worth of games over this weekend for a steal. If blizzard.net makes something that can compete with similar deals I'm all for it (but considering the diablo 2 battlechest is still 40$ I'm doubtful).
 
Good thing you're all idiots, since I never mentioned "graphics", though I'm sure you assumed that since the graphics engine is often the selling point for many people (not for me however)

I ment the game engine itself, how units attack, physics, ect.

SC2 is nothing more than troop A moves to unit B and when in range, they shoot at each other until ones HPs are destroyed.

This does not make a good RTS game. COH has the right idea, where your units take advantage of cover and concealment. Hitting a tank from the side or rear offers more damage (depending on the tank, as it does in real life)

Attacking from 2 different positions onto one group of enemy (the flanking tactic used in just about all military's today do more damage to the flanked unit.

SC2 provides nothing revolutionary, nothing we haven't seen before. Just SC 1.5, with updated graphics engine and some unit changes. Big whopty do.

Graphics are nice, but they are never what makes a game. My point was that other games lead the way in developing new ideas, new mechanics, things that change gaming forever. Blizzard just takes whats out and dumbs it down. I also loled at the guy who thinks WoW's gameplay is something to be worth mentioning lol. Simplistic much? lolol.

YOU should be ashamed to call yourself a gamer sticking up for blizzard's half-***ed games lol.
 
[citation][nom]Godfail[/nom]I don't know where you're getting that Blizzard doesn't patch its games, I've never seen any company support its games as long as Blizzard has. Starcraft got an update 10 years after release, for instance.I don't see how Steam is doing anything "better" when you've got next to nothing to compare that to. And how is it that you assume that Blizzard "can't be fair"?! That makes just about no sense at all and I have no idea where you've gotten the idea that Blizzard couldn't be as fair as any other company making a PROFIT off of selling things in their own marketplace.[/citation]

He's talking about the fact that blizzard is only in it for themselves, and updates and patches were always few and far between for the free to play games, while their monthy sub game gets tons of attention. I suppose you can't blame them for wanting to make money, but it's just their mindset that leads us to believe that they are nothing to be as fair to other companies' titles.

I agree with drutort.
 
People saying being popular doesn't make it the best. ARE YOU STUPID? How do you think games are judge.. Let me tell you by numbers, not by your opinion you are not god, you are not the center of the universe. If more people play and lika game A then game B even though you think game B is clearly better doesn't make it so.
 
The old Battle.net stayed online for decades. That shows commitment. The new Battle.net is really great and will be the link for all Blizzard games.

Personally I really like Blizzard for being open-minded. For example, they unlocked StarCraft I in order to be played without the need of CD media on the drive (the copy protection system of the old days).
 
If this was published BEFORE activision came into the picture i wouldn't believed it but now with activision slowly "corrupting" blizzard into more devious moneymaking practices (Starcraft 2, without lan and released into three parts anyone?) it wouldn't surprice me for a secound if they persue this as well.
 
[citation][nom]micr0be[/nom]any competition with steam would be great for everyone.[/citation]

Retailers that sell shrink wrapped versions offer plenty of competition. Many times you can buy a game on sale while Steam has it at full price.
 
Facebook on SC2 is just plain WRONG. You make so many people angry in SC2 when you win a game. Letting them find you because your REAL NAME is displayed to the entire world is just stupid. I expect many bad things to happen within the first year of this going live. Like kidnappings and tire slashing.
 
People saying being popular doesn't make it the best. ARE YOU STUPID? How do you think games are judge.. Let me tell you by numbers, not by your opinion you are not god, you are not the center of the universe. If more people play and lika game A then game B even though you think game B is clearly better doesn't make it so.
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A sales success doesn't automatically mean it better at all, could be just better marketed or overhyped...
 
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