Blizzard has officially announced Starcraft II.. I'm getting chills.

http://www.starcraft2.com/

Is it DX10?
Edit: Probably

Is it DX10?
Edit: Probably
Probably not, but who the fuck cares? It's Starcraft II.

My friend told me about that yesterday. After all that time Starcraft 2 is finally announced to be released.

Actually, it's looking like Starcraft II won't be out until 2008, and the FAQ says it's very likely it'll support Direct X10.

Well it's a year and I can wait for it, and by that time I would graduate high school so it might be a cool graduation gift or something.

Its about time they announced it

explain starcraft 1 to me?
i wasted my money on diablo 2

Quite an old strategy game made by Blizzard. Despite the fact that Starcraft is old, its popularity still persists even today. Of course over the time between the time it came out and the present day many rumors have been made about the production of Starcraft 2 which most of them were obviously fakes. Anyways, in your terms I'd say that Starcraft is a game where there are Zergs are against the Humans while there's the Protoss who are against both of them and are allied with some of the humans I guess. If you're looking for a good strategy game then get Starcraft, but don't complain about those Koreans who own everyone in those kinds of games all day.

so like warcraft for the future?

I knew it would be a Starcraft related announcement when I heard they'd make the announcement in Korea. Korea loves Starcraft, and MMO's; Blizzard just made an MMO, so Starcraft was the only thing it could've been.
@gussa: Yeah, kinda.

I knew it would be a Starcraft related announcement when I heard they'd make the announcement in Korea. Korea loves Starcraft, and MMO's; Blizzard just made an MMO, so Starcraft was the only thing it could've been.
@gussa: Yeah, kinda.
There had been rumors that Blizzard was working on a Starcraft MMO, but it would have severely hurt the popularity of World of Warcraft.

so like warcraft for the future?
Not really, Starcraft is pretty original compared to Warcraft, but I guess you can say that if you mean that they're both strategy games.

:toot:

Not really, Starcraft is pretty original compared to Warcraft, but I guess you can say that if you mean that they're both strategy games.
yeah thats what i mean. theyre both strats

Yeah, but they're not the exact same thing. Starcraft is more popular than Warcraft I think.

i need some further information...
to the internet!!!

Just go on the official Starcraft websites or the Starcraft 2 site. If those fail then just use Wikipedia.

meh... i never really like strategy games.

I'm not a big fan of them but I definitely know what Starcraft is.

Yeah, but they're not the exact same thing. Starcraft is more popular than Warcraft I think.

Well it was, but WoW definatly makes the Warcraft series more powerful. I know so many people that play WoW who have never even heard of the original RTS Warcrafts.

yeah thats what i mean. theyre both stratsRTS** Theres more than one kind of strategy game.

Theres also turn-based strategy games (in which i hate)

Well it was, but WoW definatly makes the Warcraft series more powerful. I know so many people that play WoW who have never even heard of the original RTS Warcrafts.
Well that is true, WoW is a popular game and surely much more popular than Starcraft. So that does give Warcraft an advantage over Starcraft, but I think once Starcraft 2 comes out it might sell out like WoW. I mean if there wasn't a WoW then Warcraft wouldn't be more popular or just as popular as Starcraft.

Well that is true, WoW is a popular game and surely much more popular than Starcraft. So that does give Warcraft an advantage over Starcraft, but I think once Starcraft 2 comes out it might sell out like WoW. I mean if there wasn't a WoW then Warcraft wouldn't be more popular or just as popular as Starcraft.That's not necessarily true; Starcraft sold over 9 million copies, and came out in a different generation. Also worth considering: not nearly as many people had access to the internet in 1998 as do now in 2007.

Yes, very good point. 9 million back then is crazy

I've heard about two possible release dates, one from gamespot, which sets the pre-order date at November 2008, or something about Christmas this year. I hope its the latter.

Yes, definantly, that would be awesome

hmm..... still debating as to whether i should get it...

get it, dont even think about it

He's never heard of Starcraft...he should have his Starcraft playing buddies check it out first. I'd get it though since it looks awesome.

Yeah, have you seen that awesome gameplay trailer they released a few weeks back?

No...because I wasn't able to download it at all, the stupid blizzard downloader kept screwing me over.

I just got it off Fileshack, its like 450MB, but its like 20 minuets long

I youtubed the video.

Damn, wish i was that smart

It's more like a lapse in common sense. It isn't really idiocy because it sometimes happens to the smartest people.

I just never thought of streaming it. It was better quality through downloading it though

Oh well I watched it and Starcraft 2 is indeed very tight shit.

true that

Webzen is gonna bury Blizzard like a ehhh, yeah Blizzard lol, but in all seriousness it's Webzen you should be keeping your eyes on not the obvious there going to be realeasing mmos and mmofps's by the dozens next year with xbox and pc hybrids.

BTW: Webzen has already got contacts with all your favourite 1st person shooter developers for next years mmo's and mmofps's so just be ready for a new evolution of gameplay.

I don't know Webzen as well as Blizzard so I think that Webzen isn't going to bury Blizzard. Besides that, Webzen is a Korean game company I believe and right now it's buried compared to Blizzard because Koreans do mostly play Blizzard's Warcraft, Starcraft, and World of Warcraft. I know that Webzen has two games that are currently are the most popular which are MU Online and SUN Online. Blizzard's games are not only popular in America but they're also popular worldwide. Even if Webzen owned Blizzard in Korea, they wouldn't really have to care because they'll still be making a lot of money from other countries as well. So Webzen is going to have to work really hard to completely bury Blizzard with just one game.

Mostly with there releases with mmofps genres they'll steal the market cause it's all mmorpg's which alot people don't like cause theres a lot of fps gamers out there and with the release of Huxley and APB (rockstar) they'll get a large audience.

Webzen is gonna bury Blizzard like a ehhh, yeah Blizzard lol, but in all seriousness it's Webzen you should be keeping your eyes on not the obvious there going to be realeasing mmos and mmofps's by the dozens next year with xbox and pc hybrids.
BTW: Webzen has already got contacts with all your favourite 1st person shooter developers for next years mmo's and mmofps's so just be ready for a new evolution of gameplay.The only game on their site that looks like it may be at all successful is Huxley, and even that will be a joke in comparison to World of Warcraft. People will buy Starcraft 2, even if it's terrible simply because it's Starcraft, but those Webzen games don't have nearly the name recognition of Blizzard and Starcraft. I also didn't see id, Epic, Monolith, or Valve anywhere on their site so it looks like none of my favorite first person shooters are working with Webzen.

VooDoo...you also have to know that Blizzard has time on their side because they've been around longer than Webzen, so they seem more experienced in developing and publishing games than Webzen. I mean Huxley and APB are both interesting games that I would like to play but I don't see how both of those games are going to own all of the games Blizzard has made. I mean not only are most of Blizzard's games very popular but they're one of the most successful game companies in the world since the first Warcraft.

mmofps games aren't easy to pull of so most company's have avoided it because it's plagued with problems like lag issues, which aren't the norm in mmorpg's compared to fast paced fps shoot out games, But any mmo out there is a massive accomplishment because it's still a very complicated genre to get right. So like you know yourself their plagued with delays and errors but if they succeed like planet side then the pay off will be massive.

And the way they are creating these Mmofps's i won't be suprised if Doom, Fear, Halo, Bf2 and Unreal fans sign up to this game in there dozens of millions and because it's a hybrid between Pc gamers and 360 gamers it just means it's going to be really crazy in 2007, I can literally see this one being like a competitive sport you see on espn.

mmofps games aren't easy to pull of so most company's have avoided it because it's plagued with problems like lag issues, which aren't the norm in mmorpg's compared to fast paced fps shoot out games, But any mmo out there is a massive accomplishment because it's still a very complicated genre to get right. So like you know yourself their plagued with delays and errors but if they succeed like planet side then the pay off will be massive.
And the way they are creating these Mmofps's i won't be suprised if Doom, Fear, Halo, Bf2 and Unreal fans sign up to this game in there dozens of millions and because it's a hybrid between Pc gamers and 360 gamers it just means it's going to be really crazy in 2007, I can literally see this one being like a competitive sport you see on espn.
Okay...first of all VooDoo most of what you said is opinion and secondly...Webzen isn't going to own Blizzard just because they came out with an MMOFPS that is actually good. I mean it's action packed and fast paced which makes it fun, but is it really so good that it will pull people off games like World of Warcraft or Starcraft? I mean the people who are playing those games are basically hooked to those games...it will take one hell of a game to take those people off games like that. Also since World of Warcraft and Starcraft have a lot of people playing chances are the people playing Doom, Fear, Halo, BF2, or Unreal might be playing that. I could see a lot of those FPS junkies going on that game but I'm sure they might not like it because of the MMO elements. Also you did say that chances are that there are monthly fees so that will also be a problem for some people, especially the FPS fans because they're used to playing for free mostly. I mean seeing how Blizzard was revolutionary World of Warcraft, as they not only got their subscribers to pay...but some are even addicted. Now we see Starcraft 2, and now every fan and a bunch of other people are waiting for that game. I know I'm waiting for Huxley and you're waiting for Huxley but I'm pretty sure there aren't as many people waiting for this as there are people waiting for Starcraft 2. Either way if Starcraft 2 comes out first or Huxley comes out first...Starcraft 2 will just own Huxley or APB by a landslide.

buttsecks

That's not a good way to bump a thread.

Okay...first of all VooDoo most of what you said is opinion and secondly...Webzen isn't going to own Blizzard just because they came out with an MMOFPS that is actually good. I mean it's action packed and fast paced which makes it fun, but is it really so good that it will pull people off games like World of Warcraft or Starcraft? I mean the people who are playing those games are basically hooked to those games...it will take one hell of a game to take those people off games like that. Also since World of Warcraft and Starcraft have a lot of people playing chances are the people playing Doom, Fear, Halo, BF2, or Unreal might be playing that. I could see a lot of those FPS junkies going on that game but I'm sure they might not like it because of the MMO elements. Also you did say that chances are that there are monthly fees so that will also be a problem for some people, especially the FPS fans because they're used to playing for free mostly. I mean seeing how Blizzard was revolutionary World of Warcraft, as they not only got their subscribers to pay...but some are even addicted. Now we see Starcraft 2, and now every fan and a bunch of other people are waiting for that game. I know I'm waiting for Huxley and you're waiting for Huxley but I'm pretty sure there aren't as many people waiting for this as there are people waiting for Starcraft 2. Either way if Starcraft 2 comes out first or Huxley comes out first...Starcraft 2 will just own Huxley or APB by a landslide.

Starcraft 2 will own any game at the time of its release.
BTW, have they set a release date yet?

BTW, have they set a release date yet?Some say late 2008, but I'm guessing sometime in 2009.

Starcraft 2 will own any game at the time of its release.
BTW, have they set a release date yet?
I don't know...there should be a game or two that can stand against Starcraft 2, other than that...once Starcraft 2 comes it will be revolutionary.