GummyBearOfDoom Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 First off I was wondering what happened to starcraft ghost. Does any one know when it is being released? Also how did they pitch that idea before a starcraft 2. The story line for starcraft can easily be expanded, or atleast have another expansion pack come out. Link to comment
Excel Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 It was demoed at E3 and Blizzcon, but now it's been pushed back... again. EDIT: Elipses added for dramatic effect. Link to comment
Ceraziefish Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 A Starcraft Expansion Set at this point would be ridiculous. It's an eight year old game. Link to comment
Arcane Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Sweet, sweet vaporware... Blizzard is pretty much 90% World of Warcraft and 10% everything else now, so it's no surprise to see that it's taking so long. Link to comment
Baltar Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 A Starcraft Expansion Set at this point would be ridiculous. It's an eight year old game. See though the Koreon kids and the videogamers who like RTS but think warcraft III and DoW are to complex still play tons of starcraft trust me. Link to comment
Wind Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I find DoW much simpler and amazingly fun. Link to comment
Ceraziefish Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 See though the Koreon kids and the videogamers who like RTS but think warcraft III and DoW are to complex still play tons of starcraft trust me. But think how much better Starcraft 2 would go over. Link to comment
Belial Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I don't see Blizzard making a Starcraft 2 anytime soon. First take into account what Arcane said. Then factor in that Blizzard doesn't really come up with its own ideas, they just take what everyone else does and make is a lot better. So if they were to make a SC 2 today, it would have to be better then the riegning Strategy game, i.e. DoW. I just can't see how they would even begin to go about doing that. Link to comment
Wind Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I say they just take the original forumula, spice it up with new additions (gameplay mechanics) overhaul and give totally awesome 3d engine, add 2 new races and bam. Blizzard is known for its polish, so they can do no wrong, they make sure its great. Link to comment
Arcane Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I can't imagine what they could do with Starcraft 2 in order to make it top DoW. The "gather resources" era of RTS games is pretty much over and DoW set the standard of squad based unit production. DoW was the first innovative RTS in ages... Starcraft was just Warcraft in the future. When I think of Starcraft 2, all I can come up with is a DoW clone with air units. Link to comment
Wind Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I can't imagine what they could do with Starcraft 2 in order to make it top DoW. The "gather resources" era of RTS games is pretty much over and DoW set the standard of squad based unit production. DoW was the first innovative RTS in ages... Starcraft was just Warcraft in the future. When I think of Starcraft 2, all I can come up with is a DoW clone with air units. Oddly enough even though I love DoW, I still really enjoy Gather Resources kind of style gameplay.. Starcraft, Warcraft 2-3, those kinds of games.. ohhh mann.. But lets not mention how Total Annihilation perfected RTS gameplay without micromanagement / gathering resources. TA is highly overlooked and under-rated. What an amazing game THAT was. Link to comment
Baltar Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 TA is highly overlooked and under-rated. I owned that game, and it kicked some serious ass. Island hop maps were the best since you could construct an Air, Sea and Land aramda after grabing enough metal sites. Link to comment
GummyBearOfDoom Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Okay maybe i'm the only one but I still hop on starcraft every once and a while. But I understand that since WoW and all blizzards productions are slowing up Ghost. Link to comment
Baltar Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I can't imagine what they could do with Starcraft 2 in order to make it top DoW. The "gather resources" era of RTS games is pretty much over and DoW set the standard of squad based unit production. DoW was the first innovative RTS in ages... Starcraft was just Warcraft in the future. When I think of Starcraft 2, all I can come up with is a DoW clone with air units. In Starcraft Bizzard did create the idea of unique races far better then C&C ever did at the time. On another note, my roomate and I were talking about starcraft II before this thread was created, and how he stated how badly wants it to come out "because Starcraft is not complex like Warcraft III". Link to comment
Arcane Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 In Starcraft Bizzard did create the idea of unique races far better then C&C ever did at the time. That's true, Starcraft was really the first to make it's three races completely unique from one another. On another note, my roomate and I were talking about starcraft II before this thread was created, and how he stated how badly wants it to come out "because Starcraft is not complex like Warcraft III". Wow, his head would explode if he tried playing DoW then. Link to comment
GummyBearOfDoom Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 That's true, Starcraft was really the first to make it's three races completely unique from one another. Wow, his head would explode if he tried playing DoW then. That's what made the game so great. Another thing thats cool are starcraft beta pictures. I looked em up once. Science vessels walked, drones, scv's and probes flew. The graphics looked better but they downgraded them so more people could play. PRobably so 8 people could play with out extreme lag. Link to comment
Belial Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I have the 1.0 copy of the game, and in the instruction booklet it lists Air-to-Ground Lasers as an upgrade for Wraiths as well as a couple other misprints that are pretty funny. Link to comment
Wind Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'm pretty sure Starcraft Ghost is scheduled for release soon.. Indeed, and personally I think it shall rock. Link to comment
GummyBearOfDoom Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 Indeed, and personally I think it shall rock. It could go either way I think. Is the girl in the game Kerrigan as a ghost? Link to comment
Ceraziefish Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 No. It's a new character. Named Nova. Guess what squad she works for? Yep. The Nova Squad. Link to comment
Wind Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I dunno to me it still seems like it'll be awesome, I am a huge blizzard fan.. they have not done a wrong yet. Link to comment
thebornotaku Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 hell, when it releases, people will probably call it a starcraft knockoff of Splinter Cell. despite this, i will probably buy it. if it is anything like splinter cell. or starcraft. you see, Starcraft is signifigantly better than Warcraft. if they make a world of starcraft, i will be one happy camper =D Link to comment
GummyBearOfDoom Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 hell, when it releases, people will probably call it a starcraft knockoff of Splinter Cell. despite this, i will probably buy it. if it is anything like splinter cell. or starcraft. you see, Starcraft is signifigantly better than Warcraft. if they make a world of starcraft, i will be one happy camper =D Exactly. Link to comment
Belial Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 you see, Starcraft is signifigantly better than Warcraft III. Fixed Nothing is better then Warcraft II. Nothing. Link to comment
Ceraziefish Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Nothing is better then Warcraft II. Nothing. Somebody give this man a medal. Link to comment
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