Starcraft 2!

[mindless]

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wow... i just watched the game play video... very nice... lots of new units in protos... New unit fron Terran, the Reapers = teh win!

[louie007]

i've been itching for the next biggest RTS game for so long now.. (dota may have filled such void in me atleast for somtime though. hehe!) and now, knowing it's nearly here, the long wait will soon be over.

i believe there will be a new race added, i even feel it will be a couple of em. a total of 5 playable races. with blizzard, that's not far from happening.

as one said, blizzard is known for how they give out surprises, and i doubt this one will be any different.

but adding a new race would complicate the transition from the original to this.. seeing as how faithful they are to the original, adding a new race would just complicate things, IMHO..

i doubt this would complicate any so-called transition from the original. blizzard is good at balancing games (similar to how they're endlessly trying to balance the different 9 classes for WoW).

either way, old starcraft gamers, for sure, will see this is an entirely different game, and will probably start at more or less the same levels with new players.

that being said, i hope to see meming and his crew in the next starcraft 2 wcg games. hehe.

[grss1982]

Anyone seen or heard what are the PC requirements for this thing.

I hope the stick to emphasizing gameplay over "eye candy."

[ares623]

from the looks of it, doesn't look very heavy.. maybe like C&C 3.. i dunno.
but i read that you could adjust the settings, so that's very good.

[grss1982]

from the looks of it, doesn't look very heavy.. maybe like C&C 3.. i dunno.
but i read that you could adjust the settings, so that's very good.

Murag C&C 3, huh?

http://www.commandconquer3.com/cnc3_system_requirements.html][/url]
Required System:
Microsoft Windows XP
PC with 1.6 Ghz equivalent or higher processor
256 MB of system RAM
512 MB of system RAM for online play with 3 or more players
6 GB available hard disk space
8x speed or faster CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive (for the Collector's Edition)
64 MB GeForce3-class video card. The game only officially supports cards with ATI (Radeon 8500 or greater) and Nvidia chipsets, and the Intel GMA 900 and GMA 950 products. The GeForce 4 MX is not supported
Sound card with speakers or headphones
Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
56.6 Kbps or better modem for 1v1 online play
Broadband connection for online play with 3 or more players
DirectX 9.0c or above.

Minimum Required Specs:
Windows XP or Windows 2000
1.3 GHz Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon processor
256 MB RAM
Nvidia GeForce2 or equivalent video card with 32 MB RAM
DirectX 9.0b compatible sound card
4 GB available hard disk space
Please note that while you will be able to play The Battle for Middle-earth(tm) with the specifications above, play experience can benefit from additional RAM, above the required 256 MB
Nvidia GeForce2 MX is not supported.

If that's the case then maybe some of us here who still use a Pentium 4 (Northwood) or the "Socket A/462" Athlon/Sempron processors don't really need to buy a new computer diay. Basin a mid to high-end AGP Video card lang diay ang kahinanglan. That is of course kung available pa ba ang mga yun-ana na AGP video cards.

IIRC, arctech na lang man cguro ang adunay mga yun-ana ka mahal na mga AGP video cards.

[edgeowns]

Dont worry guys. I downloaded the new gameplay over Blizzard.com, and though it looks good, doesnt look too much/heavy. I played Doom 3 on my LX5700 P4 3.0 Ghz with no problem, even C&C3. SC2 will definitely be lighter. As I said earlier, Blizzard aint dumb. Look at WOW, the reason so many people play it is cuz aside from the well-known world, its requirements is low.

Name of Blizzard + SC franchise + low system requirements = $$$$$ MILLIONS $$$$$

[edgeowns]

Murag C&C 3, huh?

If that's the case then maybe some of us here who still use a Pentium 4 (Northwood) or the "Socket A/462" Athlon/Sempron processors don't really need to buy a new computer diay. Basin a mid to high-end AGP Video card lang diay ang kahinanglan. That is of course kung available pa ba ang mga yun-ana na AGP video cards.

IIRC, arctech na lang man cguro ang adunay mga yun-ana ka mahal na mga AGP video cards.

So whats the best place to get AGP cards? Im planning to upgrade soon anyway. Above LX5700.

[ares623]

even if it is heavy, you could still adjust the settings to very very low, and play. hehe.
but you probably need new video cards because of all those Pixel Shader 2.0 thingy..

[edgeowns]

^^ I think Blizzard merely said supports, not really required. For the best experience, of course that is needed.

[grss1982]

So whats the best place to get AGP cards? Im planning to upgrade soon anyway. Above LX5700.

Browse these pages:
http://www.arctech-pc.com/taxonomy_menu/2/11

I think they have atleast 7 cards, ranging from somehting for as lows as 2k+ to somehting like 20K+