actually if it's $20 per compagne is not that bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee_T
but if they charge full price $50 per fraction then that's mess upd
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actually if it's $20 per compagne is not that bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee_T
but if they charge full price $50 per fraction then that's mess upd
Anything is possible, but I HIGHLY doubt it will be 50 dollars per faction. I bet it will be expansions set at 30 bucks with a campaign and extra features.Quote:
Originally Posted by rimmerchant
I figure they'll release them at something like $39.99, and then drop the price on the first one to $29.99 when the second one comes out.
It's an expansion by another name.
What is with all of these expectations?
You guys assume that because its not going to include all of the races the original did, the first part of this trilogy is only 1/3rd of the game? So you decide how much content dictates a full game now, instead of the developer?
So let me get this straight, 3 fully developed and orchestrated individual campaigns is a bad thing where 3 shorter less intricate campaigns is better?
Or, assuming each campaign is 15-20 hours each, you're just pissed because you have to pay full price for 3 full games, rather than getting 3 games for the price of one? What made you assume you'd get 3 games for the price of one in the first place? Where did the assumption that the 3 games will be neutered come from anyway?
You all know what they say about making assumptions...
That's what I was thinking as well. I don't know why people have automatically thought they are going to get a ~5 hour campaign with each expansion. Knowing blizzard each campaign is going to be 20+ hours long easy.Quote:
Originally Posted by KaoTiK
**** YOU.Quote:
Originally Posted by KaoTiK
I AM THE LAW!
No it's really crappy IF there is no way to play as the other races single player in one version, which is what it seems to be. Some people don't play multiplayer. Also, I find it laughable that they're considering charging for "parts of Battlenet because they can't keep making the games they do and not charge for it". Oh please, just stop right there. As if the oceans of money WoW is brining in can't sustain your company BY ITSELF. It just reeks of greed. Because they know their fans will lovingly bend over for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by KaoTiK
It reeks of a successful business plan. Sorry, but blizzard isn't in this so geeks can have a good time. They make games for money. To make money, they make geeks happy so that said geeks keep buying their games.Quote:
Originally Posted by dyne
Multiplayer will have all the races. The single player will have one full campaign. They will be releasing expansions for the other factions. What's better?
1 game- 1 campaign involving all the races that lasts ~5hours per race. Without much follow up like what happened with the original star craft.
or
3 games- spread out of 3 campaigns, each 20+ hours long. 60+ hours of gameplay over 2-3 years.
I rather like the idea of blizzard commiting to SC for 3 games. I liked SC and am glad they are going to be pumping out new campaigns for it. I like it much more than them releasing just one game and then that's all we get.
lol, much <3 Nihilist.Quote:
Originally Posted by ImaNihilist
So it's greed you're concerned about. A holier-than-thou attitude toward a business. You do realize that businesses are more interested in your money than your approval right?Quote:
Originally Posted by dyne
Sure, WoW probably brings in loads of profit, as it should. And why should Blizzard use that profit to continue providing Battle.net as a free service? I always wondered why they provided it for free in the first place. Again with the expectations. Just because you think it should be free doesn't mean it should be in reality.
Greed=business. Don't be a hipocryt either saying they are greedy when you are saying the same thing about yourself not wanting to pay for all 3 games. I can't wait until all these wonderful games come out from blizzard :D
i never played Blizzard RTS for their single player campaigns anyways... they are usually the gold standard for online/tournament play....
It's going to backfire on them anyway, so who cares? Everyone is going to buy the first version for the CD key and multiplayer, and then pirate the other two.
I will not be purchasing this game. I will burn in hell.
Tis not a FPS, so of course you aren't going to purchase it :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DJBeanPole17
So what's to stop people from buying the Multiplayer one and pirating the Single Player expansions? Not saying I'll do it, just that it seems like a fairly obvious problem as multiplayer is the number one way to prevent piracy.
They could always add new content for multiplayer. Something like new units, new maps that are dependent on new environment types, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Concerned Citizen
Oh it gets better. Welcome to the 3+ year plan.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/13/bl...e-3-year-plan/
Blizzard's Vice President of Game Design Rob Pardo wants us to think about Starcraft 2's two followups, containing the Zerg and Protoss single player campaigns, as expansion packs, so does that mean they won't contain as much gameplay as the Terran-based initial game? Plus, you'll have to wait at least whole year between "expansions." Said Pardo, "With any luck, it would be like a year for each successive one, but that's going to be a target date, that's not a promise."
Since SC2 won't be out until 2009, you won't be able to play the Protoss single player until at least 2011. That's a long time to wait. Check out what Rob said after the break, and start yer speculatin'.
Gaming just ain't what it used to be these days.
It really isn't. I bought the original and it came with all three campaigns, notepad,full instruction manual, and a map creator. Crazy times back then.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJBeanPole17
Seriously, everyone needs to calm down about SC2. Instead of getting 3 campaigns, we will end up getting 1 campaign that is 3x as long. We all expect an expansion anyways, with new story and units, so how is 2 expansions any different? Just because you can't play all 3 race's campaign story? That's just a silly thing to get mad about. The Terran campaign will obviously be getting more attention, resulting in a stronger, more well put together product. When has Blizzard really dropped the ball in the presentation of their games? We've always trusted them to do the right thing before, I don't see why everyone has their panties in a wad now.
With a year in between each campaign, I'd expect a full epic story, no different than waiting for any of the episodes of Half Life (except SC2 campaigns will probably be longer).
Also, I'm sure the expansions won't cost 50, but probably 40, like previous released expansions like Frozen Throne, Burning Crusade, and the up and coming Wrath of the Litch King.
How much was Brood War when it was released?
Whatever, I don't care. Blizzard has always given me great games for the money. The Kool-Aid is good. I'm buying all 3 however it turns out.
Mad no, but it's reason enough to be upset if what you really liked about the original was it's variety.Quote:
Originally Posted by drzeaius
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/...ilogy-details/Quote:
Originally Posted by Kamakazie
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MTV Multiplayer: Have you discussed how the games will connect with each other? Let’s say for some reason I want the Protoss game but I don’t want the Zerg…
Sigaty: Well, more than likely — and this is not in stone yet — for the multiplayer portion of the game, if you want the things that get introduced in the second one, the Zerg portion, you’re not going to be able to have… Let’s say we introduce a couple of new units per side in the second one. You would need to buy the expansion ot have those units, that’s the whole point of the expansion or the second part.
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Also that means that each single player campaign will only be able to use the units that are on the same DVD if they're really willing to make them as fully self contained products.
I agree. Whatever gets the game out faster is fine by me. Must play. Must play now.Quote:
Originally Posted by vertices