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  1. 05-19-2007, 06:05 PM #1
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    Blizzard Officially Reveals StarCraft II

    http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7351

    I cant wait, the first one kicked ***!
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  2. 05-20-2007, 11:31 AM #2
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    it will come out in 2039 after 3 thousand delays.pc gaming is going down the tubes,because gamers are sick and tired of delayed games.
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  3. 05-20-2007, 09:50 PM #3
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    They've got some good ideas in the protoss section, should be a real treat once it's ready.
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  4. 05-20-2007, 09:56 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2630Goon
    it will come out in 2039 after 3 thousand delays.pc gaming is going down the tubes,because gamers are sick and tired of delayed games.
    It's not just PC games, it's all games. It seems like everything nowadays has extremely long dev times.

    I wonder what really causes that. Is it because things have so much higher textures now that it actually takes a long time to create the artwork for the games? That's the only thing I can really think of.

    Just...everything has long dev times now. Everything is months or years apart for almost every console, even the Wii which can't be caused by extremely large textures.
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  6. 05-21-2007, 11:30 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by ImaNihilist
    I wonder what really causes that. Is it because things have so much higher textures now that it actually takes a long time to create the artwork for the games? That's the only thing I can really think of.
    that's part of it...instead of taking a picture...fixing it up in photoshop and slapping it on a wall...you have to take that picture...fix it up in photoshop general normal...specular and whatever other maps you want...and that's just the fast and easy way...for really detailed textures it's usually modeled in low and high poly versions to generate a normal map

    not only that but code I'd imagine has gotten more complicated...now they have to program physics...implement whatever multiplayer system they want...implement ai that does something more than stand and shoot and so on...

    development team sizes has reached the 100s...it's insane the amount of work and people required to make even a mediocre game

    in the case of blizzard they're perfectionists so they'll take however long they need because they're blizzard
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  7. 05-21-2007, 01:39 PM #6
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    Early shots look cool. I have bought a Blizzard game in a long time, maybe that's about to change.
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  8. 05-21-2007, 01:54 PM #7
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    Looks good, though the units seem a little cartoonish for my tastes. The cinematic trailer really gets me going though.

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  9. 05-25-2007, 01:34 AM #8
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    Hey they've got videos now check it out.
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  11. 06-01-2007, 10:57 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by PointlesS
    that's part of it...instead of taking a picture...fixing it up in photoshop and slapping it on a wall...you have to take that picture...fix it up in photoshop general normal...specular and whatever other maps you want...and that's just the fast and easy way...for really detailed textures it's usually modeled in low and high poly versions to generate a normal map

    not only that but code I'd imagine has gotten more complicated...now they have to program physics...implement whatever multiplayer system they want...implement ai that does something more than stand and shoot and so on...

    development team sizes has reached the 100s...it's insane the amount of work and people required to make even a mediocre game

    in the case of blizzard they're perfectionists so they'll take however long they need because they're blizzard
    and you know because it is blizzard that it will actually come out....
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    what I realy want to see is a new RTS game... I am tired of the same game 1,2,3,4,5 etc.

    looking at it it is the same old starcraft but in 3D. look at the terrain and map lay out etc

    look at new C&C3 better than b4? yes. anything new? NO. u dont feel that "wow" u had when u played the first C&C.

    same thing same story same kane bla bla bla..

    Make somthing new!
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    this looks awesome. when's the eta on this?
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  14. 06-02-2007, 07:43 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by PinchyCM
    this looks awesome. when's the eta on this?

    From what I have heard 1 week before the end of the world.
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  15. 06-02-2007, 09:52 PM #13
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    lol. sounds about right
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    Wow... I just saw the 1280 x 720 video of the gameplay!! I can't wait!!
    The game is going to be GOTY for sho'! Just take my word for it!! Some of the new units are freakin' awesome!! Zerg suicidal bombs, Protoss Mothership, ooh... I'm just oozing with excitement!!
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  17. 06-18-2007, 04:02 AM #15
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    Am I the only one that felt the original StarCraft was rubbish?

    Was never a fan of the original... I also hated Descent...

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