http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-W...0289461&sr=8-1
I find this startling, that the game has received criticism this stratified. I know, it is just amazon critics (and theres no way anyone can just criticize a game after 1 day of playing) but you would assume with a series as massively popular as SC that the "fanboys" would trump the haters.
On another note, what do people that have a computer that can run SC think?
There is no way this game is gonna live up to the hype. Expect a mix of really good / really bad user reviews and the usual from IGN, Gamespy, etc.Originally Posted by Jisho23
Most people are ragging on it for the shitty DRM, the problems install due to it, no Lan Play, having to be online to play any mode and the fact that they are selling this game 3x over to to cover the campaign. Im afraid I am missing out on a pretty good game here, but Im not buying due to most of those factors. Unlike others on the internet Im not writing bad reviews due to that.
Bury me with my money......*dies*
Yep, those are all good reasons. No LAN play is a big WTF.
I've heard a lot of people really vigorously attack the "no lan" criticism of the game. Let me put it this way; I played SC multiplayer ONLY over a LAN. I was terrible at it, but my best memories of the game was getting my ass kicked by friends who were only a few feet away from me.
I'm sure I am not the only person who would rather be on a closed network, gaming with people (in person) you know, and NOT dealing with the jackasses that populate the internet or the humorless competitive players who will ruthlessly stomp newer players.
No lan IS a big deal. Its enough of a deal breaker that I have literally NO desire to play this game. It comes off (regardless of intention) that Blizzard wants to force everyone to play their game using ONLY their service and have no alternatives. Frankly, because of crap like this, Activision-Blizzard is the number one reason I am growing to despise gaming.
It will be sad (I don't play Starcraft) because at the college's game room there's a big LAN room and I know some of my friends are pissed because the game has no LAN.
It will be popular but honestly it blows that there's no LAN.
Still trying to download the fucking client here, I get a lot of download not authorized errors.
Why couldn't you all just create your own games on the Battle.net server and play together like you always used to? I think that most people's problem is really that they'd all have to purchase their own copies of the game to play it but is that really so much to ask?
The game is Starcraft. It's fun, prettier and the story is more immersive. I can't imagine not having a machine that can't run this. My 2 year old midtier gaming machine runs it with all the settings jacked to the max with 60fps.
I will probably not pick up the next two packs unless they are <$30. Even then, it'll be a tough decision.
Most of those 1 star reviews are people that don't even own it. They all have the same complaints: no lan waahhhh, I can't pirate it easily wahhh, $60 is too much wahhh. Lets be realistic, at those old SC lan parties maybe one person had an official copy of the game and everyone else had a burned disc.
Hey guys.
PM me if you want to play some games. We can add each other as friends in the game.
I play pretty much everyday and will be playing for the next few years lol
Looking forward to some 1vs1 or whatever!
From the Alpha... to the Omega
Yeah, I have a 5 year old laptop. It was a high performance laptop back then, but it's really feeling its age now. It could run SCII, but I'd prefer to play on settings higher than "crappy."
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