Comments on: Let Starcraft Waste A Few Hours Of Your Sunday http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/07/25/let-starcraft-waste-a-few-hours-of-your-sunday/ infrequent blogging from some dude Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/07/25/let-starcraft-waste-a-few-hours-of-your-sunday/comment-page-1/#comment-14652 CajoleJuice Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:15:58 +0000 http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2927#comment-14652 Ah, alright. I think I always overestimated by playtime of the original's multiplayer. I definitely played it a good amount, and had quite a few late nights, but I've undoubtedly played Day of Defeat and Counter-Strike: Source A LOT more over my lifetime. Maybe even more TF2 at this point. And for some reason, I always just played the vanilla (not Brood War) multiplayer. I was afraid of the new units, I think. Not until years later when I just kept hearing how much better BW made the multi did I realize my mistake. Anyway, I need to play through the campaign and make a full post about the game (I've been hooked on the multiplayer). Unfortunately, the story by most accounts is pretty shitty, and they've moved away from CG cinematics. The latter upsets me more. Those cinematics in the original were basically the rewards for getting through the campaign. They were so damn cool. On the other hand, people are saying the actual gameplay is really fun. Ah, alright. I think I always overestimated by playtime of the original’s multiplayer. I definitely played it a good amount, and had quite a few late nights, but I’ve undoubtedly played Day of Defeat and Counter-Strike: Source A LOT more over my lifetime. Maybe even more TF2 at this point. And for some reason, I always just played the vanilla (not Brood War) multiplayer. I was afraid of the new units, I think. Not until years later when I just kept hearing how much better BW made the multi did I realize my mistake.

Anyway, I need to play through the campaign and make a full post about the game (I’ve been hooked on the multiplayer). Unfortunately, the story by most accounts is pretty shitty, and they’ve moved away from CG cinematics. The latter upsets me more. Those cinematics in the original were basically the rewards for getting through the campaign. They were so damn cool. On the other hand, people are saying the actual gameplay is really fun.

]]> By: Boogie http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/07/25/let-starcraft-waste-a-few-hours-of-your-sunday/comment-page-1/#comment-14637 Boogie Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:41:45 +0000 http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2927#comment-14637 I don't think I could say that I'm a SC "fan." I mean, I played through and enjoyed the game back in the day, but I was never one of those who became addicted to the multiplayer and played it for hours and months on end. But, quite frankly, this quote could just as well have been written by me: "Bottom line: I care about the story. I’m a sucker for science-fiction shit, and nostalgia holds me pretty tight with some things," So, as someone who's also a sucker for well-done science-fiction shit, I enjoyed going through SC's story again. Hell, your post has actually made me interested in SCII. It's been flying under my radar (well, most gaming has for me for a while) but going back through those vids, and that new trailer has made me eager to pick it up. (need to build a new PC first, tho) I don’t think I could say that I’m a SC “fan.” I mean, I played through and enjoyed the game back in the day, but I was never one of those who became addicted to the multiplayer and played it for hours and months on end.

But, quite frankly, this quote could just as well have been written by me:

“Bottom line: I care about the story. I’m a sucker for science-fiction shit, and nostalgia holds me pretty tight with some things,”

So, as someone who’s also a sucker for well-done science-fiction shit, I enjoyed going through SC’s story again.

Hell, your post has actually made me interested in SCII. It’s been flying under my radar (well, most gaming has for me for a while) but going back through those vids, and that new trailer has made me eager to pick it up. (need to build a new PC first, tho)

]]> By: CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/07/25/let-starcraft-waste-a-few-hours-of-your-sunday/comment-page-1/#comment-14466 CajoleJuice Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:33:34 +0000 http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2927#comment-14466 I didn't know you were a SC fan! I didn’t know you were a SC fan!

]]> By: CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/07/25/let-starcraft-waste-a-few-hours-of-your-sunday/comment-page-1/#comment-14465 CajoleJuice Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:33:06 +0000 http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2927#comment-14465 Yep. There's matchmaking now for multiplayer. I don't think the beta was totally indicative due to the smaller number of players, but you get matched up with people of similar skill levels. Yeah, sometimes you get matched up with someone who destroys you, and vice versa, but it evens out. And the ladder takes that into account when ranking you. I can even play with you and show you the ropes a bit. Yep. There’s matchmaking now for multiplayer. I don’t think the beta was totally indicative due to the smaller number of players, but you get matched up with people of similar skill levels. Yeah, sometimes you get matched up with someone who destroys you, and vice versa, but it evens out. And the ladder takes that into account when ranking you.

I can even play with you and show you the ropes a bit.

]]> By: Boogie http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/07/25/let-starcraft-waste-a-few-hours-of-your-sunday/comment-page-1/#comment-14461 Boogie Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:50:06 +0000 http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2927#comment-14461 Thanks for killing my Sunday, Cajole! Thanks for killing my Sunday, Cajole!

]]> By: Malcolm http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/07/25/let-starcraft-waste-a-few-hours-of-your-sunday/comment-page-1/#comment-14457 Malcolm Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:43:14 +0000 http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2927#comment-14457 Can I enjoy the multiplayer if this game if I don't want to make macros and watch videos of better players? Can I enjoy the multiplayer if this game if I don’t want to make macros and watch videos of better players?

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