Starcraft II Beta
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:41 pm
Some of you may know that the Beta recently came out. Well, I got a beta key (YES!!!). I just wanted to say that the game is amazing. Visually and Aurally the game is unspeakably pleasing. (The new Terran music in particular is really cool). The pacing has been tweaked and accelerated to make matches move extremely quickly. Every race has several new ways to surprise enemies and make choices that win games. Its not just an economy grind anymore. The pace has been increased to the point where good Macro is what seems to determine every match.
In addition, the new Battle.net was worth the wait. The game divides players into clearly delineated skill leagues (and gives you 5 slow practice matches, and 10 full speed placement matches before it places you in a league) Then, there are divisions of about 100 players each of approximately equal skill levels. (No more smurfing!!!) As a result, you play pretty much the same groups of players frequently, instead of perfect strangers every time. (maybe just a beta thing, but I hope they keep the divisions of 100 for release, its a great number. There tend to be maybe a dozen online at a time, so you really get to know players fast) Organizing the ladder like a sports league was an amazingly good idea.
If anyone else is in the Beta, please PM me. I play terran
and have developed some pretty nasty tricks. I cant get enough of this game! There are maybe a couple of balance tweaks that are still needed, but it runs like a dream, there is NO ping to speak of, and it feels DONE.
In short, its gonna be worth the wait guys. I haven't been this excited since I first got my hands on Diablo II.
In addition, the new Battle.net was worth the wait. The game divides players into clearly delineated skill leagues (and gives you 5 slow practice matches, and 10 full speed placement matches before it places you in a league) Then, there are divisions of about 100 players each of approximately equal skill levels. (No more smurfing!!!) As a result, you play pretty much the same groups of players frequently, instead of perfect strangers every time. (maybe just a beta thing, but I hope they keep the divisions of 100 for release, its a great number. There tend to be maybe a dozen online at a time, so you really get to know players fast) Organizing the ladder like a sports league was an amazingly good idea.
If anyone else is in the Beta, please PM me. I play terran
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In short, its gonna be worth the wait guys. I haven't been this excited since I first got my hands on Diablo II.