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Old Mar 06, 2008, 01:34 AM // 01:34   #101
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Homeworld, Ground Control and MechCommander2 heck even Dune2 own SC up the batty.

"build build BUIIIIIILLDDD...RUSH!" gets old quick.

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Old Mar 06, 2008, 02:14 AM // 02:14   #102
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For all of you saying SC has no depth, please go watch the match between Stork vs. Flash.

There was no 'rush', no massing of units. There was extreme intelligence and battlefield awareness.
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Old Mar 06, 2008, 03:56 PM // 15:56   #103
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I've always been a Guardian/Hydra player, but after watching Stork vs. Flash, I'm trying to get into Terrrans. Vultures are really good against zealots. I'll tear you apart though
I await this match eagerly.
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I guess trying to control more then 3 units at a time is to much for you. Anyone who says starcrap is better than TA/Supcom has NO idea what a real time STRATGEY game is. Its not zerg rushing thats for sure.
You don't know how to play Starcraft. Give it up.
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Old Mar 06, 2008, 07:37 PM // 19:37   #104
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I used to love playing those micromanagement maps. It was UMS for 4 players and you got like 9 marines against 3 zealots or 2 dragoons against 8 zerglings.

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Old Mar 07, 2008, 11:30 AM // 11:30   #105
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I enjoyed ravaging Koreans who thought they were good and being ravaged by humble koreans who destroyed my very existence.
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Old Mar 07, 2008, 04:06 PM // 16:06   #106
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LOL You blizzard fan boys have NEVER posted any facts ever. You just pull stuff out of thin air or your ass and pretend that its a fact.
Fact: Starcraft as sold over 10 million copies world wide.
Fact: Starcraft servers are still in ample supply on Battle.net to this very day.
Fact: World of Warcraft has over 10 million subscribers.

Now don't try to dispute these facts as "bullshit" and "lies" without a good reason for doing so. Saying their games "sucks" isn't really cutting it since the reason they are so popular is because they're good games.

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Actually I do, but I find "zerg rushing" to be dull in the extreme and requires NO stratgey what so ever.
Likewise, it requires little set up and strategy to counter. If you're successful with a zerg rush, you're not playing against a good player.

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Old Mar 07, 2008, 10:52 PM // 22:52   #107
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Somehow it seems a little pointless to be arguing about something so trivial.
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Old Mar 07, 2008, 11:03 PM // 23:03   #108
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Well, ignoring Spike as he knows absolutely nothing about starcraft,

Avarre, I demand this challenge!
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Old Mar 08, 2008, 12:33 AM // 00:33   #109
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Anyone who says TA/SupCom are better than Starcraft are the sort of people who shift-click on a unit about 500 times and then roll across the map. Not much strategy in massing units.
I loled.

Massing is the essence of ShitCrap (oops, StarCraft).
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Old Mar 08, 2008, 01:26 AM // 01:26   #110
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I loled.

Massing is the essence of ShitCrap (oops, StarCraft).
The game is 10 years old, the graphics are going to be inferior.

And please watch the championship games, please.
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Old Mar 08, 2008, 03:47 AM // 03:47   #111
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I played several times. I don't play it now, but I like that^^
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Old Mar 08, 2008, 04:08 AM // 04:08   #112
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Massing is the essence of Starcraft
Shut your face if you know nothing.

25 marines with 4 medics will make it further than 200 marines.

You and Spike are the (edited out so im not banned) on this thread. Get out, youre always wrong. Im here to talk about Starcraft and instead I have to call you out on being an (edited out so im not banned)

Massing units is a waste of money, because it can easily be countered and beaten.

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here is a good example. Say you (Spike or Dalsk) mass carriers. Because you would, being the ultimate (edited out so im not banned)

Carriers ----> EMP Shockwave, Lockdown, Wraiths, Goliaths, Turrets. All cheaper and faster to build.

Bring a Sci Vessel and you can use 6 or 7 goliaths to kill off 12 carriers.

When I say "can" I mean the ability to, provided you understand micromanagement and you actually attack the carrier, not the interceptors.

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Old Mar 08, 2008, 06:04 AM // 06:04   #113
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Ah, starcraft. Personally I've never played it, so idk why exactly I'm posting here. Rlly though, it must be a pretty good game, as my good GW friend Akhilleus Pthius used to tell me about his 24 hour marathon starcraft sessions. After hearing all about it from him, it sounded quite fun. I've wanted to try it ever since, but never did. Sadly my gaming comp is collecting dust atm, my consoles have taken over (dont flame ^^).
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Old Mar 08, 2008, 06:10 AM // 06:10   #114
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Ah, starcraft. Personally I've never played it, so idk why exactly I'm posting here. Rlly though, it must be a pretty good game, as my good GW friend Akhilleus Pthius used to tell me about his 24 hour marathon starcraft sessions. After hearing all about it from him, it sounded quite fun. I've wanted to try it ever since, but never did. Sadly my gaming comp is collecting dust atm, my consoles have taken over (dont flame ^^).
You could probably play starcraft on a calculator. It does not need much of a pc at all. IMO, you are not missing much, I really didn't enjoy SC much.
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Old Mar 08, 2008, 04:53 PM // 16:53   #115
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Warhammer 40k came way before the SC universe. To toss it back, many people have argued about how much Warcraft stole from the original Warhammer series. Warcraft: Orcs and Humans was originally supposed to be a Warhammer strategy game, but Blizzard decided to go on and do their own thing.
Very few things are older than the first edition of warhammer. We're talking about 40k.

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And yes, the Tau were created for tabletop three years after SC was released. Even if it was considered a "rip-off" (I can only think of like two similarities) I'd think it's warranted.
As well as every re deco of the Tyranids. (Making them more and more like the Zerg. And before that, they were ripping of the movie 'Alien' with 'Space Hulk.') Or how about the blood thirsters of Khorne? They're pretty much 'Diablo.' Necrons? They looked like balls before they were re released. Now they're Terminator.

Granted, Blizzard are wh*res to pop culture. Games Workshop are just WH*RES. Wh*res copying wh*res copying wh*res.

I play both games, I like both games. I like other games better. Especially when in contrast to WH40K. I refuse to buy any of Games Workshops products anymore for personal reasons. Least of all from an actual Games Workshop distributor.

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Prove it.
and AS FOR YOU;

Prove it.

I'm still waiting for you to post any cold hard facts yourself. Links? URLS? Grammar?

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Oh and snow bunny I know more about starcrap than you ever will.
Hell hath no fury like a nerdling scorned.
'You don't know more than me about sh*t that doesn't matter! how dare you! This is personal now!'

This thread was opinion, not Blizzard bash fest because they're corproate nazis who make bad games.
Either we like it or we don't. Anything else? Shut the f*ck up.

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Old Mar 08, 2008, 05:03 PM // 17:03   #116
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Prove it.

As I KNOW that wow does NOT have over 10 million paying subs. As I proved before, and I doubt very much starcrap has sold 1 million copies let alone ten times that. So that IS B/S and LIES but then you blizzard fans boys never say anything BUT B/S and lies so whats new. Right because something is popular (in korea) its must be good then. So I guess cat and dog meat must be the best thing ever as tons of koreans eat it. Or China must be the best country to live in as it has over 1 billion people in it. Or Titanic was the best movie ever as it took the most money. Being popular does NOT mean the item in question is any good it just means its popular.
You're so stupid it hurts.

If you want to believe GW sales as 5 million, then...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...llers_by_genre

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This is an incomplete list of PC games (including Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and Linux) that have sold one million copies or more. Please note that the sales figures for expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game (with the exception of StarCraft and Guild Wars).And yes, Spike, if a game is popular, it means it's good. It means more people want to play it. So screw off with your idiocy.


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Old Mar 08, 2008, 05:47 PM // 17:47   #117
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I refuse to buy any of Games Workshops products anymore for personal reasons. Least of all from an actual Games Workshop distributor.
Damn. And I thought it was an honest company : o

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Prove it.
Lol okay: Here's the Blizzard announcement for WoW, and here's the link for StarCraft. Read further down and you'll find this:

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About 9.5 million copies of the original StarCraft have been sold globally, according to Blizzard, which does not release breakdowns for individual countries.

South Korea, however, accounts for almost half of the sales. HanbitSoft, the local distributor, says StarCraft has sold 4.5 million copies there.
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As I proved before...
You never proved anything, unless you count your massive Blizzard hate as "fact."

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Being popular does NOT mean the item in question is any good it just means its popular.
How is it popular if it's not good?

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Did I say other wise. No I was just pointing out that the "zerg rush" seems to be a popular "strategy" amoung people who play this crappy game.
The GW equivalent would be IWay in PvP. Popular to set up, but ineffective in the long run.
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Old Mar 08, 2008, 06:53 PM // 18:53   #118
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Damn. And I thought it was an honest company : o
I have friends who worked for them. (And some still do.)
Within the last little while they instituted a 'monthly sales quota' for their employees. Yes, a monthly sales quota for a gaming store. Where 80% of their staff are part time and they're selling ONLY Products for Tabletop gaming. And not just tabletop gaming, which is already a niche market, ONLY Games Workshop gaming supplies.
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Old Mar 09, 2008, 02:35 AM // 02:35   #119
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I used to play it,but not anymore...
Terran's ftw =)
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Old Mar 09, 2008, 09:12 AM // 09:12   #120
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Spike fails. Starcraft is one of the best if not THE BEST RTS games of all time. I bet Spike is one who actually thinks Halo is the best shooter in existence.... LOLOLOLOL. Got news for you, and it isn't good...
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