StarCraft II Battle Report 4: Terrans Vs. 'Toss

"e-sports?" Let's not get crazy guys. It's not a sport.

" "e-sports?" Let's not get crazy guys. It's not a sport. "

Great game, great videos. I love the battle reports. I'm in the same boat as others who say "great game, but too much to wrap my head around". I'm forever stuck as an average RTS player who doesn't have the aptitude for pro-micro and counter-building. But at the same time, I can always acknowledge great RTS. Company of Heroes, I thought, was utterly amazing. Never got to play Rome Total War, but was always curious because how rave the reviews were. Eh well. If the matchmaking is really really proficient, maybe a purchase. If not, Diablo 3 looks spectacular.

david kim is a beast

" @Hitzel:  rockstars?? idk about that... but yeah its is deffinitly a way bigger deal there then it is here "

" I'm so done with any RTS game that is basically the same game that it was 10 years ago. I'm only interested in RTS games that are trying to move forward and evolve the genre. Like R.U.S.E. Which, maybe R.U.S.E will suck, but it's still loads more interesting then Starcraft 2, which is barely different then Starcraft 1 gameplay-wise.  I give it a big /yawn. "

"Blizzard knows that is not the way to go. Perfect balance and solid tried tested and true gameplay is what StarCraft 2 needs."

Every time I watch these it just further reinforces that I am not a RTS fan.

Since there are no achievements I can see myself avoiding the multiplayer mode.

" @Tarsier said:
"Blizzard knows that is not the way to go. Perfect balance and solid tried tested and true gameplay is what StarCraft 2 needs."I disagree. I don't think that staying stagnant and regurgitating the same is ever the way to go. Attempts to revamp the RTS genre to date might have all failed, but one of these days a company is going to come along, learn from all those failed attempts, and then make some ungodly awesome RTS that makes Blizzard RTS games look like crap, and cause everyone to wonder why RTS games weren't always done that way. Of course then Blizzard will come and copy/steal that new type of RTS and make it even better, but another company has to come along first and set that new trend before Blizzard can poach it. "

You can keep playing all the shitty RTS that come out trying to fix what's not broken, and in the mean time, I'll be played starcraft 1 and 2.

David Kim sc2 bonjwa btw

This is an excellent way to promote SC2.

Awesome match!!  Was disappointed that Terran won, because I'm a Protoss fan.

I don't think I've seen David Kim lose in any of these matches. I think the commentary was great too.

anyone else really fucking annoyed that the A/V was out of sync?

Don't Actiblizz have enough money to afford someone like Matt Vasgersian or some other top name announcer to do these?

We've already seen so much of this game that they should just release it and get it over with!

Love watching these but it really reinforces the fact that I suck hard at Starcraft

High level play is insane, I can't believe the skill that goes into micro with individual units for harassment while expanding to new bases while researching while planning pincer movements while...

"anyone else really fucking annoyed that the A/V was out of sync? "

oh my god dude, fuckin Nerd City U.S.A. 
 
that announcer dude was getting way too excited about some things. 

It looks pretty solid, but I think they have a ways to go with balance still.  Terran still seem too strong to me from everything I've seen, and the Zerg seem really underpowered (Which worries me, as a zerg player).
 
Protoss look to be in a good place with balance right now, if they can bring the Zerg and Terran in line with them (While maintaining balance all around, a difficult task I am sure) things will probably be good.

the video/audio problem isn't gb's fault. I just downloaded the video from blizzard.com and the main file is delayed.

Not even a advance alien civilization can stop rapid fire nukes.

I found myself strangely entertained by this video.

If I watch enough of these, is it possible I would understand this game?

" oh my god dude, fuckin Nerd City U.S.A.  that announcer dude was getting way too excited about some things.  "

That was fantastic...I have no idea what kind of "elite-level-shit" was going on but looks like great fun. Don't think my donkey of a pc would run it mind...