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Starcraft 2 Vs. Diablo 3 THE ULTIMATE BATTLE

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In brady bunch voice: STARCRAFT STARCRAFT STARCRAFTTTTTT!!!!!
 
Well, since Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends is supposedly coming out in November, I've got my RTS fix. Bring on Diablo 3 please but I would be happy with either one.
 
Starcraft. I still remember the cost and timing of the unit production and factoring those into strategies I'd try to come up with when I'm not playing. Man I was a nerd! I think I'm gunna play soon!
<shuns the world for 3 hours>
 
You Warcraft fans can wait.

You got the last four games!

WC3
WC3 Frozen Throne
WoW
WoW Expansion

I think you Diablo fans can wait too since Diablo II came out after Starcraft!

Ghost is not supposed to be a consolation game. :/

I'm sure it'll be cool, but I want Starcraft 2. Perhaps Starcraft Ghost bridges the gap in storyline between Brood Wars and Starcraft 2? And we'll see SC2 late 2006? A man can dream!

No World of Starcraft, either! Starcraft 2 first! Then perhaps World of Starcraft after!
 
Starcraft 2 if they can keep the multiplayer simple and fun. Warcraft 3 multiple is fucking terrible.

If they want to toss in more stupid micromanagement bullshit (a la the heroes of WCIII), give me Diablo 3, dammit!!!

God, what am I saying? Diablo 3. All the way.
 
echoshifting said:
Starcraft 2 if they can keep the multiplayer simple and fun. Warcraft 3 multiple is fucking terrible.

If they want to toss in more stupid micromanagement bullshit (a la the heroes of WCIII), give me Diablo 3, dammit!!!

God, what am I saying? Diablo 3. All the way.
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Yeah, you Diablo fans are gonna win anyway. All signs point to Diablo 3 being out after the WoW expansion.
 
Mrbob said:
Yeah, you Diablo fans are gonna win anyway. All signs point to Diablo 3 being out after the WoW expansion.
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Well yeah. Nothing has come out of (the former) Blizzard North since D2: LOD. If they'd revealed a new IP years ago people would have welcomed it, I think, but at this point? It pretty much has to be Diablo.

Honestly, if they reveal they've been working on anything but Diablo III all this time....yeah. Nerd riots, baby. Sign me up.
 
Well, the rumors go Diablo 3 is actually pretty far in development. Beyond that, in a previous "Give us Starcraft 2 Blizzard!" thread, element chimed in Diablo 3 is coming out from Blizzard next. Combine that with the rumors and I have no reason to think otherwise Diablo 3 is coming out of Blizzard next. After the WoW expansion, but this should be a seperate project anyway.
 
echoshifting said:
Starcraft 2 if they can keep the multiplayer simple and fun. Warcraft 3 multiple is fucking terrible.

If they want to toss in more stupid micromanagement bullshit (a la the heroes of WCIII), give me Diablo 3, dammit!!!

God, what am I saying? Diablo 3. All the way.
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Since when was SC simple? The depth of the game is exactly what you make of it.

You can play WC3 without bothering with Hero inventory or spells, but you're going to be stomped by people who invest the time to do so. The same goes for SC - don't learn counter units or resource management and you crash and burn to a better player. And if you think good SC players don't bother with micro ...
 
Diablo 3. RTS has been done to death. If they did a World of Starcraft tho, I'd be hyped for that.
 
blackadde said:
Since when was SC simple? The depth of the game is exactly what you make of it.

You can play WC3 without bothering with Hero inventory or spells, but you're going to be stomped by people who invest the time to do so. The same goes for SC - don't learn counter units or resource management and you crash and burn to a better player. And if you think good SC players don't bother with micro ...
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I think his point is that WC3 took micro to the next level beyond SC and it was a bit too much. Essentially, every unit in that game had to be micromanage. In SC, in wasn't nearly that bad. It felt more like a macro game, worrying about counter to this unit or that unit. To be a top player you had to use micro very well, but for average players it wasn't a deal breaker.

I too look forward to StarCraft 2! That's probably my most wanted sequel of all time. And at this rate, we won't get it until ten years after the original's release.
 
Pimpbaa said:
Diablo 3. RTS has been done to death. If they did a World of Starcraft tho, I'd be hyped for that.
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No I don't want WoW with new models. If they want to do a StarCraft MMO game, it shouldn't be a level grind RPG. Maybe more of an on-line community of players, in an FPS type game.

Terran marines fighting Zergs also controlled by humans in missions? :o

Edit: Each race will have a 'story' to follow and often times, theirs stories will conflict. The game may require Zerg players to invade a Terran base and the Terran players will get a mission to defend a base 'under threat'. The Protoss will be all high and mighty in their missions and sit around as usual and no nothing.

There can be a dynamic race tagging system where all players can play every race, but on missions each race will get capped. Zergs can support the most players in a team, Terran second most and Protoss the least, but their weaponry would just be awesome.

Some missions may also require players to play support roles. Perhaps 3 players flying a protross carrier. 1 steers, the other 2 controls weaponry and the fighters.

yes... StarCraft MMO from Blizzard will warrant a purcahse.....
 
Starcraft 2 if only because we already saw what the next step was for the Diablo franchise and it was called World of Warcraft.
 
suaveric said:
I think his point is that WC3 took micro to the next level beyond SC and it was a bit too much. Essentially, every unit in that game had to be micromanage. In SC, in wasn't nearly that bad. It felt more like a macro game, worrying about counter to this unit or that unit. To be a top player you had to use micro very well, but for average players it wasn't a deal breaker.

I too look forward to StarCraft 2! That's probably my most wanted sequel of all time. And at this rate, we won't get it until ten years after the original's release.
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Well, I guess to each their own. For me the micro is probably the most fun part of the game, there's nothing quite like trapping an enemy hero and seeing him quit just before the final blow.
 
Starcraft 2 then Warcraft 4 then diablo iii

Starcraft better look GOOD.... I mean the're alraedy screwed up Ghost from what it was, I just hope a real Blizzard team takes the project, The little ending video at the end of War3 was crap and I don't want it to look like that, I want better models! better textures! cause when WAR3 was announced to when it was released the graphics weren't anything to "aww" at anymore. Warcraft is fun an all but Starcraft kept me up for hours playing on my 56k modem with my friends all night long on school nights.
 
maybe they'll turn the ghost name into a franchise and adapt it from stealth gameplay to RPG gameplay for future sequels.
 
Scrow said:
maybe they'll turn the ghost name into a franchise and adapt it from stealth gameplay to RPG gameplay for future sequels.
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oh yea sure, and delay the game till next, next gen!
 
Diablo III, without a doubt. There's something magical about the Diablo series, it just feels so fantastic, gameplay as well as the atmosphere.


(Starcraft 2 however would make me almost as happy.)

(And someone mentioned Blackthorne 2, I like that idea too.)
 
Mrbob said:
All signs point to Diablo 3 being out after the WoW expansion.
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Were those signs the loss of almost all the game's core directors and the closure of the studio?

But anyway, between Titan Quest, Hellgate: London, and a couple of others that may or may not make it clickfests will be alive and well in 2006. So I vote for Blackthorne 3D.
 
EGM92 said:
oh yea sure, and delay the game till next, next gen!
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uh... read my post again.

What i meant was the current Ghost game would be released this gen as planned, but the Ghost name could be turned into a spinoff Starcraft franchise to accomodate other genres like RPGs.
 
How about something new for once? It's been way too long since Blizzard did something non Craft/Diablo.

Anyway, if I have to choose between those I'd take Starcraft anyday.. as long as its as well balanced as the original. Thank god they wont probably do another MMORPG in a while. WoW is easily the must unfun and tedious game Blizzard has ever done.
 
Suburban Cowboy said:
wouldnt diablo 3 just be a step backwards from wow?
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Nah man, Diablo is a much more skill based real time type hack n slash game. And personally I prefer the Diablo universe over the Wacraft one.
 
Starcraft 2. Not a big fan of the Warcraft series, and we've had 2 Diablos, and the last one came out after Starcraft. I'd take either though.
 
Starcraft 2 because there's still plenty of room for improvement. Better graphics, larger maps, more people playing at once, being able to select more than 12 units at once, unit AI that doesn't get stuck on small objects... the list goes on. In terms of balance, Starcraft: Brood War got it down pat, but it was held back by technical limitations.
 
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