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[Jibber Hack]

I'm not even that excited for it anymore. Just the prospect of waiting another year for the first game in a trilogy of delayed games upsets me. It's just a big joke now.

 

[Minsc]

I'm not even that excited for it anymore. Just the prospect of waiting another year for the first game in a trilogy of delayed games upsets me. It's just a big joke now.

If it's any consolation, all the sequels/expansions will be released approx. 1 year apart, so once it gets rolling it will really get moving. We'll get back to back to back SC2 games. <3

That and the game editor puts Warcraft 3's to shame. That will be a sight to behold down the road.

 

[Splatt]

This is like a reverse delay for me since I was expecting the game to come out in 2011. YAY!

 

[Ettie]

I'm not even that excited for it anymore. Just the prospect of waiting another year for the first game in a trilogy of delayed games upsets me. It's just a big joke now.

This kinda. I'm just not that big of a SC fan I guess.

Really don't want this to hurt D3's release either...

 

[Zzoram]

Hopefully it comes out on the 12 year anniversary.

 

[WORLDWIDEWII]

WHAT NONONONONO.........................

This was the only game i really want to play in 2009.

not MW2 and not GOW3

 

[UnluckyKate]

Hopefully it comes out on the 12 year anniversary.

Hum... They might release Diablo III before then, to make sure StarCraft 2 comes out for the 15 anniversary

 

[Loxley]

I can't believe some of you honestly think Blizzard delayed it because of MW2 :lol

Don't get me wrong, MW2 is going to be huge, but if you honestly think Blizzard was going to lose some serious sales because of it, I would like you to meet the entire population of South Korea.

As for those of you worried that this might effect D3's release...why? You do know they have two separate development teams working on each game, right? They'll probably give more info on the status of both at Blizzcon in a couple weeks.

 

[fatty]

I guess I won't be building a new PC this year. I was looking at an October timeframe to start building but I'll probably build one around February. 2.4 Ghz P4 with 1 Gig of RAM will live on for a bit longer...

 

[Zzoram]

I can't believe some of you honestly think Blizzard delayed it because of MW2 :lol

Don't get me wrong, MW2 is going to be huge, but if you honestly think Blizzard was going to lose some serious sales because of it, I would like you to meet the entire population of South Korea.

Not only that, but I doubt the console FPS crowd is the same as the PC RTS crowd.

 

[kodt]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

[DieH@rd]

I guess I won't be building a new PC this year. I was looking at an October timeframe to start building but I'll probably build one around February. 2.4 Ghz P4 with 1 Gig of RAM will live on for a bit longer...

Perfect, wait for dx11 cards.

 

[Rentahamster]

NOOOOooooooo!!!

Not that surprised, though.

 

[Pakkidis]

Good things happen to those who wait!

SC2 will be the new standard for RTS gaming.

 

[Helmholtz]

Pretty much saw this coming. It sucks but it was expected.
Still waiting for beta

 

[UnluckyKate]

Perfect, wait for dx11 cards.

Same here. I'm waiting for Alan Wake to upgrade.

 

[Danthrax]

1998 =Best year ever
2001 =Best year ever part 2
2004 =Best year ever part 3
2007 =Best year ever part 4
2010 =Best year ever part 5

The duck is on to something.:lol

Nothing really surprising about this at all.

also, 1995 brought us:

Yoshi's Island
Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country 2
Earthbound
Phantasy Star 4
VectorMan
Comix Zone
Earthworm Jim 2
Ristar
Star Wars Dark Forces
Wing Commander 4
Wing Commander Privateer
Warcraft 2
Full Throttle
Descent
Command & Conquer
Hexen
Myst
Need For Speed
Worms
Wipeout

The Sega Saturn
The PSX

not sure if that fits into the "best year ever" three-year pattern, but it certainly had a lot of great titles. and I'm sure I'm missing a couple in that list.

 

[eggandI]

As long as D3 is still on track, SCII can go fuck itself

 

[Zzoram]

Good things happen to those who wait!

SC2 will be the new standard for RTS gaming.

By the time it comes out, 4 year old midrange graphics cards will be able to run it well, and Blizzard's secret to success will kick in again.

 

[Alphahawk]

I don't follow PC gaming very closely, but the big news for me out of this story was that it was ever planned an 09 release.

 

[Zzoram]

I don't follow PC gaming very closely, but the big news for me out of this story was that it was ever planned an 09 release.

Blizzard never set a real date, but Activision (and a lot of fans/media) were hoping it would come out in 2009.

 

[KingOfSoap]

And still no system requirements published by Blizzard, saw some fan sites talking about 128mb graphics cards, this means this game will look about the same as Warcraft III FT? I sure hope not.

 

[Arzehn]

Whatever, as long as I get into the beta. Which I will because I'm that great.

 

[LiK]

that's a typo, the real date is 2021 :|

 

[Classic_Gs]

It takes a long time to make 1/3 of a game.

lawl

 

[Zzoram]

And still no system requirements published by Blizzard, saw some fan sites talking about 128mb graphics cards, this means this game will look about the same as Warcraft III FT? I sure hope not.

I'm pretty sure the battlereports have made it clear that it looks better than wc3.

 

[Enosh]

If it's any consolation, all the sequels/expansions will be released approx. 1 year apart, so once it gets rolling it will really get moving. We'll get back to back to back SC2 games. <3

you know their predictions are kinda wrong all the time.
given that some months ago they wre going "certanly 2009", I realy doubt about the accuracy of the "1 year apart" statement

 

[tonkatsu_ramen]

sigh.... And I just built a new pc recently too.

 

[Artadius]

Sweet! I now have time to go back and actually play the first game.

I haven't played a Blizzard game since Warcraft 2.

Damn, you're missing out!

 

[To Far Away Times]

I don't think blizzard even tries to hit release dates anymore.

 

[Minsc]

And still no system requirements published by Blizzard, saw some fan sites talking about 128mb graphics cards, this means this game will look about the same as Warcraft III FT? I sure hope not.

Warcraft 3 only requires a 32MB video card. Besides...

At what point do the in-game graphics from Warcraft III even come close to that?

 

[Fragamemnon]

Context appropriate facepalm:

Oh well. Right now the question is really if the BETA is going to make it out by 2009.

 

[Aeris130]

In all seriousness though, this fucking sucks.

 

[UnluckyKate]

What game is that ?

 

[Canova]

Diablo III

 

[fatty]

Perfect, wait for dx11 cards.

I'm thinking that those might be a bit out of my budget range. I don't really care for FPS games, so the most graphic intensive games I see myself playing in the future will be SCII, Diablo III and Anno 1404.

 

[peakish]

Not that unexpected since the beta hasn't started yet even. This is Blizzard, they do it right or not at all.

 

[Cerberus]

What game is that ?

If you're asking about the screen Minsc posted, it's Starcraft II.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=332038

 

[SomeDude]

A bit off topic but is starcraft 1 still the best RTS? If not, then what is? Havn't played a RTS in probably 5 years.

 

[jtb]

Let's get real here: This was never 2009 to begin with, so it's not much of a delay


On the other hand: FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

 

[jtb]

A bit off topic but is starcraft 1 still the best RTS? If not, then what is? Havn't played a RTS in probably 5 years.

Yes. No RTS even comes close.

 

[Chittagong]

Same here. I'm waiting for Alan Wake to upgrade.

dude, I...

... shit, I don't have the heart to do this.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

A bit off topic but is starcraft 1 still the best RTS? If not, then what is? Havn't played a RTS in probably 5 years.

Warcraft 3 is better than Starcraft 1 in some areas, but that's not really hard to image, since Starcraft is quite a bit older..

Other great recent RTS games are Supreme Commander, Company of Heroes, Dawn of War and World in Conflict.

 

[Evlar]

My backlog will comfort me through the cold, bleak winter nights of 2009.

 

[idlewild_]

having expected this doesn't make me any less sad

 

[Won]

This Bnet 2.0 must be the best thing a group of human beings has ever created.

Just want to see the beta start. :/

 

[bill0527]

If it's any consolation, all the sequels/expansions will be released approx. 1 year apart, so once it gets rolling it will really get moving. We'll get back to back to back SC2 games. <3

That and the game editor puts Warcraft 3's to shame. That will be a sight to behold down the road.

Yeah that's what they said about World of Warcraft expansions also.

They have repeatedly claimed they want to release one per year, but it took them about 22 months to get from their first expansion to the second one. The second expansion has been out 9 months now and still haven't even announced the third one.

Anything Blizzard says about release date time frames is steaming bullshit on a silver platter. That's why they don't announce release dates on most of their games. Its very very frustrating to deal with as a fan of Blizzard games, but once the games do finally come out and you get to sit down and play it for the first time, all that frustration just magically goes away.

A bit off topic but is starcraft 1 still the best RTS? If not, then what is? Havn't played a RTS in probably 5 years.

Starcraft 1 has aged quite a bit for my taste. Company of Heroes is the RTS you are looking for if you want something a little more modern.

 

[Dabookerman]

Fuck 2010. Fuck that year. TOO MANY GAMES.

 

[DemiMatt]

starcarft 2 for 2020 confirmed!

Diablo 3 after the rapture!

 

[Zzoram]

Warcraft 3 is better than Starcraft 1 in some areas, but that's not really hard to image, since Starcraft is quite a bit older..

Other great recent RTS games are Supreme Commander, Company of Heroes, Dawn of War and World in Conflict.

Try playing CoH online after a fresh install and you'll realize why Battle.net puts Blizzard RTS way above the rest.