$150 to Play Full StarCraft II?

[shimrra]

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Since the announcement that StarCraft II will be shipping as three separate products to be the "StarCraft II Trilogy", there has been several criticising voices against this, in terms of having to purchase several boxes, and possibly paying $150 (�75) just to get the full game.

StarCraftWire.net had an interview with Chris Sigaty (http://www.starcraftwire.net/wiki/Chris_Sigaty), where he disclosed the details of these statements, and whether or not players will have to get them all to play simple multiplayer with each other. As you can read from the StarCraft Gameplay Panel (http://www.starcraftwire.net/n/1226/starcraft-2-gameplay-panel-summary), the game will ship in three parts:


Wings of Liberty (Terran (http://www.starcraftwire.net/wiki/Terran))
Heart of the Swarm (Zerg (http://www.starcraftwire.net/wiki/Zerg))
Legacy of the Void (Protoss (http://www.starcraftwire.net/wiki/Protoss))

It seems the decision to divide SC2 into three was discussed last BlizzCon, and got finalised sometime around new year, and now announced at BlizzCon. It will work more or less exactly like expansions, as two were already planned for SC anyway. This means that you will need to have all three boxes if you want to play with other people that have all three, or you can play in "Wings of Liberty Mode", which only requires that original box. Yes, this does mean that you will have to pay whatever price it would total to (they have not discussed that yet, ofc), in order to play

There will be about 30 maps per campaign, instead of 8-10, and will ship like proper stand alone products.

Their response to negative opinions on buying three boxes to get one game is that the project is just so big, and it has more to do with time than money, meaning that they didn't want to let players wait for an additional year just to get the game. It's the same deal as two expansions, and people will probably be playing just "Wings of Liberty" as well as the additional content. This is very similar to how StarCraft I and WarCraft III works as well.

Stay tuned for the full interview that will be posted on StarCraftWire.net later on!

Link (http://www.starcraftwire.net/n/1231/150-to-play-full-starcraft-ii)

[TaboriHK]

My buddy says thusfar in balancing, the Toss butcher EVERYONE.

And yes, this new Blizzard is really fucking irritating. It's like they just recently discovered the depths of money-grubbing whoring they can aspire to.

[transit grinder]

I fooled around with Starcraft; I enjoyed the atmosphere but I absolutely failed at mastering the game mechanics, much like any RTS I've ever tried. The footage I saw on BlizzCon made this game look amazing. If it's as fun as it looks, I will not give up until I can clear a level or two.

[Beeman99]

fuck it, when it comes out in 2011 I'll be working on something else

[RockstarDan]

if they made it one game, itd be out in 2 years...maybe.

This way you get the game way faster, and it will feature all races in full support for multiplayer as well.

I have a feeling that while they say they dont want the zerg and protoss games to be expansions, they likely will be, or at least come in at a reduced price. I mean the missions are great, but how much more multiplayer content in an RTS can you add to make it be considered a different game and not an expansion.

Regardless, I am happy because it means SC2 will likely be out by spring/summer.

[jsc315]

This is one of the most anticipated pc games, no matter what it costs they would buy it. Hell people still play the first one and its old as fuck.

[Aero 1]

fuck it, when it comes out in 2011 I'll be working on something else

why are you complaining stupid? you have no problem paying $15 a month and a faggot MMO.

[TaboriHK]

Because that faggot MMO doesn't give you pieces of a game.

[You Know Him]

In addition to this, there are rumors going around that battle.net is no longer going to be free. So in addition to playing $150 for the whole game, you have to pay a monthly fee much like for WoW to play your friends.