Wist Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 https://starcraft.com/ March 30 patch notes here. The base game will be free. This summer you'll be able to pay for a remastered graphics add-on (the original and remastered versions will be cross compatible). I'm excited! Anyone else here happy for to an excuse to get back into Brood War? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) MY CHILDHOOD! Glad that StarCraft will finally be free! Maybe my potato of a computer will be able to run it. Happy doesn't begin to describe how I feel right now. Edited March 26, 2017 by eclipse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 This is incredibly good and cool. Guess they figured out the renaissance AoE2's gotten since its remaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS MY BROODWAR HAS LAID DORMANT. But It has awakened, thanks for the news, this is great. Maybe we could setup some fun matches and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I would be entirely okay with that. That would be both good and cool. Someone needs to invite Haru to any tournament tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Parrhesia said: I would be entirely okay with that. That would be both good and cool. Someone needs to invite Haru to any tournament tbh I'd have to get my micro/macro game back to speed for something like that haha. Edited March 26, 2017 by Jedi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 'oh yeah,' i say casually as i attack-move five control groups of marines roughly into the centre of the enemy base and figure it'll work itself out, 'micro' 'that's a thing that people' 'do' 'i guess' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Haha, maybe getting back into such extremes won't be too needed, just goofing around instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Oh hey... I remember playing Brood War... Although I'm more of a support-oriented player though whenever folks would do network play here back in my younger days. I just simply assist-assist-assist with long ranged attackers. *cough*Siege Tanks*cough* Normal play though; I find it fun to use Protoss in Brood War; find a stray enemy worker and take it away with a Dark Archon... Hee hee hee hee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Frosty said: Oh hey... I remember playing Brood War... Although I'm more of a support-oriented player though whenever folks would do network play here back in my younger days. I just simply assist-assist-assist with long ranged attackers. *cough*Siege Tanks*cough* Normal play though; I find it fun to use Protoss in Brood War; find a stray enemy worker and take it away with a Dark Archon... Hee hee hee hee! Ah yes the ye old, "I have 3 races you have 1" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wist Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 4 hours ago, eclipse said: MY CHILDHOOD! I'm really happy to see Brood War fans here. I always sucked at this game. But I enjoyed the hell out of it for years. Made and played UMS maps and mods, backstabbed in 7v1 comp stomps because I'm terrible, got crushed on PGTour and iCCup, the works! Even played my father over LAN when I got to visit him. 2 hours ago, Jedi said: Maybe we could setup some fun matches and stuff. That's an excellent idea! I would absolutely be down for that; 1v1, 2v2, FFA, UMS, whatever! 4 hours ago, Parrhesia said: This is incredibly good and cool. Guess they figured out the renaissance AoE2's gotten since its remaster. How have I not heard about this?! Is it any good? What did they update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Wist said: Made and played UMS maps and mods @Wist I recall making maps before and submitting them to Starcraft communites. Sad to say, I can't find my creations anymore. 2 hours ago, Jedi said: Ah yes the ye old, "I have 3 races you have 1" @Jedi It's fun but evil at the same time... especially if you can stall enemies long enough then suddenly Reaver and Lurker-assisted Siege Tank attacks with Hydralisks and Guardians around! Add in some detectors and Medics just to cover up stealthy/cloaked units and disables respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nym Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 OMG, this game is my childhood along with pokémon and smash. I remember every time my dad would open his computer and I would hear the song of the menu, I would always leave my toys and my bedroom to go pick up a chair and watch my father playing this game. I'm going to buy this once I get the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orson Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I still have the old box with the engraved protoss, oh the memories. As someone who was higly disappointed by Wings of Liberty's campaign (I still have to play the Zerg and Protoss bits, maybe when the battle chest's price is lowered) I look forward to replaying it all this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 8 hours ago, Wist said: How have I not heard about this?! Is it any good? What did they update? Oh man. Well, first up, it runs fine, at a proper resolution, the population cap's now a maximum of 500. I think they got the guys who did some fanmade expansion, Forgotten Empires, to... well, Forgotten Empires is a canon expansion now, and they've made two more (African Kingdoms and Rise of the Rajas) since. It's really great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 5 hours ago, Orson said: I still have the old box with the engraved protoss, oh the memories. As someone who was higly disappointed by Wings of Liberty's campaign (I still have to play the Zerg and Protoss bits, maybe when the battle chest's price is lowered) I look forward to replaying it all this summer. I still have my Dads old Discs, because he's who got me into the old Blizzard greats. Warcraft 2 (I adore WC3 though too), Starcraft/Broodwar and Diablo 1/2 will always be close to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Jedi said: Warcraft 2 (I adore WC3 though too) Death coils, death coils everwhere... That was annoying... Meanwhile, use Mages to BLIZZARD the fudge out of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Warcraft 2 doesn't run on this computer, sadly - that said, some Russian guys made an open-source multiplayer (and I think also Custom Games?) client for it for free, called War2Combat. I would love it if Warcraft 2 was revived in some way, honestly. Maybe even if 1/2/3 were all remastered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Parrhesia said: Warcraft 2 doesn't run on this computer, sadly - that said, some Russian guys made an open-source multiplayer (and I think also Custom Games?) client for it for free, called War2Combat. I would love it if Warcraft 2 was revived in some way, honestly. Maybe even if 1/2/3 were all remastered! I miss the boats in WC3, the naval warfare for oil in 2 was chaotic. Reminded me of Ancient Conquest, if you've ever played it. Edited March 27, 2017 by Jedi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slumber Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Warcraft 1-3 better get this treatment. I mean, Blizzard has basically told us that we'll never see a classic-style Warcraft ever again. At least Starcraft is still Starcraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wist Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 17 hours ago, Orson said: I still have the old box with the engraved protoss, oh the memories. As someone who was higly disappointed by Wings of Liberty's campaign (I still have to play the Zerg and Protoss bits, maybe when the battle chest's price is lowered) I look forward to replaying it all this summer. Same here. I got WoL at launch but only played the campaign last year. Considering giving the expansions a shot though, maybe... 12 hours ago, Parrhesia said: Oh man. Well, first up, it runs fine, at a proper resolution, the population cap's now a maximum of 500. I think they got the guys who did some fanmade expansion, Forgotten Empires, to... well, Forgotten Empires is a canon expansion now, and they've made two more (African Kingdoms and Rise of the Rajas) since. It's really great. That sounds excellent. Think I might poke this at some point! 4 hours ago, Slumber said: Warcraft 1-3 better get this treatment. I mean, Blizzard has basically told us that we'll never see a classic-style Warcraft ever again. At least Starcraft is still Starcraft. What have they said/hinted? I never played WarCraft much, but it would be sad if they forever left classic WarCraft for dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slumber Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 10 hours ago, Wist said: What have they said/hinted? I never played WarCraft much, but it would be sad if they forever left classic WarCraft for dead. World of WarCraft is the biggest money maker in gaming. In the 13 years that it's been going, they've said that they don't have any intentions on going back to RTS WarCraft, and that StarCraft fits its niche. The next WarCraft product will likely be WoW2, which I'm sure Blizzard will keep working on for another 15 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sire Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 As for the Warcraft RTS argument, Starcraft II has been getting more and more "hero characters" which was the main feature of Warcraft 3. Granted, there still are no heroes in competitive multiplayer (just Co-Op, and then only with certain commanders), but things look slim for the classic Warcraft RTS franchise, even if there is the Sci-Fi and Fantasy aesthetic differences. // A part of me missing the naval combat from War 2 (War 3 TFT did not do the navy justice) and I would like a story reset back to the ending of War3 instead of whatever they came up with for WoW. Alas, that is just wishful thinking... Back to Starcraft: Brood War Remastered, I was never really a Starcraft guy. I ended up picking up the original Starcraft years after its original release and loved the campaigns, but it never drew me in as did the Warcraft series. Then again, I enjoy the more fantastical settings than science-fiction. so there is that. Also, any word if existing Starcraft Anthology owners will get the remastered version for free (or at a discount) or will the remastered version need to be bought again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wist Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 I haven't seen that specifically clarified yet. But personally I'm not going to hold my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryhard Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 wow missed that one yeah, I never really played starcraft, but if this means there is a higher chance of a diablo 2 remaster fucking give me it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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