[Megathread] StarCraft 2

**Nerraw** · 2013-01-26, 01:03 PM

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/852...ling-1_25_2013

In short, you'll get a Feat of Strength and bonus portraits in live HotS if you level all three races to 30 on the beta.

**Wass** · 2013-01-26, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by Nerraw

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/852...ling-1_25_2013

In short, you'll get a Feat of Strength and bonus portraits in live HotS if you level all three races to 30 on the beta.

Seems fun. I'm starting to play the beta as of tomorrow, been doing WoL up till now.

**Summerdrake** · 2013-01-26, 05:35 PM

Feedbackula : To The Heart of the Swarm!

gamespot·
Published on Jan 25, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lECMloUCM50

Johnny gets in touch with his inner zergling to see what you've been saying now the StarCraft II Heart of the Swarm cinematic has been released.

**Had88** · 2013-01-26, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by Nerraw

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/852...ling-1_25_2013

In short, you'll get a Feat of Strength and bonus portraits in live HotS if you level all three races to 30 on the beta.

Its still possible to exploit it? So play against the CPU on easy and build like 500 CCs...??!

**Nerraw** · 2013-01-26, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Had88

Its still possible to exploit it? So play against the CPU on easy and build like 500 CCs...??!

Not a clue.

**Wass** · 2013-01-26, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Nerraw

Not a clue.

I'll try it tomorrow. Will post results here if noone else does before.

**Grimord** · 2013-01-29, 01:32 PM

Anyone's playing the beta for HotS? Just got a key today and am currently installing. Eager to give it a go.

**Nerraw** · 2013-01-29, 01:38 PM

Last I checked there were 2000+ games active. So yeah, there are people playng.

**Nomzter** · 2013-01-29, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by Had88

Its still possible to exploit it? So play against the CPU on easy and build like 500 CCs...??!

It seems to work but after a while buildings and units start giving less and less xp so, not sure if it's time efficent compared to other things

**Wass** · 2013-01-29, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Grimord

Anyone's playing the beta for HotS? Just got a key today and am currently installing. Eager to give it a go.

Yap. Add SePPeLisCutE.537 if you want to play

I'm a platinum Terran.

**-Zait-** · 2013-01-29, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by Grimord

Anyone's playing the beta for HotS? Just got a key today and am currently installing. Eager to give it a go.

Yeah it's really fun. I hadn't played Sc2 in 6 months until the mac bug got fixed for HOTS a couple days ago xD

**Wass** · 2013-01-30, 09:40 AM

Pump for hots beta. Anyone who wants to play later today? Thinking in around 3 hours and onward.

**Taftvalue** · 2013-01-30, 11:47 AM

sc2 the learning curve is like a skyscraper and its only frustrating really

**Shinzai** · 2013-01-30, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by Taftvalue

sc2 the learning curve is like a skyscraper and its only frustrating really

I wouldn't agree with that. It's more like a pyramid and your own skill and ability to learn determines what step of the pyramid you can reach. You can play terribly and still have fun with the game, or you can macro/micro like a god and have fun.

However, HotS will be fixing the general learning of how to play competitively, with the addition of inductive tutorials and walkthroughs of how the game operates in player vs player/AI.

**Nomzter** · 2013-01-30, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Taftvalue

sc2 the learning curve is like a skyscraper and its only frustrating really

If you try to improve the stupid way ( try to win by using pro build orders), it's extremly frustrating. If you improve by learning the basics and improving your macro and later on micro, decision making, and so on, the game becomes more fun

**-Zait-** · 2013-01-30, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by Taftvalue

sc2 the learning curve is like a skyscraper and its only frustrating really

Like others have said just work on macro and you'll get better. If you have more stuff than your opponent 9 times out of ten you'll win. You can also do silly strategies like nukes, or nydus worms, etc and have fun P:

**Wass** · 2013-01-30, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Nomzter

If you try to improve the stupid way ( try to win by using pro build orders), it's extremly frustrating. If you improve by learning the basics and improving your macro and later on micro, decision making, and so on, the game becomes more fun

This. So much this.

But I still agree on that the learning curve is steep, at least for starters.

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http://www.twitch.tv/Weeezing

Doin some hots 2v2 atm.

**CheezusCrust** · 2013-02-03, 08:19 PM

Spending my sunday doing the campaign on brutal, god-damn this is hard haha.

Can't wait for Heart of the Swarm, really excited to play the campaign on brutal.

**-Zait-** · 2013-02-03, 09:56 PM

The campaign looks really good. And damn, Hellbats damage needs to be nerfed, at least a little. Four of them +a medivac healing them shouldn't be so hard to deal with. x_X

**CheezusCrust** · 2013-02-04, 03:30 AM

Just need some roaches or stalkers, should be pretty much obligatory in HotS with the amount of early harassment you can do.

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