Starcraft 2 announced!!!

[Mockery]

After years of waiting, we're all gonna get a chance to battle online once again. Blizzard just announced Starcraft 2!

[AChimp]

This will be so much better than Starcraft Ghost! :D

[Mockery]

From what it sounds like, it's NOT an MMO (*dance*). Man, I cannot wait to see the new footage. From the IGN live blog:

"Protoss colossus - huge unit that can blast out dual lasers and use long legs to traverse differences in terrain height - in the demo two of them obliterate about fifty or so zerglings."

*drool*

[MattJack]

I think I'm going to buy a new computer just for this game.

I'm really excited. I feel like we should all be cheering, drinking, and high fiving each other as if our favorite sports team won the national championship.

[Dr. V]

I bout crapped myself when I started WoW and saw this. Rejoice my fellows, for the sacred one has returned! OMG I'M SO EXCITED!

[AChimp]

I think this game's gonna be like Warcraft 3 was... basically an RTS with RPG elements added on. I like those little missions where you get a handful of dudes and a hero character to run around and stuff.

[MetalMilitia]

I hope it has mad graffix and phyix.

I can't play any other RTSs after being spoilt by Company of Heroes.

[Mockery]

Originally Posted by AChimp

I think this game's gonna be like Warcraft 3 was... basically an RTS with RPG elements added on. I like those little missions where you get a handful of dudes and a hero character to run around and stuff.

Way too early to jump to conclusions about it, but from the look of the gameplay footage it looks fun as hell. Let's just hope for the best :o

[Mockery]

http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=66564

I am so sold on this game it's not even funny.

[Zomboid]

Fucking awesome. This really is great news and I can't wait to have imock games :O

[noob3]

Great! I wouldn't get too excited for i-mock games, because all you chobos will got owned 1 v 7 BY ME

[Angryhydralisk]

This is one of, if not the best things I've heard all decade.

[MarioRPG]

$20 says I need a new computer to run it.

But damn, am I hyped.

[AChimp]

Originally Posted by Mockery

Way too early to jump to conclusions about it, but from the look of the gameplay footage it looks fun as hell. Let's just hope for the best :o

They're saying it has a unique "story mode" single-player campaign, so that means to me that it's RTS with RPG elements.

[Durin]

Let all of mankind rejoice in the glory that is Blizzard and Starcraft 2. I think this is the top video gaming event of the millenium so far.

and i like the looks of the protoss units that they showed us on the site (immortals look nice).

[eggyolk]

boooooo

[Dr. V]

eggyolk's not human

[executioneer]

rtses are boooring

[MetalMilitia]

Here are a bunch of gameplay videos: LINK

[Protoclown]

About fucking time.

FUCK world of warcraft

[kahljorn]

Maybe it will be an MMORPS :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O O: :O :O O: :O:OO: O:O:O:

[Mockery]

MORE good news!

The panel answered questions on numerous topics, including Starcraft II's development history, which Pardo explained "started shortly after Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne" back in 2003. According to Pardo, the game is "very far along" and is already playable in multiplayer with all three factions. When asked about the release date, Pardo gave the answer you may have come to expect from Blizzard: "The game will be released when it's ready."

So perhaps this means we won't have to wait a fucking eternity for the game to come out like we've normally had to do whenever Blizzard has announced a game. I'm hoping for early 2008, which still feels like a long time but would be pretty fast for Blizzard.

So who's ready to become completely unproductive with everything else going on in their lives when this game comes out?

[Zomboid]

More ready to be unproductive than I've ever been before.

[MattJack]

I have a feeling I'm going to put this game on my laptop and play it on my down time at work.

Then eventually I'll just be doing my work between matches.

[mew barios]

well i thought we'd up to wc3 when it came out, but most people were like, too busy to learns slightly different game D:

i hope we can plays at least a few games of sc2 :> but im not getting my hopes up.