Game News Heart of the Swarm is out now

[Ulminati]

Nope. Not allowed to log in to my single player game thanks to the wonders of always online DRM.

Blizzard once again makes a compelling argument in favour of pirating their software. They'll only remove the authenticator if I send them government-issued ID, fill out a bunch of forms and wait for them to get around to it.

I WAS going to buy HotS just to lulz in the single player campaign. But if I'm not allowed to play the game I legally bought, I guess I'll play the one that's not removed from an inventory and save my money.

 

[Stonewolf]

So is campaign any good? Not sure if cba to jellyroger this, I own WoL, I'm entitled to a compensation for wasting time on trying to get into the abomination they call 'multiplayer' in there.

 

[kris]

3 missions into campaign. 50% love story, 20% explaining how to put down a hive and using units, 30% killing stuff with Kerrigan and Zerglings.

 

[Sranchammer]

3 missions into campaign. 50% love story, 20% explaining how to put down a hive and using units, 30% killing stuff with Kerrigan and Zerglings.

So GOTY?

 

[kris]

Only if Kerrigan come into a love triangle with some Zerg humanoid hybrid... And you ge to romance him by listening to him prattle on about his tragic background. Maybe his Zergling kid died at Aiur.

 

[ohWOW]

Gotta check rule 34 site.

 

[Western]

How the mighty have fallen, their weapons of incline destroyed.

 

[kris]

Gotta update though. The story don't get in the way of the missions later. But the missions is again gimmicky about every new unit you get.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

So Blizzard is taking cues from BioWare? And to think they were once a paragon of uncompromising PC gaming excellence.

 

[Yoshiyyahu]

So Blizzard is taking cues from BioWare? And to think they were once a paragon of uncompromising PC gaming excellence.

Times long past meyt

 

[MicoSelva]

So, I wanted to buy this, as it launched at a more reasonable price than WoL, but then read that it's not a standalone expansion, but expansion-expansion, so I'd have to dish out additional $30 for WoL. Pass. I'll wait for the inevitable SC2 Trilogy in 2016.

 

[Haba]

Oh god, the plot is so much shit.

Won't even touch the damn thing after watching the cinematics from YT.

 

[Cyberarmy]

This game is really easy even compared to WotL, completed 10 missions on hard without a sweat. Stopped using Kerrigan because she is just an "I WIN" button even with only auto attacks. Begining missions are really typical, silly RTS missions that teaches us how to use hive and zerg units like its our first time with the zerg... Really?!?
And game is trying to DL something(streaming?!) before every damned mission and ruining my little enterteinment...

 

[Yoshiyyahu]

Oh god, the plot is so much shit.

Won't even touch the damn thing after watching the cinematics from YT.

Remember when Blizzard cinematics weren't shit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8SGFeK-79Y

 

[Cyberarmy]

Oh god, the plot is so much shit.

Won't even touch the damn thing after watching the cinematics from YT.

Remember when Blizzard cinematics weren't shit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8SGFeK-79Y

Those were the days... "Thank god for cold fusion!"

 

[Surf Solar]

People play Starcraft for the story?

 

[RK47]

1. I initially disliked that she went back to swarmy Kerrigan so quick. It felt like the Arthas story line with Frostmourne "to save his people" (to get revenge on Mensk). However, I kind of liked her as Queen of Blades by the end.

2. It was painfully obvious that Raynor wasn't dead. But Kerrigan fell for it big time and hosed her shot with him. It doesn't seem like she would be so stupid.

3. I REALLY dislike that Jim had to save her at the very end. Way to take agency away from the female lead who had kicked all sorts of ass for the entire time and leave it to the big Dudebro in power armor to save the day. Cheapened the whole thing.

4. I like that they did kill Mensk off finally. They have set up Legacy of the Void to be an alliance of the three races again the Xel'Naga God. I can more or less get behind that.

5. The ending monologue made little sense. She basically allied with Jim/Valarian, they go to pains to make it clear that even though she is the Queen of Blades again she has a LOT of Kerrigan still in her, and then she says she has "forsaken her identity and the man she loves?" WAT? You spent the entire game establishing that you HADN'T forsaken those things and that is what makes her different now. Hell, she even gets along with Zeratul.

I understand that she realizes she has to go fight, but as I said, it seems like they've set it up for an alliance. Maybe Kerrigan doesn't see it that way? Struck me as odd.

 

[~RAGING BONER~]

*cracks knuckles*

alright, now to wait 3 years for a Protoss tutorial...

 

[Cyberarmy]

5. The ending monologue made little sense. She basically allied with Jim/Valarian, they go to pains to make it clear that even though she is the Queen of Blades again she has a LOT of Kerrigan still in her, and then she says she has "forsaken her identity and the man she loves?" WAT? You spent the entire game establishing that you HADN'T forsaken those things and that is what makes her different now. Hell, she even gets along with Zeratul.

DUN DUN DUNNNN!
World (Universe?!?) of Starcraft comfirmed with The Zerg=The Forsaken and Kerrigan=Sylvannas

Edit: Raging Boner, you are being too optimistic i say :=P

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

People play Starcraft?

 

[TalesfromtheCrypt]

http://youtu.be/L2o5dnVuxiI?t=28m31s

Oh boy oh boy. I am speechless. Didn't think they could sink any lower after WoL but I stand corrected. Truly awful.

 

[evdk]

http://youtu.be/L2o5dnVuxiI?t=28m31s

Oh boy oh boy. I am speechless. Didn't think they could sink any lower after WoL but I stand corrected. Truly awful.

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/sc2-hots.80472/page-17#post-2543170

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/sc2-hots.80472/page-18#post-2543371

Enjoy.

 

[MetalCraze]

People play Starcraft for the story?

It's quite telling that everything is so inferior that the story is the best part.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

I hope to God there isn't a Zerg romancing option.

Man does it show that all the good employees are long gone.

 

[Kane]

People play Starcraft for the story?

It's quite telling that everything is so inferior that the story is the best part.

Obviously you will follow up this post with enumerating the countless high-brow alternatives to sc2 that the RTS genre currently has to offer.