Starcraft 2

god SC II makes all the other blizzard stories look like kiddy pool deep (well don't really know with diablo)

Ehm, WC is a deep and complex story too :l

Thats the thing, I think she'll become some sort of human zerg protoss hybrid and therefore superior to the dark ones (thats what they're called right?) but how they'll do it only time will tell, god SC II makes all the other blizzard stories look like kiddy pool deep (well don't really know with diablo) or maybe is the cliffhanger, either way they know how to sell their pomegranate.

Uh, how many Blizzard games have you played? SC I and BW had far better plotlines than WoL did. Diablo didn't have a very good presentation of the storyline in I and II, but it's fairly interesting lore nonetheless. Warcraft has always been more lighthearted than SC or Diablo, but II and III had excellent stories as well, though WoW's been running for so long that they've had to get pretty ridiculous just to keep it interesting.

Wings of Liberty had great presentation of the story, and I loved the cutscenes, but the storyline was not very deep. Everyone fit their archetypal roles like a glove and there was zero character development.

At the same time, I felt that character development in SC1 were a little too steep. Mengsk transition from a freedom fighting benefactor to absolute tyrant happens over the span of 2 missions. And Kerrigan's development was pretty much explained by her infestation. No real moral dilemmas, only a simple "cry for help" while in crysallis.

BW was a little better though. Have to fault the terran campaign considering how gullible DuGalle was. What kind of general decides to trust some new recruit from the remnants of an old regime after the span of a few months over their most trusted admiral.

HotS seems to remedy SCII's linear development, but I still feel that fans are gonna hate on it because Kerrigan's no longer queen peach of the universe but a human being that has moral dilemmas over mass killing, and has to deal with hatred spawning from two different races while she herself doesn't remember what she specifically did to them.

4 days left till MLG providence, woo!
I'm cheering for IdrA and HuK myself, but in general i just hope for an epic tournament

Looking forward to another non-korean dominant tourney xD Go non Korean players!

I always like seeing zerg players and Terran players play. If i was any good, I'd play Zerg more, but they're too APM required for me at the moment.

Almost all players at Providence are from North America or Korea. Europe is highly underrepresented due to Dreamhack. The chance of a foreigner champion is much lower.

Can't wait to head back to the Montreal Barcraft. It'll be nice to see a foreign hope win it all though. Kinda weird to see a Korean be crowned American Champion (MLG is an American tournament after all)

Europe brings a lot of strong players but I have faith in Huk and Idra to bring the pain!!

Dreamhack starting tomorrow
I want to see if naniwa can keep up his dominance and i'm hoping IdrA will do great again! But i am honestly personally hoping for another HuK Dreamhack win
Hoping that i can get my friend over for saturday to watch the final with me!

Naw man, Haypro. Haypro's gonna destroy in dreamhack =p.

That feel when you're laddering and you three games in a row forget an overlord and supply cap yourself and your opponent wins with like 4 roaches
pineapple i should stop making that mistake, it's always right after i grab my +1 attack >_< i have the cash for it, playing against a lot of diamonds lately though, hoping i'll be promoted soon

Sorry for the double post, but watching the NASL and saw a picture from idra's red carpet walk and it made me laugh quite a lot.

Sheth vs Puma was really good. jjakji vs Leenock is fucking amazing though.

Dunno if anyone caught the Blizzard Cup final, but I have to say that was the best way to end off the 2011 tournament run.

Dunno if anyone caught the Blizzard Cup final, but I have to say that was the best way to end off the 2011 tournament run.

dat music

Finally got my copy of SCII. Yessssss.

*brushes off spiderwebs* Well, here hasn't been someone in ages here.

Let me start with a personal story: I finally started my placement matches, and I got ranked in Gold! I expected high Bronze/low Silver, so I'm pleasantly surprised with the result. ^^

Also, today starts Dreamhack Summer Open 2012, any person you are specifically rooting for this tournament?

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/6983561
Welp.

We are preparing to invite testers for the Heart of the Swarm beta very soon! To be clear, this test will be for the multiplayer experience only. We will begin with a select group, including many players who assisted us in testing Patch 1.5, as well as some pro-gamers and press. Over time, we will add more and more testers into the mix.
If you are interested in participating in the beta test, please make sure you are opted in for beta testing. You can do this by clicking "Beta Profile Settings" under the Account Management section of your Battle.net account. Note that the opt-in doesn't guarantee entry, but gives you a chance at joining the beta test. Also, we'll be working with your favorite fansites and community personalities to give away more entries to the beta test, so keep an eye out for invites coming from the greater StarCraft community over the coming weeks.
We can’t wait to get the public test started for Heart of the Swarm, and we look forward to collecting your feedback.
The Swarm is coming!

it begins.

new expansion, new page, new cries of OP, UP, and QQ

can't wait