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So it DOES suck? I was kind of interested in it after seeing these...

And redbaron, I can think of good things for both the expansion and the original. The original is well, original, and nothing is better than the original right? But the expansion has new features (creatures and what not) that allows the player to be more unique in their play style.
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Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
So it DOES suck? I was kind of interested in it after seeing these...

And redbaron, I can think of good things for both the expansion and the original. The original is well, original, and nothing is better than the original right? But the expansion has new features (creatures and what not) that allows the player to be more unique in their play style.


Yeah, I don't mind the expansion, it's just that I thought it threw out the delicate balance of the three races.
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Why do you say that? They each got unique units that were similar in power.
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Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
Why do you say that? They each got unique units that were similar in power.


Increasing Goliath missile range and Siege Tank blast radius, as well as Valkyries not only cemented Terran's air superiority, it really tipped the whole game in their favour...
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I dunno. The Lurkers were awfully useful, and every race got a new air-to-air unit.

Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
So it DOES suck? I was kind of interested in it after seeing these...


I don't think it was that it sucked. It was just that it wasn't as good as Blizzard wanted it to be, so they changed developers to Swinging Ape, but aparently weren't satisfied STILL so they canned it. Blizzard would rather cancel it than release something that is 'merely good'...

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Originally posted by: theredbaron
Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
Why do you say that? They each got unique units that were similar in power.


Increasing Goliath missile range and Siege Tank blast radius, as well as Valkyries not only cemented Terran's air superiority, it really tipped the whole game in their favour...


Trust me, I could destroy anyone with the Zerg.

But yeah I see what you mean, I had forgotten/didn't know about the other stuff they changed.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I dunno. The Lurkers were awfully useful, and every race got a new air-to-air unit.

Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
So it DOES suck? I was kind of interested in it after seeing these...


I don't think it was that it sucked. It was just that it wasn't as good as Blizzard wanted it to be, so they changed developers to Swinging Ape, but aparently weren't satisfied STILL so they canned it. Blizzard would rather cancel it than release something that is 'merely good'...


Think I can still find one floating around?
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Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
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Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
Why do you say that? They each got unique units that were similar in power.


Increasing Goliath missile range and Siege Tank blast radius, as well as Valkyries not only cemented Terran's air superiority, it really tipped the whole game in their favour...


Trust me, I could destroy anyone with the Zerg.

But yeah I see what you mean, I had forgotten/didn't know about the other stuff they changed.


I bet you couldn't beat a psycho Korean player, though
But then again, who can?

Let's not forget the medics as well, effectively eliminating the Zerg heal-over-time and Protoss shield-regeneration advantage - this is what balanced the game! The Zerg had the weakest & cheapest units, but they could regenerate; the Terran had the middle-of-the-road units that weren't too costly, but had medium health; and the Protoss had the expensive units with shields that could regenerate over time.

And then there's the 'improvements' they made to the Science Vessel (once a minor, tactical annoyance; now an instrument of mass Zerg death), making Irradiate contagious to all other organic units (read: pretty much just every Zerg unit)! As if they weren't annoying enough as detectors and such, now they get sent to destroy hordes of slow, defensless Overlords (all of Zerg's eggs are in this one weak basket - transport, detector AND unit capacity).

So yeah, thus ends my bitching session on the inequities of Brood Wars (okay, maybe not). I too was a Zerg player, so I especially didn't appreciate the expansion - although the Lurkers were a good idea, the Zerg's new air-to-air units sucked (so suckful I forgot their names, and they still needed to be babysat by Mutalisks and Overlords to be of any use).
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It was never finished, and Blizzard would probably go balistic if anyone was distrubting the ROM for it.

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Chaltab, what was never finished?

And redbaron, I can understand your bitchiness , and your right about the Korean psychopaths. In a game my friend plays called Lineage II, there are many Chinese (for whatever reason), and they're called farmers (yay modern racism!).

They literally set up rooms of up to 30 people with computers all connected on LAN. They then make a party, order their characters to follow the strongest guy, and watch the experience multipliers fly. These have been officially dubbed "sweat shops" by other players (owned!).
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I don't play brood wars. It ruined the balancing. Lurkers sucked hardcore. Stick three of them in a path. By the time you realize they are there, all your ground units are dead. ALL of them. dark zealots were equally cheapass, and don't get me started on medics. Medics + stim-packed marines == no freaking fair.
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Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
Chaltab, what was never finished?



!? Starcraft:GHOST. You know the game have been talking about for the past two pages.

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I don't play brood wars. It ruined the balancing. Lurkers sucked hardcore. Stick three of them in a path. By the time you realize they are there, all your ground units are dead. ALL of them. dark zealots were equally cheapass, and don't get me started on medics. Medics + stim-packed marines == no freaking fair.


Exactomondo on the medics dude.
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If all the sides have something that is "so cheap" then how is the ballance screwed up?

Edit: I'm not arguing that it isn't cheap, just saying that I personally never found it so. Then again, I mostly played custom maps anyway back in the day.

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
Chaltab, what was never finished?



!? Starcraft:GHOST. You know the game have been talking about for the past two pages.


Sorry, it just seemed out of place. I'm used to quoting people in responses. But what do you mean it was never finished? I thought people were playing it for a while..
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
If all the sides have something that is "so cheap" then how is the ballance screwed up?

Edit: I'm not arguing that it isn't cheap, just saying that I personally never found it so. Then again, I mostly played custom maps anyway back in the day.


For all the other reasons I mentioned earlier, the balance was still thrown off WAY in Terran's favour.
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Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
Chaltab, what was never finished?



!? Starcraft:GHOST. You know the game have been talking about for the past two pages.


Sorry, it just seemed out of place. I'm used to quoting people in responses. But what do you mean it was never finished? I thought people were playing it for a while..


Huh? Not exactly. As far as I know they only time the game has been 'played' is the demos at game expos like E3.

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I never could get into Starcraft. I liked Total Annihilation WAY better. I'm spoiled that way.

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Thanks for reminding me of it, I had a demo of TA once, it really rocked. I might just go buy it tommorow!
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I never could get into Starcraft. I liked Total Annihilation WAY better. I'm spoiled that way.


I had the same problem, but the other way around.
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I never played Total Annihalation because I had never heard about it until someone mentioned it had a decent Star Wars mod to it on this forum.

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