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 Aug 19 2010, 11:03 PM
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Great Dragon  Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652  |
So, playing SC without sound isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I finally beat that stupid gas level by using a pack of Thors. The level after (I went with Nova) was super fun, totally made up for the other suckier levels.
After I got past that I totally flew through the levels to the final level. Was doing well till QoB showed up the second time and I didn't notice till she had powered through my defenses. |
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Aug 20 2010, 04:21 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,237 |
Multiplayer is as much fun as the original. I however did need to change the way I played with Zerg in multiplayer from SC1, Zerglings aren't very good anymore.
- infact I don't build them at all anymore, unless I need a meatshield quickly. |
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Aug 20 2010, 04:47 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
QUOTE (nemafow @ Aug 20 2010, 12:21 AM)  Multiplayer is as much fun as the original. I however did need to change the way I played with Zerg in multiplayer from SC1, Zerglings aren't very good anymore. - infact I don't build them at all anymore, unless I need a meatshield quickly. Haven't tried the multiplayer yet. I do kind of notice that zerglings don't seem to be nearly as cool as they used to be though from killing them for so long. Oh, and funny story, for some reason my cut scenes stopped working. Anyone else have this problem with the patch or something? I didn't realize it was happening at first, and couldn't figure out why everyone was mad at me for [ Spoiler ]
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Aug 20 2010, 06:31 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,237 |
I should really get around to finishing the single player campaign, but I havent noticed any issues with my cut scenes from the patches in the few times I've played.
I guess the only way I've got Zerglings to work is very early in the game, where you dig them in at a bottleneck and literally wait for the enemy to walk ontop of them. But its a very limited strategy, I prefer mass Roaches and some Hydralisks, Roaches rule. |
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Aug 20 2010, 10:08 AM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,006 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
QUOTE (Karoline @ Aug 20 2010, 01:03 AM) So, playing SC without sound isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Oh, still no working driver found? Well, at least there's the message log. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) QUOTE I finally beat that stupid gas level by using a pack of Thors. Gas Level? That "breath of creation"/"terrazine" stuff? A big group of Goliaths (16 or so) plus a bunch of SCVs for in-combat repairs worked very well for me. That's also where I am right now on my second playthrough... that one is rather tough on Brutal. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) QUOTE The level after (I went with Nova) was super fun, totally made up for the other suckier levels. Yeah, the Nova level (also went with her, she is so much cooler than that Tosh guy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ) was very nice. QUOTE After I got past that I totally flew through the levels to the final level. Was doing well till QoB showed up the second time and I didn't notice till she had powered through my defenses. Heh. Yeah, she can be pretty tough. And you do not hear the warnings... have to have a close watch on the minimap then, I guess. No issues here, either. [ Spoiler ] Bye Thanee |
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Aug 20 2010, 01:40 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,536 Joined: 13-July 09 Member No.: 17,389 |
QUOTE (Karoline @ Aug 19 2010, 07:03 PM) So, playing SC without sound isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I finally beat that stupid gas level by using a pack of Thors. The level after (I went with Nova) was super fun, totally made up for the other suckier levels. Marines + Medics! Just make sure you have the Medic upgrade that they don't require tech labs to build. I played Engine of Destruction on brutal, trying to win by letting the odin mostly take out the bases with wraiths to knock out dangerous targets. That didn't work so well. So I just ended up constantly building Battlecruisers and I won the map easily enough. Did the same thing with Media Blitz, Battlecruisers. After knocking out all the bases, I just started massing a bunch of battlecruisers. I ended up with 195/200 supply on the map, which included 12 Marines, 2 Siegebreakers, and about 8 SCVs while the rest was Battlecruisers. Easy. I'm down to four missions left on Brutal; In Utter Darkness, The Invasion of Char, All In, and the final mission where you knock out the space platform (I had done Belly of the Beast on my previous campaign). |
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Aug 20 2010, 01:53 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
QUOTE (Thanee @ Aug 20 2010, 06:08 AM) Oh, still no working driver found? Well, at least there's the message log. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Yeah, finally took it in to a repair place today, they couldn't figure it out right away, but they're looking at it. I really don't want to send it in to acer because then I won't have it for a couple weeks, and it isn't under warranty any more, so it'll likely cost a ton too. QUOTE Gas Level? That "breath of creation"/"terrazine" stuff? Yep, that's the level. Goliaths don't seem to do as well with those anti-armor ray ships running around on the higher difficulties. Then again, they were murdering my Thors anyway since they do fairly sucky air damage.A big group of Goliaths (16 or so) plus a bunch of SCVs for in-combat repairs worked very well for me. That's also where I am right now on my second playthrough... that one is rather tough on Brutal. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) QUOTE Heh. Yeah, she can be pretty tough. And you do not hear the warnings... have to have a close watch on the minimap then, I guess. Yep, she is fairly easy to notice there, so I've gotten used to scanning the MM more often (likely a good thing) and the message does come up on my screen that says 'class 12 psychic etc' so after a couple more tries I've noticed it. I still have problems with the overlords dropping stuff behind my front lines because I don't get the under attack messages.QUOTE [ Spoiler ] |
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Aug 24 2010, 11:57 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,237 |
So I finally got around to finishing the campaign on the weekend, little pissed off though (not relevant to the campaign) as I got logged off about 8+ missions before the end, so did not get a -single- achievement for finishing those levels. Too lazy to go back and finish it again ^.^ that takes time off my SC2 multiplayer time.
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Aug 25 2010, 06:03 PM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,006 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
Hmmm? I had the same problem when I was playing the arcade machine Lost Viking (the best before that was bronze level, making it to the third level, but not beyond; this time I made it to level 12, with solid gold).
But, some hours later, when the achievement server was back on, I got my achievements in there. Maybe you got them, and you just don't know it? Maybe check the Mission Archive or Achievements page. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Bye Thanee |
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Aug 25 2010, 06:32 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 583 Joined: 6-November 09 From: MTL Member No.: 17,849 |
QUOTE (Thanee @ Aug 25 2010, 01:03 PM) Hmmm? I had the same problem when I was playing the arcade machine Lost Viking (the best before that was bronze level, making it to the third level, but not beyond; this time I made it to level 12, with solid gold). But, some hours later, when the achievement server was back on, I got my achievements in there. Maybe you got them, and you just don't know it? Maybe check the Mission Archive or Achievements page. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Bye Thanee Unfortunately you can't back-fill achievements. Something similar happened to me and I never got the achievements. Had to go back and replay em'. Maybe you got yours later because you were still logged in and it was the achievement server that was down? |
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Aug 25 2010, 07:37 PM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,006 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
No, I didn't have them when I logged out, and I later logged in and out again, still nothing... and laaater, I suddenly had them. *shrug*
Bye Thanee |
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Aug 26 2010, 02:51 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,237 |
Nah, still says I dont have the achievements - and on my profile page says I havent finished the campaign (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)
On another note, fisty, is this you? http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/181/star...aft-2-a-847811/ |
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Aug 26 2010, 09:27 AM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,006 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
Well, that's too bad.
Bye Thanee |
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Aug 26 2010, 12:17 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,536 Joined: 13-July 09 Member No.: 17,389 |
QUOTE (Dr.Rockso @ Aug 25 2010, 02:32 PM) Unfortunately you can't back-fill achievements. Something similar happened to me and I never got the achievements. Had to go back and replay em'. Maybe you got yours later because you were still logged in and it was the achievement server that was down? Blizzard has done retroactive achievement granting in World of Warcraft based on factors other than you completed this achievement right now. For example, if you had completed the quest Draconic for Dummies, you would have been given the achievement for clearing the Onyxia and Molten Core raids when the achievement system first went live. There are a few achievements that I can think of that can be retroactively granted in SC2. All the upgrade achievements. They can easily check if you have the upgrades already completed. Hard/Brutal 5/10/15/20/25. I've noticed those achievements have had some issues, but they can cross check them with your progress on the achievement to beat every mission on Hard/Brutal. If you have 25 missions on that achievement, they could give you the Hard/Brutal 25 achievement. Also, in case you didn't know.... You can tell if someone in your game has a Collector's Edition, as long as they build a Thor. All CE players have a different Thor model. Normal Thor Collector's Edition Thor |
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Aug 29 2010, 04:02 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,237 |
Nice, I didnt know that about the Thor. I wish I had the Collectors edition, but they sold so fast around here that I missed out.
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Aug 29 2010, 05:27 PM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,006 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
Yep, I ordered mine like half a year ago to be certain to get one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Bye Thanee |
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Aug 30 2010, 08:40 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,237 |
I usually order the games I desperately want, but for what ever reason I didnt for SC2, very unusual for me. I guess in my mind I couldn't beleive it was coming out, its been something I've been looking forward for for over 10+ years.
Kind of like Duke Nukem 'Forever'. |
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Aug 30 2010, 03:59 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,536 Joined: 13-July 09 Member No.: 17,389 |
QUOTE (nemafow @ Aug 29 2010, 12:02 AM) Nice, I didnt know that about the Thor. I wish I had the Collectors edition, but they sold so fast around here that I missed out. There's also a Mini-Thor pet if you have a World of Warcraft account on the same B.net account as Starcraft 2. I swear, it increases my DPS by 100. |
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Aug 30 2010, 04:18 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 583 Joined: 6-November 09 From: MTL Member No.: 17,849 |
I've just noticed there are a bunch of us on the boards who play. Would anyone be up to forming a 'clan' of sorts? Or just having regular/semi-regular meetups and then beating the snot out of each other for bragging rights? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Aug 31 2010, 03:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,237 |
I'm always eager for a game, but I doubt anyone would be available in my time zone AEST.
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Aug 31 2010, 04:09 PM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,006 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
The bigger problem might be the region divide.
US players cannot play with Europe or Asian players, because they are all in seperate regions (unless you get the game multiple times, that is). Bye Thanee |
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Aug 31 2010, 06:18 PM
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Dumorimasoddaa Group: Members Posts: 2,687 Joined: 30-March 08 Member No.: 15,830 |
QUOTE (Thanee @ Aug 31 2010, 05:09 PM) The bigger problem might be the region divide. US players cannot play with Europe or Asian players, because they are all in seperate regions (unless you get the game multiple times, that is). Bye Thanee Really that is a bit shit. |
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Aug 31 2010, 06:49 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,649 Joined: 29-October 06 Member No.: 9,731 |
QUOTE (Dumori @ Aug 31 2010, 01:18 PM) Really that is a bit shit. A bit? Son, that right there is a turd the size of Mount Rushmore. |
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Sep 2 2010, 05:32 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
That sucks about the region stuff. My name is the same in SC as here, if anyone wants to look me up. Think my character code is... 745? Yeah, it is.
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Sep 2 2010, 11:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,237 |
Oh yeah I forgot about the region thing, it costs $5 to buy another battlenet login for another region, I really didn't like how they set that up :/
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