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Not to sound ungrateful, but when should we expect a new AI? (I'm assuming version 6.0)
There was a new version or two every day for a while, now it's been two days since an update. I'm dyin here ><


To be honest version 3, 4, and 5, felt pretty similar to me. Except each one gets slightly better, such as more units and better structuring of their base, but they don't feel any smarter than before.



Granted, you guys are doing an AMAZING job making these AIs. And I am very thankful. I'm hoping for some big changes in 6.0.
Keep truckin

As far as I'm concered there are three SEPARATE aspects of Starcraft 2. Four/five if you split them further.


Single player: This includes campaigns and skirmishes. The campaign of starcraft is awesome, story telling is great, and I am super excited for the campaign in starcraft 2. It also looks like they have some mechanic that is outside of each level, like you upgrade your forces in general throughout the campaign. So that's really sweet.


Multi player: This includes online skirmishes and matchups (not UMS). This is also very exciting for me, as I hated WC3 regular games, I just never got into them. an army of 20 units felt lame... In any case, starcraft 2 is a balanced game and it feels like your skill really matters when it comes to this game. This is also extremely fun to do with friends, nothing is quite like a 2v2 where you get owned and then make a magical comeback and then talk about it friday night and it feels great.


Galaxy map editor/UMS: This is my favorite part. Nothing quite spells "time waster" like the infinitely huge collection of user created content. Warcraft 3 is STILL one of my favorite games, not because the game blizzard created was fun, but because the map editor is so advanced that anyone can created their own game. Their own rules, their own units, their own anything. Games like DotA and Tower Defences have consumed COUNTLESS hours of my life.
Supposedly the starcraft 2 map editor is EVEN MORE LIMITLESS than the WC3 one. And that one was pretty darn limitless. So I can't even come close to expressing my excitement at this one. I will spend SO MANY HOURS playing the fun games that people come up with. I will also probably spend many hours trying to make my own map. Then there's always CUSTOM CAMPAIGNS! WHen people do good jobs with those, it's very entertaining. All in all, this game has EVERYTHING going for it. Not like Call of duty 6 or whatever where they just make a quick campaign and then focus on the multiplayer so they make tons of money and so does xbox live. Starcraft 2 has a very rounded single/multi/custom aspect and WILL be my favorite game for years and years to come.

If you're dissapointed by this game, SHAME ON YOU!!! 
This game is AMAZING.
here's why I have a problem with most of you "hatin" on the game. It was NOT supposed to be a revolutionary game. It was NOT supposed to change everything as we know it. They kept the same races, resource system, and general flow because it's AMAZING. Why do you think people STILL play Starcraft one all the time? Because it's amazing. "why fix what's not broken?" Like the new command and conquer 4 coming out? I won't play it. They changed everything. It's not even command and conquer any more... BIG changes aren't good for a game that people love, because all the diehard (read: most starcraft players) fans will be UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED.


Therefore, the fact that they gave graphics, UI, engine, units, and B.NET an overhaul makes this a dream come true. The only thing they KEPT from the original starcraft was the really important stuff. The things that made it great. Did you want them to take out siege tanks? Did you want them to add a new resource or something? You people whine and complain at what I see as perfection.


If you don't go OMG I'M SO EXITED I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO as soon as you play your first cracked beta game, you really don't deserve to play the game at all. The only fault I have with Blizzard is how LONG they have drug out this. They told us about said game in 2007... it's now 2010... But I understand they're just trying to make Bnet2.0 perfect, which I'm fine with. I'll wait another year if it means it's going to be perfect.


Also, for those complaining about balance. I have one question: Sir, are you an idiot? The BETA is to FIX all the ISSUES. So I don't see why you're complaining about something that will most likely be fixed... Now granted, someone needs to complain otherwise it won't get fixed. But that is the job of LEGITIMATE players who got the Beta keys and they send their feedback to Blizzard. I don't want to hear another QQ about roaches or I think I'll puke...


Blizzard has spent millions on this game to make it as good as possible for us, and they have done a perfect job.


P.S. The graphics are AMAZING. I don't know WTF you're expecting from it, but I couldn't ask for more. Even on low graphics it's utterly beautiful. The gameplay is perfect, they made it so great