general hopes + dreams for the game

Nothing is safe from the beta hammer. What would you like to see?


I hope:

1. I either get into the beta soon (by the end of March) or not at all - can't be getting an invite right before finals.

2. that WoL is released sometime August or earlier, so I can give it a shot before fall semester.

3. there's a collector's edition with the soundtrack on CD included, and that the ingame music selection is vast and awesome.

4. that Reapers get their activated D8's back and that Terran infantry will end up as awesome as possible

5. that Ravens make it through beta with Auto Turrets (and maybe HSM, but mostly Auto Turrets.) I have plans for massing Ravens for massive laughs you see.

6. that they cycle out more old Zerg units (like the Lurker) for new ones.

7. that Sentries keep Force Field


more to come, I'm sure.

Guest mode for off-line play vs AI.

At least through this I can do some playing with the AI. Also, beefing up the AI to a decent level would be nice.

And finally, the addition of film grain. Currently the graphics with respect to models are too rough with sharp edges along the curves. Film grain will at least provide the distraction and hopefully create the illusion of smoothness at some level.

That's a good list Milo, I take exception, only in part, with one point.

I LOVE lurkers. I'm not a SC1 purist, they can mess around with the zerg all they want, they're an ever evolving race of DNA soup, but I wish they'd find somewhere to fit lurkers in.

I want a tauren marine action figure.

Collectors edition people should get to replace one of their regular units with a different model (Same unit, same stats, just appearance)

Terran - Tauren Marines
Protoss- Dragoons or Tempests
Zerg -Infested Marines for banelings.

But I have a feeling that wouldn't make it, nor practical...and I guess it'd confuse the hell out of people.


I hope they amp up the graphics more from here to launch. More shaders and etc. Uhh I really wish my engineering bay could lift off.....

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Originally Posted by SinsWage

That's a good list Milo, I take exception, only in part, with one point.

I LOVE lurkers. I'm not a SC1 purist, they can mess around with the zerg all they want, they're an ever evolving race of DNA soup, but I wish they'd find somewhere to fit lurkers in.

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Yeah, it doesn't have to be lurkers they pull out, Zerg just needs more change.

I wonder how long Mutas will stay in the beta unchanged.

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Originally Posted by SinsWage

That's a good list Milo, I take exception, only in part, with one point.

I LOVE lurkers. I'm not a SC1 purist, they can mess around with the zerg all they want, they're an ever evolving race of DNA soup, but I wish they'd find somewhere to fit lurkers in.

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I second the Lurker motion. For me, they rank right up there with their lesser evolved cousins, hydralisks. The Zerg just wont quite feel like the Zerg without them.

REMOVE REAPER'S D8 building destroying ability!!

The ability is f ucking retarded

Add more distance between Nexus/Hatch/CC and resources. This will slow down the flow just a wee bit. It's just too fast.

Terran
-A new (preferably non-mech) Thor Model
-Remove the Mothership and replace it with the Star Relic
-Make Viking Ground Mode and Medivac healing Tech Lab upgrades and shift Raven upgrades to Fusion Core
-Make the Banshee a Starport only unit

Zerg
-Make the Lair and Hive upgrades support more larva concurrently and/or generate them faster
-Raise the cost of Spawn Larva and Creep Tumor to 50 (and balance them accordingly) and drop the cost of Transfusion to 50 (and its effect to 100hp)

Protoss
-A new Carrier Model
-A system that increases a Protoss unit's shield regeneration while they're within psi if they have unused psi (support)

Of course I realise that very few of these have more than the slightest chance of happening, but then again, the thread is called 'hopes + dreams'.

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Originally Posted by GnaReffotsirk

And finally, the addition of film grain. Currently the graphics with respect to models are too rough with sharp edges along the curves. Film grain will at least provide the distraction and hopefully create the illusion of smoothness at some level.

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I think it's just fine, although it helps to force anti-aliasing using your videocard. Check it out: http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,7...-out/Download/
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