Heart of the Swarm BETA LIVE

[TheEconomist]

ATTN DEVS: MAKE MORE MAC GAMES DAMMIT!

Might as well tell Toyota to make scooters.

[flak4321]

I'm also getting the impression that Protoss ground are lagging.

Look at it this way: for HOTS, all the terran and zerg additions are ground based, while Toss got air buffed, sort of, which means and imbalances in the new units/techs are going to show up best/worst vs the unchanged Toss ground. This is, of course, only a semi valid argument on the grounds that Toss had the best anti-ground game in WoL. The final point here would be to admit it's too early in the beta to be sure, so we need to see some more action to have a final verdict, but the evidence is mounting.

Unrelated note: anyone on the edge of their seats waiting for a pro zerg to abduct a group of tanks/collos/thors/etc then follow with NP on them before killing them?

[flak4321]

Don't even get me started on Ravens buff that supposed to happen in WoL 1.5 patch, but it happened now. They got 2.5 movement speed from 2.25, which isn't huge, but they also buffed Seeker Missile to cost 100 energy, instead of 125. That is cool buff, but to be honest, Seeker Missile needed range buff, not this, it is already high damaging AoE spell that you can't evade with half of your units, and it does instant damage. You can't even pre-split that much.

I honestly feel this is better than an SM range buff would have been because you can just slightly get in and out faster on harass runs. Furthermore, the missile itself is kinda slow in accelerating, which gives a fast player a snipe opportunity on the missile, not necessarily the raven, assuming we can attack the missile.

[Quirel]

Might as well tell Toyota to make scooters.

[Shadow Archon]

The best way to get a computer is to make one yourself.

[Rake]

The best way to get a computer is to make one yourself.

Yeah, but it is pretty intimidating to someone who has never done it before. I want to do that for my next computer but I will have to spend ages researching it beforehand.

[TheEconomist]

The best way to get a computer is to make one yourself.

That's the way it used to be, for years, and that's why I made my own for years. However, nowadays, you can get a computer built to your specifications with warranty and support for cheaper than you can do yourself from NewEgg.com

[Gifted]

Tychus.. that's MOSTLY true. However, the cases where it costs more, it's worth it as we're talking a difference of 10-20 dollars or so.

I'd pay 20 dollars to ensure the parts put in first time work and get a warranty. Just too damn good for cost.

[topsecret221]

Yeah, but it is pretty intimidating to someone who has never done it before. I want to do that for my next computer but I will have to spend ages researching it beforehand.

I was in your boat a little while back. It can be intimidating, but after the first part snaps into place (and they definitely SNAP into place), and you realize that it didn't actually break, it's just in securely, it's a lot less nerve-wracking.

[TheEconomist]

I'd pay 20 dollars to ensure the parts put in first time work and get a warranty

I'd pay even more. Luckily, I don't have to. More often than not its cheaper. I don't know when this happened (cheap Chinese/Taiwan labor era?) but somewhere between my Atthlon 64 7800GT build (2004-2005) and my current build, the norm went from being 2x the price for, if you're lucky, the same quality you can build, to getting the same plus warranty for cheaper.

For exaple, my i5 750 HD 5770 build cost me 750$. That's cheaper at NewEgg.com. In addition, I got a 50$ rebate for a V8 (super-duper unnecessary fan sink) which made it basically free and 30$ or so rebate for my 700 Watt top notch power supply So, basically, free fan sink and power supply for something that was already cheaper than newegg.com. I wasn't planning on overclocking, but with what I was given, I got my 2.66 i5 to 3.46Ghz easy peezy. Could probably go higher but I really don't need it, especially for SC2.

The place was iBUYPOWER.com by the way. Had the computer three years now and have had not even the single slightest hiccup.