Ok, but what do you like about SC2?

[Mandilorordo]

nydus worms and warp gates

oh and unlimited select

[//MavericK\\]

So far, I have no real complaints. This game is pretty dang solid.

Things that stand out for me.

-Art design...from the units, to buildings, to tile sets, to b-net 2.0, this thing just drips with polish and Blizzard's attention to detail.

-Sound effects and most of the voice acting is actually very good. Some of the zerg voices do need a little work, especially the whole "need more minneeeeaaaarrrrlllllssss" thing. Yuk. All and all, though, very cool stuff.

-Music is great and not too obtrusive. I keep my music volume set a bit lower and keep sound effects higher. Themes are spot on too--Terrans have obvious country and old-school rock overtones; Protoss are very epic and orchestral (reminds me of Halo a bit), and zerg are kind of techno-ish and forbidding. All very neat.

-Macro mechanics for Terrans are amazing, especially the Mule call-down. This thing is fast becoming my favorite tool. I don't have quite as much experience with Zerg and Protoss mechanics quite yet, but the Queen's spawn zerg ability is handy. For all three races, automining is pretty handy too.

-New units are outstanding. I am familiar with mainly the Terran units and my favorites are fast becoming Banshees and Thors (when used correctly).

-Cliff jumping, 'nuff said.

-SCII is going to be a great game, no question, but Battle.net 2.0 is going to be the real hero, I think. This system is very well organized, integrated and will make the gaming experience really fun and diverse. I'm sad for no real LAN, but Blizz has spoken. We will all adjust.

-The Galaxy Editor, will extend the life of this game into the next decade and far beyond, I have no doubt.

[Hunter_I]

- Feels like SC all right!
- Warp gates
- Smart casting, making the spellcasters easier to use (I could never pull two successive non-overlapping 4Xstorms in the old SC, my APM just wasn't enough)
- Well, eventually I like the colossi, even thugh at first I was rather sceptic about it
- AI is much smarter, playing vs 2-3 comps is no longer boring

[//MavericK\\]

Hunter, I agree 100% about the smart-casting. Talk about a game saver.

My favorite is smart-casting repair on SCVs and taking them into battle along side Thors and Tanks. Wow.

[Islandsnake]

- Incredible polish.
- Visually stunning in countless ways.
- The physics during building destruction is great.
- Catchy music.
- The game has great potential as it gets tweaked over the years.
- Draws the same appeal as the original.
- Promise of an improved B.NET experience (not quite sure we're there yet).
- Single player looks like it'll be amazing.

Well said, and would like to add im just refreshed to play a new good rts...I was playing war3 and watching sc:bw for so long now....its about damn time ^_^

I tried other ones, but they were horrible (imo) so im glad sc2 is here to quench my RTS thirst!

[Maul]

I like how things that fans dislike change over time and that fans had such an effect on how the game developed from alpha to beta.

I hope it stays the same for beta to release.

Yes this is a great point. Really amazing how Blizzard makes the game they want but also uses heaps of the feedback from the fans to make it a better game and more fun for the players. Not many developers do this.

[GnaReffotsirk]

What I'm loving about Bnet2.0 is that even if I get lags, you don't get them. I suffer my own internet connection.

It's brilliant!