Anyone feel SC2 is getting worse with each update??

[Skyze]

I used to only think BNet 2.0 was the disappointment, not the game itself; with no chat channels, retarded "divisions" and "identifiers".. but this latest update is the worst yet.

Can only add friends by email or FACEBOOK?? seriously?? I only use Facebook to add REAL LIFE friends.. so now im basically forced to add all the online people too? And cant type in anyones username to add them, but have to use their email?? I know one persons email out of my whole friends list of like ~30+ people from last reset.. Besides, I dont really want them all having my email anyways.. Talk about a MAJOR security breach, having to give your email to everyone. Welcome mass spam!

Chat channels is self explanatory, but the biggest issue is they are keeping this retarded Divisions idea.. We get it, they want to cater to newbs and have them happy by saying "YAY im #10 in this division".. but this is so counter-productive in Platinum or I guess now Diamond.. its retarded. I was in a weak division, I was 400 pts ahead of #2, but in another division I might not of been even top 5. I dont want to see that im "#1" in a weak division.. I want to see where I place.. SERVER-WIDE!..

Why cant they just use the perfect tried and true Warcraft 3 system?? We need to see whos #1 on the WHOLE server otherwise all competitive ladder racing is totally pointless, and for many people (myself included) outside of tourney practicing, Ladder is the only reason I play; to get #1. Now, I find myself not caring as much because I can get #1 easy in almost any division I play.


And then we get to Balance/gameplay.. something I thought was very good UNTIL afew patches ago when they ruined it. Im a protoss player, but that roach 2 supply was just about the stupidest balance move ever, significantly crippling ZvT lategame to the point where zerg is dead. It goes back even to Marauders, when they were dominating everything and then blizzard decides to buff them more instead of nerf them, and nerfing Protoss and Zerg pretty much every patch. The last 3 patches are the worst by far though, Roach being 2 food basically means ZvT lategame is always in the Terrans favor, because having a large supply of roaches is what saved Z lategame, now they only have half that.. Ultras were way better as they were last patch, with 600 HP and their damage was fine.. now they die to FOUR MARAUDERS without micro.. WIth micro, an Ultra now can barely take 3 marauders. How fair is that?

And of course, making stim and marine HP cheaper, when there was already a major issue with terrans doing the 2proxy rax MM push vs Protoss.. Terran was already super strong to the point where since patch 12, half the Korean pro gamers were switching to Terran.. Now, its almost comical. Theres like ONE korean who is protoss in the top 20 of the Korean ladder.. and like 12+ Terrans.. Now they will be 15+ Terran at the top for every 3-4 zerg and 1 protoss.

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Anyways I've been pretty generous with all the balance changes up until patch 11, but this is just retarded how it is going. It's to the point where I have thought about moving on to a better competitive game, because SC2 is not looking good with its current direction. (And for those who dont know me, I was 1900 Platinum last two resets, Ive played in major BW and WC3 tournies with all the top players outside korea, I know competitive RTS. Im not playing this game just massing roaches in copper league, im playing in all the tournaments and leagues available for SC2, so balance is CRITICAL.. Theres like $100+ on the line for most tournies, and balance swaying someone out of that chance to get $100 should not be happening)

Can we get Gifted or someone who has connections with Blizzard to make them really LISTEN TO THE PROS instead of balancing the game based on idiots on the bnet forums all the time?? No more "nerf void rays blah blah" bullshit, "marines are too weak" rofl.. The game NEEDS to be balanced around Top level play or it will become a one race wonder like it is this patch, with over 50% of the top gamers suddenly switching to Terran.

I hope blizzard starts to read the complaints from top-level gaming, or SC2 is going to become Blizzard's biggest flop ever. The annoying part is the game was looking good up up til May, then its like the WOW team took over balance changes, and messed it all up.

[Hamshank]

This last update was pretty iffy with me, but lets see where it goes from here.

[0mar]

All I gotta say is that Bnet 2.0 is the worst thing to ever happen to gaming.

70% of my internet friends came from SC chat channels. We kept that friendship up for 10+ years now. If Bnet 2.0 was the case for SC1, we would have never met because there is literally no way to form a community on Bnet now. Without chat channels, everyone is basically a loner.

Facebook integration is the dumbest thing too. Hardly any of my real life friends play PC games. If I wanted to play a game with them, we have tons of other ways to organize a game than Facebook.

All in all, SC2's supporting features are just garbage. The game is pretty awesome, but everything else about it just plain sucks.

[Centipede]

I had to log in just to see what you were talking about with regards to the Facebook integration. I thought the stupid thing would be an addition, not a replacement. What the fuck?

Yay for the division of regions, removal of chat channels, and death of casual online friends!

[winner0274]

Wtf... My email is my fucking RL name. Why would I give that out to people I met online? So basically I have to go out and make friends with nerds in RL just to be able to play SC2 with friends? Nobody I know in RL plays fucking computer video games.

[imdrunkontea]

just a side note: chat channels WILL be in the game, just later.

[Skyze]

Wtf... My email is my fucking RL name. Why would I give that out to people I met online? So basically I have to go out and make friends with nerds in RL just to be able to play SC2 with friends? Nobody I know in RL plays fucking computer video games.

same here, using my RL name as my email.. so now i gotta give that out to ANYONE who wants to add me.. that includes tournaments like Maul's SCL tourney, we're gonna have to exchange our emails to play EVERY match..

its retarded.

[Centipede]

Even if your email wasn't you real-life name, adding someone by their e-mail would display their real name on your friends' lists if you gave your real name to Battle.net. That's half the reason I made a new Battle.net account, but I'm paranoid. (:

[deloctyte]

I wish, imdrunkontea, but the "XYZ is in the works" said by Blizzard can mean anything from apearing within three weeks to never seeing the light of day.

B.Net 2.0 feels like 0.5 when it comes to the community factor, and I think we can all agree with that, no?

[winner0274]

How freaking hard is it for them to have such basic features??? Seems they are more worried about getting free advertising through Facebook than anything else.