Remember When...

[Drake Clawfang]

This is a thread to stir up memories for the members who have been here forever, and to educate the young'uns.

Let's take a look back at how far SC2 has come.

Remember how much we complained when we heard the Reaver was axed for the Colossus? Remember when we heard the Firebat was moved to the Factory, before it was just cut outright? Remember when Siege Tanks had lips?



Remember the Soul Hunter? I'm sure a few of you have repressed the memories but they were there. Remember the Cobra, the Vulture replacement that attacked on the move and took out slow armored units? Remember When the Queen evolved with the Hatchery, Vikings came from the Factory, and Thors were built out in the field? Remember when Photon Cannons could move around like the Zerg colonies?

Remember that for a time, ANYTHING we didn't like about where the game was going, was Dustin Browder's fault?

Who here remembers that day long ago when the first announcement came, for some of us it was midnight, for some just after, and were kept looking at all the gaming websites for any shred of info on what the long-anticipated announcement was...and the whoop of joy that woke up the household when we found out for the first time.

So yeah, this is a thread to look back and give your thoughts on the long, long way we've come since the first announcement vid. And looking back, any old wounds still hurting? Any decisions made during development you didn't like then and still don't care for now? What are your thoughts on the long, long journey SC2 and its fans have taken since that day waaaay back when?

[diddlydo]

I really miss the original protoss airforce from the first footage of starcraft.

[TheEconomist]

Remember when people thought they wouldn't make StarCraft 2 because it would be impossible to follow Brood War?

Remember when StarCraft 2 seemed so far away and like it would never be released?

[//MavericK\\]

Here's a blast from the past. Our first tidbit from Blizz about SCII.



Seems like ages ago.

[TheEconomist]

It's hard to believe I was *gasp* still in High school when the game was announced.

[dustinbrowder]

Yes I do!

[Drake Clawfang]

Here's a blast from the past. Our first tidbit from Blizz about SCII.



Seems like ages ago.

Indeed it does...

I can't find it anymore but I still love that scratchy recording of the first trailer with the crowd ooooing and aaaaawing over every new unit and ability.

[Calnos]

I was 18, and in my last semester of High School.

I was ticked off at Blizzard for putting StarCraft Ghost (I was very much looking forward to that game) on "indefinitely delayed" or however they worded it, and I swore to never play a Blizzard game again.

And then there was word they were going to announce a new game at the World Wide Invitational in Korea. I don't remember there being any rumors as to what the game could be, but it was Blizzard. Korea. What else could it have been but StarCraft releated?

I refreshed the IGN live-blog page (I know, they're horrible, at least they report on new games being announce, I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL!) until they described the cinematic trailer. No screenshots, no video, just some guy on IGN describing the trailer and saying "StarCraft II has officially been announced". I posted the news on some forum I frequented at the time and passed out, woke up the next day to marvel in awe of the trailer and all the goodness coming out of South Korea.

All was forgiven, and a couple of months later I got a WoW account, thus selling my soul to Blizzard.

My Mario has it been an interesting couple of years following the development of this game, being in Beta, and all that fun stuff. Hard to believe its coming out so soon now. So soon...

And I ordered the fancy $100 collector's edition. I've never done such a thing for a game. Tuesday, me and that game disc are gonna have a good time....

[Noctis]

it's hard to imagine blizzard already had so much lore for WarCraft back in 1994 lore that we're experiencing today O_O

[//MavericK\\]

Ahh Ghost...such a waste that they let that game die.