Patch 1.1 notes.

[Norfindel]

Man it just never stops. As NB has said, we should be glad we get feature patches. In a game like WoW you have every right to expect the feature patches because you're paying the subscription for that service. With Starcraft 2 you've paid a one off fee and they're adding extra features, fixing bugs and balancing the game out of their own pocket. Just because they're a large company doesn't mean they should do it or you're entitled to them. You know what you were paying for when you bought the game and now they're adding more features and you're not paying a further cent for it so cut it out.

On they own pocket? They get money by keeping their "few games but high quality" reputation. Without that, they would sink as a rock, so don't think they do this just because of kindness. It's just the way they do business. Hadn't they patched SC to polish balance, SC2 wouldn't been so expected, or buyed.

[Maul]

They have that reputation because they make good games. The game hasn't even received it's first expansion pack yet. If they ask you to pay heaps of money for that and each one doesn't add many new features, then you could complain I suppose. This is a free patch, one of many.

[Iceman_jkh]

So wait a second. You call the game "excellent" and yet you're saying that the game was released unfinished? It can't be both.

Re-read pls. I never called the game excellent.

[RamiZ]

Re-read pls. I never called the game excellent.

"While it's excellent"
If you didn't think that game is excellent then what did you think? Excellent what?

[Iceman_jkh]

"they are improving it..." (delete "however" )
The fact that they are improving the game is EXCELLENT.

The 'however' was sloppy but still could be read as above.
There would need to be a comma/fullstop after the excellent for your interpretation to be valid. Also, the 'Clearly, ' would also be gone.

[Norfindel]

They have that reputation because they make good games. The game hasn't even received it's first expansion pack yet. If they ask you to pay heaps of money for that and each one doesn't add many new features, then you could complain I suppose. This is a free patch, one of many.

Go play SC version 1.00 to see how good balance was. It's obvious that the game need patches to really be good, and something that is expected, and that's why people buys the game. That's why there are patches for SC vainilla, because you don't need to buy an expansion for the game to be good. Else you would be paying twice to get a good balanced game. If you want to call that free, that's fine, but you payed for it when you buyed the game. They aren't going to lose money, that's for sure.

[SinsWage]

Refresh my memory. Which blizzard game had perfect balance and it's full set of features out of the gate?

Blizzard games have always been evolutionary. They start out good and end up fantastic. If you honestly expected this game to be on brood war level at this point in time (balance wise, the content portion of the debate is another story) you were just fooling yourself.

[Nicol Bolas]

Go play SC version 1.00 to see how good balance was.

Ahh, StarCraft 1.00. Also know as "Zerg Kills Everyone"Craft.

Those were the days

SC2 1.0x will probably be known as "Terran Kills Everyone"Craft 2. Or perhaps MarauderCraft.

[senervo]

Ahh, StarCraft 1.00. Also know as "Zerg Kills Everyone"Craft.

Those were the days

SC2 1.0x will probably be known as "Terran Kills Everyone"Craft 2. Or perhaps MarauderCraft.

CONCUSSIvECRAFT II
nades of liberty... or whatever..

i've had enough of shitty titles and wanted my own...
i'm still confused over the BC nerf...
i want to battle more of them, not count on never worrying about them..

[RamiZ]

CONCUSSICECRAFT II
nades of liberty... or whatever..

i've had enough of shitty titles and wanted my own...
i'm still confused over the BC nerf...
i want to battle more of them, not count on never worrying about them..

Hm, it is a fact that BCs did a little bit more damage than they should vs. ground. Yes, they are expensive Capital Ships, but still.