Topic: SC2 (Read 11285 times)

Colin · « **on:** July 31, 2010, 10:22:11 AM »

Snafubmx234 is my RealID, post yours up. I want to kick your ass in some 1v1.

Phate · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2010, 10:29:37 AM »

I'll get the game when I get another paycheck (so after I drop the coin to paint the car). Is it good?

Honestly even if it played identically to SC/BW, but had 3D graphics, I'd still buy it.

Colin · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2010, 10:59:21 AM »

It's got a lot of cool new features, some cool units that you need to figure out. Buy it.

BoostedSchemes · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:32:21 AM »

is it sad that i've been playing the beta so long I'm almost bored with the game

Jorsher · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2010, 01:03:30 PM »

I'll buy it next week.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2010, 01:48:29 PM »

RealID links by email address.

colt45 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 01, 2010, 05:39:18 PM »

sc2 id = potsmoka

or mad_bandit@hotmail.com

rawr2d2 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 01, 2010, 08:32:49 PM »

i'm going to harass you from WoW if you post your real id.

michigan_soler · « **Reply #8 on:** August 01, 2010, 10:55:04 PM »

I'm probably years behind but what's sc2?

Colin · « **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2010, 10:55:49 PM »

Oh yeah, add a @gmail.com to mine

SC2 is Starcraft 2

random-strike · « **Reply #10 on:** August 01, 2010, 11:59:12 PM »

sc2 rules implaying single player right now. im ranked 7 in gold last time I checked

Ravage70 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2010, 12:04:39 AM »

No B.Net sucks balls

Jorsher · « **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2010, 12:29:16 AM »

I'll be joining in on the action Friday.

jorsher@gmail.com

92CXyD · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2010, 09:54:59 AM »

Damn I was thinking this was thread on the shitty Saturn SC2.

Play on guys. ;D

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2010, 11:02:15 AM »

Quote from: Ravage70 on August 02, 2010, 12:04:39 AM

No B.Net sucks balls. I prefer to have mine gripped in a vise by a large man in a gimp mask.

Spoken like a true French-Canadian!

notfastcrx · « **Reply #15 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:04:47 PM »

I still play starcraft 1 off and on. but I do plan on buying sc2.

random-strike · « **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2010, 03:32:38 PM »

single player its fun because of all there new units and cool upgrades.

you can pretty much win going mmm on any diff level

Jorsher · « **Reply #17 on:** August 02, 2010, 05:55:36 PM »

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Starcraft II fans beware, your graphics card may get Zerg rushed

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the first game in Blizzard's highly anticipated real-time strategy sequel trilogy launched on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the blockbuster PC title -- which is expected to sell 10 million copies or more -- had some bumps during its launch.

There were a number of minor bugs, but nothing show stopping at first. Then the reports of melting GPUs hit.

Among those affected was Adam Biessener of Game Informer whose card melted while he was live blogging about his game experience. He bemoaned, "Three hours of cursing later, I'm posting this from my wife's laptop because both my graphics card and my work laptop appear to be fried."

The problem appears to be located in the main menu, where an uncapped frame rate maxes out the GPU, in some cases pushing it to overheating and potentially permanent failure.

Blizzard has issued a response on its support site, acknowledging that it was aware of the issue, and offering a quick fix. The company writes:

Certain screens make your hardware work pretty hard

Screens that are light on detail may make your system overheat if cooling is overall insufficient. This is because the game has nothing to do so it is primarily just working on drawing the screen very quickly. A temporary workaround is to go to your Documents\StarCraft II Beta\variables.txt file and add these lines:

frameratecapglue=30

frameratecap=60

You may replace these numbers if you want to.

For eager customers who already lost a graphics card, though, that fix may prove too late. Blizzard has not announced any plans to replace the lost hardware of victims who experienced the bug.

Many customers are outraged at this. Writes one victim Lorsaire:

Why was this not addressed already before release, and why were there no breaking news warnings or updates to fix this before people started having damage done to their hardware? My Nvidia GeForce cost me more than $300 to get a good card that was great for gaming... Blizzard are you doing anything or have plans to compensate people for the damage you've created?

Of course some of the cards may be covered by manufacturer warranties. And while it does appear a bug (uncapped framerates) is partially to blame for killing off the cards, a card pushed to the max would generally not die instantly were it not for poorly engineered and/or defective cooling. It appears that the cards ultimately were done in by the double blow of both a software bug (in SC II) and hardware issues.

The game features intensely addictive multiplayer gaming between three diverse races -- the Zerg, the Protoss, and the Terrans. It also features a single player campaign in which you play a Terran rebel. Future titles -- Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void will included Protoss and Zerg campaigns, and possibly deliver new multiplayer features as well. Just beware the uncapped framerates.

Cliffs: Go to your Documents\StarCraft II\variables.txt file and add these lines:

frameratecapglue=30
frameratecap=60

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #18 on:** August 02, 2010, 07:36:48 PM »

Blizzard makes nice games, but they exist to fuck you.

Colin · « **Reply #19 on:** August 03, 2010, 09:26:23 AM »

Quote from: Joseph Davis on August 02, 2010, 07:36:48 PM

Blizzard makes nice games, but they exist to fuck you.

Story of my life.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #20 on:** August 03, 2010, 09:35:23 AM »

Quote from: Colin on August 03, 2010, 09:26:23 AM

Quote from: Joseph Davis on August 02, 2010, 07:36:48 PM
Blizzard makes nice games, but they exist to fuck you.

Story of my life.

Dead vid card?

blade8r · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:05:15 AM »

shit.. now that i think about it. my power supply unit fried the 2nd day of me playing the game.

granted i bought it for like 30 bucks and it was a crappy 500w

Jorsher · « **Reply #22 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:12:27 AM »

Quote from: blade8r on August 03, 2010, 11:05:15 AM

shit.. now that i think about it. my power supply unit fried the 2nd day of me playing the game.

granted i bought it for like 30 bucks and it was a crappy 500w

I wouldn't blame that on the game. Just sounds like you had a cheap, possibly underpowered supply.

This whole issue isn't even technically Blizzard's fault...video cards shouldn't let themselves be killed because of uncapped framerates.

Corsair makes badass PSUs for a good price. Quality components, great warranty, and you can overdraw them while still keeping 80+ percent efficiency without getting too dirty of a signal.

rawr2d2 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:27:08 AM »

Scrubs with sub 6k gearscores play starcraft.

Real men raid.

BoostedSchemes · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:37:37 AM »

The game didn't even overheat my fucking laptop, so people with issues are bumpkins with panties wrapped around their cooling fans.

jabberwock · « **Reply #25 on:** August 09, 2010, 07:10:24 AM »

I played the beta.. got bored in 2 hours. Unless a lot has changed from that beta experience... pass.

And this comes from a nog who has played every Blizzard game released since War1. I'm still excited for D3 though.

colt45 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 09, 2010, 10:56:11 AM »

Quote from: random-strike on August 09, 2010, 01:11:50 AM

im 13th in plat league now

god damn johnny, your viscious. whats your id?

Jorsher · « **Reply #27 on:** August 09, 2010, 11:18:31 AM »

Got my ass handed to me a couple times over the weekend. Will need more practice...

Cooljnateman · « **Reply #28 on:** August 11, 2010, 02:41:28 AM »

4-5 in the off season

0 during the season!

potatodude · « **Reply #29 on:** August 11, 2010, 03:34:18 AM »

Quote from: Cooljnateman on August 11, 2010, 02:41:28 AM

4-5 in the off season

0 during the season!

wat

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