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Re: Sweet.
Posted By: masterskill <brainwash_88@hotmail.com>Date: 7/14/08 10:48 p.m.

In Response To: Sweet. (Spartan Jag)


: Halo Wars is gonna be an awesome game. I mean, looking at the combat so far,
: I'm glad it lasts a bit longer than most RTS games, because it allows you
: to actually have tactics rather than just winning by brute force alone,
: like in games like Starcraft.

: - Jag

That's wrong. Saying sc doesn't have any sort of strategy is just so frustratingly wrong. You're wrong.

http://goatrope.net/sc/Starcraft_Strategy_File.doc

That's an 80 page document on basic starcraft strategy, it has a section called THEORY OF ECONOMICS. Here's a sample.

"Now that you stole build orders from replays to satisfy #2, it's time to adapt. In ZvT, it's 3 base (2 gas) Zerg versus 2 base (2 gas) Terran. You were planning on going Hydralurk until you scouted Terran with 6 Barracks and 2 Factories. You're going to make life easier if you switch to Lurkerling."

There is a reason Starcraft still has televised tournaments with thousands of raving fans and streamers attending the games. Its ridiculously complicated gameplay allows for a nearly non-existent skill ceiling and more strategy in a single game than almost any other popular RTS out there.

The Halo series is well known for its pick up and play style and Halo Wars looks to be the same, with less emphasis on individual micro unit control and simplified controls. Nothing wrong with a casual game like that, I'm not talking down on it, but don't even try to compare it to a super competitive game like starcraft. It's just wrong.

(I seriously don't think I've made the point of how wrong that is. Its so wrong.)


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