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THIS IS A JOKE, SO DON'T GET ALL PISSED!!!

Here are my theories of how Starcraft II could fail (If you're a Blizzard fan boy, then you're likely to get pissed anyway):

Everyone spends a week camped outside the game store to get their hands on a copy of Starcraft II. Everyone gets it, and some problems come up:

1) The game uses intrusive DRM. People get pissed. "You Blizzard people should have known better!" kind of protests. Game gets posted on torrent sites, becomes the most torrented game in history, beating even Spore.

2) Gamestop releases the game early. People flood in and buy it. Preorder people feel like they've been screwed. Loads of people try to play online, but the servers aren't ready. People and reviewers get pissed. (Yes, this is what happened to Demigod)

3) Starcraft fans and worshippers get game. They play it. They feel like Blizzard has altered too much stuff in the game. They get pissed. They say game sucks, and potential players avoid the game.

4) Starcraft fans and worshippers get game. The play it. They feel like Blizzard didn't add enough new stuff to the game. They get pissed. They call Starcraft II things like disappointing, carbon copy with better graphics (graphic still won't blow anyone away, based on what I've seen), and stuff like that. They say game sucks, and potential players avoid the game.

5) Person who has either never heard of Starcraft II, or heard about it but hasn't played it (this situation would be after release, if that day ever comes). Person either buys game or plays a demo. Player thinks, "This game is like pretty much every other RTS out there! Three sides, breakneck pace, typical base building, and the other ingredients in an generic RTS!" Player stops playing. Alternatively, Player gets Starcraft II, goes online, and joins a match. There he gets his butt handed to him by a Korean Starcraft devotee. In either case, Player gets pissed and stops playing

6) (This will never happen, but it would SUCK for Blizzard!) All the Korean fans of Starcraft drool in anticipation of Starcraft II. They then learn that the South Korean government has banned Starcraft II for some reason, say, a hidden reference to the conflict between North and South Korea. Every single person in Korea gets pissed (Starcraft is the national pastime there). Riots start, on the street and the Internet (regular Koreans on the street, lazy Blizzard obsessed Koreans too fat to get out of their chairs on the internet). I don't wanna describe that mess anymore.

These are six theories. (Hopefully you'll find them funny). If you made up a new one, feel free to post it! Don't flood the thread with new theories, though.


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on Apr 22, 2009

Dargoon999
How dare you people say that StarCarft II will fail. That is blasphemy! You will all die in the fire of purification for this outrage.

Hallowed are the Ori.. oups, I meant Blizzard!

May the true path of Origin... damn it, i mean Blizzard... be made clear to those of you that have strayed from the path of Enlightenment.

 

Seriously, StarCraft II is so not gonna fail. Have you guys seen the battle reports. StarCraft II will probably break the record for best selling game of all time.

well we all know it wont fail

edit:

I know it wont fail

on Apr 22, 2009

I have little worries about Starcraft 2. I know it will do well... now the new Deus Ex game coming out.... HELL I AM WORRIED! PLEASE GOD MAKE IT GOOD!... seriously if that that flops only make a modern day remake of the first one and LEAVE THE SERIES FOR GOOD! Ya off topic... but you know I am right...

on Apr 22, 2009

12.) It comes out after Duke Nukem Forever

on Apr 22, 2009

GeneralEtrius
10) Blizzard cancels Starcraft II just because they feel like it won't be popular enough (I've heard they did that to one of their projects before). People get PISSED. Riots break out all over the PC gaming world.

yep they have put starcraft:ghost into "permanent hiatus" status. would have been a FPS in the SC universe.

on Apr 22, 2009

GeneralEtrius
(I've heard they did that to one of their projects before).

To my knowledge they actually abandon two nearly finished projects because they did not meet up to Blizzard's own unreasonable standards, we love you Blizzard, don't remove any other projects so near to completion.

These two games are StarCraft: Ghost and WarCraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans.

StarCraft: Ghost was especially interesting, it was a first person game, from the perspective of a Ghost, which was going to have a large single player campaign and online multiplayer with the classes, if I recall correctly, Pilot, Marine, Firebat, and Ghost. Also they made a book series if my info is correct, which you can read to get the story of Ghost.

For further information, here are the appropriate links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft:_Ghost

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft_Adventures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment

[Added] Ah, DoomBringer90 stole my thunder. Goob job DoomBringer, good job...

on Apr 23, 2009

Amusingly enough, I predict the OP's 3,4, and 5 will happen.  Fanboys(girls) are an interesting breed.  They should be studied, not shunned.

/goes to put on my +5 Protection From Fanboy(girl) Armor.

on Apr 23, 2009

VarekRaith

/goes to put on my +5 Protection From Fanboy(girl) Armor.

lol dont fear the fanboys and fangirls they all live in korea remember.

and tyr222 fear him +5 armor wont save u from his rush

on Apr 24, 2009

VarekRaith
/goes to put on my +5 Protection From Fanboy(girl) Armor.

Point a camera at them, permanently disables korean fanboys and girls.

on Apr 28, 2009

Korea gets bombed.

Starcraft fails.

on Apr 28, 2009

i'm looking forward to starcraft 2, but the lols from an utter failure might be greater than the fun i'd have.

on Apr 29, 2009

Starcraft II will fail when they add Azeroth as a playable side, with Tauren space marines and warlocks.

on Apr 29, 2009

ravok2789

Quoting VarekRaith, reply 21
/goes to put on my +5 Protection From Fanboy(girl) Armor.
lol dont fear the fanboys and fangirls they all live in korea remember.

and tyr222 fear him +5 armor wont save u from his rush

Though my +5 armor is just my base armor.  I've got several GOD-LIKE versions.

As to fanboys/girls,  I will always have a special place in my heart for the ATI/Nvidia variants.  IMO, one of the most obnoxious breeds.

 

on Apr 29, 2009

Or starcraft2 will fail because players get pisset that they have to buy it 3times to have complete SC2 campaing i wonder if datadisc on SC2 (if any will be) will be also on 3 parts

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