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Warcraft III: The Single Player Experience

Posted by michael on from the attack-of-the-undead-lawyers dept.

Disoriented writes "Cool interview about the Warcraft 3 single-player campaigns. Has me drooling for a June release." Hopefully Blizzard will drop their attack against Bnetd before the release.

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  1. Re:What's that stuff about storyline? by Moofie · · Score: 5, Interesting

    *raises hand* Me. Good writing in a game improves the feeling of immersion, which is very important to my enjoyment of the game.

    Sure, there are people who skip cut-scenes and don't read the docs, but I'm not one of them. When I pay $50 for a game, I want the whole kit and caboodle...good story, good art, good gameplay, good documentation, good UI...everything.

    Gameplay and UI are what made Total Annihilation great. Storyline and memorable characters are what set Warcraft (and Starcraft) above the pack.

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  2. Neverwinter Nights by Maul · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Just a reminder to those of you who are boycotting Blizzard, but still want your fantasy gaming fix.
    Neverwinter Nights will be coming out this summer, and while it is an RPG (rather than RTS), it should do a good job of filling the void left.

    Though, personally, I was more excited about NWN than WC3 even before the lawsuit.

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  3. Re:Makes it all better by Hard_Code · · Score: 4, Interesting

    4. Give Blizzard an instant online community and pave way for larger acceptence of their game by the number of servers (which they don't have to run or maintain!) available.

    This is what Valve has done with Half Life. Why is this such a hard concept? Sell the game, but make the server freely available.

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  4. Re:Blizzard, BnetD and Software the Saga Continues by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 3, Interesting

    WarCraft II Battle Chest, $60.
    Diablo, $55.
    Diablo expansion pack, $25
    Starcraft, $45

    I remember paying close to top dollar, no bargain bin copies for me. At the time, I remembered thinking it was worth every cent. Hope no belittles me for reconsidering that sentiment.

    Also, I find it unlikely that not playing their games will have any effect on their future actions. Not that I will play, just the principle of the thing. But I harbor zero illusions that I can somehow punish them.

  5. Re:What's that stuff about storyline? by Rogerborg · · Score: 3, Interesting
    • When I pay $50 for a game, I want the whole kit and caboodle

    What if you could pay $30 for just the gameplay and none of the cinematics or voice "talent"?

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