Starcraft!

[onodera]

Actually, Terrans ARE disgusting inbred hillbillies. Look at what they're listening to or at that zerg-hunting picture in the starting bar. Heck, they used to be called the Terran *Confederacy*.

Oh, and speaking of SCVs. Back in school we each had a Terran unit nickname. They guy we called SCV wasn't exactly happy about that.

[Al B. Sure!]

Actually, Terrans ARE disgusting inbred hillbillies. Look at what they're listening to or at that zerg-hunting picture in the starting bar. Heck, they used to be called the Terran *Confederacy*.

Oh, and speaking of SCVs. Back in school we each had a Terran unit nickname. They guy we called SCV wasn't exactly happy about that.

That's bizarre.

And you're right. They were inbreds. Actually, they were also originally heavily genetically engineered, something which Blizzard seems to have forgotten. In the original SC manual, it didn't just paint them as mere criminals like sc2 does but as a lot of political prisoners and banned genetically engineered people after some religious-based natural human movement (originally a terrorist group) dominated the politics of the new UN. I haven't seen the sc1 manual in so long but I remember something to this effect about wars on Earth about genetic engineering.

Still, the point stands that their ugliness probably had as much to do with graphical limitations as artist vision.

I have noticed that Blizzard's art style has changed over the years. They've become increasingly idealized... Like all the men have absurdly broad shoulders (look at Raynor in some cutscenes where his back is turned on the camera) and all the women are built like barbie dolls. I suppose they kind of had that look since the beginning with Warcraft but I remember characters in Diablo being more proportionate.

[Al B. Sure!]

What I did notice is that the artists got lazy:





They even have the same hairstyle! Come on, Blizzard... You couldn't make them at least a little different besides hair color?

[Al B. Sure!]

So does anyone here play it besides Jon Miller?

[Sir Og]

I started playing a bit more often recently. Twice a week instead of once every two weeks
I prefer playing 2v2 with my brother but it's very difficult for us to synchronize our schedules.
I am on the European server though.

[DrSpike]

I soloed for a while, got to Platinum. It's a great game - will watch some of MLG this weekend, but probably won't play again until the expansion is released.