Starcraft 2 lower prices????
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Just buy it. It's not coming down much any time soon and it's well worth the £25. I got it a couple of months after launch and have sunk about 400 hours into it. Still a relative nub with a ridiculous amount to learn and improve upon.
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best game ever, pay it
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One thing I should point out is that the multiplayer ladder is very competetive. There are 6 main leagues and you'll struggle to get beyond the 2nd one unless you put a reasonable effort into learning the game (by which I mean playing matches, watching a few youtube vids and learning some build orders and basic tactics).
If you just want a casual game to mess around with an hour or two a week, SC2 is still a great buy, just don't bother with the ladder. Do the campaign and then try out joining some custom games. There are thousands of mainly player-submitted game modes some of which are really fun (tower defence, arena style, hero quests etc etc). You could literally never buy another game other than SC2, there is that large a variety of fun modes to choose from.
IMO though, the multiplayer ladder is the best part of the game if you enjoy improving and learning and honing your skills. It's great fun being beaten by a strategy, looking up how to counter it and then raping it silly next time you come up against it. The matchmaking system is awesome too, always finds players which are of similar skill to give you a reasonable challenge. There are a few annoying quirks (eg no way to tell how close you are to promotion, portrait farmers etc) but generally it works great, better than any other RTS ladder I've used.
If you just want a casual game to mess around with an hour or two a week, SC2 is still a great buy, just don't bother with the ladder. Do the campaign and then try out joining some custom games. There are thousands of mainly player-submitted game modes some of which are really fun (tower defence, arena style, hero quests etc etc). You could literally never buy another game other than SC2, there is that large a variety of fun modes to choose from.
IMO though, the multiplayer ladder is the best part of the game if you enjoy improving and learning and honing your skills. It's great fun being beaten by a strategy, looking up how to counter it and then raping it silly next time you come up against it. The matchmaking system is awesome too, always finds players which are of similar skill to give you a reasonable challenge. There are a few annoying quirks (eg no way to tell how close you are to promotion, portrait farmers etc) but generally it works great, better than any other RTS ladder I've used.
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TY for the info, so I'll go buy it today...
good choice. Do the campaign and challenges before laddering (if you end up wanting to ladder at all) as they are good for teaching the fundamental mechanics. gl hfI've been doing the same thing, waiting months for the price to drop. I was hoping I could get it for closer to £20 after being out for quite a while now.
Saturday evening I had an impulse to buy it and play, so bought it through battle.net for £32 and have been loving it. Definitely worth it.
Saturday evening I had an impulse to buy it and play, so bought it through battle.net for £32 and have been loving it. Definitely worth it.
