Starcraft 2 hasn't stopped multiplayer, its school that is taking most of my time.

Necro posting...............

So you were going to school in July and all summer when the original post was relevant?

Just because something is older, doesn't mean that it isn't relevant.  The repeated and constant posting on this topic shows how relevant it is.  I don't care at all for the opinion of one person obviously lacking any consideration for another person. 

Yeah, nevermind, not worth it.

I hardly consider 2 months necro. If an old post has relevant information then by all means bring it back to life. 

What I could do without is spamming a thread with school yard behavior.

You obviously do not know how to play sc2. You DO NOT need to think fast in sins but you DO need to in SC2. In SC2 , you have to react to what your opponent is doing instantly , like building counter units , reacting to a back drop etc. But in Sins , you can relex and react even a min or 2 later without much serious impact normally. Those that do not think fast in SC2 will always belong to the lower level.

Which strategy game isn't about skill>numbers in a way until numbers overwhelm skill?

You shouldn't really be playing custom maps if you want to enjoy sc2 multiplayer , ladder is what makes sc2 a great game. I would have thought that players that only play multiplayer in Sins will want to compete in sc2 ladder instead of custom maps that don't define sc2.

There is a map search function in SC2.

Again I'm curious....I see mostly multiplayer Sins gamers in this thread but why are you guys talking about SC2 custom maps? SC2 ladder is what makes it the best online strategy game. If Stardock has a better online system , maybe we'll see more players online instead of just 100 or so.

How about finding another game that has sold more copies than sc2? No other non mmorpg game come close to the sales of sc2.

I'm kind of curious how many people who jumped to SC2 have since gone back to other games.  Out of the group of friends I play PC games with, only one of us had enough interest to actually buy SC2; and he admits he played it for about a month and hasn't really touched it since.

The general thought among us is that the 'trolls' were right; the game really did play and feel too much like Starcraft 1.5, and only the really hardcore SC fans are sticking with it.  Not bashing SC2 here or trying to start a flamewar, just genuinely interested to see how it was received by others now that the newness and Wall of Hype have worn off.

I like SC2, played it quite frequently for awhile.  I`m glad they didn`t change it dramatically from the original.  There are quite a few changes that make it a different game.  Most have already been listed here.

Having said that, I`ve gone back to DoW2.  I just like Relic`s games better.  I have a hard time going to an rts that dosen`t have a cover system now.  I also like the focus on fewer units, Each unit is critical to success.  I`ve never liked taking a blob and smashing it into another blob.

How's the community size for DoW2?  Steam has a crazy sale on gold pack right now, but based on what I've heard on Gamereplays forums most competitive players have given up on it until the next expansion is released.  If that's the case, I'll just hold off and see how the expansion is received before committing any cash to it.

Wow I find this topic totally wrong, for me ever since my friends introduced me to minecraft, I have seem to have stopped playing Sins although Sc2 and Team Fortress 2 doesn't help either (and also my post-secondary education don't allow for much time either)

Well, The player base has stayed pretty stable.  Steam stats say usually between 3K-3.5K all the time.  I don`t have trouble getting a 1v1 ranked game going pretty quickly.  The player base is small though.  You may be matched against the same player a few times in a row.

The retribution exp is dropping GFWL, So it won`t be compatible with DoW2 or CR MP.  I`d pick up DoW2 if the price is decent, I`d probably skip CR.  I didn`t find the campaign that great, I don`t like chaos as a MP race.  I`ve logged 700 hours on DoW2, It was a great return for the $30 I paid for it.

Starcraft 2 has over 1 million at peak times, Its mind boggling when I used to be really excited when sins had more then 200 people at peak times , and to an even greater extent , when I used to be excited that Homeworld 2 had 20 players online.

Now im quite happy learning starcraft 2 , because its so easy to get into a game

P5yy is alive???

recently i uninstalled sc2 to clear some space.....not planning to play it ever again.

soase forever :>

Funny, I uninstalled Sins, and installed nothing in it's place.  I need to spend more time with my kids and family.

How haw could u.....

I know u will miss it and return , everyone returns.

I dont want to be the last DT smurf online

You still have WHIP.

The day whip quits soase...

Will be the day I either get a career job in my field or Sins-2 is released. 

Eh, I'll play both for years, as well as many other RTS, not to mentions dozens of other games. I've been playing C&C:Generals as of late. I have all but C&C4 installed and still boot up the old ones occasionally. I also played Doctor Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine a while ago, too. Old game, awesome fun with a friend.

My brother is probably goinng to get it do you think he should?

To me the game seems very simmalir to supreme commander 2 (which was horrible compared to the original) with way to fast paced battles to be fun.

Also my biggest qualm wtih Sins is that the game is a little to slow for fun fun. Also the advent homing mines get annoying.

And when is Sins 2 coming out???

Uh, I dunno.  What does he plan to do with the game?  Play it in single player or online multiplayer PvP?  How expensive would the game and its two expansions be for him?  (Could he get a new sealed copy of Trinity less expensively off of eBay?)