Blizzard announces Starcraft 2

[thatbloke]

And no, it's not an MMO but its a new RTS. This link is the ign update page where a guy is updating stuff live from Blizzard's event in Korea that they are having. There are even some links to screenshots!

 

[Cookalarcha]

I wana see another strategy Warcraft they were better than the MMORPG game.

 

[Ronin Storm]

See my necromancy powers...!

But, this is relevant: announced late last year (and I missed it) Blizzard are splitting Starcraft 2 into three separate games (source: Eurogamer).

Blizzard plans to break StarCraft II into a trilogy of games focusing on the three factions and their stories: Terrans: Wings of Liberty, Zerg: Heart of the Swarm, and Protoss: Legacy of the Void.

 

[SgtFury]

Blizzards thinking:

"WOOT lets get more money out of the crazies "

 

[Ronin Storm]

Honestly, I have no issue with a split game if the individual parts are really worth it. If it feels like having a third or even just a half of a full game in each package that has been arbitrarily split up then I'd be extremely disappointed.

That said, I think there should be more scaling on price of games in general. £50 for a new special edition, £40 for a new standard game, £25 for an expansion, £10-20 for an indie or small game... just doesn't seem to cover the options, really. What if my game really is a bit bigger? Or better? Or I admit that it's really smaller and only worth £30...?

Perhaps I just don't understand how/why pricing structures are formed.