spindoctor: The game is micro-intensive, that's for sure. You are unlikely to get 40v40 battles... in fact, if you have let your enemy reach 30-40 units, defeat is almost inevitable. The game is fast, with multiple skirmishes being the norm.
Having said that, the game is still fun to play casually. The placement system is pretty thorough, so you will almost always be placed in the correct bracket and will play against others of similar skill. You can learn from every single match you play, whether you win or lose, and you can use that knowledge and experience to get better the next time. It's a blast to play team games with/against friends, especially if you have voice com enabled. And as always, don't place too much value to winning or losing and you will have fun. If you're the kind who always has to win, then yea, this game can be very demanding... but the game is also good if you're just looking to have fun with some friends or such.

Narakir: How is it compared to SC1 gameplay wise ? That dosen't seems to have changed that much and I wasn't that bad against the AI (110 average apm), which I found quite effective or at least reactive if you don't used exploits. My feeling watching the vids was that the maps where smaller and that basically you had to storm on a straight line to find your opponent, harass him and destroy him after a few skirmishes. I always preferred big maps where expanding and long term fighting actually made it more a game to like for me than a rush fest.

spindoctor: Honestly, it's still early days in the life of the game, so there are a few balance issues which lead to certain cheese strats and combos to gain the advantage over the opponent. Players will eventually learn to counter them and render them ineffective. What you see now is not how the game will be played a few months down the line.
The gameplay itself is certainly fast, and in general does not lend itself towards long matches, but on the other hand, it doesn't have to be a rush fest either. I've personally had a 2v2 game which lasted over an hour, but most games are over in 20 minutes or so.

Narakir: I can't remind the person whom I argued here with about that game... it was a few months (you know I was saying that game was too much expansive etc...) but I need to apologise as it comes to interest me more than I ever tough, so take note if you read me :)
The only issue that keeps me away from this game is it's worth in multiplayer. Not that it isn't good but it looks quite different from the first SC. I've watched a few commented matches on youtube and it seemed that the game was even more about tricks and feints that the first starcraft was, do we get actual "big battles" (Let's say 40 units in each side, 30+ mins of gameplay) in multiplayer ? or does the game only evolve around skirmishes and tricks, that require even more micro management ? Can we have a real fun as a casual player or is it just a game designed for E-sports and very demanding ?

spindoctor: The game is micro-intensive, that's for sure. You are unlikely to get 40v40 battles... in fact, if you have let your enemy reach 30-40 units, defeat is almost inevitable. The game is fast, with multiple skirmishes being the norm.
Having said that, the game is still fun to play casually. The placement system is pretty thorough, so you will almost always be placed in the correct bracket and will play against others of similar skill. You can learn from every single match you play, whether you win or lose, and you can use that knowledge and experience to get better the next time. It's a blast to play team games with/against friends, especially if you have voice com enabled. And as always, don't place too much value to winning or losing and you will have fun. If you're the kind who always has to win, then yea, this game can be very demanding... but the game is also good if you're just looking to have fun with some friends or such.

Narakir: Well, I think it's reassuring enough, plus there's going to be a lot of stuff being done with this game like it was with Warcraft III, the only black spot are the future campaigns being priced quite high let's hope they' do not make them compulsory like broodwar.

Narakir: I finally ordered the game 37 Euro on Amazon, quite a fair price worth the little wait, hope to see some of you soon on battlenet :D.