Starcraft 2 - worth buying?

[Zich]

I'm liking the reviews so far, which saddens me because as I stated in the pre-release post, SC1's huge draw was that it was a take-anywhere game and really suited to family get-togethers in places with no net/where you had to pay extra for internet.

My brother-in-law plan to buy it, so I will be playing on his account to see it. If it truly has less micro-management, I suspect I will enjoy it much more than the original. SC1 felt nit-picky and tedious, more like I was babysitting than commanding a competent military. That aside, thanks to LAN play the original consumed weeks of my college life and is still enjoyed several times a year with family.

I think I'll be missing out, but Blizz's 'anti-piracy > consumer concerns' policy for SC2, coupled with the '3 stages = more $$$' release plan means I'll only be playing via a friend's account to see the changes


and lastly

Actually, Vinnie, I'm happy trading the online restriction for not having to find the CD every time I want to play.

The original has been disc-free for years, just register your serial number on battle.net and you can download and install a disc-free version from there. Assuming you kept the box or wrote the number down, of course >.<