[Requests Thread] Beta Movies

The official beta footage request thread.
By request of another member, I decided to make a thread with the purpose for gathering beta footage requests.

Everybody here wants to see beta footage, but what would you like to see? Not only whole games, of course. People without the beta want to see certain tactics tried out. Different build orders and such. As it is very hard to search for this on youtube: this thread where you can submit ideas for short parts with certain tactics played out.

You can make footage from the beta, or any game, with Fraps. It makes great quality videos, and perfect for uploading to youtube. -Or other video hosting sites.-

Beta key holders: please help in getting this site the best videos out there by making videos of requested stuff. Non-key holders: please think up good scenarios and post them with the following form. Not to many comments without posting ideas, please.

Code:

player team races:
enemy team races:

situation description:

any comments:

 

Player team: Zerg
Enemy team: Protoss

Situation Description: Mass Zerglings vs mass -or at least a large number of- Zealots, best would be in open terrain, any upgrade level would be good.

Any Comments: It looks as if both Zerglings and Zealots move a lot smoother then in the original. Zerglings took long to surround Zealots there, as they often got stuck.

I would like to see how well Zerglings can swarm small units now. If they do that faster then before, it would open up a whole array of possible new tactics.

 

good idea

Player team: Terran
Enemy team: Zerg

Situation: Terran does the scoop and poop on a cliff with natural barriers.

 

Player team: zerg
Enemy team: any

situation: Nydus worm attack

any comments: just show us how exactly the nydus worm works as of now.

 

I'd like to a see a demonstration of the Thor. It's supposed to be a heavy anti-air unit with some decent ground attacks but I'm not sure yet if it measures up yet. Also, a good Thor demonstration video would clear up the hate around the internet for the unit, I think.

 

This is a fantastic idea and if i get into the beta i will deffinently comply, since my cpu can handle it on full with fraps they should look great

i really wana see blink and warp in in action as much as possible.

 

player team: protoss
enemy team: any

situation: several dozen of collusus owning some ****

any comments: show us how awesome the colluses is.

 

player team races: zerg
enemy team races: any

situation description: Test out the infestor

any comments: I want to know to they'll change how the infested marines work for beta.

 

I am getting the beta, and I would be happy to make videos. I am not sure, but I will probably be playing Protoss.

Also, "unit display videos" might be good too. Like short movies of every unit using their spells, doing their animations, and all their voices when you click and stuff.

 

player team: terran
enemy team: zerg

I would like a movie of marines in bunkers and a couple siege tanks on a hill top that has only one entrance being attacked by a swarm of lings.

 

I agree. We need a close examination of the Thor.

 

@SaharaDrac: Maybe not every unit but videos for the misunderstood or just plain hated units might help the community accept them.

 

New idea:
Player team: any
Enemy team: any

Situation: any situation where the melee attack of the Hydralisk is being used, or any other special attack animation by any unit.

Why: because people want to know if it looks good, and if it results in different death animations for units that get hit.
For example: does a Marine get sliced in half by a Hydralisk using melee?

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A suggestion to people who make the videos:
Please upload on google video, or perhaps on this site if Jon gets the site updates done in time.

If you use youtube anyway: set the videos to private. Then only people from here will be able to watch them. An excellent way to stay the biggest site. Sharing with other sites has no point. Just keep the goodies here, and eventually more people will see them then by sharing. Thanks for reading, if you made it to the end.

 

You're quite the businessman, Aurora

Also, just wondering: Have past Blizzard betas supported LAN? Does StarCraft 2 even support LAN or did it go the way of Diablo 3?

I am asking because I'd be willing to LAN some games for videos with my friends or the community if I do not get in the beta and there's no private servers up before it ends.

 

I just want this site to gain as much traffic as possible. We are already behind as is without a unit database. Jon is still waiting for the other admin to update vb software, so that new plug-ins can be installed for this purpose. A bit of exclusive, or at least high quality content, would certainly give this site an edge over other fansites. As for the network question: I think that will not happen. Just a guess, but there would firstly be the requirement for an original beta for each computer. Second, Blizzard is allowing people to play through battle.net. I think that LANs would severely reduce the number of games they can monitor.

I am not an expert, but the purpose of a beta is for bugtesting and feedback. It would be weird if testers would be allowed to play against humans without b.net. Just a guess. Still, you can always play against people you know from this site, for example. No ladder games yet, so wins and losses would not matter. That allows for taking the time to set up a specific situation.

 

I think we do have two advantages over other starcraft 2 forums. When I redid my computer I forgot to save my bookmarks. So when I typed starcraft 2 forums on google, right away this site was at the top. Plus last time I voted for this site, which was like a week ago) we are listed as number one. That's not to say though that I'm all for giving us more traffic. So that big speel was just to say that I agree with Aurora

 

YOU VOTED FOR THE LAST TIME A WEEK AGO!?
Lol, no wonder we are getting our asses kicked.
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Player team: protoss, maybe a second Protoss
Enemy team: Zerg, maybe a second Zerg

Situation: early game, 2-4 player map

With the fast 6 pool rush, a Zerg team could easily destroy a Protoss team in a small map. When the Zerg were in time, they could win before the Protoss the first Zealot was even produced.

Now the Zerg produce faster, and much of the Zerg defense has been buffed, especially with Roaches. Protoss just has faster shield regen. I am curious to see as to how this affects early game tactics. We -Zerg players- might have to change our strategies... And I just was getting good at rushing.

 

Yeah i would like to see how fast the protoss can set up now in beginning, although since the protoss shields regen faster that would off set some of the early rush balance but we need to see how quickly it rises back to full capacity.

 

Player team: Terran
Opposing team: Any

Situation: Ghosts vs small biological units (marines, zerglings, or zealots)

Why: I want to see how good ghost sniping actually is. I wanna see MASS PWNAGE SNIPING. YAAAAAA

 

Player team: Terran
Opposing team: Any

Situation: Siege tanks used in undeployed form

Why: Blizzard has stated that the siege tank can hold its own more effectively than its SC1 predecessor, lets put it to the test