I don't think there will ever be a way to slowdown SC2 without the aid of an external program (or running it on a really slow computer lol). That being said, if you prefer to take longer to think out your moves/execute you should probably just pay some turn-based strategy games instead. My personal favorites are the old Heroes of Might of Magic games and the first two Master of Orion games (don't try the third one, it was horrible). The bottom line is, if you're not having fun with Starcraft 2, just play something else that you will like .[/QUOTE
After your logic, all RTS games made until now, included Starcraft 1, was turn based games, and Wings of Liberty is the first RTS invented in this world
You're missing the thrust of the argument entirely. The thrust is that the game speed is high enough that the ability to issue those micro strategies is more important then what the strategy actually is. Essentially, it's a claim that a good strategy that is executed in a mediocre fashion by a player who's point/click/hotkey skills aren't up to par will lose to a bad strategy executed by an APM master.
Imagine, if you would, a game of chess where you have only 5 seconds to make your turn - however, you can make as many legal moves during your turn as your are physically able to. The strategic element becomes secondary to your piece-moving skills.
Cannot use this fine control on high speeds. The visible screen don't jump fast enough from one event to another, the mouse clicks and button pushes take some time to execute the given commands. So, you cannot make enough movements in a unit of time. The problem is exactly cause the keyboard and mouse reaction at given commands are much slower than I think and I move my hands and fingers to use mouse and hotkeys. In campaign, the AI superiority in start resources, in gathering rate, in number and kind of units, the almost continuous massive attack waves, the countdowns, execute anyway a constant time pressure over the player, so anyway you must think and react fast, to be competitive. Otherwise, not fast thinking and reaction are the point, so long you can save and reload the game. The problem is cause that speeds take from you the real time control above your own army, control which DEFINE a RTS. And that make the game more annoying than harder. In multiplayer, that lead at a drastic limitation of usable tactics and strategies. Even the greatest players are forced to use always the same limited ways to play, based on early rushes, so, the existence of most of the units above MMM, helions and eventualy vikings (or the corespondent for other race) become useless in the game. So, at high speeds, in campaign or multiplayer the player cannot use the most of the game resources.
And I don't understand why so many want to limit the liberty of others to make their choices, to play at any speed at they want, so long nobody force themselves to play slower! And if Bliazzard don't want to modify this lack of speed control, I definitely not will buy the next chapter!
I don't think there will ever be a way to slowdown SC2 without the aid of an external program (or running it on a really slow computer lol). That being said, if you prefer to take longer to think out your moves/execute you should probably just pay some turn-based strategy games instead. My personal favorites are the old Heroes of Might of Magic games and the first two Master of Orion games (don't try the third one, it was horrible). The bottom line is, if you're not having fun with Starcraft 2, just play something else that you will like .[/QUOTE
After your logic, all RTS games made until now, included Starcraft 1, was turn based games, and Wings of Liberty is the first RTS invented in this world
What are you talking about??? I was referring to two different game "genre"'s and suggesting he should play the one he prefers. I never once said anything about other RTS games being turn-based??? Here's some clarification about the two different genres to help you understand, from wiki:
"A turn-based strategy (TBS) game is a strategy game (usually some type of wargame, especially a strategic-level wargame) where players take turns when playing. This is distinguished from real time strategy (RTS) where all players play simultaneously. The phrase refers almost exclusively to video games.
The chess analogy was fucking retarded. For one, being able to make as many moves as you want in a n-second period doesn't make ANY sense given the rules of chess.
As someone who plays speed chess, I can tell you with certainty that being able to move really fast & execute a shitty strategy != winning. But there are times when a player who is down material but up on time can win by making fast moves intended to stall/draw out the game. That doesn't mean people aren't thinking when they play. In timed games, time is another resource, just like army or whatever; and your strategy needs to make optimal use of this resource.
I was not talking about speed chess. Being able to make as many moves as you can in an n-second period is a fundamental change to the game - to make it better mimic starcraft, where interface clunkiness, and the ability to overcome it is a major factor in success.
Now, to reiterate a very important point. Speed being locked in multiplayer is NOT what is being discussed. It's speed being locked in single player, and it's only locked because the idiots at Blizzard don't let you rebind keys. This isn't a balance decision, it's flat out failure to deliver basic features. And no, the feature isn't speed control - that's in the keybinding menu, so it's clearly there - but the keybinding menu DOES NOT WORK.
If it really bothers you that much grab an .MPQ editor.And no, the feature isn't speed control - that's in the keybinding menu, so it's clearly there - but the keybinding menu DOES NOT WORK.