Starcraft 2 Armory - Unofficial Starcraft 2 Fansite

Dear members and visitors of the StarCraft II Armory!

Another year has passed and many things have occured in that span of time. Yet, for StarCraft fans, this year will be marked as another year of waiting for the sequel. Ironically, we leave this year at approximately the same point we did last year.....in anticipation of beta and hoping for a release in the coming year. For some, the "final stretch" has become too long of a stretch and have even gone so far as to proclaim StarCraft II as vaporware.

Sadly, the Armory itself has felt the consenquences of the prolonged wait. In spite of the ocassional bright points, such as our own administrator gearvOsh being hired by Blizzard and several tournaments motivated by a renewed interest in Brood War, even our members have become fatigued from the expectation. Some have started to visit the website less frequently or not at all while others have seen improper behaviour as an outlet for their boredom. Overall, the year 2009 will most likely not be remembered fondly by Armory members and it leaves very little to be optimistic about.

Yet, the beginning of a new year is not the time for despair. It is a time for hope and renewed vigour. While updates became less frequent in 2009, Blizzard did provide new information on a semi-frequent basis, showing us that the development of the game was still going at full capacity. In addition, the showcasing of the game at various events allowed us to witness the game`s progress with our own eyes. The Battle Reports and the videos from this year`s G-Star will particularly remain as positive impressions for many as they were of great help in making the wait slightly more bearable.

With that in mind and as the clock strikes midnight in the first parts of the world, the SC2Armory staff wishes all it`s members and visitors happy holidays and many successes in the year 2010. Will this be the year of StarCraft II? Nobody knows for certain. But we can certainly hope that will be the case. :)

Happy new year to you guys too.You guys do alot for running this site,and I thank you guys for that ;) Hope the new year also brings in more people,news,beta and hopefully some time,the game.

-Jellybeans

Happy New Year rofl It's still 10:25 pm in HK

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Happy New Year rofl It's still 10:25 pm in HK

I wanted to post this early so that even our members that will be getting the new year first (like Korea in 5 minutes) get the greeting.

Also, I request anyone else from staff to put this on the front page. I would, but it would cause the post bug again and gearvOsh is not around to fix it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE IN THE ARMORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and a Big THANKS to all of you Moderators, managers, administrators, for keeping this site, as the greatest SCII fan site EVER! you guys do an awesome job!!! ^_^
may you all in the Armory live forever so i can kick your asses in SCII lol!

Just went into the new year here in Hong Kong :)

And Tom... well written!

I didn't know that gearvOsh got hired by Blizz. What's he doing for them?

happy new year all

Happy New Year to everyone... 2010 will be a very memorable year to all Starcraft 2 fans, I believe. Not only will the Beta finally gets started, but also the first episode of the sequel, Wings of Liberty, will be released as well. Let's just hope for the best...

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Will this be the year of StarCraft II? Nobody knows for certain. But we can certainly hope that will be the case. :)

Help us Mike Morhaime, you are our only hope! XD

Okay, now for some seriousness: thanks and a happy New Year to all the members.

I miss Illidan, but his absence is understandable; there isn't anything worthwhile happening in the world of SC2. X_X

Here's hoping it will in the upcoming year. ^^

This of course only applies to those who follow that archaic calendar system...but nonetheless. Happy new years to all.

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This of course only applies to those who follow that archaic calendar system

Haha XD

Yah, I celebrate two times, too, but I won't go into much further detail. ^^

I don't celebrate at all :O, anyways hoping for 2010 to be the year we mob our local game stores for a copy of Sc2(hopefully we won't be too bored before then).

:D Happy new year! Starcraft 2 seems so close now!

Thanks for the write up Tom. Happy new year to everyone. Stay safe you guys and enjoy your night with what ever or who ever you have. ^^ oi

happy new year! if SC2 dosnt come out in 2010 imma have to personally give blizzard a big ol' kick up the ass