Blizzard has devastated every ip they have currently. Wow went such gutter trash they had to literally reintroduce wow classic. StarCraft is MIA. Overwatch 2 managed to get even worse somehow after the original year 1 release was an amazing change up to shooters then got pozzed. So now they’re stuck with a pay to win card game and whales who sink into every one of they pay 2 win bs. They are literally a mobile gaming company anymore…
Starcraft 2 is actually in a good place. I was so disappointed by Wings of Liberty that I fell off for like a decade... but the story works well enough and the single player alone has enough replayability it keeps me engaged.
Throw in a bunch of fun pros in the scene and you have an enjoyable ecosystem. It has also helped that Korea and Koreans are more accessible than ever before (so their pros don't seem as mysterious anymore).
It remains to be seen if the recent balance change is good long term, but the game is in a really healthy state right now.
Honestly the change to starting with 12 workers instead of 6 in LotV was the worst Blizz has done to that game in a long time. That and letting pros have most of the input on balance patches. There will never be any new meta shaking ideas, or 4-spawn maps again.
Really enjoyed playing WoL and HotS before I burnt myself out. Just got back into playing ranked in LotV after a 6 year break because Valve has killed DotA and I need a competitive game
Blizzard has devastated every ip they have currently. Wow went such gutter trash they had to literally reintroduce wow classic. StarCraft is MIA. Overwatch 2 managed to get even worse somehow after the original year 1 release was an amazing change up to shooters then got pozzed. So now they’re stuck with a pay to win card game and whales who sink into every one of they pay 2 win bs. They are literally a mobile gaming company anymore…
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Blizzard: Jim Raynor returns as the bad guy. Kerrigan is hyped up as a trans alien. And a new all black Protoss faction is introduced.
Gamers: Yes but what about the gameplay?
Blizzard: Gameplay??
Also the endless mention of the cash shop in their feature videos.
Starcraft 2 is actually in a good place. I was so disappointed by Wings of Liberty that I fell off for like a decade... but the story works well enough and the single player alone has enough replayability it keeps me engaged.
Throw in a bunch of fun pros in the scene and you have an enjoyable ecosystem. It has also helped that Korea and Koreans are more accessible than ever before (so their pros don't seem as mysterious anymore).
It remains to be seen if the recent balance change is good long term, but the game is in a really healthy state right now.
Honestly the change to starting with 12 workers instead of 6 in LotV was the worst Blizz has done to that game in a long time. That and letting pros have most of the input on balance patches. There will never be any new meta shaking ideas, or 4-spawn maps again.
Really enjoyed playing WoL and HotS before I burnt myself out. Just got back into playing ranked in LotV after a 6 year break because Valve has killed DotA and I need a competitive game