Hi everyone,
What would you suggest blizzard or Community to do to make that game popular again ?
Please provide wise analysis and no balance whining maybe Blizzard will take a look at this ?
Thanks all for your contribution !
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I think this is the BEST rant of really fundamental ideas and a good summary of overall design issues:
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They could provide free beer for every match we play
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Looks interesting. Thank you I will check that.
I would really like Zerg to have more aggressive options. Playing defensively can be really irritating.
Not needing/not being able to harass so hard with terran or toss. Or like not being able to lose or win games in a split second or because certain things happen like losing pvp vs 2 adepts in the first 4 minutes and yes it even happens to pros too because they are busy doing other stuff (scouting left and right for proxy and micro the 2 or 4 stalker pack around the map) and/or misread build order. Would make the game in general less random.
Revert everything to hots, remove swarmhosts and nerf ravens and adjust tempests. Bring back old balanced macro maps and maps you can split at half ! Buff little bit zerg vs terran like, buffing creep a little and give terran lategame, so he can fight protoss ball and finally brek rock-paper-scissors race dynamics. So no race is better vs one and worse vs one…
For people who want to get better:
I think adding more social stuff like achievement points for coaches and pupils would be something.
Also adding more clan features and links ingame or via bnet launcher to media like rankedftw, sc2replaystats, youtubers / streamers that have guides, challonge, liquipedia / news, …
For casuals
- Make the map editor WAY easier to use.
- Take care of racism, hate-speach and ban (no bans - just 10 second time-out per report in combination with words on a list in most cases; both things have to apply).
- Better support for offline-mode and faster load for maps / map list. (maybe download all maps partially at least / update that data every now and then)
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Social:
- Bring back interest to channels
- Clan activity and involvement
- Be more forthcoming with news about new maps, present fan-made arcade games, and bolster community involvement.
- bring back cross-game incentives but for SC2. Like what they used between OverWatch and Heroes of the storm to raise game awareness
Incentive:
- Allow a game mode where each race has 2 -unit “slots” that are interchangeable.
- These slots can be swapped out with new or existing (Brood War) units that fulfill the same or a similar role.
- These units can be unlocked through simply playing the game, and can alter play styles, exploit vulnerabilities in an opponents style or build
- These units can also be released at a very slow pace to give time for balance, maybe offering minor changes to style. Mostly give the suggestion of progression similar to Modern Warfare or MOBAS.
Financial:
- Blizzard can continue caring about SC2 because the suggestion above, since these units would also be purchasable like in similar games. On one hand, the player gets the sense of completion and advancement, and the player who buys saves time - this would continue a revenue stream for Blizzard.
-Additional/exclusive skins can be released for purchase only for new and existing units.
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I don’t know if new units / interchangeable units would be good for multiplayer but if it’s ballanced, I think it’s a great idea.
Though it’s probably better to play like that in COOP or vs. A.I.
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The game was big when people actually had something to play for. I would have NEVER gotten this game if WCS was like it was in 2013 or since then.
Sixty four actual Americans (not Canadians), and I don’t mean Austrians or w/e stupid regions we consider part of the Americas now, qualified for an offline tournament. Free travel. Decent money to make, for all. That was “WCS” before I started playing.
You can’t have a competitive freaking esports that no one can compete in. How successful would any major sport be where “only the top 30 players made money” or else you had to cast. I mean… no one is stupid enough to pick up SC 2, if they have ambitions of competing, when there is so much more money in the other games.
Anyone good enough to make money in SC 2 via pro gaming is too talented to waste their time playing this game… It’s just not a game that makes sense to play, outside of for a handful of people.
In conclusion… obviously more players need to qualify for the regions. They have to use crowdfunding/revenue sharing to fund tournaments. The tournaments will have to spread the money out more evenly.
This is the only way to have any RTS become relevant without relying on society becoming so stupid that they think it makes sense to pick up SC 2. Imagine being a new player who thinks it’s a good idea to start playing this game, where only a handful of people qualify and you’re starting out 10 years behind them.
Anyone dumb enough to think that is a good idea is inherently too stupid to become good enough. If WCS would make sense for a change, then… they might consider hiring people who aren’t blind to be on the balance team. The game has yet to be good. Far from good enough, at least.
The ESL cups sum up why this game sucks so much to play. Professional tour = 100 dollar prize pool. Only one guy gets any money. The whole tournament is just for casters to make money and ESL to run ads and what not.
You could host a SC 2 tournament where the grand prize was a big mac… and you wouldn’t be surprised to see top pros playing in it. Better off working at McDonald’s than playing SC 2, trying to win a big mac, while the casters get all the money. Nothing short of slavery. Oh yeah, have fun playing vs hackers for your big mac.
How about a new competitive mode and leagues based on deck build logic?
Before the game:
- Units could be selected before the game (as suggested by Onslaught).
- Select the build (from a selection) that will be executed on Auto-macro (or let’s say semi-macro mode) and check possible adaptations (builds and adaptation could even be taken from known players).
During the game:
- everything would rely on micro (Game will start right before the first interaction),
- players can select adaptation options (or maybe upgrades).
We can maybe develop using a mod…
Never thought that post would get much attention. Appreciate you saying that.
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Make sc3 already. Its the only way to revamp this genre. Sc2 is like a decade old. A new game will bring in fresh blood and a new rts genre.
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Alphastar will balance new sc3, 50% winrates, perfectly balanced each of 10 to 26 moves. All races take same skill, but are different and diverse: multiple strategies and game is fun to play !!!
Hey I have a Topi with exactly this name !
I’d say “Make StarCraft 3” but given current events I’d prefer they wait until they sort themselves out.
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