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Oh man, I'm super ready for this. A few weeks back I put together a new gaming PC, and now I can't contain my excitement for 4K StarCraft goodness. For a few y

Oh man, I'm super ready for this. A few weeks back I put together a new gaming PC, and now I can't contain my excitement for 4K StarCraft goodness. For a few years I followed SC2's e-sports scene, but my interest slowly died out. With this new release, just imagining all the possibilities is getting me really hyped. I'm gonna call it now and say that it's a given that we'll get a few tournaments with all the big StarCraft names. And it'll be a blast to re-play a bunch of those older UMS (Use Map Settings) games. I remember spending countless hours playing custom games. It was my first introduction to tower defense games, stacking hundreds of cannons and hoping you'd make it past one more level. And the countless challenge survival maps which required you to pull off exploits and glitches to reach the next part. Probably a bit silly, but one of the maps I remember best is Dragon Ball Z RPG. Even if they don't quite stand the test of time, getting to replay them just for nostalgia will be fun.

keerthiko 10y ago
Tournaments with all the big StarCraft names never went away. They've been happening happily on the regular with good ol' Brood War: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Main_Page http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Main_Page The game has aged beautifully, thanks to great continuous patching by Blizz, keeping the game running on modern OS's without finicky behaviour. This 4K remaster in my opinion is purely icing on the BW cake rather than a burning desire of the community. From a business perspective, I think Blizzard is hoping the BW eSports scene can become more international , vibrant, and bring in some active revenue for being a much-loved game.
edgineer 10y ago
I'm glad you brought up UMS maps. They were my favorite part of SC and BW also, and I hope to see a lot of other people playing them in SC Remastered. I've uploaded my old custom map folder left dormant for years, that includes all the maps you mention. Tower defense, glitch maps (I hope the old glitches will still work!), and dragon ball Z maps. Here: https://mega.nz/#!yE9jTZYS!EegEFOhl0uycGxChVwwlJS-zrAXcAGBmC9lgkeVg1_U https://mega.nz/#!yE9jTZYS!EegEFOhl0uycGxChVwwlJS-zrAXcAGBmC...
- avar 10y ago
  When I played a lot of these custom maps couldn't be opened in the map editor even though they were playable, the authors would corrupt the file somehow. Was that problem ever solved?
bryanthompson 10y ago
Did you ever play Defend the Temple scenario? Spent soo many hours on that one and I havent found anything close in new games. Really hope this gets released on time and someone makes a new DtT.
catshirt 10y ago
> For a few years I followed SC2's e-sports scene, but my interest slowly died out. if it's any consolation your interest died with the game. :( still one of the greatest games of all time. just always had a hard time finding traction in the west where players and fans seem to prefer games like Dota/CS. i'm not sure why exactly.
tombone12 10y ago
> Cloud Saves for Campaign, Custom Maps, Replays, and Keybinds So I guess it will be always online, no lan, Blizzard blessed servers only just like sc2...
- shultays 10y ago
  The trailer says "Lan & Modern online play"
ericdykstra 10y ago
I just watched the GSL finals that happened a few hours ago, for the first time in a few years, and it was thrilling. RTS is the only genre of game that makes a great spectator sport to me, and I hope Remastered brings the whole RTS scene together again.
- Cyph0n 10y ago
  For me, it's definitely CS:GO. It's also probably the best game for non-gamers to watch competitively. You can explain the game to virtually anyone in 5 minutes, and it's easy for a beginner to see and appreciate when true skill is on display (kills, aim, coordination, etc.). A truly entertaining game to watch imo.

keerthiko 10y ago

Tournaments with all the big StarCraft names never went away. They've been happening happily on the regular with good ol' Brood War: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Main_Page http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Main_Page The game has aged beautifully, thanks to great continuous patching by Blizz, keeping the game running on modern OS's without finicky behaviour. This 4K remaster in my opinion is purely icing on the BW cake rather than a burning desire of the community. From a business perspective, I think Blizzard is hoping the BW eSports scene can become more international , vibrant, and bring in some active revenue for being a much-loved game.

edgineer 10y ago

I'm glad you brought up UMS maps. They were my favorite part of SC and BW also, and I hope to see a lot of other people playing them in SC Remastered. I've uploaded my old custom map folder left dormant for years, that includes all the maps you mention. Tower defense, glitch maps (I hope the old glitches will still work!), and dragon ball Z maps. Here: https://mega.nz/#!yE9jTZYS!EegEFOhl0uycGxChVwwlJS-zrAXcAGBmC9lgkeVg1_U https://mega.nz/#!yE9jTZYS!EegEFOhl0uycGxChVwwlJS-zrAXcAGBmC...

avar 10y ago
When I played a lot of these custom maps couldn't be opened in the map editor even though they were playable, the authors would corrupt the file somehow. Was that problem ever solved?

bryanthompson 10y ago

Did you ever play Defend the Temple scenario? Spent soo many hours on that one and I havent found anything close in new games. Really hope this gets released on time and someone makes a new DtT.

catshirt 10y ago

> For a few years I followed SC2's e-sports scene, but my interest slowly died out. if it's any consolation your interest died with the game. :( still one of the greatest games of all time. just always had a hard time finding traction in the west where players and fans seem to prefer games like Dota/CS. i'm not sure why exactly.

tombone12 10y ago

> Cloud Saves for Campaign, Custom Maps, Replays, and Keybinds So I guess it will be always online, no lan, Blizzard blessed servers only just like sc2...

shultays 10y ago
The trailer says "Lan & Modern online play"

ericdykstra 10y ago

I just watched the GSL finals that happened a few hours ago, for the first time in a few years, and it was thrilling. RTS is the only genre of game that makes a great spectator sport to me, and I hope Remastered brings the whole RTS scene together again.

Cyph0n 10y ago
For me, it's definitely CS:GO. It's also probably the best game for non-gamers to watch competitively. You can explain the game to virtually anyone in 5 minutes, and it's easy for a beginner to see and appreciate when true skill is on display (kills, aim, coordination, etc.). A truly entertaining game to watch imo.