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That is not exactly true. When StarCraft 2 came out there was a big push by Blizzard to kill StarCraft 1 (Brood War). Blizzard tried to force the leagues and p
by rvba 4y ago
That is not exactly true. When StarCraft 2 came out there was a big push by Blizzard to kill StarCraft 1 (Brood War).
Blizzard tried to force the leagues and players to play both games at the same time.
I remember very well how SC2 fans on websites like teamliquid wanted to "kill" Brood War too, so SC2 would somehow get more viewers.
Blizzard didnt really know what to do with Brood War's popularity.
- Too 4y agoTo give them credit, they don’t pump out a new half finished StarCraft every Christmas, like others do. SC2 was in almost every aspect a better game, both for players and audiences.
- JamesSwift 4y agoBetter overall, but the nuance and balance of it (which IMO is the secret sauce of BW) was much worse.
- helen___keller 4y agoCorrect, the release of Wings of Liberty marked the end (IMO) of the glory days of brood war. Largely because, as you mentioned, blizzard started to leverage their IP in an attempt to control the esports scene and transition people from BW to WoL.