Correct, 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 th

Correct, 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.