Comment on Blizzard reportedly partnering with Arc Raiders owner Nexon to revive StarCraft as a shooter
washbasin@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
StarCraft Brood War pro scene is still going strong! I encourage anyone curious about SC to dip back into the active pro scene. A new season of ASL (GSL of old) is going to start in the next month, or so. And for the sickos, Artosis has a daily YouTube of matches. His enthusiasm is unmatched.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Wait a sec… Brood war is the expansion for sc1.
Are you telling me that there’s still a competitive sc1 scene? Holy fuck. What are the metas even like in that game now? What level is the meta even at??
washbasin@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
You’re in for one hell of a good time, my friend. The scene revived after SC1 Remastered and waning interest in SC2.
Here is Artosis’ daily cast: www.youtube.com/channel/UCf0ynO5nqkPq_7Xn-973d2w
Here is the most recent ASL (season 21 will be on this same page): www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5eBtuoj_HkdXKHNmBLAXg
JTskulk@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There very much is still a scene and it’s pretty popular! The meta continues to change which is insane for such an old and allegedly “figured out” game. I see pros using units in matchups that I thought were completely unplayable. There’s a new funky half-island map (Roaring Currents aka Screaming Seas) that has shown some really wild games. I’m rambling, please check it out here: www.youtube.com/@SOOPesports_EN
I play Starcraft 2 today, but freely admit that Brood War is way more entertaining to watch!
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
I’m not privy to the, now, decades-long evolution of competitive StarCraft. Why is Brood War more interesting to watch?
JTskulk@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I watch both and I think Brood War is more interesting to watch because there are more fights that last longer and the RNG factor means you can’t tell how the fight is going to go before it happens. There are a lot of tense and exciting moments in Brood War compared to SC2. How many shots will miss when shooting up a cliff? Will this mine detonate and kill 3 dragoons? How long will it take the player to notice that a DT is slaughtering drones without a notification? Will the reaver shot connect or dud? Will the scourges connect?
Basically SC2 is a lot easier to play with very little RNG. Pro players don’t even attack each other early anymore because every cheese is solved. Brood War has a really good rock/paper/scissors balance that has shockingly lasted 25 years with no real balance patches. Also the game was remastered and the graphics are beautiful now.