164: World of StarCraft

[theultimateend]

Warcraft III was pretty damn boring for me. I was kind of shocked. I loved Starcraft and I loved Warcraft I and II, but III almost felt like I was getting a job.

Maybe it was the introduction of hero characters?

 

[Brickcups]

What fascinates me about all of this is that they don't like Warcraft III nearly as much. Why? Sure, the 4 races are weirdly balanced but it's certainly a rock solid RTS. They play the MMORPG as well but...not on this scale. So brand loyalty isn't what's going on here. The graphics were kinda dated even in 1998 but that's not stopping them. Maybe after years of training and mastering one particular sport, one particular game...they don't feel like learning a new one. You don't expect a basketball player to switch into baseball, right?

Could it just be that S. Koreans picked one particular RTS and decided to stick with it?

The real test will be when Starcraft 2 hits the market. If they jump ship, then all of this is bogus conjecture. But it would be pretty funny if they just kept playing Starcraft instead.

I'm sure there will be plenty of people in the ROK playing both the original as well as 2. From what i've heard they might form different leagues for Brood War & Starcraft 2.