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Allenansgar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States31 Posts
December 27 2012 19:47 GMT
#1
Well 2012 is about to close, we managed to survive the Mayan end of the world prediction, and it looks like 2013 will shape up to be a pretty good year with the release of HotS in March to help us de-thaw and recover from the possible fiscal cliff.

To be honest, it is a little hard to follow all that is going on with HotS, I think mainly it has to do with Blizzards desire to get balance of the new units under control, and Battle.Net improved. I have read that people feel Blizzards community support for SC2 lacks compared to WoW and other properties. I have to agree, I mean they do make announcements, but seems the “independent” community voices are so much stronger and their opinions seem to carry a lot more weight. Which is a good thing, but can be confusing for a casual like me.

I have heard from the casting community they want better casting controls and customization options. From the map making community they want their maps to be able to have people queue up for them easier. From the players they want to nerf other races (as usual) and that the Pro’s feel “x” race is IMBA. From the casuals more game options (Thank god Mono-battles! is going to be added as a custom game type, and custom AI with build orders.)

We saw the kickoff of Barcraft but not much follow-through, and now that most gaming consoles are getting Internet applications, there is hope that we can stream to out TV’s without having to hookup our PC’s.

There are a number of nay-sayers that are predicting that SC2 is in decline due to how fast DotA and LoL is adapting to the eSports driven content. I say that might be true, but probably not. My optimism is rooted in my understanding how tension makes for better products. I think the state of the game has just the right amount of tension to hold my attention, then again I am a casual, I feel for some of the pros who have to make a living in such “interesting times”.

As the Chinese proverb states. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times

I say to the SC2 Community in general, “May you live in interesting times.”

"May you come to the attention of those in authority" – I say this to those who wish to become SC2 Pros and influence the game.

and for the casuals and semi-casual players "May you find what you are looking for."

Peace

Chance favors the prepared mind
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
December 28 2012 01:58 GMT
#2
Wikipedia says it is a curse, so are you cursing the community parts with various amounts of power? I'm very confused by the message of this, the tone makes it seem like you wish the community good, but the phrase means you wish it adversity.
User was warned for too many mimes.
Allenansgar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States31 Posts
December 28 2012 03:05 GMT
#3
Wikipedia also says it is a proverb, meaning a basic rule of conduct, or maxim.

"My optimism is rooted in my understanding how tension makes for better products. I think the state of the game has just the right amount of tension to hold my attention."

Technology innovation requires the right amount of tension in order for a dominate designs to emerge.

"May you live in interesting times" taken literally from Wikipedia's definition seems like a curse, when in reality it is just the state of RTS games like SC2, LoL, DotA. They are constantly changing, and I would like to think growing, and becoming better.

I have three beliefs...

I believe in the power of love
I believe in freewill.
I believe I exist.

My belief in freewill is a central principle in my life and a foundation for my religious beliefs. Meaning I am not bound by religious dogma nor can be bound by “curses”.

To me a curse is an attitude, one that is chosen either consciously or subconsciously. I think you have two choices when it comes to attitude and survival. You can be positive or negative, and as a metaphor I illustrate that if the airplane is going down, you can choose the “attitude of approach”, meaning you can try and land the plane by keeping the approach as level as possible, or point the nose towards the ground and accelerate the inevitable.

Simply stated, I wish the community a healthy game experience, and that means we have to weather these changes in order to have a great game in 2013.
Chance favors the prepared mind
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