Carpel tunnel probably the biggest barrier to BW's longevity. Probably more so that blizzy themselves, programmer scene fading, prominent players retiring or a major scandal - well aside from a new RTS game ushering in the golden age of RTS again. One can hope, yes?

AttheDriveIn

261 Posts

August 29 2022 21:06 GMT

#64

The future looks very healthy. Extremely important we have MCU now, which is essentially a long-overdue apprenticeship program. The fact that it's extremely popular is literally a life-saver for the long-term scene.

Brood War is a near-perfect game that will never die. I feel very lucky that my two favorite games, and the only two games I have even a passing interest in, are nearly perfect with die-hard scenes and constantly-advancing meta. There are many things wrong with the world, but as long as I have Brood War and Melee, I am quite content.

Rovant1c

China72 Posts

August 31 2022 11:47 GMT

#65

Hi,Chinese BW players have been growing since it was released in 2018(CN version).

I remember there were only a few hundred people in the beginning.But now 2022,There can often be 4 or 5 thousand players online on weekends.

masoka82

Spain596 Posts

August 31 2022 12:09 GMT

#66

I understand that in Peru and Bolivia it is also still a relatively popular game. Even companies like Samsung are still sponsoring tournaments.

Samsung Liga Pro Gaming StarCraft Season 1 (SLPG 1)

kaspa84

Brazil169 Posts

August 31 2022 14:42 GMT

#67

On August 31 2022 21:09 masoka82 wrote:
I understand that in Peru and Bolivia it is also still a relatively popular game. Even companies like Samsung are still sponsoring tournaments.

Samsung Liga Pro Gaming StarCraft Season 1 (SLPG 1)

That's true, the only BroodWar player I met in the last 15 years here in Brazil was a peruvian.

BonitiilloO

Dominican Republic627 Posts

September 01 2022 04:51 GMT

#68

in Dominican Republic there is a small community like 30 players or so.

LV-Hellscream

Great Britain154 Posts

September 02 2022 16:15 GMT

#69

developer promised 2v2 and failed. I don't like when ppl talk and don't do. don't fkn promise if you can't make it happen.
The future is we are going to get old and die. im almost 40 and i started this game at 15 years old. another 10-20 years im not sure if i will be alive after that, apart of that the covid control and 5G , War, many of us could be dead within 5 years.

Memnon

Canada37 Posts

September 05 2022 20:43 GMT

#70

People were saying Brood War was dying when I first started playing in 2009. The community impressed me at the time with its resilience. Now, as a returning player, I’m impressed by the community again. I don’t think we need to be too concerned for the next little while.

On August 26 2022 19:05 LUCKY_NOOB wrote:
I would worry more about me being alive in 20 years than BW being alive.

If you want more players get ur friends and family to play.

Many people tell me "none of my friends play or like BW".. To that I say, try harder or find new friends AND family!

The global human population will reach 8.0 billion in mid-November 2022. So don't tell me there are no ppl who could be playing...

^_._^

LUCKY_NOOB how have you been! I don’t know if you remember me but we used to play FFAs back in the day.

SolaR-

United States2685 Posts

September 05 2022 20:49 GMT

#71

i mean people were even saying it was dying out in 2005-2006 so. People often lean toward the dramatic.

Shana

Indonesia1814 Posts

September 06 2022 06:56 GMT

#72

Yeah even me with on and off following /playing the game I will return to BW sooner or later. Granted, maybe much less than what we used to have especially during its peak but I'm sure somewhere out there, there will be still people playing a game of BW at any given time.

Kinda like Doom or Cs 1.6 really, any defining era game will always stands the test of time.

esdf

Croatia736 Posts

October 15 2022 23:23 GMT

#73

is there any working alternative to iccup nowadays?

tec27

United States3702 Posts

October 16 2022 00:10 GMT

#74

On October 16 2022 08:23 esdf wrote:
is there any working alternative to iccup nowadays?

https://shieldbattery.net

kogeT

Poland2042 Posts

October 16 2022 08:54 GMT

#75

I had a dream that blizzard patched unit pathing (more often cycle of finding an optimal path), fixed units getting stuck at some frames, reavers not firing… just as an option to players.

MeSaber

Sweden1235 Posts

October 16 2022 09:17 GMT

#76

On October 16 2022 17:54 kogeT wrote:
I had a dream that blizzard patched unit pathing (more often cycle of finding an optimal path), fixed units getting stuck at some frames, reavers not firing… just as an option to players.

What a nightmare dream 😂

HaN-

France1920 Posts

October 16 2022 10:41 GMT

#77

StarCraft Remastered Remastered 2029

L_Master

United States8017 Posts

November 08 2022 18:30 GMT

#78

On August 28 2022 19:22 BLinD-RawR wrote:

Show nested quote +

after I saw someone say they live and die for this game I sort of accepted that there is a religious sentiment towards the game.

There is.

iopq

United States1111 Posts

November 20 2022 20:16 GMT

#79

On August 31 2022 20:47 Rovant1c wrote:
Hi,Chinese BW players have been growing since it was released in 2018(CN version).

I remember there were only a few hundred people in the beginning.But now 2022,There can often be 4 or 5 thousand players online on weekends.

Well, shit

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