EPTI'm new to TL but absolutely LOVING it so far and I'm thrilled to have found a community of like-minded nerds who love to talk about strategy and help other people learn about how wonderful games like Starcraft really are.
So I've been thinking about what a Broodwar mod for SC2 would look like and whether or not it would be a good thing.
I'm really curious to hear what the rest of Team Liquid thinks.
Here are my initial thoughts.
The Good:
1) Playing Broodwar with better graphics & controls.
2) It could extend the life of Broodwar as a strategy game ... which would be awesome because even if SC2 is a huge hit, it doesn't change the fact that Broodwar is one of the most amazing games ever and pretty much is responsible for making the RTS genre what it is today.
3) It might be easier for new players to get into Broodwar if the mod takes advantage of the changes SC2 made to macro and micro.
The Bad:
1) Using the SC2 engine to change the original style of macro and micro from Broodwar might make it a completely different game.
2) It doubtful that even the most true-to-original mod could replicate all the dirty details and bugs of Broodwar that made us love it.
3) The is some special joy many players still get from playing old games in their original and imperfect forms ... that could be lost with an SC2 mod.
All in all I think I'd really like to see a good Broodwar mod and hopefully it could be something wonderful. But I want to know what you think so please comment, flame, and share your thoughts
EDIT: Wow, people have some really interesting things to say about this. So I want to pose a question to you.
If this mod were to be made what would be any 'improvements' you might like to see from the original Broodwar and what are things that you would absolutely want to remain the same. For example ... would the 12 unit control group limit be a good thing to keep or 'improve'?
Also I noticed a related thread that is holding a contest for BW to SC2 Map conversions hosted by QXC. I figured a link was definitely in order
---> BW to SC2 Map Contest ThreadPoll: After reading what everyone has said ... what do you think?
Poll: Should there be a Broodwar mod of Starcraft 2
Yes - Even if it's not perfect I want my Broodwar (125)
84%
It depends ... will Toss girl be willing to play with me? No! I mean the game! (6)
4%
Yes - But only if they are able to accurately remake the units (5)
3%
Not Sure ... will Kerrigan still be oddly sexy? (5)
3%
No - Leave Broodwar in 1998 where it belongs (4)
3%
Yes - But it has to be a PERFECT remake (2)
1%
Maybe, but only if scouts can actually be used to SCOUT! (2)
1%
149 total votes
It depends ... will Toss girl be willing to play with me? No! I mean the game! (6)
Yes - But only if they are able to accurately remake the units (5)
Not Sure ... will Kerrigan still be oddly sexy? (5)
No - Leave Broodwar in 1998 where it belongs (4)
Yes - But it has to be a PERFECT remake (2)
Maybe, but only if scouts can actually be used to SCOUT! (2)
149 total votes
Your vote: Should there be a Broodwar mod of Starcraft 2
(Vote): Yes - Even if it's not perfect I want my Broodwar
(Vote): Yes - But only if they are able to accurately remake the units
(Vote): Yes - But it has to be a PERFECT remake
(Vote): No - Leave Broodwar in 1998 where it belongs
(Vote): Not Sure ... will Kerrigan still be oddly sexy?
(Vote): Maybe, but only if scouts can actually be used to SCOUT!
(Vote): It depends ... will Toss girl be willing to play with me? No! I mean the game!
