Official State of the Game Podcast Thread - Page 908

On May 04 2011 14:14 Jotoco wrote:



Nope.

If he does a risky/all in build and you SCOUT IT IN TIME, you should be ahead. If EVERY TIME I go for a risky/ all in and my opponent goes eco I am ahead, then it is a coin flip and there is no need to play the game, we always could just flip coins and award the money.

Like Rock/Paper/Scissors. It is perfectly balanced, but there is NO WAY it can be a competitive sport, because there is no skill involved. You choose a "weapon" and the you either win or lose. If it happened in SC2 (you choose a build and either win or lose there) then it is no point to play!



NO, that is NOT the ideal solution. The ideal solution is 2: A way to scout and respond correctly. But either of the two answers provide a balanced game.

Their approach is different, 1 (having a build that CAN defend anything) assumes the difference in outcomes comes from MICRO, NOT BUILD ORDER WIN.
2 (having scouting possible) assumes good scouting and a good reaction time will get you safe.

BOTH will have a balanced game as an outcome, but you people don't really want to use your brains to think about it.