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alfredwilson49
Profile Joined April 2025
3 Posts
April 07 2025 00:43 GMT
#59
--- Nuked ---
Glorfindelio
Profile Joined October 2022
223 Posts
April 07 2025 01:18 GMT
#60
Not hard to see coming--so long and thanks for all the fish! Still remember watching Tassadar nuke the Overmind in elementary school and falling in love with SC for the first time. Fast-forward to downloading Idra replays during beta and then watching qualifiers for the first GSL. What a wild ride it's been. Starcraft has been such a source of joy for so long, can't be anything but thankful for that.

Will still watch and support the scene no doubt, but playing Z on this patch as a mortal is supremely irritating. If SC2 ends in this game state, that'll be the real tragedy for me lol.
radracer
Profile Joined March 2020
United States75 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-04-07 06:53:09
April 07 2025 06:52 GMT
#61
SC2 has been on life support for a while... that plug has now been pulled.


The only silver lining would be if GSL continues, and we get foreigners interested in GSL now. Let's see if Serral can win it!
old
Copymizer
Profile Joined November 2010
Denmark2107 Posts
April 07 2025 07:19 GMT
#62
The final blow of an era. I'm sad to see this but also not surprised. It's time to find our if SC2 can stand on it's own feet like war3
~~Yo man ! MBCGame HERO Fighting !! Holy check !
Vutalisk
Profile Joined August 2016
United States680 Posts
April 08 2025 03:13 GMT
#63
I haven't played or watched SC2 in years but this news brings back so many memories. Everything has its end and this new is long overdue. It is amazing that SC2 pro-scene survived as long as it did. So long SC2.
Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16848 Posts
April 08 2025 17:28 GMT
#64
GGs to SC2. Good run, all things considered.

It's a shame a lot of the developments happened the way they did, but I'm sure the scene will have a new era of people touching the game, even if it ain't publisher-funded anymore.

Funding is always a mess in this situation, but hopefully we get more SC2.
The Bomber boy
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9047 Posts
April 09 2025 13:08 GMT
#65
It's time to move on. There are so many other RTSes out there. I wanna see Serral kicking ass in AoE.
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1934 Posts
April 09 2025 23:48 GMT
#66
On April 09 2025 22:08 Garnet wrote:
It's time to move on. There are so many other RTSes out there. I wanna see Serral kicking ass in AoE.

I'd rather him switch to Broodwar and compete in ASL.
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
SharkStarcraft
Profile Joined April 2011
Austria2270 Posts
April 10 2025 07:10 GMT
#67
On April 10 2025 08:48 CicadaSC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2025 22:08 Garnet wrote:
It's time to move on. There are so many other RTSes out there. I wanna see Serral kicking ass in AoE.

I'd rather him switch to Broodwar and compete in ASL.


Is there still a lot of money in BW? I am wholly unfamiliar with the scene.
Cogito, ergo Toss
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4267 Posts
April 10 2025 14:45 GMT
#68
On April 10 2025 16:10 SharkStarcraft wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 10 2025 08:48 CicadaSC wrote:
On April 09 2025 22:08 Garnet wrote:
It's time to move on. There are so many other RTSes out there. I wanna see Serral kicking ass in AoE.

I'd rather him switch to Broodwar and compete in ASL.


Is there still a lot of money in BW? I am wholly unfamiliar with the scene.

In S. Korea? Yes. Quite a lot.
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4267 Posts
April 10 2025 14:46 GMT
#69
On April 10 2025 16:10 SharkStarcraft wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 10 2025 08:48 CicadaSC wrote:
On April 09 2025 22:08 Garnet wrote:
It's time to move on. There are so many other RTSes out there. I wanna see Serral kicking ass in AoE.

I'd rather him switch to Broodwar and compete in ASL.


Is there still a lot of money in BW? I am wholly unfamiliar with the scene.

Check out this topic for more info --> https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/637243-balloon-statistics-for-universitys-organizer

Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2218 Posts
April 12 2025 06:54 GMT
#70
GG
FlaSh MMA INnoVation FanTaSy MKP TY Ryung | soO Dark Rogue | HuK PartinG Stork State
machinus
Profile Joined January 2010
United States292 Posts
April 13 2025 00:59 GMT
#71
On the bright side, the SC3 design team has a wealth of lessons learned to benefit from!
BlacKcuD
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany107 Posts
April 13 2025 10:55 GMT
#72
When I first read about it, I thought it was a slightly delayed April Fools joke. Turns out it wasn't :'[
Avid map maker and e-sport enthusiast.
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10373 Posts
April 14 2025 08:34 GMT
#73
RIP i wish i wasn't so busy / had another thing conflicting with one of the last ESL tournies in the US. I never got to attend a SC2 event live, not a GSL or an ESL, so sad. I wish i had gotten to see Slayers Boxer or Slayers compete back then, especially in WoL days, especially MLG Anaheim with all the TvT and blue flame hellions it was really crazy, but as a poor college student i didn't have the means to really go...
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3503 Posts
April 14 2025 17:50 GMT
#74
Yeah I only attended DH winter 2011, it was an amazingly stacked event and got to see all of the guys, there were a lot of new wc3 players as well and I was hooked on it and Artosis asked for a prediction for the tournament winner, and I went with le ToD. Sadly MC and moon canceled their tickets.

I wish I'd been to hsc XX, imo this was the greatest event for sc2 yet as a viewer, it was a great community effort as well and the feeling around sc2 was amazing, it wasn't even that long ago..
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
April 14 2025 23:15 GMT
#75
Got to go to all the DH Montreals and MLG Providence, rip yo
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
sidasf
Profile Joined February 2023
104 Posts
April 15 2025 03:15 GMT
#76
On April 07 2025 15:52 radracer wrote:
SC2 has been on life support for a while... that plug has now been pulled.


The only silver lining would be if GSL continues, and we get foreigners interested in GSL now. Let's see if Serral can win it!


Has it? SC2 had what, two million dollars in prize money even just last year? Multiple circuits and huge crowds and events.

Something went wrong this past year. My hunch, as much as I hate to say it, is that Microsoft meddled in and changed something to push ESL away completely. There's no way they just go from 2 million dollars to zero just like that.
xelnaga_empire
Profile Joined March 2012
627 Posts
April 15 2025 06:28 GMT
#77
I don't play SC2 anymore as I have switched to AoE4, but I tune into the big SC2 tournaments such as Katowice (which did not happen this year) and EWC. First and foremost, right when the SC2 e-sports scene is struggling, I hear from some pros that there are problems with Protoss again, with SortOf posting this video:


This is the worst time for there to be issues with Protoss, and for the pros like SortOf to comment as he did in the video. I hope the balance council fixes the issues fast, for the sake of SC2.

Meanwhile, since some of the SC2 pros like SortOf, Elazer, Nina, etc, are playing AoE4 now, I have a lot of fun watching them stream AoE4. But I will tune into the EWC this year, because SC2 is always exciting to watch, when it's balanced. Going forward though, SC2 can't afford any more mistakes, especially with ESL stopping their pro tour. This means the issue of balance must be addressed ASAP.

Now it would be sad if Elazer, SortOf, Nina, etc, returned to SC2 from AoE4, because I would have fewer AoE4 streamers to watch. But if they return, it probably means the balance of SC2 is much better and they are finding it fun again, which is good for SC2.
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
April 15 2025 20:53 GMT
#78
I followed the game from the HDH Invitational in 2010 until the Saudi takeover of ESL. I stayed up all night to watch Blizzcon, traveled to South Korea to see GSL, traveled to Germany to see HSC, attended a BarCraft to see IEM live with a crowd, and watched countless hours of matches. StarCraft II was a big part of my life. I am thankful for all players, commentators, hosts, production crews, designers, and other people who contributed to the product, events, or the community. Blizzard created a phenomenal RTS.
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
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