The anniversary update includes the largest number of editor changes ever introduced as well as a new genre called Campaign for Arcade maps, support for transitioning a multiplayer lobby between two maps, new campaign achievements, a commander prestige system and more.įull details on the update can be found over on Blizzard’s website and if you want to learn more about the editor update, be sure to check out this post. In 2017, Blizzard made StarCraft II free for all. Over the past decade, Blizzard launched three expansion packs – Heart of the Swarm, Legacy of the Void and Nova Covert Ops, all of which added meaningful content to the base game. StarCraft II launched to critical acclaim, amassing a favorable score of 93 on Metacritic alongside a user score of 8.3 (for comparison, the first game earned an aggregate score of 88 and a user score of 91).
Understandably, fans and critics were skeptical when the sequel dropped on July 27, 2010, especially after its rocky start which prompted Blizzard to overhaul the project early on in its development. Its predecessor, the original StarCraft from 1998, has been labeled as one of the greatest and most important video games ever.
To commemorate the occasion, Blizzard is publicly testing an anniversary update that introduces a handful of new features and further irons out some bugs. In brief: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will turn 10 years old next week. Whats your take on that, and does it mean remasters are the way to go for C&C because they tap into nostalgia Or does the RTS genre still have.