Tag: starcraft ii
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StarCraft 2 eSports now with World Championship Series
Today Blizzard announced the 2013 World Championship Series will feature StarCraft II, and be split into three regions: Europe, North America, and South Korea. Major League Gaming is on board to organise the North American side of things, while the Electronic Sports League will host the European side, and GomTV/OnGameNet will host the league in…
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The Game Mechanic – Star-cracked
Ladder anxiety is definitely a thing. This blog is largely inspired by my recent experiences with the laddering system of Starcraft 2, the system that Blizzard uses to decide who faces off against who that dumps players in specific leagues depending on their decided skill-level. It has spawned a phenomenon known only as “ladder anxiety”…