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□ An update to the StarCraft Community: īlizzard states in the blog post that this maneuver will allow the development team to ‘think about what’s next, not just with regard to Starcraft II, but for the starcraft universe as a whole’. The contract for GSL/ESL and Starcraft II esports is set to expire in two years once that occurs, it will likely not be renewed. They further state that they will continue to support their esport leagues via ESL and GSL for the competitive aspect if you get your fix by watching fierce macro/micro battles among the best Starcraft 2 players in existence, then your metaphorical drug of choice isn’t necessarily going anywhere unless players opt to migrate to a new RTS. While new mechanics and game modes will not be coming out anymore, Blizzard isn’t going to let it fester into obscurity: they’ll ensure that the competitive and core communities both are cared for with balance fixes and season rolls. The title originally released on July 27, 2010, and since then has seen multiple milestones that have kept the Terran, Zerg, and Protoss all eagerly murdering each other across bizarre arcade game modes, a cooperative campaign with multiple commanders that brought new styles of play, a heavily contested ladder, and even the arrival of Starcraft 2 going free to play to help support a flagging player base. After slightly over a full decade where Blizzard has continued to craft new mechanics and game modes, the studio has announced yesterday that Starcraft 2 is officially going into maintenance mode. ![]() STARCRAFT 2 CAMPAIGN WHILE BATTLENET IS DOWN UPDATE
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