Danomatic Daily: StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2 patch 1.3 PTR patch notes

StarCraft 2 patch 1.3 hit the PTR very late last week, and it’s a big one. There are countless fixes to the map editor and bug fixes to the game as a whole. The patch also brings with it a number of balance changes that could prove to have a major effect on how each [...]

Blizzard struggling with Battle.net Marketplace

A map marketplace, a store where users could buy and sell custom-made maps, was one of the features StarCraft 2′s developers hyped at BlizzCon and prior to the game’s release. The ability to charge a fee for premium maps could have potentially pulled a significant amount of outside talent into producing maps for the game [...]

IdrA to leave Korea

More foreigners than ever are competing in StarCraft in Korea, with even more on the way. TeamLiquid has a full spread of players in Korea, mOOnGLaDe is aiming to be a strong competitor in Korean tournaments, and long time protoss favorite WhiteRa has even discussed the potential for competing in Korean tournaments rather than European. [...]

Watch BoxeR’s Wings, BoxeR’s documentary, with english subtitles

SlayersBoxeR‘s return to professional gaming with StarCraft 2 rocked the esports world. The man that could almost individually claim responsibility for StarCraft’s overwhelming popularity in Korea making a comeback to compete in StarCraft 2 was no small event. BoxeR’s return is recorded in the Korean documentary BoxeR’s Wings. You can view it with subtitles on [...]

StarCraft 2 Patch 1.2.1 PTR patch notes

StarCraft 2 patch 1.2.1 has just landed on the public test realm this evening. The full patch notes are below. Included is a “sneak peek” at the new Battle.net ladder maps, which is a surprise to many Starcraft players, even after hearing of the GSL map additions just a few short days ago. Do keep [...]

GOMtv officially announces GSL map changes

Early last month it was informally announced that GSL was playtesting new maps so they could diversify future seasons of the tournament. The maps being discussed at the time were Aiur Garden, Amoroso, Biohazard, and Crossfire. Only two of those maps made it past the playtesting phase, joining two others. Amoroso (under the name Tal’Darim [...]

Beta test Aiur Chef, StarJeweled, and Left 2 Die

BlizzCon 2010 announced a number of upcoming custom maps created by the StarCraft 2 developers themselves. As of yesterday afternoon, three of the four announced maps are now available for playtesting. Blizzard DOTA (likely renamed ‘Blizzard All-Stars’ due to Valve’s DOTA trademark) is not yet available for playtesting, so DOTA fans have awhile longer to [...]

Evil Geniuses interviews IdrA post-GSL RO16

GSL’s round of 16 was incredibly exciting for fans of foreign sensations IdrA and Jinro. Jinro managed to bring down MC, teammate and winner of 2010′s final season of the GSL Open. IdrA was put up against NaDa, his personal Brood War hero. Both foreigners managed to come out on top. After successfully advancing through [...]

Day[9] teaches you how to pronounce Zealot

One of my personal pet peeves in the StarCraft community is how many people don’t know how to pronounce Zealot properly. It has bothered me since I first played the game back in 1998 and all of my friends mispronounced the word. It still bothers me when I hear shoutcasters in the community say it [...]

StarCraft 2 Master League explained

During BlizzCon 2010, it was announced that Blizzard would be adding Master League and Grandmaster League brackets to the StarCraft 2 ladder system, highlighting not just the best players of the game, but the best of the best among the community. Earlier this week, Blizzard community manager Bashiok hit the official StarCraft 2 Battle.net blog [...]