Vhalidictes wrote:Yikes, sounds like the story could use some work. I'm not sure if I'm going to get it now (I was planning to after finishing F4 for the first time).
Also, it sounds like Blizzard is continuing the push to make base management irrelevant, which is a shame because 1) Economy was the only thing I'm good at, and 2) it was the main difference between SC and other RTS games.
If I enjoyed small unit micro I'd be playing Dawn of War or something (not saying that's a bad game, just not my speed).
Blizzard RTT games have never been big on macro to begin with. The real meat of their games is tactics and micro-management. You have to fast and be a micro-managing master if you want to be competitive in the big leagues. It is what separates the scrubs from the pros.
LoV MP just encourages more aggressive tactics and strategies. It doesn't change anything in the pro arena where players in there always try to expand as soon as possible.
If you want games that a greater focus on macro-management then I would suggest Total Annihilation, Supreme Commander, Earth 2150/2160, Kohan and Planetary Annihilation.