Kevin comments on Play for a Cause - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bindbreaker 30 January 2010 02:44:13AM 0 points [-]

Starcraft is a bad game, though; it's only popular because the ridiculously primitive 1998-era interface means that actual physical speed is required to control your units correctly, which adds barriers to entry to competitive play and makes it more challenging to play and therefore more impressive for someone to be good at. It's pretty much the embodiment of fake difficulty in game design.

Comment author: Kevin 30 January 2010 03:18:11AM 1 point [-]

Um, I suppose your evidence is true, but the game is great in spite of its 1998-era interface. The balance between the races is sublime.