StarCraft II Design - Tankivac, Gimmicks, Team Games, and Regions

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Welcome back to brownbear's Summer of StarCraft! Today's episode two - tankivac, gimmicks, team games, and regionalization.

Apologies for a shorter video this week. I realized thirty minute videos maybe tough to watch for some folks, so I'm going to try weekly fifteen minute videos instead.

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Timestamps:
-- Team Games (0:30)
-- Regionalization (2:40)
-- Gimmicks (4:31)
-- Mine Drop Deep Dive (5:55)
-- Gimmick Example (8:56)
-- Mechanics That Become More Gimmicky (10:35)
-- Tankivac (11:02)
-- Unintended Design in Brood War (13:36)
-- Mechanics That Become Less Gimmicky (14:05)

Recommended Readings (by others):
-- http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starc... (Legacy’s impact on early game aggression)

Recommend Readings (by me):
-- https://illiteracyhasdownsides.com/20... (mechanics critical to strategic diversity in competitive rts)
-- https://illiteracyhasdownsides.com/20... (racial balance in competitive rts)
-- https://illiteracyhasdownsides.com/20... (protoss design)
-- https://illiteracyhasdownsides.com/20... (StarCraft II and Brood War belong to different genres)
-- https://illiteracyhasdownsides.com/20... (map design)
-- https://illiteracyhasdownsides.com/20... (matchmaking)
-- https://illiteracyhasdownsides.com/20... (starcraft broadcasting and the excellence of nation wars)

References: The list of references is too lengthy for YouTube. As a result, I hosted it on my website: http://illiteracyhasdownsides.com/201...