[BordZ]

Originally Posted by crAzerk

I may have worded what I said wrongly.

Nonetheless,
"the game is horridly imbalanced at lower levels"
Is a horridly invalid statement due to the fact that these strategies are not inherently uncounterable and just because lower players struggle with it doesn't reflect any imbalance at all.

To bring up a parallel example, Zerg is commonly said to have the most complicated macro mechanics, injecting and spreading creep, and choosing drone/army is complicated too. Therefore, lower level players will naturally struggle as Zerg.
Is it then valid to say that Zergs are 'imbalanced at the lower levels'?

Absolutely absurd and pointless statement.

No it is not an absurd statement, the people who are stuck in the lower levels paid the same amount for the game as you did, they paid to have a reasonably balanced game and in most cases have paid for the multiplayer becuase of the brood war paradigm. The pro scene would not exist without these people.

I have said this on TL and i will say it here, Blizz has an obligation to balance the game at ALL levels

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NvPinder:

This argument is so bad i think it gave me cancer

[Makra]

Originally Posted by BordZ

I have said this on TL and i will say it here, Blizz has an obligation to balance the game at ALL levels

Ahh, isn't that what they would call 'dumbing down the game'?

[Apth]

Originally Posted by BordZ

I have said this on TL and i will say it here, Blizz has an obligation to balance the game at ALL levels

Only way to do this would be to mechanically adjust the game at different levels. Not going to happen.

Ontopic, do people think Protoss as a race is easier/harder to play at different skill levels? Is it reasonably consistent Bronze through GM, or is there a Zerg-like skill curve?