SectorEffector wrote on Dec 20, 2011, 20:02:
No matter what starcraft is about acting first, and the build tree is as linear as COD's Singleplayer campaign.
Couldn't be more wrong. A properly scouted rush will get you shut down quickly, and Zerg is much more suited to a macro reactive game, and almost never rushes in professional games. And saying the build tree is linear is pure ignorance.
Here's an example
46 different Terran opening builds depending on what strategy you want to persue in the midgame.
And no, it's not just "insane" Koreans going "gaga". With IEM, Dreamhack, North American Star League, Major League Gaming each with prizes in the tens of thousands, and countless smaller tournaments, most of SCII's esports scene is in the west.
This comment was edited on Dec 20, 2011, 20:18.