alt Hacker NewsNone of that has anything to do with why starcraft is popular, though. Starcraft has a long history of organized professional competition, and that's responsible for sustaining interest in the game.
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samplifier • yesterday at 8:04 PM
So: money, gambling, ego bloating, greed, eye candy, narcotics?
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At first people played Starcraft for the campaign, internet access in late 90s wasn't common enough for a game to thrive on mostly online multiplayer. And it was popular back then. And playing on LAN was more of "20 mins no rush" thing.