xboi209 Profile Blog Joined June 2011 United States 1173 Posts Last Edited: 2016-08-06 04:09:45 #1



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As you can see, StarCraft and StarCraft 2 are differentiated in the job listings. The title of the link says Associate Project Manager, StarCraft Esports instead of Associate Project Manager, StarCraft II Esports .



This is NOT a new job listing, the Classic Games section of the job listings.



I conclude that this is a job listing for BW and Blizzard wants to revive the esports scene for BW now. Position: http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/careers/posting.html?id=16000B1 Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/comments/4wdy8z/blizzard_looking_for_associate_project_manager/ As you can see, StarCraft and StarCraft 2 are differentiated in the job listings. The title of the link saysinstead ofThis is NOT a new job listing, the WayBack Machine shows this position appearing as early as April 10 . It has merely gone unnoticed because it isn't listed under thesection of the job listings.I conclude that this is a job listing for BW and Blizzard wants to revive the esports scene for BW now. http://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/

duke91 Profile Joined April 2014 Germany 1458 Posts #2



User was temp banned for this post. They suddenly care. What changed? SC2 not doing well? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)STYLE START SBENU( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Psyonic_Reaver Profile Blog Joined June 2007 United States 4020 Posts #3 As a BW fan. This gladdens me. It would be cool to see a revival of BW a la Smash type success. So wait? I'm bad? =(

Akara12345 Profile Blog Joined July 2016 95 Posts #4 There is also "Social Media Manager: Starcraft".

tumejoramigo Profile Joined August 2016 33 Posts #5 Maybe is too late?

lestye Profile Joined August 2010 United States 3182 Posts #6 This makes me super confident that we're going to see something at the ASL finals in early September, and before Blizzcon 2016! "You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood

doihy Profile Joined August 2010 668 Posts #7 Broodwar HD showmatch at blizzcon , sounds like it

prech Profile Joined March 2014 United States 2947 Posts #8



http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/careers/posting.html?id=16000B1



Adding the link to the job posting in the top post Want to be at the forefront of esports for StarCraft? Do you have the determination and willpower to get things done? The Blizzard Entertainment esports team is looking for a talented, enthusiastic, and highly organized project manager with outstanding communications skills and a demonstrated aptitude for project management. The ideal candidate must be capable of communications regarding esports objectives, love the act of planning, enjoy working inside a flexible team-oriented environment, be versed in project management styles and processes, and track esports projects according to established deadlines. Self-direction and follow-up skills are a must, as well as, the ability to anticipate issues and find effective solutions. Liquipedia

ReketSomething Profile Blog Joined November 2008 United States 5124 Posts #9 Its probably too late but if its true I wish them best of luck. Jaedong :3

Topher_Doll Profile Joined August 2015 United States 76 Posts #10 More than anything I think people are reading too much into this. Even with SC2 not being at it's peak it's still much larger outside of Korea than SC1 ever was. SC1 will always be Korea's eSport but SC2 has been massively more successful outside of Korea. Even now in Korea SC1 has a larger streaming and playing base but it's got almost no competitive scene, players aren't making money competing, they are making money streaming. I'm a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.

friendbg Profile Joined November 2010 Bulgaria 576 Posts #11 On August 06 2016 13:50 Topher_Doll wrote:

More than anything I think people are reading too much into this. Even with SC2 not being at it's peak it's still much larger outside of Korea than SC1 ever was. SC1 will always be Korea's eSport but SC2 has been massively more successful outside of Korea. Even now in Korea SC1 has a larger streaming and playing base but it's got almost no competitive scene, players aren't making money competing, they are making money streaming.



I don't see the foreign scene being mentioned anywhere. Perhaps they want to revive competitive starcraft in Korea, the way it used to be. At least that is what I am hoping. I don't see the foreign scene being mentioned anywhere. Perhaps they want to revive competitive starcraft in Korea, the way it used to be. At least that is what I am hoping. Why leave today's work for tomorrow, when you can do it the day after

konadora Profile Blog Joined February 2009 Singapore 50091 Posts #12 that's really strange... POGGERS

Wrath Profile Blog Joined July 2014 3165 Posts #13 YES! YEEEEES!



As I expected. There is a secret plan that after WCS this year, Korea will be back to BW and SC2 will be international without the need for separate regions!

Letmelose Profile Blog Joined September 2006 Korea (South) 2294 Posts #14 The lord giveth and lord taketh away. If it were possible, it would be great if their stance on Brood War was one of complete disinterest. Blizzard always has their interests as their top notch priority, and the health of the Brood War scene is of their interest only when it suits them. When it stops being their priority, or heaven forbid goes against their interests, well, we all know what happened last time round.

Disregard Profile Blog Joined March 2007 China 10245 Posts #15 PRAISE THE GODS "If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."

-NegativeZero- Profile Joined August 2011 United States 2101 Posts #16 On August 06 2016 13:50 Topher_Doll wrote:

More than anything I think people are reading too much into this. Even with SC2 not being at it's peak it's still much larger outside of Korea than SC1 ever was. SC1 will always be Korea's eSport but SC2 has been massively more successful outside of Korea. Even now in Korea SC1 has a larger streaming and playing base but it's got almost no competitive scene, players aren't making money competing, they are making money streaming.

so maybe they want to promote sc1 esports in korea specifically? so maybe they want to promote sc1 esports in korea specifically? i maek map

insitelol Profile Joined August 2012 836 Posts #17 Too much fuzz out of 0 info. Less is more.

letian Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Germany 4221 Posts Last Edited: 2016-08-06 08:40:44 #18 On August 06 2016 13:50 Topher_Doll wrote:

More than anything I think people are reading too much into this. Even with SC2 not being at it's peak it's still much larger outside of Korea than SC1 ever was. SC1 will always be Korea's eSport but SC2 has been massively more successful outside of Korea. Even now in Korea SC1 has a larger streaming and playing base but it's got almost no competitive scene, players aren't making money competing, they are making money streaming.

We all know why SC2 has been massively more successful outside Korea and it's a real shame that the game itself does not play massive role in its own success. This is of course a personal, subjective opinion and yet opinions fill the halls with spectators. We all know why SC2 has beenmore successful outside Korea and it's a real shame that the game itself does not playrole in its own success. This is of course a personal, subjective opinion and yet opinions fill the halls with spectators.

letian Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Germany 4221 Posts Last Edited: 2016-08-06 08:50:16 #19 This is not the first Blizz job connected to BW, as I remember they were looking for a BW dev this year as well.

People speculated this could be due to BW Battle.net client. Now, HD version is gonna be out, which is not a surprise at all.

We see a lot of cult classic games already came out in HD. Age of Empires II HD, Age of Mythology: Extended Edition, Baldur's Gate (1,2): Enhanced Edition, Fable HD, Deus Ex HD, Pathologic HD, HOMM3 HD and many many others. So, I am actually surprised BW had to wait so long for its well earned HD version.

Andre Profile Blog Joined August 2009 Slovenia 2065 Posts #20 I don't intend to annoy, but none of those games are 'cult classics'. Maybe Pathologic, but all of those games are pretty well known and were quite popular during their release.



To stay on topic, you're right. Blizzard has been hiring people for their legacy team for a while now. Blizzard usually always updated their games long after release with patches, perhaps they're trying to put even more focus on that. WC3 received a new balance update recently, D2 keeps getting various fixes. Maybe it's time BW gets something as well(no balance changes plz). You must gather your party before venturing forth.

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