The next expansion to StarCraft 2, LotV, is coming soon, or is it? I have seen a lot of posts lately where people suggest changes to make the game more popular and more fun. Many suggestions involves skins. For those of you who follows CS:GO knows that skins can have a positive effect on the interest for a game. And who would not want to play with Santa hats on their Queens during Christmas? Ok, some might hate it, but a lot of people would probably love it. At least for a while.

I think skins are a great idea, a lot of people would gladly pay to get them and that way Blizzard could even make more money from SC2. I think a lot of things can be done. First, I think that arcade and custom games has a lot of potential. Do you remember StarCraft Master? It was a while ago but Blizzard released a single-player mod called StarCraft Master over two years ago. It was filled with different challenges and you could get a portrait as a reward. A lot of people played it. I did.

Here is how the daily quests could look, or not because I’m not good with pictures :).

Here is a crazy idea. I have been playing some HearthStone lately and I have to say that the daily quests makes me want to play more. I want to play more to get the gold so that I can spend it on playing more, haha. What if SC2 had daily quests? And what if there was a mini game like StarCraft Master every month that you had to pay minerals (or whatever currency) or real money to enter? If you make it you could be rewarded with a portrait or a skin, and if you succed with every single mini game for a year you could get an even better reward? Could that make more players continue playing? I think so.

Who would things like this be good for? Everyone! I don’t think a lot have to be done for the competitive players to stay in the game. A lot of people love SC2 the way it is but changes like those above would not make any harm. It could also have a positive effect on pro players just because it could increase the number of people playing the game and thus probably the viewer base for streams and tournaments. For players that want to play more casual I think mini games would be a great addition. There are some fun maps out there but it’s sometimes hard to find. I myself had a lot of fun with the arcade game Ice Baneling Escape in the past.

I guess making mini games would take some time but there is always the possibility to involve the community in the making.

What do you think? Could mini games, skins, portraits and daily quests help StarCraft 2?