The StarCraft Universe (Starcraft MMO) - Open beta is out!

[Alvito]

It does. 10char

Still no, but it is okay. As of right now nobody is coming after your precious add on and that might never change. No need to get fussy over any comment you assume means they might. It isn't like some how it will come true if you don't fight the good fight.

[Deleted]

Let put this to rest please:

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company...table-use.html

Donations for Custom Game Development.

Blizzard recognizes that the time and resources needed to create a Custom Game can sometimes be substantial. Accordingly, Custom Game developers are allowed to fund their development costs through donations, subject to the following restrictions:

Donors shall not be provided with any in-game special advantages, such as private access to a Custom Game, special levels, graphical markers, special text, abilities, units, etc. All users are to be able to play the same Custom Game;

Corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, etc., donors cannot be listed in the credits section of a Custom Game; only individuals may be listed;

The use of Blizzard’s trademarks and copyrighted content in a Custom Game shall be consistent with Blizzard’s usage guidelines, which can be found at http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company...rademarks.html ; and

A donor’s access to a Custom Game may not be tied to access to the Custom Game prior to general publication.

As the mod creators are fully adhering to the above, and Kickstarter and Indiegogo are considered "donations" they are not infringing any Blizzard policy for which they should be *ever* shut down by Blizzard unless this one will fundamentaly change their Acceptable use policy about SC2 addons.

[Wilian]

All these people getting salty over a non-issue. This is always hilarious.

[Deleted]

So this mod is finally released today. Here's a launch trailer:

[May90]

I don't get it, is it a separate game or just a SC2 mod? Because the gameplay looks awfully similar to one of the SC2 arcade maps I played long time ago... Don't remember what it was called though.

[Coldkil]

I don't get it, is it a separate game or just a SC2 mod? Because the gameplay looks awfully similar to one of the SC2 arcade maps I played long time ago... Don't remember what it was called though.

It's a SC2 mod, but you only need the free trial version to access the arcade.

EDIT: it plays as a different and stand-alone game. Only way to make this possible was to do a mod, otherwise Blizzard would have stopped it due to the assets in use.