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Re:Activision Blizzard employees walk out over harassment an... by jwilber on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @10:17PM (#27992081)
Not disagreeing with your larger point, but what grinding exists in Starcraft 2? Been playing for a decade and can’t think of anything.

I’m not sure who invented loot boxes, but that’s another (unmentioned) issue entirely.

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Re:Activision Blizzard employees walk out over harassment an... by elefanten on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @11:57PM (#27992634)
Hm, not sure what I had in mind - I may be misremembering. Thanks for the correction.

I guess you could argue league systems are a pvp grind, but that's not quite the same as my original point. Competition naturally includes (relative) ranking.

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Re:Activision Blizzard employees walk out over harassment an... by jwilber on Thursday July 29, 2021 @12:50AM (#27992874)
Yeah, no worries. Unfortunately, the fact that Starcraft 2 has no such behavior cooked into it may actually be why it’s seen such a decline in popularity :,(
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Re:Activision Blizzard employees walk out over harassment an... by ryathal on Thursday July 29, 2021 @09:35AM (#27996361)
Starcraft 2 had achievement grinds, and later pay and grind unit skins. Coop mode has leveling and xp boosters were implemented but never really sold before support dropped
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