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by eric_h 3378 days ago
I can't imagine playing Starcraft with anything but a keyboard and mouse. I can't even play it with a trackpad.
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mmcwilliams 3378 days ago
I've actually played SC1 over VNC while on a tablet, casually. With the exception of the noticeable click lag from the network, it was actually very enjoyable. I would definitely buy a version made for that form factor.

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eric_h 3377 days ago
Interesting, I can't imagine you can get the same apms on that setup.

Not that I'm very good (or any good, really), just that on SC2 my numbers are terrible with a trackpad relative to my numbers with a mouse.

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mmcwilliams 3373 days ago
It's definitely not a feasible setup for playing against humans. You absolutely need a keyboard to play SC1/2 seriously. The use case, if I remember correctly, was the height of laziness-driven innovation for me: I wanted to play a bot match while lounging in a hammock and didn't a laptop at the time.

What really struck me, though, was how suited for a smallish tablet the original game is. If you dumb down the interface just a little it would be flawless. I've played around with a few mobile or tablet-based MOBAs trying to get my starcraft fix, but I can't find an equivalent in that or mobile RTS realm.

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