At that point that would be really stupid of him, since now they know who he is.
Instead creating posts and teasing other people (for karma?) he should just leak it. People are saying that it would be wrong etc. For goodness sake this thing is older than half of people on HN. Everything there is outdated and piracy-wise is not much worth.
Instead, preserving it to study and learn things about game development at that time would be far more valuable for the common good.
> Instead, preserving it to study and learn things about game development at that time would be far more valuable for the common good.
Given the game recently went free to play and many people still play it, its not surprising blizzard are not releasing the source. If the game had been dead for 5-10 years, then sure, they should probably release the source. Its still going strong and shows no signs of stopping in the next 5-10 years, especially now due to the remaster.
There are plenty of other games out there to learn from using the source, if that's your goal.
> For goodness sake this thing is older than half of people on HN.
Are you saying that half of HN are younger than 19? I would have thought the average age on HN would be somewhere around 30. I would expect the average HN person was a kid or teenager when Starcraft was released.
> For goodness sake this thing is older than half of people on HN.
> Are you saying that half of HN are younger than 19? I would have thought the average age on HN would be somewhere around 30. I would expect the average HN person was a kid or teenager when Starcraft was released.
Maybe its a metaphor? A game of 19 years old could be say of 60 or 70 human age considering how fast game iterates.