Play Nice by Jason Schreier, framework 5 of 15
Reboot decision
The three options StarCraft's team weighed after its demo was derided as purple Warcraft.
Jason Schreier's framework, from Play Nice, pp. 13 to 109.
- Ship the mediocre version
Release for Christmas and move on to the next Warcraft.
- Cancel it
Stop the project.
- Reboot from scratch
Rebuild with a new isometric view and three asymmetric races, the option they chose.
From chapter: PART ONE: RISE, pp. 13–109
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