Blizzard are particularly excited to see what two expert players might be capable of in tandem. “Have you ever split your army’s marines while performing two drops? Well, now and your ally can with ease! Things you used to dream of being able to do are now as easy as can be.”
“By doubling the number of commanders on each team, things that previously would not have been possible suddenly become expected.
“Archon Mode vastly expands what players are capable of doing in StarCraft II,” claim the devs. It sounds, frankly, like a disaster just waiting for its post-match results screen.
They’ll need to decide how to divvy up resource management, base-building, scouting, fighting and all the rest of it. Both players will share a single base, and battle against one enemy.