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You can probably run it on Low. If you want to make sure, you might want to ask someone for a guest pass so you can try before you buy. 1v1 multiplayer games are usually less demanding on your system than the campaign or player-made custom maps.
 
There are three factions: Terran, Zerg, and Protoss. In the single-player campaign, you mostly play as the Terrans.
 
Terrans are humans, with a lot of gritty mechanical war machines, like artillery tanks and heavily armed mechs. They're particularly good at establishing strong defenses, or making combined-arms pushes.
 
Zerg are an alien race of biological monstrosities, with an insectoid vibe and total obedience to a hive mind. They tend to have larger numbers and suicidal wave tactics, and usually need to secure an economic advantage to out-produce their opponents.
 
Protoss are a highly evolved alien race with a graceful, elegant aesthetic and psychic powers. They have fewer numbers, but their units are generally stronger and more ability-oriented, like the High Templar who can tear apart large groups with psionic storms, or the intimidating Carrier capital ships, which launch swarms of interceptor drones.
 
 
If you get serious about multiplayer, you will want to know all the strengths and weaknesses of each side. The easiest race to start with is possibly Protoss, since you have fewer units to manage, and they're usually more resilient. The hardest is probably Zerg, because a good Zerg player needs to know when to take big risks to build up a strong economic lead.

" Nothing character-wise comes anywhere close to matching Firefly in this game, and Im not even a huge Firefly fan. You're better comparing it to a saturday morning cartoon. "

Oh my God, he's whacked! How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?

Actually I really like her look and style, and the concept in general. Sure, she can be overbearing and patronizing, but that's part and parcel for Starcraft 2 - see, for instance, the incredibly flow-breaking moments where Jimmy and Swann pause in their conversation to blatantly explain a game mechanic in specific terms for the benefit of the audience.

Okay, you broke the SOULstones, but now you have to break the WORLDstone. This is a much bigger magic stone than the previous magic stones; we're really trying to ramp up the story like that.

"Unfit to be a gamer" is also basically an anti-Idra clause.
 
For the uninitiated, Idra is a nerdy white guy living in Korea, who is nominally making a living as a pro gamer, but only really ranks towards the bottom of his team. He is also dear to my heart because of his tendency to violate the etiquette of professional matches with crass smack talk.

that is an amazing lion face.
 
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING

" I wanna see this, for all of Brads talk about "Learning build orders and Hot Keys" this seems like a pretty silly thing to lose too. "

Do you think you're making yourself important by taking an iconoclastic position?
 
Starcraft 2 is the biggest PC release in a decade. It's on track to be the most successful PC game ever produced, and there are over a million people playing it at any given moment. It received rave reviews from every major site, and deserves every bit of it.
 
By not buying it, all you're doing is screwing yourself. So, go ahead, go screw yourself. Nobody cares.

Okay, spoilers ahead, you're warned: