Will SC2 be a viable 3v3 or 4v4 game?

I want to ask experienced beta testers here if they think 3v3 or 4v4 would be successful considering the game in its current state?

Will it be interesting? Will it be balanced? Will anybody take those types of leagues seriously? Will it come down to whether or not the map designers have what it takes to specifically build exceptional 3v3 or 4v4 maps?

Personally I think 2v2 Twilight looks like it will be a successful team-based map, because I think the shared base thing is interesting considering different match-ups. Do you guys think 3v3 and 4v4 maps might feature shared bases like that, or at least allow allied players the ease of defending their buddies?

It will probably be very fun, not too greatly balanced and maps should be made specifically for such play, to keep the balance pretty tight.

Sure hope so. I'm looking forward to these types of games the most. Can't wait for the major content patch which adds support for them!

lol i wonder what the Frame rate is going to be in a 4v4 match....

Well It would depend on the map. In WC3 the Town Portal made it possible to protect the target of the mass rush.

In SC2 the map would have to be designed for it. (have the paths designed so that you can reach your allies base before the enemy can, have watch towers so you can see a rush in enough time to respond)

They could also do something similar to town portal with 'Xel'Naga teleport buildings' on some maps (which could be restricted a vast number of ways... coodown, limited uses, energy, destroyable, etc.)

I didn't think they worked that well in WC3 but hopefully they'll have more experience here.

I imagine they'd feature more of those 'common area' expansion sites that appear in the 2v2 maps.

all we need is epic massive maps =3

With 3v3 and so on it will depend on the map. Clutter type bases will feature unit specialization by each player like in WAR3. Someone went melee, someone went ranged and someone went casters or something else.

I don't even want to think about how my computer would handle 4v4 battles >_o