But then he must also look at how those games are being won and lost, and ask whether StarCraft remains an entertaining and rewarding game to play and watch. His goal is to try and ensure that each race can beat every other race roughly 50% of the time, all other things being equal. He’s constantly dealing with the physics of avalanches. His role is one of inherent conservatism. If something is broken - and something always is - it is Kim’s fault. His name is at once a curse and an incantation, the Godot of StarCraft. Blizzard designer David Kim is “the balance guy” for StarCraft 2.
