Where do I say that?

No. Infact, I mean the complete opposite.

Go to teamliquid. Look up pro vods. See how the subtle balances work. starcraft is not rock paper scissors to the core, but uses subtle ways that units counter each other. The people complaining about SC being unbalanced probably suck at the game. In the korean pro-scene, all races are played, and no player has ever lost by picking the wrong race. SC is not overrated, when it came out it was bashed for using outdated graphics and called a "casual" RTS. Blizzard kept patching it until it was balanced, SC continued on with strong word of mouth and evergreen sales to end up selling 10 million wich is A LOT for an RTS, especially one that was bashed by critics when it released. WC3, the second best selling sold about 4 million I believe. Starcraft stands on gameplay and gameplay alone. And it's unbeaten when it comes to gameplay, the way it plays, and how many ways that you can play it are simply unrivaled.

Oh really. Prove it. In what way could the micromanagement possibly compare? Does it have anything as skill-based as muta stacking for example?

EDIT: Usually, when posting SC videos, I post the REVO REAVO REAVO video becasue it's so funny. But to prove my point, this time I'll post some videos of Jaedong microing mutalisks against a terran. The mutas are hopelessly outnumbered by marines and turrets, but by stacking them, he can utilize their zero attack animation to dart around killing stuff and taking minimal damage. It's really exciting to watch, and fun to learn to master. And no other RTS does things like that the way SC does.

ok, you lost my interest there

Since you're saying that, I assume you like Starcraft, and very much in that. When I say Starcraft is overrated, and I like CoH very much. Then that should gain some interest with u. Since that means that there are other, perhaps better, RTSes out there, that u need to discover. 

Really, u should watch some Pro's playing CoH, or just read through some strategies on Gamereplays.org . CoH has lots of Micro Managae possibilites.

Medieval II is the only Total War game that I like.

Having played the games mentioned...

Starcraft = better
C&C Tiberium Dawn = Better
Red Alert 1 = Better

And based on the beta....


The Best RTS.... is Starcraft 2.

I gave you an example, now you give me one. Name just one thing that would be equal to what I just showed you.