I'm refunding the game. Here's why.
The "asteroid mission" in the campaign mode. Story mode difficulty is supposed to be easier than easy. Gameplay is actually really fun, right up until this dumb mission. WAY too many asteroids, I can only imagine how many are in hard mode. I lost half of my fleet to stray asteroids, only to find out only the mothership has to make it to the other side.

Asteroids immediately destroy any ship that isn't the mothership if it touches, with a very 'generous' hitbox, and very poor pathing for ships to get to large asteroid cover. Even splitting ships into groups to make it easier to send them through suffered over half of my fleet (started with a little over 85 ships, as I lost some to asteroids as soon as I jumped in, as there isn't a safe spot)

This mission took a HALF HOUR of pure rage because ship pathing is awful and asteroids are too large, too fast, and too plentiful. And I will be DAMNED if I am told one more time to get a resource collector to the scrap frigate, when I can't get them past the asteroids.

This will forever be known in my eyes as the only campaign story I have ever actually raged at. And I've played Starcraft 2. NOT beginner friendly, or 'story mode' friendly.

This is one of the first missions you run into. If you play for campaign or story, be ready for the challenge, even on the easiest difficulty.
If you play for multiplayer, yeah I'd recommend it! It's very similar to Star Wars Empire at War!

Unfortunately, I am the former, and this mission sucked any interest I had in playing further missions.
If this is one of the first missions,
what is the later half of the campaign like?
No thank you.

I'm refunding the game. Here's why. The "asteroid mission" in the campaign mode. Story mode difficulty is supposed to be easier than easy. Gameplay is actually really fun, right up until this dumb mission. WAY too many asteroids, I can only imagine how many are in hard mode. I lost half of my fleet to stray asteroids, only to find out only the mothership has to make it to the other side. Asteroids immediately destroy any ship that isn't the mothership if it touches, with a very 'generous' hitbox, and very poor pathing for ships to get to large asteroid cover. Even splitting ships into groups to make it easier to send them through suffered over half of my fleet (started with a little over 85 ships, as I lost some to asteroids as soon as I jumped in, as there isn't a safe spot) This mission took a HALF HOUR of pure rage because ship pathing is awful and asteroids are too large, too fast, and too plentiful. And I will be DAMNED if I am told one more time to get a resource collector to the scrap frigate, when I can't get them past the asteroids. This will forever be known in my eyes as the only campaign story I have ever actually raged at. And I've played Starcraft 2. NOT beginner friendly, or 'story mode' friendly. This is one of the first missions you run into. If you play for campaign or story, be ready for the challenge, even on the easiest difficulty. If you play for multiplayer, yeah I'd recommend it! It's very similar to Star Wars Empire at War! Unfortunately, I am the former, and this mission sucked any interest I had in playing further missions. If this is one of the first missions, what is the later half of the campaign like? No thank you.