According to Game Informer, Starcraft II lead designer, Dustin Browder, said Blizzard is “looking” at free to play as an option while responding to a fan question during a Valencia eSports panel. The question that may be holding Blizzard back is: How can we make money off of this?

Blizzard have announced that they are preparing to begin beta testing Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. The beta will be focused on the multiplayer experience only and will start with a specific group of players including ‘players who assisted us in testing Patch 1.5, as well as some pro-gamers and press.’ Blizzard said that they would later invite more [...]