Do game developers intend for their game to be thoroughly understood and taken to the next level?

In particular, Blizzard. Did Blizzard intend WoW, Starcraft or Warcraft to be played at such an intense level as they are being played at today? WoW has people that calculate all the little damage, time, etc….(i dont play wow) in accordance to whatever they are fighting, even producing complicated mathematical expressions. Starcraft is notorious in Korea, providing a career for some. There are huge discussions about strategy, philosophy, calculations on minerals/gas ratio vs time and what buildings, etc… In Warcraft III there are calculations and stuff about…. heroes(lol highlevel warcraft III… <3 grubby though).

do people make the game at such a high level, since they are doing all the calculations and thinking about strategies and stuff (highly probable), or >????????

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Topics: technology, games, philosophy, development, strategy, debate, Starcraft, World of Warcraft, mathematics, warcraft