Who cares about the story in sc? I only played some games in the first beta phase, doesn't strike me as better than sc1 so far. Might want to ask warri, he is really hooked on the game.
Just got the game and I'm thoroughly hooked. Never played the first Starcraft so I'm fairly sucky at the game. I got placed in the Gold League and now I lose all the time.
The user maps are pretty addicting but there aren't many of them out yet since its new.