Starcraft 2, Perfecting Perfection (re-write)

Starcraft and it's expansion, Brood War, are hugely popular and have sold 9 million copies since their release in 1998. Considered by many (including me) to be the best RTS (real time strategy) game ever, it has recieved numerous awards, and is consistently rated among the best games ever, such as on IGN's "Top Games of All Time". Nearly 10 years later, Starcraft is still going strong, and is practically the national sport of South Korea, which has televised matches complete with screaming fans. Despite it's success, or maybe because of it, Blizzard has not released a sequel. Recently however, rumors of Starcraft 2 have been swimming around the internet. It is believed that Blizzard will make some sort of announcement about a new game in the coming days, could it be Starcraft 2? Various bloggers think so, citing the countdown on the Blizzard website that coincides with the announcement date. But is there any way that Starcraft 2 could hope to live up to the reputation of the first? The balanced gameplay, fluent controls, compelling storyline, and easy to use multiplayer would be difficult to match, much less surpass.
The first time I played starcraft was on a dark and rainy morning in 1999 when I was 14. It was at my friends house and he showed me what to do one step at a time. I didn't even notice the thunder as I collected minerals and pumped out zealots. While playing through the campaign missions I had no idea that I was participating in a game that would become a phenomenon. After returning home I ran to Media Play with my hard earned allowance and walked home with Starcraft in my hands. A few days later, in my basement, when I first played Starcraft online against actual humans, my friends clustered closely around the screen and watched as I suffered a humiliating defeat. My friends made similar attempts and failed miserably. Everyone online was so good at the game, creating enormous armies that I couldn't hope to defeat. After hours upon hours of play and countless losses, I learned to make more than one gateway, mine vespene early, upgrade my units, and slowly my record began to improve, I now had several glorious victories under my belt. I remember being surprised that each of the three races were equally powerful and that I had an equal chance of victory with any of them. Whenever I had an hour of freetime, or even if I had homework to do, I would play Starcraft. Even after several years the multiplayer was still fun and challenging because the other humans I was playing against were as good or better than I was. As I grew older and became busier I played less and less and now I only get a game in every couple of weeks or less.
However, the possibility of an imminent Starcraft 2 announcement interests me. I really, really want it to be an exceptional game if and when it comes out. Starcraft is a tough act to follow, but if any team is capable of creating a new masterpiece, its Blizzard.