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The Next Major RTS Will Fail. This Is Why.

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Game designGaming culture & analysisIndie game development

What it is

A video essay arguing that the next major real-time strategy game will fail unless it gets the fundamentals right. It covers the playerbase and demographics, what older RTS games did well, and the roles of the engine, spectacle, development tools and player-generated content.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it for its argument that single-player campaigns and modding are overlooked in RTS design.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “makes a compelling case for why single-player campaign and mod-development experiences are often overlooked”

    Why campaigns and modding matter for RTS crossover success

    btown, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “Microsoft $69B deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard cleared by UK”

  2. “GiantGrantGames on Youtube made an interesting video about”

    Argues next RTS should target casual players who love story

    ixwt, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: rts, modding, single-player campaigns, game industry, player-generated content

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