The Next Major RTS Will Fail. This Is Why.
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I didn't have time to say it in the video, but competition isn't bad. But it is something that will naturally and organically arise through people engaging with, and enjoying, the game. Supporting it is good, forcing it is bad.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:57 - The Playerbase
3:56 - Demographics
7:47 - Perception of RTS
9:26 - What Did Old RTS Do Right?
10:02 - Pillar 1 - The Engine
12:31 - Pillar 2 - Spectacle
16:13 - Pillar 3 - Development Tools
18:48 - Player Generated Content
22:57 - Conclusion
CITATION TIME!
-Headlines and Quotes Used-
https://www.nephest.com/sc2/ - SC2 pulse player graphs
https://screenrant.com/starcraft-2-future-updates-blizzard-announcement/ - headline - Blizzard Ends Most StarCraft 2 Support, Future Of Franchise Unclear
https://allinfo.space/2017/01/14/blizzard-is-worried-about-decline-in-number-of-wow-subscribers/ - headline - Blizzard is worried about decline in number of WoW subscribers
https://www.wired.com/story/fall-and-rise-real-time-strategy-games/ - headline - The Fall and Rise of Real-Time Strategy Games
https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/general-discussion-30/is-rts-a-dead-genre-1816313/ - comment - MOBAs are definitely eating the RTS piece of the gaming pie
https://www.quora.com/Why-aren-t-Starcraft-other-RTS-games-popular-anymore?share=1 - comment - RTS appeals to a very small segment of the gamer base
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/jl58vx/how_to_monetize_rts/
https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming/comments/aeuazx/why_has_the_rts_genre_fallen_so_much_out_of_favor/
https://gamingsection.net/news/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-good-at-starcraft-2/
https://www.pcgamesn.com/best-rts-games-pc
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/why-is-starcraft-2-so-hard/12882/19
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-hardest-RTS-game
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/58iyuf/starcraft_is_like_chess/
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/terran-is-the-least-micro-intensive-race/1864/18
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/how-90-of-terrans-think-sc2-works/11889
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/newb-player-look-for-advice/23981/6
https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Campaign#Age_of_Empires_II
https://steamplayercount.com/app/813780 - aoe2
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/starcraft-ii-legacy-of-the-void-pc-review-in-progress-once-more-unto-the-void- - coop menu from 2015
https://www.planetminecraft.com/mods/?order=order_downloads - minecraft mods
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/roblox-notches-202-million-estimated-monthly-users-an-all-time-high/1100-6490999/ - headline
-Game Footage Used-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJgf_GGlrXs - Game of Thrones Genesis Failed RTS
youtube.com/watch?v=LB8bkOw_in8 - Red Alert 2 Weather Storm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTZgOnSkRs - KSP Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhKLgfNyu0 - Halo 3 Forge Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNaTZV8qS1I - Skyrim Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAvXhNlO-rA - Roblox Footage
Everything else was recorded by me.
Видео The Next Major RTS Will Fail. This Is Why. канала GiantGrantGames
I didn't have time to say it in the video, but competition isn't bad. But it is something that will naturally and organically arise through people engaging with, and enjoying, the game. Supporting it is good, forcing it is bad.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:57 - The Playerbase
3:56 - Demographics
7:47 - Perception of RTS
9:26 - What Did Old RTS Do Right?
10:02 - Pillar 1 - The Engine
12:31 - Pillar 2 - Spectacle
16:13 - Pillar 3 - Development Tools
18:48 - Player Generated Content
22:57 - Conclusion
CITATION TIME!
-Headlines and Quotes Used-
https://www.nephest.com/sc2/ - SC2 pulse player graphs
https://screenrant.com/starcraft-2-future-updates-blizzard-announcement/ - headline - Blizzard Ends Most StarCraft 2 Support, Future Of Franchise Unclear
https://allinfo.space/2017/01/14/blizzard-is-worried-about-decline-in-number-of-wow-subscribers/ - headline - Blizzard is worried about decline in number of WoW subscribers
https://www.wired.com/story/fall-and-rise-real-time-strategy-games/ - headline - The Fall and Rise of Real-Time Strategy Games
https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/general-discussion-30/is-rts-a-dead-genre-1816313/ - comment - MOBAs are definitely eating the RTS piece of the gaming pie
https://www.quora.com/Why-aren-t-Starcraft-other-RTS-games-popular-anymore?share=1 - comment - RTS appeals to a very small segment of the gamer base
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/jl58vx/how_to_monetize_rts/
https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming/comments/aeuazx/why_has_the_rts_genre_fallen_so_much_out_of_favor/
https://gamingsection.net/news/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-good-at-starcraft-2/
https://www.pcgamesn.com/best-rts-games-pc
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/why-is-starcraft-2-so-hard/12882/19
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-hardest-RTS-game
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/58iyuf/starcraft_is_like_chess/
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/terran-is-the-least-micro-intensive-race/1864/18
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/how-90-of-terrans-think-sc2-works/11889
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/newb-player-look-for-advice/23981/6
https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Campaign#Age_of_Empires_II
https://steamplayercount.com/app/813780 - aoe2
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/starcraft-ii-legacy-of-the-void-pc-review-in-progress-once-more-unto-the-void- - coop menu from 2015
https://www.planetminecraft.com/mods/?order=order_downloads - minecraft mods
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/roblox-notches-202-million-estimated-monthly-users-an-all-time-high/1100-6490999/ - headline
-Game Footage Used-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJgf_GGlrXs - Game of Thrones Genesis Failed RTS
youtube.com/watch?v=LB8bkOw_in8 - Red Alert 2 Weather Storm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTZgOnSkRs - KSP Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhKLgfNyu0 - Halo 3 Forge Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNaTZV8qS1I - Skyrim Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAvXhNlO-rA - Roblox Footage
Everything else was recorded by me.
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