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The Next Major RTS Will Fail. This Is Why.

GiantGrantGames

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GiantGrantGames explains why future real-time strategy games are likely to fail unless they prioritize single-player campaigns, engine performance, and modding tools.

You can check out my second channel for daily uploads here: youtube.com/c/giantgrantgamesarchives 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: - Intro - The Playerbase - Demographics - Perception of RTS - What Did Old RTS Do Right? - Pillar 1 - The Engine - Pillar 2 - Spectacle - Pillar 3 - Development Tools - Player Generated Content - Conclusion CITATION TIME! -Headlines and Quotes Used- nephest.com/sc2/ - SC2 pulse player graphs screenrant.com/starcraft-2-future-updates-blizzard-announcem… - headline - Blizzard Ends Most StarCraft 2 Support, Future Of Franchise Unclear allinfo.space/2017/01/14/blizzard-is-worried-about-decline-i… - headline - Blizzard is worried about decline in number of WoW subscribers wired.com/story/fall-and-rise-real-time-strategy-games/ - headline - The Fall and Rise of Real-Time Strategy Games giantbomb.com/forums/general-discussion-30/is-rts-a-dead-gen… - comment - MOBAs are definitely eating the RTS piece of the gaming pie quora.com/Why-aren-t-Starcraft-other-RTS-games-popular-anymo… - comment - RTS appeals to a very small segment of the gamer base reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/jl58vx/how_to_monetize_rts/ reddit.com/r/truegaming/comments/aeuazx/why_has_the_rts_genr… gamingsection.net/news/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-good-at-… pcgamesn.com/best-rts-games-pc us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/why-is-starcraft-2-so-hard/1… quora.com/What-is-the-hardest-RTS-game reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/58iyuf/starcraft_is_like_che… us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/terran-is-the-least-micro-in… us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/how-90-of-terrans-think-sc2-… us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/newb-player-look-for-advice/… ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Campaign#Age_of_Empires_II steamplayercount.com/app/813780 - aoe2 usgamer.net/articles/starcraft-ii-legacy-of-the-void-pc-revi… - coop menu from 2015 planetminecraft.com/mods/?order=order_downloads - minecraft mods gamespot.com/articles/roblox-notches-202-million-estimated-m… - headline -Game Footage Used- youtube.com/watch?v=qJgf_GGlrXs - Game of Thrones Genesis Failed RTS youtube.com/watch?v=LB8bkOw_in8 - Red Alert 2 Weather Storm youtube.com/watch?v=qUTZgOnSkRs - KSP Footage youtube.com/watch?v=vXhKLgfNyu0 - Halo 3 Forge Footage youtube.com/watch?v=yNaTZV8qS1I -

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What people say. Recommended for its insightful analysis of RTS game design, highlighting the importance of casual players, campaigns, and map editors over pure competitive focus.

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