I keep seeing around here that those of us who are critical of the game, have set unrealistic expectations. I am at a loss as to how anyone could possibly think this, when FG themselves have marketed the game with the following language. All of this is sourced directly from playstormgate

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THE FUTURE OF RTS IS COMING IN 2024

MADE FOR PC ⋅ CAMPAIGN ⋅ 1V1 ⋅ 3P CO-OP ⋅ EDITOR ⋅ FREE TO PLAY

BUILT BY RTS VETERANS

Stormgate is developed by Frost Giant, a fully-independent studio founded by industry veterans Tim Morten (production director on StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void) and Tim Campbell (lead campaign designer, Warcraft III). They are joined by more than 50 talented developers, all united by their passion for RTS.

SHAPE THE FUTURE

Stormgate is being made by a team of experienced RTS developers with the support of the RTS community. Join the team as a Founder to take part in regular discussions, provide critical feedback, and play a vital role in shaping the future of RTS.

NEXT-GENERATION COMPETITION

Compete on the traditional 1v1 ladder or as part of your 3P team. We aim to make it easier and more fun to compete whether your goal is to test yourself in grassroots events or qualify for world-class esports tournaments.

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Firstly, Esports is dying, teams go bankrupt every day, the cultural relevance of a esports league is rapidly waning into obscurity. The industry has lost market share year-over-year every year for 5 consecutive years. FG should not even be catering to this market at all.

Everything else they stated presents this game as being a 'Tour de Force' of the best and brightest from Blizzard who left to polish their own gem of a game. Expecting exactly that to be delivered, is not in any capacity 'unreasonable' and is exactly the margin of quality FG set for themselves.

The Beta should not have just been sort of okay, but it needs it work and 'it will be better at launch'. It should have completely blown us away, and not doing so means FG missed the mark. I know I'll get more downvotes, but someone had to say it. No one except Frost Giant themselves set meteoric expectations; no one else.

Feb 18th Update on My views______________As I said in the rest of the post above, I simply wanted to see acknowledgement from FG that this is indeed not the finished product, or even close to that. They have now done just that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormgate/comments/1at8b46/frostgiantstudios_on_the_state_of_development/

They are listening, which means, we may yet have the epic game we all hope SG becomes! Evidently they simply should not have called this a beta but rather a public alpha. 'Beta' implies feature complete in most people's minds.

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