FGS_Gerald

FGS_Gerald



09 Dec

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Originally posted by Waxter2021

The game itself looks great so far, but I am with you that the trailers are lacking. Though I don't think the quality of the trailer matters in the long run too much, I think it does still impact the excitement of more casual fans that are not already invested in SC/WC3/AOE.

I have shown the SC2 trailer to people that have no involvement in RTS or even gaming, and they get excited over it. The Stormgate reveal trailer this year, or at the Summer Game Fest last year, have not been nearly as engaging in my experience.

That being said, neither of these seemed to be intended as a cinematic trailer in the way that the SC2 reveal trailer was. For all the issues that did surround SC2 around its launch, they certainly knew how to reach a large audience and hype up the launch (though it did obviously help massively that it was a sequel to BW).

For the sake of reaching an audience further than what we already have in the RTS genre, I hope they tighten the direction o...

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In case you're curious, this video from way back in 2013 (featuring Heart of the Swarm) is a good watch and gives you a sense of what went into Blizzard cinematics, like spending an entire year on a 2-minute scene. The budgets and team sizes are way, way bigger now, too.

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Here's a little lore drop for you about yours truly. See you Saturday?

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Originally posted by gandalf45435

Wait this is so cool, I've had my eye on Stormgate too. Will have to check this out.

See you there!


08 Dec

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Originally posted by kahani-

This is dope, thanks for sharing

My pleasure. I'm hyped.

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It was the year 2013, and I was at Blizzard Entertainment, working a shift at BlizzCon. I was part of the team responsible for giving game demos and monitoring our press room.

I was playing and watching a ton of League at the time, so I freaked out when, who would I see walking the convention floor, other than Dyrus and TheOddOne.

I had to come over and snap this photo and let 'em know I was a huge fan.

Fast forward to today, and I'm working at Frost Giant Studios on a new RTS: Stormgate.

I follow Dyrus's twitter account and saw him post recently that he's hungry for a new RTS from the GOATED devs who used to make RTS at Blizzard--many of whom are now on our team.

Now I get to share that Dyrus, TheOddOne, and WildTurtle are gonna get together to livestream our RTS this Saturday at 1pm PT.

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Just popping in here to let you all know we’re reading this feedback and discussing it internally—we see it too and agree that this is an area that needs attention. Please keep sharing your thoughts as it’s been helpful in our discussions.


07 Dec

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Originally posted by Eterlik

There was 1 in a skill description ingame.
Only remembered it now that i read the post here.
Sadly i don't remember anymore which skill it was :-S
But was something like "bruned" instead of "burned".

In the Stream of Grubby he discovers it.

I was joking—I fixed the typo and was pretending it never existed. Thanks for the help :)

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Originally posted by JonasHalle

Gerald's silence on this speaks volumes. He's quivering in his boots at this leak.

I'm just waiting for the inevitable uncensored fan art to start showing up.

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Originally posted by shnndr

We have to thank Northgard for that innovation. And They Are Billions was the pioneer, but that game done away with workers altogether.

One thing that might be annoying is the fact workers don't return to what they were doing automatically. So if you build a few buildings you'll need to figure out where they come from and what to return them to.

Our workers do go back to what they were doing, if they were actively doing something and not idle. (Devs, pls don't be mad if I'm mistaken.)

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Originally posted by Single_Property2160

I've never pledged for KS before but this might be my first.

Do I need to make an account or something?

Or just name/CC info?

Yes, you need to make a Kickstarter account. Thanks for the support!

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On Saturday at 1p.m. PT, we'll be bringing together three friends who together made esports history. Join Dyrus, TheOddOne, and WildTurtle in a TSM reunion as these legends of League get the band back together to play Stormgate!


06 Dec

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Originally posted by oMcAnNoM8

I will pledge after pay day 😂

Thank you!

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Originally posted by Walaka

I wish I had 2k to drop - life dream to become an npc in a game

GoFundMe to crowdfund your KS pledge?

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Originally posted by Talnir

I just backed too,

It's going fast!

<3

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Originally posted by Lucavious

This is the first kickstarter I’ve ever backed and I didn’t hesitate for a moment :)

Thank you!

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Originally posted by Thefirestorm83

It's definitely not a goal that especially wowed me, but to give slight credit, 3v3 preview might show us some things that have only been discussed in text form before, like the heros in that mode having modules that shift the way the base faction plays (IIRC that's how it works?).

Maybe not a stretch goal I would think of, but I'm still interested.

I think what didn't come across was that this would be a "playable preview", not just something we show you.

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Originally posted by Augustby

I’m a little disappointed that animated unit portraits isn’t one of the stretch goals.

Such an iconic part of Blizzard RTSs from Starcraft (1998) onwards

We have not shared all of our stretch goals...

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Originally posted by Inevitable_Copy_3769

😂😂😂

I'm sure they'll come up with something good, and if not, Gerald can just say the devs will treat themselves to a nice coffee and we'd still keep throwing money at it

I love a good cuppa