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[–] Renacles@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I wanted to like Stormgate but it feels too much like StarCraft from Wish, it doesn't do a lot to differentiate itself.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Starcraft was pretty good if you ignore the mtx. I'd be happy with a non-predatory starcraft.

[–] Renacles@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, but you'd expect a new rts from the same devs to be better than StarCraft 2 after so many years.

[–] explodes@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is how they hope to do more

[–] Renacles@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

They already got a ton of money and expect to release the game this year, it's a weird thing to ask.

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 4 points 8 months ago

This feels like the moment that people should be using to come to the conclusion that video game budgets and development timelines are unsustainable.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Nope. I learned my lesson with planetary annihilation. Beyond all reason is better and open source. I bet we'll get an open source starcraft killer soon enough.

[–] BurningnnTree@lemmy.one 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is weird. I wonder if this type of crowdfunding will catch on.

I'm interested in Stormgate and I want it to succeed, but being able to invest in it like this kinda gives it scammy vibes.

[–] Z4XC@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

For me I think it depends on insider ownership. If the management and developers are holding reasonable stakes then it encourages putting out a product that is profitable... I convinced myself out of it, profitable doesn't always mean good.