STORMGATE - The Frost Giant RTS Revealed - Developers Interview with Kevin "Monk" Dong
582Frost Giant presents STORMGATE, a new RTS from former Blizzard employees responsible for Warcraft3 and Starcraft 2. During Summer Game Fest, Frost Giant revealed their trailer to the world. We had the please to sit down with Lead Designer Kevin Dong to discuss their thoughts and plans with the game.
What are your influences?
What makes an RTS good?
Will there be heroes?
Is it Free 2 Play? What's the eco system?
The four Pillars: Campagne - Coop - Esports - UGC
How will you treat Esports?
Editor and User Generated Content
and so much more!
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0:00 What is your typical day at FrostGiant studio?
2:38 Some people say ,,RTS is a dead genre''
5:42 Did WC3 4v4 inspired you to make more social elements in Stormgate?
7:54 New win condition ideas
10:13 Talk about the setting/lore
12:15 Other themes ideas
14:25 What is your philosophy on blizzard rts?
17:13 Whats so great about Unreal Engine 5?
18:19 How do you envision the typical Stormgate 1v1 match?
21:55 Is there going to be leveling and creeping mechanic?
25:21 Heroes without levels?
25:57 How do you want to lower the entry barrier for new players to rts genre?
29:14 Is blocking mechanic something you want to implement?
30:39 Stance on control groups/hotkeys
32:19 How big do you envision your armies in the game?
33:48 Whats your business model gonna be? How do you want to make money?
36:14 Do you think adding skins to the competitive game is a good thing?
39:31 Whats special about the Stormgate campaign?
43:35 How important is esports in Stormgate?
46:07 Is there gonna be playable ladder at launch?
46:35 Are you going to run your own esports tournaments?
47:31 Any features for observers on your list?
48:17 So you are open about community tournaments?
49:29 Your insights on the Stormgate coop missions
53:16 Everything about World Editor and custom maps in Stormgate
55:46 Contest of melee maps for competitive play
56:50 Did you think about paying community members which do maps/skins on their own?
58:04 Do you think you over-promise a little bit?
1:00:22 How many factions/races will there be?
1:00:32 Will there be more than ground and air units?
1:02:12 How do I get a beta key?
1:02:53 Whats the best way to reach out to the team and send feedback?
1:04:03 When are we going to hear more about the game?
1:05:48 Is there anything you wanna mention to the audience?
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