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[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 103 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

RTS died when zoomers were like 5, nerd

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

StarCraft killed it by being too fucking good.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

Pretty much. Blizzard supported the hell out of that game. Tweaked everything until it was perfect. At launch, it was as good as anything else at the time, but it wasn't knife-edge balanced like it became.

Modern Blizzard isn't capable of that anymore, and neither is anyone else. The genre can still innovate and provide perfectly good experiences otherwise, but it will always have this spectre of "not balanced like Starcraft" hanging over it.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The genre can still innovate and provide perfectly good experiences otherwise, but it will always have this spectre of "not balanced like Starcraft" hanging over it.

Which is weird, because if you have a 3 faction RTS, the simplest, most balanced solution is to copy Rock, Paper, Scissors.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago

It's also the least fun because if you make a matchup Impossible, the game would end at the loading screen.

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[–] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

Wow, I didn't manage to kill a whole genre when I was 5. Some ants maybe, but not a genre.

[–] Zirconium@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

True. There's a picture of me at five years old playing dawn of war

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 69 points 11 months ago

RTS has been a dead genre since long before Zoomers started buying anything.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 45 points 11 months ago (5 children)

fake news from anon. The problem is that we hit the supply cap/population limit/CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS so no more RTS... sad.

Just kidding, forget about all of those, we have Beyond All Reason: a free and open source RTS game set in space. Actively in development, cross-platform and has a unit cap way higher than any of the RTSs from the 2000s.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

(My friend from across the room, imitating the same voice)

YOU'RE ABOUT TO LOSE AN ALLY

[–] archon@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

BAR is fantastic, highly recommended.

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

And for our Caesar fans: "PLEBS ARE NEEDED"

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[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago

4chan; a place where millennials can yell at clouds in peace.

[–] AphoticDev@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 11 months ago (2 children)

In what world is RTS dead? Strategy games in general have been making a huge comeback in the past five years or so. I would aks if this dude (because we all know it's a dude) lives under a rock, but he's on 4chan so we know he does.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 months ago

RTS is pretty dead at the moment. The most popular titles are over a decade old. Anything newly released has failed to gain traction. There's a couple games in development that are promising, but they aren't close to releasing.

Strategy in general is pretty popular, but it's really not the same as rts, which has mostly come to mean shitty mobile games.

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[–] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 26 points 11 months ago (4 children)

idk I live in South Korea and Starcraft is still going quite strong.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 40 points 11 months ago

That's like saying Burgers are popular in the USA.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

that's literally the only thing South Korea is known for

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[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I like AoE2 but it feels like there is just one Way you can play the Game. It's not much about Strategy more about "How fast can you follow these callculated Steps to Win". Or Maybe i play with the wrong People

[–] jose1324@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Could be ._. I'm not deep into RTS.

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[–] pixeltree@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

??? RTS' require crackhead adhd attention splitting to be good at, not planning and concentration

By their own logic zoomers should be taking to them like fish to water

[–] bouh@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)

4x had been dead for a decade before their rebirth. RTS is not even dead. Total war warhammer has great real time tactic and several RTS have been out. Aoe4 came this year. I don't understand what people are missing.

[–] grahamja@reddthat.com 14 points 11 months ago

The ongoing support for Age of Empires 2 is proof that the RTS will continue to endure, and they got it 90% perfect a couple decades ago. Microsoft was even able to do it without ruining the previous versions of the game... looking at you warcraft.

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago

People just like shitting on generations younger than them for the same shit their older generations shat on them for.

It's these people who are shit, not the generations.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 15 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Reminds me of how when Animal Crossing New Horizons released, there were loads of people who would change their console time to accellerate the game's time progression feature and then they were complaining about a lack of content merely weeks later

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It really grind my gears. Some people will play 200h in a month when a new game and complain about endgame/content.

Fucking mental. You got 200h out of a game which is fucking great.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (4 children)

AoE2 has been going for 2+ decades and is still quite strong.

[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

By pointing out a game released over 2 decades ago, I believe you are making their point.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They didn't specify new games. That one has an active community and still gets updated.

But I'm not sure what he means by dead genre either. RTSs still get made and people still play them. Might not be many AAA games though so I can at least agree it's not as popular.

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[–] bi_tux@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

RTS isn't dead, it just became shittier, runs on smartphones and has lots of micro transactions now

[–] executive_chicken@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Would kill for another Star Wars RTS in a similar vein of Empire at War

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[–] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I used to like RTS when i was younger, Starcraft, Age of Empires 2, Rise of Nations, Empire Earth, Warcraft 2&3, command and conquer red alert.... nowadays RTS just stresses me out. I think it's the multitasking. I do enough multitasking in my job I I'd like to let my brain rest when I'm done working. I also don't play Sim games like city builders for the same reason. I have had Starcraft 2 installed for years and am only like, 5 missions into the Terran campaign. I want to play it for thr story but the game play just doesn't grab me anymore.

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

RTS has been on life support for a long time, but there are some community holdouts. People have mentioned AoE already, but check out Supreme Commander which is cheap on Steam and can be played via the Forged Alliance Forever community servers with a custom client, community bug fixes, balance patches, maps, mods, ranked ladder mode, co-op campaign maps, you name it.

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Civ 6 is huge. Cities Skylines is great. Age of Empires is still huge and got republished. Company of Heroes is excellent. Total War never ends. Ridiculous.

[–] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 17 points 11 months ago (21 children)

I'm gonna nitpick you here. Civ 6 is not an RTS. City Skylines is not an RTS, although it has some nontraditional RTS elements. Total war is like a hybrid RTS.

Age of empires and company of heroes are RTSs. The thing that makes an RTS is the Real Time Strategy.

Civ is a turn based 4x. City Skylines is a city builder. Total war is a hybrid turn based 4x and RTS.

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

You’re mixing turn based with real time

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[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

RA2 Yuris revenge was best game ever. Even the cut scenes where the best cut scenes ever.

Shortly followed by zeus mater of Olympus.

Which they made new versions if those games. He'll I'd even go for a remaster with expansion pack.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The genre was dead before Gen Z was alive. Maybe they lack those skills because they don't have any RTS. Ever think about that, anon?

[–] ElmarsonTheThird@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago

Well, a Stronghold Remake (Remaster?) just dropped and it's exactly what I was looking for. It's probably the nostalgia speaking, but it's still a damn good game.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They're attacking the Malon Trees!

We need Battle for Middle Earth 3.

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[–] stanawalka@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

The fact that I immediately recognised Red Alert 2 on the Paris map fills me with nostalgia.

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