Still waiting for mine. Glad to hear it. Looking forward to a similar experience😊

It didn't really snowball. We just saw a steep skill difference. Gemini got outplayed most every step of the way.

Games like this are inherently very snowbally, the only defender's advantage is the short reinforcement distance. The solution might be to just make the games so short that it wouldn't matter.

I personally like to see what the general feeling is amongst the community during these matches. Sometimes someone in chat will have something intelligent to add.

I fully agree, but I have to say that choosing when (or whether) to expand or tech feels surprisingly impactful in a match. I really notice if I expand and my opponent doesn’t-the next couple minutes leave me feeling underpowered against the opponent’s unit count until my investment kicks in. It’s nowhere near as complex as a traditional RTS, but I went in expecting literally 0 macro decision making and was pleasantly surprised to find that the one choice you do get to make feels meaningful and interesting, at least initially.

somewhat agree. it still looks very fun to me but a) it doesnt seem like you could play this for more than an hour long session without getting bored af and b) it is very dull to spectate. like watching someone play an arcade game

The philosophy of the game is to focus on the MEAT of RTS games, the action. Yet you still want it to go out of it's design. That's like asking for gold leaf and artisan sauce for your cheeseburger.

@@D3adCl0wn economic management and base building are the two main things that make something an RTS though...almost every genre of game has this so called "meat" which is just controlling your guy in every single other genre of game...and the micro/battle management does not have nearly as much weight when you didnt have to build plan and execute, build your economy, and produce units...not hating, im super pumped on the game im glad for a paradigm switch but i do see his point of view that it is barely an RTS. doesnt mean its not all the better for it though. but if you were looking for an RTS experience this probably aint it

@@vivsavagex No way you haven't played a base building, economy management game that is not an RTS. Those two are a staple in the genre but they are not the rule. FPS games mostly have YOU move around but RAIL shooters you don't, BOTH are still FPS games.

i agree that stormgate could take some more risks but i dont think its that helpful comparing them as battle aces is going for a radically different thing. battle aces seems like it could almost be played in an arcade. its barely an RTS, honestly. stormgate is doing basically what i think they set out to in blending sc2 with wc3...i still have a good amount of faith stormgate can pull it off by launch as it could still be quite far off...if you havent played it yet i would encourage you to hold judgement until you do. i was very negative on it before i played and was pleasantly surprised it controls very nicely and was quite fun. but i do agree that basically making different versions of the starcraft races is a little lame.

@@vivsavagex I'd argue that unit micro is what defines the RTS genre, which is what this game focuses on.

@@D3adCl0wn sure you could make that argument. But you would be wrong. We have similar genres where micro is the focus, theyre called MOBAS

@@vivsavagex MOBAS are a type of RTS games. You really think RTS is just base building wargames? Those defined it, but it's not the rule.

They can only build what they tech into. There are two upgrade paths, and the game tells you when they start the tech and when they finish it. This tells you what's coming same as scouting.

MUBA, Multi-unit battle arena.

@@martinkrauser4029 But that requires SO much less work on your part. The game does so much for you.

Yeah there are no suprise tech switches to help comeback or secure a win with. SC2 still has more depth and nuances. Battle Aces still looking really good and it is fun, although taxing to play.

@@Chaogod1233 This game's gameplay is what I skip right in to when I watch RTS games, the action. Also, there's already a lot of established base building games in the RTS genre. Would we really want another RTS game like what Stormgate is trying to do? At least Battle Aces fills that niche of casual, pick-up and play RTS (finally).

This game rocks and is good. He should keep playing it.