[paulddraper]

I played Total Annihilation as a kid. Finding Beyond All Reason was amazing.

And spectating 8v8+ with tens of thousands of units is something else.

It's unfortunate that large scale RTS isn't a more popular genre.

Instead it's all Fortnite/CoD/WoW

[tobinfekkes]

I still play Total Annihilation. I am not a "gamer" and don't play any computer games anymore, but boy do I still love Total Annihilation.

My cousin was a tester for Cavedog in the late 90s and gave us a copy before it was big. I still have some CDs!

Love to see Beyond All Reason continuing the spirit.

[Cthulhu_]

It feels like Starcraft 2 was the last traditional RTS; I suspect part of that is because other developers think their game wouldn't have a chance without competitive multiplayer as tight as SC2's.

That said, there's still some RTS games in the indie space / on Steam, like Homeworld: Deserts of something. But that one was ultimately disappointing overall.

[Buttons840]

The popularity of Starcraft confused me until I realized it was a really a "user interface game" rather than a strategy game. I mean, Starcraft 2 is still a strategy game, but if you were to propose changing the UI to enable more strategy, they wouldn't do that. The UI is the game, and once I understood that I understood Starcraft players better and was able to appreciate the game better.

It's hard for anyone to do a better Starcraft because it's a UI game based in technology of the time. We aren't going to get better at traditional computer screens with a fixed aspect ratio and a mouse. That is Stracraft.

Also, you mentioned Homeworld, and Homeworld 3 will be out in a few months.

[wredcoll]

That reminds me, somewhat tangentially, of working with a personal trainer in a gym and made some comment about a particular type of movement being done in a more "efficient" way and the dude was just like "that's not the point", and playing starcraft more efficiently is likewise not the point.

[InsomniacL]

if you haven't seen already, check YouTube where the mods enable larger lobbies.

There are some really good casts of 40 vs 40 players or more!

Here's a recent 25 vs 25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btnU_IPWPmY

[paulddraper]

Oh I have. Those are wild.

[m463]

I still play the CNC games every once in a while.