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Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread - Page 245

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CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
August 05 2025 09:47 GMT
#4881
with it just getting announced winter streaming it and hosting a tourney i will bump it up to 1000
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
August 05 2025 09:48 GMT
#4882
On July 31 2025 20:29 CicadaSC wrote:
Curios what people are predicting

Poll: Concurrent player peak on release?

501 to 1000 (5)
 
26%

251 to 500 (5)
 
26%

1001 to 2500 (4)
 
21%

1 to 250 (3)
 
16%

2501 to inf (2)
 
11%

19 total votes

Your vote: Concurrent player peak on release?

(Vote): 1 to 250
(Vote): 251 to 500
(Vote): 501 to 1000
(Vote): 1001 to 2500
(Vote): 2501 to inf


seems that is the most popular prediction as well, though sample size is small.
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
ScoutWBF
Profile Joined April 2005
Germany630 Posts
August 05 2025 15:36 GMT
#4883
Voted 251 - 500.
Hope it's more but I think the hype isn't there right now.
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19300 Posts
August 05 2025 18:45 GMT
#4884
I loaded the campaign a month ago. After the fancy cinematic, I found the actual campaign to be frustrating and graphics to look poor. And I know I mentioned this in the past, but as someone with 25+ years btw SC1, SC2, and WC3, I wish they had a preset layout that made the hotkeys and input organized for someone who wants to carry those habits into this game. Maybe I'm not the target audience though and if so, that's fine. I'm just stuck in my old ways and don't want to waste time rebinding hotkeys myself, especially since I don't even know what the units, abilities, and buildings are enough to do them myself.
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BeoMulf
Profile Joined January 2014
United States94 Posts
August 05 2025 18:59 GMT
#4885
Launch trailer
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Gescom
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada3505 Posts
August 05 2025 19:19 GMT
#4886
Trailer looks quite good. I've been avoiding the game thusfar, but perhaps now is the time to dive in and give it a legitimate try.
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CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
August 05 2025 19:30 GMT
#4887
On August 06 2025 03:59 BeoMulf wrote:
Launch trailer https://youtu.be/olCYtiNzikw

the graphics and cutscenes rival wc3
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Hider
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Denmark9411 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-08-05 19:52:50
August 05 2025 19:52 GMT
#4888
We need a new poll for. When will Frostgiant shut down. 0-1 week, 2-4 weeks. 3-10 weeks. 10 weeks+
SHODAN
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1144 Posts
August 05 2025 21:02 GMT
#4889
player count has been floating in the 900s for the last hour or so. I started counting 1hr after launch (also 1hr after the Steam notification was sent out)
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-08-05 21:17:00
August 05 2025 21:15 GMT
#4890
On August 06 2025 06:02 SHODAN wrote:
player count has been floating in the 900s for the last hour or so. I started counting 1hr after launch (also 1hr after the Steam notification was sent out)

Not too bad, but not great. Lots of people came back to try it, but seems most who were disappointed from Early Access release did not come back. Will they ever come back? Not sure. Will be interesting to see if player count can stabilize or even grow day after day here.
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-08-05 21:26:11
August 05 2025 21:23 GMT
#4891
I think Frost Giant needs to work on matchmaking search parameters. If you are 2k you can match with a brand new player in less than 1 second of searching. Big problem. It kind of was acceptable when playerbase was 50 concurrents but doesn't make much sense with a larger player pool. A casual player can only take getting stomped so many times before they quit 1v1 for good. Also, I wish they added a GM league. Also, I think the points system is confusing and annoying to casual players who don't understand it. You can win a game and go up 0 or 1 point. Surprised they still haven't changed it or mentioned plans to rework that system.
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
SHODAN
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1144 Posts
August 05 2025 21:29 GMT
#4892
On August 06 2025 06:15 CicadaSC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2025 06:02 SHODAN wrote:
player count has been floating in the 900s for the last hour or so. I started counting 1hr after launch (also 1hr after the Steam notification was sent out)

Not too bad, but not great. Lots of people came back to try it, but seems most who were disappointed from Early Access release did not come back. Will they ever come back? Not sure. Will be interesting to see if player count can stabilize or even grow day after day here.


just to put these numbers in perspective: the player count on Stormgate's launch night is equivalent to an average night on a wc3 private server. Stormgate peaked at 986 this evening, and tailed off at ~930 players.

I would have been fairly impressed by Stormgate if the game was pushed into early-alpha in the current state. this is what the invite-only early alpha should have looked like. if it was like this during early alpha, I think it would have generated a lot more excitement. the 1v1 multiplayer at least looks pretty engaging now

at this point, I feel the likelihood of Microsoft bringing wc3 + sc2 out of maintenance mode is greater than the likelihood of Stormgate becoming an alternative RTS
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12628 Posts
August 05 2025 23:20 GMT
#4893
On August 06 2025 04:52 Hider wrote:
We need a new poll for. When will Frostgiant shut down. 0-1 week, 2-4 weeks. 3-10 weeks. 10 weeks+

Poll: When will stormgate pull the plug

0-1 week (0)
 
0%

2-4 weeks (3)
 
21%

3-10 weeks (2)
 
14%

10 weeks + (9)
 
64%

14 total votes

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☐ 0-1 week
☐ 2-4 weeks
☐ 3-10 weeks
☐ 10 weeks +



Put your bets down people
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12628 Posts
August 05 2025 23:23 GMT
#4894
On August 06 2025 06:29 SHODAN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2025 06:15 CicadaSC wrote:
On August 06 2025 06:02 SHODAN wrote:
player count has been floating in the 900s for the last hour or so. I started counting 1hr after launch (also 1hr after the Steam notification was sent out)

Not too bad, but not great. Lots of people came back to try it, but seems most who were disappointed from Early Access release did not come back. Will they ever come back? Not sure. Will be interesting to see if player count can stabilize or even grow day after day here.


just to put these numbers in perspective: the player count on Stormgate's launch night is equivalent to an average night on a wc3 private server. Stormgate peaked at 986 this evening, and tailed off at ~930 players.

I would have been fairly impressed by Stormgate if the game was pushed into early-alpha in the current state. this is what the invite-only early alpha should have looked like. if it was like this during early alpha, I think it would have generated a lot more excitement. the 1v1 multiplayer at least looks pretty engaging now

at this point, I feel the likelihood of Microsoft bringing wc3 + sc2 out of maintenance mode is greater than the likelihood of Stormgate becoming an alternative RTS

It's basically around what tempest rising 24hr peak is.
Weekend is one to watch and let's see what the drop off looks like in a week time.
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
August 05 2025 23:30 GMT
#4895
On August 06 2025 08:20 ETisME wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2025 04:52 Hider wrote:
We need a new poll for. When will Frostgiant shut down. 0-1 week, 2-4 weeks. 3-10 weeks. 10 weeks+

Poll: When will stormgate pull the plug

0-1 week (0)
 
0%

2-4 weeks (3)
 
21%

3-10 weeks (2)
 
14%

10 weeks + (9)
 
64%

14 total votes

You must be logged in to vote in this poll.

☐ 0-1 week
☐ 2-4 weeks
☐ 3-10 weeks
☐ 10 weeks +



Put your bets down people

I don't think they're going to "pull the plug" at all. Unlike Battle Aces they aren't beholden to a parent company. The game is released. Could they put the game on maintenance mode? Sure. But I highly doubt they will shut off the lights entirely. How much could it cost to maintain a server?
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33505 Posts
August 06 2025 00:05 GMT
#4896
The weird branding decision to leave 'early access' succeeded at making me interested for a second, and then I checked out when I saw co-op was still way down the line.
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3425 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-08-06 00:10:44
August 06 2025 00:10 GMT
#4897
On August 06 2025 09:05 Waxangel wrote:
The weird branding decision to leave 'early access' succeeded at making me interested for a second, and then I checked out when I saw co-op was still way down the line.


Same, also watched a stream to decide whether i wanted to re-download but i think i still can't connect to the art either. So with no 3v3 to make me play despite that i think i m done.
Horang2 fan
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
August 06 2025 01:54 GMT
#4898
Watching winters tournament hedgehog seems to be a problem.
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1849 Posts
August 06 2025 03:48 GMT
#4899
What are everyone's day 1 thoughts?
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12628 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-08-06 05:14:35
August 06 2025 05:14 GMT
#4900
I have watched the games winter casted. At the end of the day, the game really lacks fun engagements to me. None of the interaction looked particularly interesting or dynamic.

It all looks like a roach hydra vs gateway only engagements. It's functional but also lacking anything particularly entertaining
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
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