Monthly Archives: August 2011

Skirmish MP

Posted on August 21, 2011 by matt

Following on from my last post, I would posit that there is something missing from MP RTS (Multi Player Real Time Strategy) games and that would be the lack of a feeling that success has an impact. Left 4 Dead … Continue reading →

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Most RTS single player modes suck…

Posted on August 21, 2011 by matt

Josh Bycer writes: Honestly, most RTS single player modes… suck. The reason is that designers try to use it to teach the player about multiplayer which doesn’t work, as an AI is not a good substitute for a player … … Continue reading →

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Back again

Posted on August 21, 2011 by matt

I’ve been on a holiday-and-work-fueled hiatus. Two weeks driving in France and Spain and then two weeks spent helping people access seed funding for new ventures in “digital” as part of the CIIF programme. The latter has been frustrating because … Continue reading →

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