Unless he chooses some strange hours it should do that kind of weird choices only for first 10 maches. There are really tons of noobs playing this game in automatch and it is easy to find somebody to play against on lower levels. Its only high ranked players that suffer 15 minutes queues.
In fact, automatch has been designed for people who want to get equally skilled opponents, not for the ones who brag with their rank. Even if most players seem to forget about that...
Casuals vs Competitive Players;
Competition is More of a Youth Motivation than a Male Motivation https://quanticfoundry.com/2016/02/10/gamer-generation/ The data we’ve collected from over 140,000 gamers via the Gamer Motivation Profile allows us to see how gaming motivations vary by age.
Even on trending the "I will call Sturmpanther" meme depicts what has become quite common in this community. A bunch of crybabies demanding their safespace using telltale and informer methods to get rid of people they don't like.
Suddenly he lost from relic site some time ago as studio leadership http://www.relic.com/#meet-team
He is no more written here
A snapshot from April 14, he is written here http://web.archive.org/web/20180414153144/https://www.relic.com/#meet-team
Looks like he left studio, but I write now rumour, because on his linkeidn and facebopok he write he is still work at relic, but same situation was with Stephen Macdonald that update their profile much later after left studio, and he was suddenly lost from relic leadership site too.
Pretty much spot on, Relic did the same thing just after Stephen Macdonald abruptly "left" the DoW3 sinking ship. A captain never leaves his ship!.
At first glance, this looks like a layoff/restructuring of Relic.
After Stephen Macdonald left, they had new job listings to replace him but not with Alex Price (yet). The replacement for Stephen is David Littman which most likely will be the new CoH executive producer as Greg Wilson are busy working on AoE4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-littman-52668b27/
Although Relic offered him excellent opportunities, the game Stephen was working on was based on war, and he didn’t feel it was a good fit for him and his family. Instead, he wanted to create high-quality games for kids and parents. “We want to be the Pixar of games,” he says. “Pixar makes movies that everyone can enjoy – they’re targeted at kids, but you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy the film. That’s what Heartsy is all about. It’s going to be targeting that audience, with that kind of appeal.”
“Right now my life is pretty crazy,” he adds. “I’m living out in the woods in Guysborough, prototyping a game that I know will hit millions of people.
Dow3 backslash & Abandon ship
The dow3 backslash is a good example where fans feel they were ignored or belittle fan criticism since the first screenshots were released. Obvious the art style was not aligned with what they saw in the Dawn of War III – Announcement Trailer made by Axis Animation which was well received by fans.
The dow3 executive producer (Stephen MacDonald, as seen in vid) + brand manager (Danielle Robinson, involved since 2014) abandons ship well before launch and are not even in the end credits;
From LinkedIn;
Spear-headed the development of the global strategy and franchise roadmap for Dawn of War, revitalized branding efforts and created overall marketing materials. Responsible for increasing brand awareness, analysing market and consumer trends and defining positioning and messaging to reassert AAA position after 5yr hiatus.
After abruptly "leaving" Relic, Stephen MacDonald goes to make mobile game studio "Heartsy Studios" which also fail miserably. It took a year to find a replacement so DoW3 launch without the new production leader which are David Littman. Spotlight on Heartsy Studios https://www.novascotiabusiness.com/articles/spotlight-heartsy-studios
Although Relic offered him excellent opportunities, the game Stephen was working on was based on war, and he didn’t feel it was a good fit for him and his family. Instead, he wanted to create high-quality games for kids and parents. “We want to be the Pixar of games,” he says. “Pixar makes movies that everyone can enjoy – they’re targeted at kids, but you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy the film. That’s what Heartsy is all about. It’s going to be targeting that audience, with that kind of appeal.”
Linkedin;
The founder and CEO for Heartsy Studios. Heartsy was started to make the best kids games in the world with a focus on quality, fun (obviously) and heart! No murder simulators for us!
4.409 views on youtube.
FYI in the above video "making the announcement trailer", Alex Price can be seen at 0:57.
Frozen city-building game Frostpunk, the newest by This War of Mine developer 11 bit Studios, has raced out of the gates, shifting a quarter of a million copies in 66 hours.
What this all means, besides being a lovely success for a lovely game (my review should be appearing very soon), is absolute concrete confirmation of ongoing support for the game from 11 bit. "Yes, we had plans for expansions," CEO Grzegorz Miechowski said in a statement, "and now we're 100 per cent sure we are doing that, including many free updates of course!"
Presumably those plans cover new scenarios for the game. Currently there's a main campaign, which lasts around a dozen hours (providing you don't die all the time), and two additional scenarios, which are smaller in scale but harder to overcome. They're more focused, you see, and limit you in pivotal areas, meaning you will really struggle if you put a foot wrong.
The scenarios also introduce their own themes and unique buildings. In the Ark scenario you protect the last seeds on Earth from the extreme - and worsening - cold. If you let the arks, which are unique to the scenario, get too cold, you fail.
Likewise, in the Refugee scenario, you can build a unique Guarded Outpost to guard your borders, and forcefully select who enters and who does not. This becomes essential when you are overrun with people wanting refuge in your severely stretched settlement, particularly when it comes to turning away the oppressive rich lords you ran from.
It'll be interesting to see what new scenarios 11 bit Studios can dream up. There are certainly many other interesting situations Frostpunk could put you in. And I wonder, if 11 bit Studios takes things a step further - and I sincerely hope it does - whether we could see new law paths to follow and perhaps deeper civilisation mechanics bedded in. It's exciting!
After same survey that they did for 3 dow 3 revivng, that neevr become, to be honest, yes. But I'm afraid about coh 3, now it's clearly approved that it was in development by dow 3 team, that f*ck up dow 3 compltetely.
Relic management nuke the DoW3 franchise, then go promote DoW3 game designers to lead positions on the CoH/AoE4 team.
As our Gameplay Programmer, here’s what you will be doing...
Collaborating with game designers to develop and implement their vision of gameplay features
Architecting gameplay systems from scope definition to testing stages
Identifying and solving performance issues
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Supporting our Principal Programmers in mentoring more junior programmers on best practices We’re looking for someone who has…
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or the equivalent in experience
3+ years’ professional game industry experience Shipped 1+ successful AAA title(s) on PC or console
Fluent in C++
Expertise within object oriented analysis and design, AI, and physics
Experience working with other people’s code
A commitment to collaboration, teamwork and getting the job done
Passion, creativity and a desire to make a significant impact It’s a bonus if you…
Enjoy playing and creating strategy games
Have experience with proprietary game engines
Have a website or github account with samples of your code
As a Senior Campaign Designer, you will…
Set our Design Bar
Concept, design and implement a top-quality campaign, including strategy mechanics, player-led narrative and campaign meta mechanics.
Working closely with core gameplay on mission design and RTS gameplay to deliver a cohesive campaign experience.
Develop game systems, controls, interfaces and interactive elements that can deliver on strategy gameplay goals
Create and maintain design documentation, including feature specifications and implementation guidelines.
Oversee and guide the campaign narrative and presentation.
Work collaboratively with all disciplines to deliver a player-first, holistic game experience
Balance production constraints with design ambition.
Ensure campaign is in alignment with greater game vision and the team as a whole
Act as a Leader on your team
Articulate creative goals and inspire and align the team around them
Work with the leadership team to contribute to planning and scheduling,
Proactively identify areas of improvement, facilitate solutions and find opportunities.
Communicate and foster ideas with the team, solicit feedback and ensure buy in
Anticipate, identify and articulate problem areas and develop solutions
Mentor junior designers
Able to solicit and synthesize feedback from all disciplines and levels.
Be a positive value add on the team. The team will be better by having you on it! We’re looking for someone who has… Passion
A deep passion for strategy games
Lives and breathes games and game development
A love for iteration and a desire to push the boundaries of what can be done Skills
A strong understanding of game design theory, with the ability to design and articulate gameplay and mechanics
Able to develop and clearly communicate complex ideas, features and gameplay mechanics
A strong grip on industry trends within the strategy genre and the broader AAA gaming market Experience
5+ years of senior design experience on AAA console or PC games
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Experience mentoring, leading or instructing other designers
Developed gameplay from paper designs to completion
Developed single-player content with an understanding of pacing and narrative elements It’s a bonus if you have…
Programming or scripting language skills (Lua, C#, JavaScript, C++)
Workflow or tools improvement experience
Worked on turn-based strategy games
Strong Relic IP knowledge
We’re looking for someone who has…
5+ years’ experience or at least 3 shipped AAA PC/Console title in games modeling environments using Max and Substance Painter.
We’re looking for someone who has…
3+ years’ experience or at least 1 shipped AAA PC/Console title in games modeling environments using Max, or related experience/software.
Fun fact, Axis Animation that made the great DoW3 trailer with NO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK has one Executive Producer involved from start to finish but not the game itself.
Where are the DoW3 Executive Producer, Stephen MacDonald? Or DoW3 brand manager Danielle Robinson?
Look at Axis Animation http://www.axisanimation.com/ that made the awesome DoW3 announcement trailer and vastly outclass anything Relic could have done. With no community interactions, Axis Animation (not Relic) captured the essence and art style of DoW perfectly.
They are in no way going under especially now that they are getting a new studio and Sega has pledge 50 more jobs in the area.
Yes, but this does not change the fact that "New Relic" is not in a good shape to compete against anyone important outside of CoH, let alone Blizzard (AoE4 vs SC2).
Contrary to "old Relic" management, "new Relic" did not get to the top of RTS by competing with top RTS studios but by the process of elimination. Can you imagine what would happen if a highly competitive leader like Steve Jobs (RIP) was running Relic?
Most important, though, is that the Jobs revealed here — not for the first time, to be sure — is a sworn enemy of complacency. Jobs’ memo describes a company busy reinventing itself.
Complacency is the leading cause of death, and brushes with death, among once-great enterprises.
Falling into the trap of complacency is one of the reasons Relic management underperforms/getting sloppy. This was clearly demonstrated by DoW3 and taking crazy risk with this IP for no good reasons. Imagine if Blizzard has released Warcraft 4 in 2017 to compete with DoW3.
Except maybe Iron Harvest, CoH as niche game has no real competion and that is what keeps the game alive with a "core fan base" similar to Total War series. As a consumer, the lack of competion is not a good thing. That's not how you get "good value" for your money.
Relic burned a great deal of "fan goodwill" with CoH2 mistakes, even more so with DoW3.
The studio is by no means dead yet, but the challenges they face are immense.
We should not confuse Relic self-preservation with loyalty to CoH/DoW fans. It's not the same thing. At best CoH3 will be another business for Relic/Sega, that's good enough for me. I'm not the guy looking to "make friends" with Relic, but we should expect them to act as gaming professionals (or else).
Just doesn't tell me that they put dow 3 team with Brent Disbrow as game director on coh 3. I will be very rage if this true, because dow 3 was abomination that I want regret forever.
Game Director on an exciting unannounced strategy game, the kind that Relic Entertainment does best! Currently working with an excellent team to build a creative vision, game pillars and the feature set. Lots of engaging, fun work to be done and great people to do it with.
This year, we finished off Dawn of War III, the next chapter in the excellent franchise. Was the Lead Campaign Designer on the game as well as driving forward the Enemy Experience for both SP & MP. Working with a bunch of really talented devs, the project was a great learning experience and I'm proud of what we shipped.
Reality vs wishful thinking / Red Pill vs. Blue Pill
Brent Disbrow "boasting" about the Relic success of DoW3 and his new promotion on linkedin.
Favoritism or professionalism? Time will tell if this works out great.
I'm not convinced Brent is working on CoH3. As Brent's primary designer experience are with mobile/console games, not PC games. But there were many weird inconsistency/discrepancy with DoW3 recruitment from a PC gamer perspective. So who knows.
Go compare CoH1 recruitment with DoW3 and you'll understand what I mean. http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/company-of-heroes/credits
The CoH1 team was filled with talent from top to bottom.
It's not the first time in Relic history, where the studio grew to fast.
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