General Mort

@NikTek Starfield proves size is not a factor. How the space is used is far more important.

Map size in a game never mattered to me What matters the most is how much unique stuff and quests there is to do in that game.

@banteg Incredible work!

shipped wc3ui: a themeable web component library based on the Warcraft III interface this started because i wanted one button. then i needed the hover glow. then the active bevel. then i thought it'd be nice to support all four races. that was a while ago the component set ended up covering more ground than i expected: 11 button variants (top tab, esc menu, glue screen, campaign, bordered, small, command card, plus 8 menu frame sub-variants from StandardTemplates.fdf), popup menus, sliders, checkboxes, radio buttons, editboxes, scrollbars, textareas, and listboxes. then resource counters, a full command card grid (a command palette replacement), rich tooltips with resource cost lines, unit queue, health/mana/xp/progress/build bars, a full screen loading bar, and various border and cinematic variants the textures are actual BLP files decoded at runtime, the same format blizzard ships in the game archives. 9-slice borders are composited on canvas from the original sprite atlases, positioned using measurements pulled from the FDF (frame definition) files. each race has entirely different texture sets for backgrounds, borders, and hover states the portrait frame can render animated hero models in WebGL parsed from the original MDX model format. the clock widget at the top of the HUD is also a 3D model four faction themes for human, orc, night elf, undead are switchable from the top bar. component showcase: wc3ui.banteg.xyz

@kantallive Graphics don't matter. Art direction matters.

Graphics matter to about 90% of players. They will judge your game within the first 5 seconds. If it doesn’t look good, you risk losing traction, sales, and valuable time.

@kiwitalkz But why do all the games suck?

Why the hell do people have such a hate boner for Todd Howard?? Every Bethesda dev that I have interviewed (over 8 at this point) praises this guy as an amazing dev, great leader and every Bethesda game he is less involved in has suffered. I reckon Todd Howard will go through when he retires what George Lucas went through after Disney butchered Star Wars and everyone was like omg George we are so sorry lol

@RyanSAdams ETH is a store of value and one of the most important apps on ethereum.

@thegeneralmort Yeah, I mean, good luck with that! 😂

I don’t understand why this keeps happening. When exactly has AAA decided that we should have middle management be in charge of game development and have them even represent the game and the studio while apparently thinking that this is what gamers want? I’ve never interacted with Holly Longdale before and she might just be a phenomenal PRODUCER, but she clearly isn’t equipped to talk about the product in an honest way that would get PLAYERS excited. It shouldn’t be that hard for these studios to interact with their fan base in an honest way that makes them feel heard, that makes them feel valued. In a way that lets them know that you have their best interest at heart instead of just seeing your fans as some alien entity that you have to analyze in order to get them to spend. People just want to hear from the folks that are actually in charge of making their experience better. So why create another Kathleen Kennedy type of situation when that approach just literally tanked one of the most profitable IPs ever created? 🤔 youtu.be/WZRCYECgbRk?si…

100%, and it's not always immediately clear what the best choices are to me, so it's likely I'm not making the optimal choice every game; unsure if this is a me problem or an information problem. Appreciate the response, looking forward to seeing how you guys develop the mode, I've been having a lot of fun! P.S. I'd love to help; my application went in this morning 😉

@thegeneralmort I think there is some room for growth here for sure. We have to be careful to not introduce too much reliability to the mode - but we DO want to avoid a full "this doesn't make sense for my champ" augment pool. Can't share too much here yet - but we hear you loud and clear!

It's been an exciting first 24 hours of our new ARAM Mayhem update that went out with Patch 16.3 - data and feedback from all of you have been pouring in, so I wanted to take a moment to share a bit of what we're seeing on what we'll be taking some action on

@RinoTheBouncer I would challenge that designer to name 1 thing Starfield does better than Skyrim or Oblivion.

STATEMENT: Skyrim lead designer stated that Starfield would be talked about like the second coming if it was made by a new studio🚀 He added that Bethesda is in the bad position of having expectations being so high they cannot be met. Is he right?🤔

@EliBenSasson This is next to impossible. Every game has different mechanics, engines, graphics, animations, etc. There is but 1 logical use case for blockchain in games, and that's ownership and tradability of their assets.

This one is really revolutionary: Imagine you’re playing a game. Then, your character steps out of the game and enters another game, carrying all its equipment, assets, and achievements to the new game. Then it picks up a friend, and together they continue into yet another game. This is now possible on Starknet. Think about the universes game builders can create, and imagine the ones that gamers can explore. How it's done? EGS (read the article) And as far as I know, this composability is not possible outside of onchain gaming. So I'll repeat what I said before: Onchain gaming will make a comeback in 2026 and it will happen on Starknet.

@ColleenWolfe @MySportsUpdate @AndrewMarchand What's your WPM?

@MySportsUpdate @AndrewMarchand To whom it may concern: I am proficient in PowerPoint and other outdated technology.

NFL employees will officially become part of ESPN in April. Starting next season, ESPN will hold the linear rights to the RedZone Channel. ESPN will also broadcast 28 regular-season games per year — the most in the network’s history. Full details, via @AndrewMarchand: nytimes.com/athletic/70097…

@JRam271 I only heard bad things to be honest but I was curious to see the execution of some of their ideas. They definitely had a creative take on community-based world building, really wanted to see how that would've played out!

@thegeneralmort Crazy! I just downloaded the demo and really liked the world they created.

The end of Ashes of Creation is an unfortunate sign for the future of MMOs. I want so badly to be captured again like I was back in the old days of World of Warcraft. Starting to worry that will never happen again.

@lastchalice Boy you really have some terrible takes

Story over gameplay.

@bootmanmstz I find the snap reaction to go to 5v5 a bit more alarming than everything else, to be honest. Designers don't seem to have conviction in their vision.

Agreed. Hopefully Highguard tests out 4v4. 5v5 was a miserable experience, personally. I legit don’t think anything’s wrong with 3v3. The devs knew what they were doing when they made that decision 4v4 may work though

@lookupmore21 @JBatot3 @Grummz Thank you for you sanity.

@JBatot3 @thegeneralmort @Grummz How can you possibly think its the same level of failure? Concord took 8 years and $600 mil to make, and it was shut down within 2 weeks of releasing... there isnt a game release that comes remotely close to that level of failure

Highguard is on the fast track to Concord levels of failure.

@thomasmahler @netflix Just finished the campaign last night with 3 of my friends. Incredible experience. The art direction is sublime, and the combat is fun, challenging, and rewarding. Huge kudos to your team. I dream of working on a game like this someday! Can't wait for 1.0

Boys, it's happening 👍 Let's let everyone at @netflix know that No Rest for the Wicked could become the next Game of Thrones - but with a proper ending this time! 🤣