RTS101 – Wayward Strategy

Mind Control, Stun, and Fire, Oh My! A Discussion about Status Effects in Real Time Strategy Games

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The strange flexibility of boundaries: population and other limits in strategy games

With curated experiences, even ones which give players a lot of control over the disposition of their forces, as in tabletop Warhammer or WarCraft 3, the game’s designers can spend copious time crafting a variety of tools (units, gear, spells, et cetera) that can act in a variety of surprising ways. We’ve seen the success of these curated game experiences in a variety of places, among them WarCraft 3.