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▲ 279 r/DoW4+1 crossposts

Dawn of War 4 Dev Says It's Got More Single-Player Content Than Any Other RTS Ever at Launch

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u/Shogo-MAD — 9 days ago
▲ 907 r/DotA2

You made a Terror-themed chest and you didn't include any set for the most terror themed hero?

u/Shogo-MAD — 9 days ago
▲ 56 r/aoe4

Regional pricing: Toxic positivity

We all want more and better content for Age of Empires 4. We want the game to keep receiving official support for a long time.

What isn't cool is seeing the community turn against itself, pointing fingers at people and calling them "broke" because they can't afford $20, and telling players just not to buy it if they can't afford it. Or worse, laughing at their situation. $20 dollars is not the same everywhere in the world. There are many regions where this price is very steep, yes, even if it seems like "pocket change" in your market. The only way to try and understand it is knowing that purchasing power in these markets is 2x, 3x, 6x, and even 8x lower in the worst cases.

You don't have to imagine the price being 6 times more expensive to grasp this. Just by imagining a 3x multiplier, we would be talking about this DLC costing around 60 dollars in your market. Now ask yourself: Would you pay 60 dollars for this DLC? Furthermore: Do you think the majority of people would pay that price for a DLC? Well, that is exactly how AoE 4 players in these regions feel right now.

There are people saying things like, "If you want the game to keep getting content, then it's fine that we have to pay 20 dollars and the developers shouldn't lose money on discounts or regional pricing." This is simply wrong. Not because it is a mean thing to say, but because it is a fallacy.

It has already been widely proven by several studies that implementing regional pricing increases the number of sales. And it is not just about the number of units sold, which creates a domino effect in the Steam algorithm (more copies sold, even at a lower price, means a higher amount of reviews, more concurrent players, and consequently a boost in global store visibility, which ends up attracting full-price purchases in top-tier markets), but ultimately it also maximizes the total revenue of the game.
Valve/Steam doesn't offer regional pricing out of the goodness of its heart. They do it because it makes them more money.

Toxic positivity really doesn't help at all. Trying to drown out people who are asking for something fair (they are not asking for the game/DLC for free, they are just asking for a fair price) with posts like "I don't care about the price, I'm glad AoE 4 is still getting content and the new civs look great, I'm going to buy it, thank you Activision/Microsoft/Xbox/World's Edge/Relic/whatever"...

Even regarding those in standard pricing regions, it's also not right to rant against people who point out the lack of a pre-order discount and call them ungrateful. A pre-order discount is simply a token of appreciation, a gesture of goodwill, for the publisher to thank the customer for their support in a pre-order, whether that discount is $1, $2, or $4.

Please, let the community express itself and do not try to silence them with toxic positivity.

Sources:
Steam Regional Pricing Guide 2026: Maximize Game Sales Globally
Steam Regional Pricing: Valve's 2026 Multipliers

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u/Shogo-MAD — 15 days ago
▲ 774 r/Argaming

Qué opinan de la industria de desarrollo de videojuegos de Argentina?

Siento que Argentina tiene la capacidad de hacer cosas buenas pero como que le falta un golpe de horno al tema. Tenemos que dar ese pequeño gran salto de los prototipos indies a los AA de bajo presupuesto.

u/Shogo-MAD — 17 days ago
▲ 152 r/DoW4+1 crossposts

Elliot Verbiest, Senior Game Designer at King Art Games on how wargear works in Dawn of War IV

Okay, so today's Pearl of Wisdom™ applies to all factions. Since it was raised here earlier, let's talk a little about Wargear (i.e. unit upgrades). Units can have a wide variety of Wargear, ranging from improved weaponry, to increased squad sizes, to new abilities. Here's a quick overview of the types of Wargear that could be applied to units across factions:

  • Wargear for all members of a unit, such as upgrading all Necron Warriors in a unit with Gauss Reapers.
  • Wargear for a set number of members in a unit, such as equipping one Shoota Boy within a unit with a Big Shoota.
  • Wargear for an optional maximum number of members in a unit, such as equipping Skitarii Rangers with Transuranic Arquebusses (up to a maximum of 3 members).
  • Wargear that can be swapped with already-equipped Wargear on the fly, such as swapping an Intercessor Squad's Stalker Bolt Rifles for Auto Bolt Rifles or vice-versa.
  • Wargear that can be applied in addition to already-equipped Wargear, such as upgrading the sergeant of an Eliminator Squad with an Instigator Bolt Carbine while the rest of the squad is upgraded with Las Fusils.
  • Wargear that grants an active ability you can trigger, such as an Assault Intercessor Squad gaining the ability to use the Jump Pack Assault ability when equipped with Jump Packs.

This is also why our Wargear menu is the way it is: there are a lot of different upgrades to account for across all units.

u/Shogo-MAD — 18 days ago
▲ 823 r/starcraft

So... How is the StarCraft fan feeling?

I think it's kinda like one of those situations in where you could either see the glass half empty or full and it's totally up to you.

Do you feel good about the shooter announcement as this gives more chances for a new RTS game?
Do you feel sad because it's looking the next RTS is further away?

Do you feel 'betrayed' because they're ditching RTS for a more mainstream genre?
Or do you feel good because they're expanding the IP to more people?

Do you feel good because they're back to StarCraft?
Do you feel bad because they're NOT back to StarCraft (RTS)?

How do you feel?

u/Shogo-MAD — 1 month ago
▲ 27 r/Argaming

Noticias Gamer del Día 10/09/26

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u/Shogo-MAD — 1 month ago
▲ 103 r/Argaming

Conocieron a alguien en Argentina que haya tenido una de estas?

Discusión con amigo: me dice que la consola no era tan rara en Argentina porque un amigo de él la tenía. Yo le digo que básicamente encontró un unicornio porque acá en esa época eran todos Play 2. Él me dice que yo vivía abajo de una piedra. ¿Quién tiene razón?

u/Shogo-MAD — 1 month ago
▲ 92 r/RealTimeStrategy

Blackbird Interactive rumoured to be involved with unannounced Blizzard RTS.

>I've heard rumors that Blackbird Interactive, which was a co-dev on Warcraft Remastered, might also be once again involved in Blizzard's classic RTS efforts

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On top of that, there are also rumors that Blizzard might be exploring Warcraft's RTS roots again. A title, "Warcraft Chronicles," emerged alongside the Camelot codename, and given rumors I've heard about RTS aficionados Blackbird Interactive being on board with Blizzard again, perhaps we could see new expansions for Warcraft 3, or remakes of Warcraft 1 or 2 even

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u/Shogo-MAD — 1 month ago
▲ 95 r/fulbo

Me tienen harto con los edits loco. Acá se ve bien clarito cómo se adelanta. No hay peor ciego que el no quiere ver. BOCA LADRÓN

u/Shogo-MAD — 1 month ago
▲ 106 r/Argaming

Noticias Gamer del Día 3/9/26

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u/Shogo-MAD — 1 month ago