Episodes

  • Artosis interviews Frost Giant Devs on Esports & Competitive Design in Stormgate + Viewer Q&As

    Artosis interviews Frost Giant Devs on Esports & Competitive Design in Stormgate + Viewer Q&As
    Jun 17 2022
    Sign up for the Stormgate Beta here: https://playstormgate.com/  Add Stormgate to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2012510/Stormgate/   - PylonShow links for Discord, ect: https://thepylonshow.com/   - Live Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/CobraVe7nom7/  - Pylon Ep.154 VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD9yyOCkHAY  - Support: https://www.patreon.com/ThePylonShow/    00. 00:00:00 Intro 01. 00:00:10 Guest introductions 02. 00:03:36 Lets jump right into it 03. 00:04:00 Esports & Competitive Design: Heroes 04. 00:16:46 Esports & Competitive Design: Economy 05. 00:22:51 Esports & Competitive Design: Units & Counters 06. 00:31:07 Esports & Competitive Design: Power Creep & Endgame Units 07. 00:33:00 Esports & Competitive Design: Hotkeys & Spellcasters 08. 00:35:14 Esports & Competitive Design: Unit Micro Potential 09. 00:39:44 Esports & Competitive Design: Maps Layout / Worker Count 10. 00:46:55 Esports & Competitive Design: Comp Map Design Process / Watchtowers 11. 00:53:18 Esports & Competitive Design: "TheProtossProblem" ™ 12. 00:55:55 Esports & Competitive Design: Competitive Modes / Esports 13. 01:02:22 Esports & Competitive Design: Plans for the lifespan of Esports & Support 14. 01:12:51 Esports & Competitive Design: Tournaments / Ladder 15. 01:17:14 Esports & Competitive Design: Patching Methods 16. 01:22:56 Esports & Competitive Design: Tournament Accessibility 17. 01:25:17 Esports & Competitive Design: Barcodes and Smurfs 18. 01:29:09 Esports & Competitive Design: Observing matches in-game, embedded streaming, etc... 19. 01:37:11 Q&A from Patreon, Discord and Reddit 20. 01:38:00 How are you looking to fund esports? 21. 01:39:13 How was the process of finding the setting you have chosen and what gave you the reason to go with that? 22. 01:41:10 Have you guys considered having ranked leagues for different game speed settings? 23. 01:42:46 Would you do patches just to shake the meta up after some time or only when something seems imbalanced? 24. 01:43:15 You've said that new story content will be tied to news seasons and competitive gameplay changes. What are some examples of how this could work? 25. 01:46:00 With the low skill floor and high skill ceiling what philosophies will you employ to keep the game fun and balanced for casual players and pros? 26. 01:50:18 Have you given any thought to LAN functionality in any shape or form, and, if so, what are your thoughts? 27. 01:51:09 In regards to campaign balance, how will missions be balanced between playing with multiple players vs a solo experience? 28. 01:52:57 What are your thoughts on the feasibility of different third party integrations to support their events? 29. 01:54:00 Do we have any information about the lore? 30. 01:54:31 How would you incorporate the lore into the units and gameplay? 31. 01:56:12 Is there anything you are thinking of implementing to make map control more advantageous for active players? 32. 01:56:36 Will Stormgate run well even on a low end pc? 33. 01:57:21 What are your thoughts about how many heroes per faction should be allowed in a game? / What are your thoughts on competitive map design re: random generation and uncertain spawning locations? 34. 01:59:21 Why did you choose the graphical design? 35. 02:00:16 Do you have any plans for supporting Apple Silicon, i.e. M1, M2? 36. 02:00:50 What is the monetization strategy, since StormGate is a free to play title? 37. 02:02:04 Any thoughts on how observing matches will be implemented? 38. 02:03:14 Where will the game land in terms of army size & supply? / Will army sizes be closer to WC3 or SC2? 39. 02:04:44 How are you going to make it a good experience and mitigate bm, hate, political chats, etc. ? 40. 02:07:24 What is your design philosophy regarding the Stormgate map editor? 41. 02:08:18 Will there be something similar to Archon mode? 42. 02:08:50 When will the next big update about the game be? 43. 02:10:13 Macro mechanics and APM to get more resources, what are your thoughts on these types of mechanics? 44. 02:12:12 How does your team see the balance between map design and unit design? 45. 02:13:13 Will we have a customisable UI? 46. 02:15:45 What's your stance on free units? 47. 02:19:32 Now being able to look back at the 2 decade history of competitive RTS, have you learned what makes a unit have a high (or infinitely high) skill ceiling? 48. 02:20:50 From an eSports standpoint, where does the team stand on 'catch up' mechanics? 49. 02:23:18 Final thoughts / Wrap up 50. 02:25:21 Thanks for watching   Special thanks for making this episode possible go to: ~ Kevin "monk" Dong - (Lead Designer, Gameplay) ~ Trevor "TorcH" Housten - (Head of Esports) ~ Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski - (Host & Esports Commentator) ~ Matt "CobraVe7nom7" Land - (Producer) ~ AllelujahTV - (Timestamps) https://twitter.com/Solid_monk - https://twitter.com/EsportsTorcH - https://twitter.com/PlayStormgate - https://twitter.com/Frost_Giant - https://twitter.com/Artosis - ...
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    2 hrs and 26 mins
  • Making a SC2 Units Tier list with Twitch Chat, Neuro, feardragon64, UpATreeZelda & Apoptosis808

    Making a SC2 Units Tier list with Twitch Chat, Neuro, feardragon64, UpATreeZelda & Apoptosis808
    Apr 15 2022

    Youtube VOD here:  https://youtu.be/Vf2XRDSEcDw

     
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    2 hrs and 54 mins
  • Stephano, ViBE, Vindicta, Neuro & Apoptosis chat about #NationWars 7, the PTR patch & more on Ep.152

    Stephano, ViBE, Vindicta, Neuro & Apoptosis chat about #NationWars 7, the PTR patch & more on Ep.152
    Mar 16 2022

    Timestamps:   (links below) 01.  00:00:00  Welcome back / Show road map / Guest introductions 02.  00:06:36  Nation Wars #7 03.  00:14:32  5.0.9 PTR Patch 04.  00:18:57  Thoughts on the patch 05.  00:28:18  How are Protoss mains taking the changes? 06.  00:39:39  Discussing the Queen nerf 07.  00:59:42  What do you think should be changed? 08.  01:23:26  Patreon Q&A 09.  01:23:59  What crazy things would you like to see in the next patch? 10.  01:24:48  Thoughts on changing forcefields? 11.  01:30:04  Final thoughts / Wrap up 12.  01:31:02  Thanks for watching

     

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    #ThePylonShow #StarCraft #StarCraft2 #CobraVe7nom7 #Apoptosis808 The Pylon Show Ep.#152
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Preview of IEM Katowice with Heyoka, CatZ, ChickenmanSC & BeoMulf on Ep.151 of #ThePylonShow

    Preview of IEM Katowice with Heyoka, CatZ, ChickenmanSC & BeoMulf on Ep.151 of #ThePylonShow
    Feb 23 2022

    - Next show after IEM Katowice. - Support:  https://www.patreon.com/ThePylonShow/  - Podcasts:  https://thepylonshow.com/  Timestamps:   00.  00:00:00  Intro 01.  00:00:05  Welcome back / Show road map / Guest introductions 02.  00:05:50  Who is Heyoka and what does he do? 03.  00:08:44  Patreon Q&A for Heyoka: Will there be an analysis desk at IEM? 04.  00:10:51  Who will win? 05.  00:14:53  Katowice Bracket Review / Prepping for the event 06.  00:35:35  Finals you hope for? 07.  00:42:46  Dark horses? 08.  00:47:43  Maps we expect to be played or skipped the most? 09.  00:50:30  Dive into the creative process of map design 10.  01:18:04  Katowice 2022 HYPE!!! / Final thoughts 11.  01:20:28  Wrap up / Thanks for watching
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Microsoft’s buyout of Blizzard - Ft. Nish, Sal, Neuro, Nate & Brownbear on Ep.150 of #ThePylonShow

    Microsoft’s buyout of Blizzard - Ft. Nish, Sal, Neuro, Nate & Brownbear on Ep.150 of #ThePylonShow
    Feb 12 2022

    Huge thanks to TheStarCraftOBS, UpATreeZelda, NeuroZerg, Nathanias & Brownbear for joining us on this episode!  - Support: https://www.patreon.com/ThePylonShow/   - Podcast: https://thepylonshow.podbean.com/e/150/   - Live Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/CobraVe7nom7/

    01.  00:00:08  A message about the show's future from our producer Cobra 02.  00:03:15  Welcome back / Show road map / Guest introductions 03.  00:06:31  Update on Frost Giant and the new investors 04.  00:10:58  Microsoft's buyout of Blizzard / Discussing the possible implications 05.  00:41:09  The future of game pass / Current state of subscription access 06.  00:50:31  Could the Gov possibly block the sale? 07.  00:59:31  Kotick out after merger? 08.  01:03:53  Nintendo and brand loyalty 09.  01:06:22  The future of game dev under M$ 10.  01:27:13  MLG & Esports under Microsoft 11.  01:38:10  Chances for SC3 under M$? 12.  01:40:30  Predictions For the upcoming years 13.  01:55:30  Will Battle.Net be rolled into GamePass? 14.  01:59:36  Blizzards new IP? 15.  02:04:27  ESL, FACEIT sold to Saudi-backed group 16.  02:16:27  The WORDLE meme! 17.  02:21:20  Sony to Acquire Bungie 18.  02:23:26  Thoughts & Mini rant on NFTs 19.  02:28:45  Possible downsides to Microsoft's buyout? 20.  02:34:33  Shoutout to The Pylon Show team 21.  02:35:07  WIll Zealots turn into a bunch of Clippy's? 22.  02:38:17  Will the Acquisition allow Sal to get GM at some point or will the status quo remain? 23.  02:41:23  Are there any plans for The Pylon Show to acquire The StarCraft Observer? 24.  02:44:53  Final thoughts
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    2 hrs and 53 mins
  • Holiday Extravaganza, 2021 Year in Review - Caster Ed.

    Holiday Extravaganza, 2021 Year in Review - Caster Ed.
    Jan 12 2022

    https://forms.gle/NmmbgahDFmeZYfKe7  -  Hello everyone, With 2021 coming to a close, we are already excited and planning for what’s to come in 2022. To better do that we invite you, the fans, to provide us with feedback about what you like most, and what you’d like to see this upcoming year. Whether it be your favorite topics, new and exciting perks and benefits for Patrons- we’d love to hear from you! Thank you again for all your support and taking the time to help us improve and provide you with the best StarCraft content we can! - - -  YouTube VOD here: https://youtu.be/HEKES1oVmjM  -   Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/ThePylonShow/  -  - - -  00.  00:00:00  Intro 01.  00:00:04  Welcome back / Show road map / Guest introductions 02.  00:05:23  How has the year been / 2021 in review 03.  00:10:45  Personal highlights of 2021 04.  00:16:18  The World of StarCraft II in 2021 05.  00:16:36  Favourite tournament of the year - Gameplay 06.  00:27:01  Favourite tournament of the year - Production Value 07.  00:36:27  Favourite Match up of the year   08.  00:40:40  Most wholesome moment of 2021 09.  00:52:55  Most KEKW moment of the year 10.  01:05:30  Favourite pro-player rivalry of 2021 / Favourite Rivalries of 2021 11.  01:17:57  Drama of the year 12.  01:25:05  Favourite Game of the year / Favourite Series of the year 13.  01:37:22  Favourite streamer of the year 14.  01:48:32  Favourite player of the year / Best Player of the year 15.  01:53:26  Most improved player of 2021 16.  01:59:21  Players to watch in 2022 17.  02:03:28  Goals and aspirations for 2022 18.  02:08:29  Cool StarCraft stuff from 2021 19.  02:12:48  TPS news and updates 20.  02:13:50  Final thoughts / Thanks for watching
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    2 hrs and 21 mins
  • Broodwar 2021 - Year in review with Artosis, TheNyoken, dJaeyun, GypsyBW, ZZZeroPL & HawkSC

    Broodwar 2021 - Year in review with Artosis, TheNyoken, dJaeyun, GypsyBW, ZZZeroPL & HawkSC
    Jan 5 2022

    https://forms.gle/NmmbgahDFmeZYfKe7 - Hello everyone, With 2021 coming to a close, we are already excited and planning for what’s to come in 2022. To better do that we invite you, the fans, to provide us with feedback about what you like most, and what you’d like to see this upcoming year. Whether it be your favorite topics, new and exciting perks and benefits for Patrons- we’d love to hear from you!

    Thank you again for all your support and taking the time to help us improve and provide you with the best StarCraft content we can! 01.  00:00:00  Welcome back / Show road map / Guest introductions

    02.  00:02:57  The year in review

    03.  00:03:14  Best tournament of the year

    04.  00:12:21  Non-"Flash" players to watch

    05.  00:21:30  Best foreigner tournament of the year

    06.  00:43:00  The forever evolving meta

    07.  00:54:18  Favourite and most hated metas of 2021

    08.  00:59:18  Return of "The Dong"

    09.  01:05:55  Strong foreign players / Skill level when returning to BW

    10.  01:18:27  Gypsy is better than Serral?? kappa / Skill level when returning to BW

    11.  01:22:51  Is a child prodigy in BW possible?

    12.  01:30:17  Skill levels and caps in BW vs SC2

    13.  01:33:00  Best foreigner BW players of 2021

    14.  01:42:31  Up and comers of the year / Foreigner players to watch in 2022

    15.  01:58:53  Up and comers of the year / KR players to watch in 2022

    16.  02:13:44  Is a BW LAN in 2022 possible? / Goals and aspirations for 2022

    17.  02:36:34  Final thoughts / Wrap up

    18.  02:42:18  The Pylon Show / Thanks for watching!

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    2 hrs and 44 mins
  • Reynor, Clem, Lambo & Harstem join us on our 2021 Holiday Pro-Player edition of #ThePylonShow

    Reynor, Clem, Lambo & Harstem join us on our 2021 Holiday Pro-Player edition of #ThePylonShow
    Jan 3 2022

    Hello everyone, With this year coming to a close, we are already excited and planning for what’s to come in 2022. To better do that we invite you, the fans, to provide us with feedback about what you like most, and what you’d like to see this upcoming year. Whether it be your favorite topics, new and exciting perks and benefits for Patrons- we’d love to hear from you!

    Thank you again for all your support and taking the time to help us improve and provide you with the best StarCraft content we can! - https://forms.gle/NmmbgahDFmeZYfKe7 - - -  https://www.patreon.com/ThePylonShow - - - 00.  00:00:00  Intro 01.  00:00:17  Welcome back / Show road map / Guest introductions 02.  00:02:43  Favorite ONLINE event from 2021 03.  00:08:34  Favorite LIVE event from 2021 04.  00:12:04  Favorite SC2 map 05.  00:18:11  Favorite SC2 Meta or playstyle 06.  00:24:14  Most wholesome moment 07.  00:30:54  Fav pro-player rivalry of 2021 08.  00:39:02  Most Recommended game or series to watch 09.  00:48:12  Most wholesome Twitch chat community 10.  00:54:50  Favorite active Discord community 11.  00:58:06  Favorite fan art 12.  01:01:09  Favorite streamer of the year 13.  01:09:45  Spicy clips / Most :kekw: Clip 14.  01:14:10  GOD GAMER OF 2021?!?!?!?! 15.  01:23:31  Most improved player of 2021 16.  01:27:50  What events we are looking forward to in 2022 17.  01:31:50  Players to watch in 2022 18.  01:36:19  Cobra's Clips 19.  01:44:08  Final thoughts / Wrap up / Thanks for watching
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    1 hr and 54 mins