Thank you all for your feedback! It will be forwarded to the team.
Starcraft’s emergence as a spectator phenomenon is part of the historical birth of esport and Blizzard learned from it, developing SC2 with esports in mind: you can see how it informed their design decisions on gameplay, visuals, UI, and spectator features. We take a lot of inspiration from Starcraft and its development tenets.
The competitive scene and esports are an important aspect to any PvP game. For AoE4, we consider it vital. From game balance, to modding, to tournaments and support. We want to capture historical moments, feature our own set of micro and macro challenges and have a depth in strategy that rivals the best of the best!
Community feedback is integral to our process. Thank you for your thoughts, suggestions, and concerns.
Edit - we saw the opportunity to clarify and expand on some of our sentiments in our original post. Thanks everyone!