Dropzone Resources: Videos, articles, tutorials and more

Below you will find a compilation of the best resources in the following categories. If you are looking for general information on Dropzone, make sure to check out the "Essentials" post.

• Tutorials and guides
• Offical videos
• Live Streams
• Artwork
• Interviews
• Articles and previews/reviews

Please consider this post as work-in-progress. More content and clean-up is on its way.

Guides and tutorials

• "Dropzone 101" (offical tutorial video)
• Dropzone Nation's Beginner guide "Objectives 101" (tutorial article)
• Dropzone Basics (offical tutorial video, outdated!)
• Dropzone Advanced Tactics (offical tutorial video, outdated!)
• Red-Rupee's Dropzone Rundown (awesome tutorial video, outdated!)

Offical videos

• Official Cinematic Trailer [EN] (awesome!)
• Official Cinematic Trailer [DE]
• Official Trailer cinématique [FR]
• Official Gamescom 2016 Recap (excellent video, worthwhile watching)
• Sparkypants started a weekly replay analysis: first episode Kidcroft vs. Weebee and full playlist
• New Class Reveal "Summoner" (10 November 2016)
• Teaser: Daredevil Recon Alter Ego (13 February 2017)
• Steam Early Access launch trailer
• Allstar Impressions on Dropzone (mid 2016)

Dropzone live streams

The following Twitch streams have fairly regular streams with Dropzone. If you regularly stream Dropzone, post your stream in a comment below and we'll add you to the list. If you regularly stream Dropzone on a particular day, please mention it.

• https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Dropzone (Twitch directory - shows all Dropzone live streams and recent VODs)
• https://www.twitch.tv/playdropzone (official game Twitch channel; don't miss the regular Friday Dev Grudge matches at 5.00pm EST)
• https://www.twitch.tv/sparkypantsstudios (the developer's Twitch channel)
• https://www.twitch.tv/dropzonenation (Dropzone player community, homepage)
• https://www.twitch.tv/taketvblack (Gaming Studio & Lounge, homepage, German + English)
• https://www.twitch.tv/mayuss (regular casual Dropzone stream, leaderboard position #1)
• https://www.twitch.tv/fourcourtjester (quality regular Dropzone stream and ESL coverage, leaderboard position #4)
• https://www.twitch.tv/linan2332 (casual Dropzone stream, leaderboard position #5)
• https://www.twitch.tv/auni1988 (casual Dropzone stream, leaderboard position #6)
• https://www.twitch.tv/yiggedyyaws (leaderboard position #11)
• https://www.twitch.tv/redrupee (Sparkypants developer, regular streamer, YouTube, leaderboard position #14)
• https://www.twitch.tv/yoon54 (strong player on his way up, leaderboard position #15)
• https://www.twitch.tv/ralik360 (leaderboard position #20)
• https://www.twitch.tv/quasarprintf (strong player on his way up, casual Dropzone stream, leaderboard position #32)
• https://www.twitch.tv/rephtor (leaderboard position #39)
• https://www.twitch.tv/famefornoobs (leaderboard position #51)
• https://www.twitch.tv/imquibsy (leaderboard position #83)
• https://www.twitch.tv/wiskeydorf (learning how to play Dropzone)
• https://www.twitch.tv/jshank21 (learning how to play Dropzone)
• https://www.twitch.tv/warpedflame (replay analysis)
• https://www.twitch.tv/kev1ntv
• https://www.Twitch.tv/geruhn (German stream)
• https://www.twitch.tv/karlisle

Various videos

• MaximusBlack's Epic win-fail (very funny)
• Red-Rupee's commented replay: Kavash VS Red-Rupee
• Red-Rupee's commented replay: Anxiety VS Kontempt
• Red-Rupee's commented replay: Roach VS Nightcrush
• Red-Rupee's commented replay: Ohlee VS MyDiamond

Artwork

• Dropzone - Art Dump - IMAGE HEAVY! (15 February 2017, HUGE number of artwork - long page loading time)
• Dropzone Valentine’s Day poem (14 February 2017)
• https://www.sidefx.com/community/realtime-uk-dropzone/ (24 November 2016)
• https://www.chaosgroup.com/magazine/realtime-uk-dropzone (20 September 2016)

Interviews with Sparkypants or Gameforge staff

• Interview with Stuart Jeff aka Tacotaco - the Lead Designer at Sparkypants (podcast)
• Interview with Jason Coleman - president of Sparkypants: How Dropzone Shakes Up Competitive Gaming (article)
• Interview with Grant Kirkhope - the composer of the music in Dropzone (video)
• TheNerdpocalypse interviewing Gavin Niebel - QA Manager at Sparkypants (January 2017, video)
• TheNerdpocalypse interviewing Pranas Pauliukonis - Tech Director at Sparkypants (January 2017, video)
• TheNerdpocalypse interviewing Andre Carlos - the Community Manager at Sparkypants (January 2017, video)
• TheNerdpocalypse visiting Sparkypants Studio (January 2017, video)
• PAX West 2016: Game-Refraction's first look and interview with Jason Coleman (13 September 2016, article and podcast)
• PAX West 2016: NVIDIA's Dropzone Interview with Jason Coleman and Gameplay footage (4 September 2016, video)

Videos with previews, reviews, first impressions

• IGN's first impressions of Dropzone (18 February 2017)
• OldNerdTV I Phil R: Dropzone: MOBA/RTS Hybrid im eSport-Check | Die neue Competitive Gaming Hoffnung? (22 February 2017)
• OldNerdTV I Phil R: Dropzone: Das neue Super-MOBA? Steam Early Access Ersteindruck | MOBA/RTS Hydrid (German, 17 February 2017)

Written articles (previews, reviews, first impressions, etc.)

• http://www.keengamer.com/article/15612_dropzone-preview (15 February 2017)
• http://www.pcgamer.com/dropzone-is-a-competitive-rts-for-the-modern-era/ (15 February 2017)
• http://www.pcgamer.com/dropzone-the-15-minute-mech-rts-is-headed-to-steam-early-access/ (18 January 2017)
• http://www.gamerassaultweekly.com/2016/09/pax-west-dropzone/ (13 September 2016)
• http://www.geek.com/games/dropzone-is-the-game-league-of-legends-wishes-it-could-be-1670209/ (9 September 2016)
• http://www.pcgamer.com/our-favorite-games-of-pax-west-2016/ (8 September 2016)
• http://www.mmogames.com/gamearticles/dropzone-first-impressions/ (2 September 2016)
• https://qtaku.de/dropzone-das-nextgen-rts-von-sparkypants/ (31 August 2016, German)
• http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cbs-Vorschau-PC-Dropzone-15457825.html (17 August 2016, German)
• http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/dropzone/artikel/dropzone,53760,3274366.html (16 June 2016, German)
• https://www.gamnesia.com/news/dropzone-is-the-newest-game-from-sparkypants-studios-that-combines-rts-and (13 June 2016)
• https://mmos.com/news/gameforge-announces-dropzone-a-1v1-rts-from-ex-rise-of-nations-devs (19 April 2016)
• http://www.pcgames.de/Dropzone-Spiel-22207/Specials/Vorschau-RTS-trifft-auf-MOBA-1191417/ (19 April 2016, German)
• http://www.pcgamer.com/dropzone-game/ (19 April 2016)