Poll: RTS gaming .

[FURY_007]

RTS's are fine, like someone else said ealrier, if theyd stop dumbing it down itd be better, but they're still going strong, cant wait for SCII, even if it became a money-whore

in regards to the Dawn of War series, I friggin LOVED DoW 1 and its expansions, I mean it harkens back to the glory days of SC, soulstorm excluded, and the gay thing where you had to have them all installed to play as all the races in multiplayer. That being said, gameplay was fantastic and the graphics were great.

Then DoWII happened. What. The. Fuck. was that shit. I mean I know it wanted to emulate company of heroes, (which i frggin love btw) but that was just awful, I mean I wouldnt care as much if the made a map maker to DoW 1, or called it a different name, but this shit was not Dawn of War, it wasnt even an RTS, it was RTT, so i wish they called this something different and made a true sequel to dawn of war.

/rant

at anyrate RTS's are awesome

 

[Brownie101]

It's ok.
It's still my favourite genre EVER, but EA have taken the best of the best of the best of the best and shot it to "Meh."

We need Westwood Back!

 

[Nouw]

bump

Bumping is bad for your skin.

OT:Its going well. All I want is more updates for DOWII. RTS is going fine and with the release of SC2 coming up its going to be a helluva juggernaut.

 

[The Rockerfly]

*snip*

Holy fuck!?! I gotta try this I will be buying it on steam as soon as I get some money
Thank you very much for the advice

Hearts of Iron 3 you mean?

Glad I could be of service (I pirated it since I can't wait for the (overseas) delivery to arrive wednesday >.> but it seems cool so far if you don't count the patch fixable stuff. One game can easily take over 40 hours if not more )

40 hours? What the hell, I might just sell my soul and live on this game

 

[sms_117b]

I'm still waiting for a true sequel to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron, the damned Solon Heritage doesn't count.

 

[Flying-Emu]

I think that too many RTS's are focusing on either slow base building (Age of Empires) or are too focused on hardcore heart-pounding speed (Halo Wars); they don't strike a good balance. Starcraft, Warcraft, and the original Dawn of War are the only games I can think of that made a good balance between speed and base building.

 

[Spider Expert]

I have played Supreme Commander almost every day since 2007.

Actually not getting my hopes too much for the second as it looks like they've changed the gameplay and style a bit too much but I'll always love the first.

 

[headshotcatcher]

*snip*

Holy fuck!?! I gotta try this I will be buying it on steam as soon as I get some money
Thank you very much for the advice

Hearts of Iron 3 you mean?

Glad I could be of service (I pirated it since I can't wait for the (overseas) delivery to arrive wednesday >.> but it seems cool so far if you don't count the patch fixable stuff. One game can easily take over 40 hours if not more )

40 hours? What the hell, I might just sell my soul and live on this game

Now shush and let me continue my advance into Spain (after conquering France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland with my German and Italian friends ) (Never thought Swiss people could take on the Spaniards)(In retrospect maybe they were just terribly equipped..)

 

[The Rockerfly]

*snip*

Holy fuck!?! I gotta try this I will be buying it on steam as soon as I get some money
Thank you very much for the advice

Hearts of Iron 3 you mean?

Glad I could be of service (I pirated it since I can't wait for the (overseas) delivery to arrive wednesday >.> but it seems cool so far if you don't count the patch fixable stuff. One game can easily take over 40 hours if not more )

40 hours? What the hell, I might just sell my soul and live on this game

Now shush and let me continue my advance into Spain (after conquering France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland with my German and Italian friends ) (Never thought Swiss people could take on the Spaniards)(In retrospect maybe they were just terribly equipped..)

Man I definatly have to get Iron, it just sounds awesome being able to take over the whole world
I bagsie Asia

 

[headshotcatcher]

Man I definatly have to get Iron, it just sounds awesome being able to take over the whole world
I bagsie Asia

Well you can't really take over the world on your own (unless you are the Soviet Union or USA that is) but you can do it with your faction. For example if you play Germany and start at 1936 you can try to influence certain nations to come closer to the Axis. If you'd do this to the USA and Brazil for example and succeed you've come a long way already

One annoying thing is that if you are in the Axis and declare war to for example the Phillipines, they automatically join the Allied forces.

 

[velcthulhu]

The genre as a whole is going downhill, chasing after graphics and frequently not realizing that a more complicated game does not necessarily have more complex strategy. It used to be great, though. (man I wish Vista didn't fail at backwards compatibility)

 

[Lowbreed]

I find WC3 TFT is the best time waster thanks to fun custom maps.

Good lord I hope SC 2 will have a lot of maps like it, or WC4 will come out someday.

I never found much fun in the normal game online (campaign is fun) because youd have to practise and make tactics and in the end invest way too much time.

 

[Bradfucius]

If blizzard decides to ever actually release starcraft 2 instead of making a god damn poker set, the RTS genre would be just as hip as FPS. Until then, people are playing WOW.

But seriously, why isn't SC2 done yet? It was announced 2 years ago, with a fully working engine. They already had the hard part done, no reason why they should take this long for the rest of it. At least they should know the release date instead of giving us "Early 2010" which actually means Christmas 2010

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

The Total War series is one of the best game series ever made.

Just look at Empire. It's the sex.

 

[Adair_the_Skull]

It is just a shame that not other RTS will ever live up to the glory that the Warcraft series has established. You remember those games don't you? It was that during that time before Blizzard started putting out the mindless dribble that is WOW.

Age of Empires own Warcraft tbh

Yes, that is very true, if you are a bland accountant with no sense of fun. Being more fluid and faster paced, puts Warcraft way ahead of Age.

 

[Nargleblarg]

It is just a shame that not other RTS will ever live up to the glory that the Warcraft series has established. You remember those games don't you? It was that during that time before Blizzard started putting out the mindless dribble that is WOW.

Age of Empires own Warcraft tbh

Yes, that is very true, if you are a bland accountant with no sense of fun. Being more fluid and faster paced, puts Warcraft way ahead of Age.

I have to disagree even though Warcraft did come out first it just isn't as great as Ages of Empires.

 

[wikicated]

my favorite game is c&c generals and its expansion love teh GLA and there demo bombs and the hilarious workers "i want some shoes" "thank you for the shoes"

I want a new one that actually involves tactics, not "make powerful unit and lots of and kill" forumla that most rts have

yeah i hear you like terrain and flanking bonuses i think i remember playing a demo with something like that


i also would like to see the firs person perspective combined with a real time strategy i dont know how it just seems like a good idea to me

also the empire earth series has gone down hill in my opinion

 

[The Rockerfly]

Man I definatly have to get Iron, it just sounds awesome being able to take over the whole world
I bagsie Asia

Well you can't really take over the world on your own (unless you are the Soviet Union or USA that is) but you can do it with your faction. For example if you play Germany and start at 1936 you can try to influence certain nations to come closer to the Axis. If you'd do this to the USA and Brazil for example and succeed you've come a long way already

One annoying thing is that if you are in the Axis and declare war to for example the Phillipines, they automatically join the Allied forces.

fiiine. Wanna go take over Asia with me?
Every post makes me want to buy it more