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Posted by HAL 9000 AI computer on Thu Oct 13th at 2:10am 2005

Out of these strategy games, which one would you rather play online?



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Posted by Windows 98 on Thu Oct 13th at 2:37am 2005

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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Thu Oct 13th at 2:58am 2005

I voted Broodwar. Simplicity and Perfection.




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Posted by French Toast on Thu Oct 13th at 3:06am 2005

Indeed Morphine, indeed. I second that motion.




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Posted by FatStrings on Thu Oct 13th at 3:44am 2005

i had to go with broodwar
but because i am a fan of the rpg i like warcraft as well for the addition of heros




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Posted by wil5on on Thu Oct 13th at 7:49am 2005

Broodwar, its the best RTS I've played.


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Posted by Myrk- on Thu Oct 13th at 7:59am 2005

Love Dawn Of War, so good. So well made too, but because its thier first RTS its got a few problems in it (such as the perfect movement of a unit, it doesn't always go where you click, sometimes 10m below or whatever).




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Posted by Captain P on Thu Oct 13th at 8:25am 2005

I really liked Dawn of War, but hated it's settings (me not likes Chaos, skulls and deamonic stuff).

So, I think I'd go for CnC:ZH, or Broodwar. That was a fine game indeed.



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Posted by MisterBister on Thu Oct 13th at 9:09am 2005

I really like Dawn of War.
I grew up with roleplaying games and Warhammer. There is a certain feeling to finally see all the fantasy figures run around at the battlefield instead of being stiff plastic soldiers.




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Posted by Dark|Killer on Thu Oct 13th at 9:12am 2005

C&C:Generals Zero hour is the BEST !! :P
Btw i didnt play broodwar, what is it ??



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Posted by Andrei on Thu Oct 13th at 10:20am 2005

Zero-hour all the way, although it's gameplay is much more simplistic than EE's or AOE's.

And Broodwar is an expansion for Starcraft. I envy your ignorance.






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Posted by Captain P on Thu Oct 13th at 10:59am 2005

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although it's gameplay is much more simplistic than EE's or AOE's.

True. That's a reason I still haven't found the RTS online game. They play either too long due to the many many options and slow gameplay, or too fast and simplistic due to the few options. Another problem I have with RTS is the lack of control. It's not with the keys or anything, it's the fact that I can only focus on one point at a given time. With the current micromanagement requirements of most units in most games, that's a real bugger. I like the units to have some more intelligence of their own, like falling back when under fire or charging, even when they can't see their enemy. Now, they don't, and that makes them feel so stupid...

I like RTS, but I see many areas for improvements. Then again, it depends on what a game is aiming for so there's different approaches to the genre, but I still haven't found my real game there, even though I like RTS a lot.

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Posted by Andrei on Thu Oct 13th at 11:10am 2005

What I really can't stand are 3D RTS games. It's bad enough that the (cheating) AI is kicking my arse, I don't need to be bothered with the camera. Especially if it' s poorly implemented like E2150's. That's the reason I uninstalled the game after only 2 hours of play. Generals' camera, on the other hand, is, I say, well implemented since you can easily finish the game without laying a finger on it's controls. I also liked the points system; it made it feel a bit like an RPG, but without that sappy hero and level-up system.



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Posted by HAL 9000 AI computer on Thu Oct 13th at 9:13pm 2005

I voted Empire Earth for its shear variety and gameplay. Also, the pop limit is extremely high.

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? quoting Dark|Killer
C&C:Generals Zero hour is the BEST !!
Btw i didnt play broodwar, what is it ??

Brood War (Star Craft) is one of the most popular RTS games ever created, revolutionizing the genre, and has also been an essential part of the world cyber games championship from the very beginning.

It also achieved eighth place in the top 100 game of all time.





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Posted by Obsesive Speed on Thu Oct 13th at 9:27pm 2005

I Think Warcraft 3:TFT, Best game i've ever seen, though i'll give credit to all of the others, (Exept AOE WHICH IS CRAP!)



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Posted by Colmando on Thu Oct 13th at 9:33pm 2005

I voted Warcraft 3 TFT because I have got a lot of custom map in it and I like to play them.

P.S. Don't take any notice of my animated avatar in regards to this poll.





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Posted by FatStrings on Fri Oct 14th at 2:45am 2005

i have a friend who spent like a month building on the warchasers map
in the end it had a city in the middle tons of extra monsters and all the heros were custom made and worth using, on of the monsters was a 30 ft tall ghoul that attacked about 3 times a second and did like 70 damage each hit





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