Do you love RTS?

Do you love RTS games like Age of Empires, Empire Earth, Rise of Nations, Warcraft, etc.?

No. I consider them quasi-strategies.

I only play non resource, realistical RTS like TW, Blitzkrieg/Sudden strike, an of course, the one and only - Close Combat.

Nope, not once STW came out and showed us how real time battles should really be fought on a PC.

I wish there had been a third option, which would've been "Do you like RTS's", as this would more accurately portray my feelings on the subject. ~;)

As it is, I like RTS games in a "beer and pretzels" kind of way. Good way to kill an hour and/or just blow up stuff, but that's generally about it. Turn-based strategy games (and yes, I do include TW games in that genre, even though everyone insists on classifying them as RTS) have always been my bread and butter.

I used to play Starcraft,C&C and Age Of Empires with a burning passion until I made the decision to order Medieval : Total War. After that,I couldn't even consider going back to "zerg-rush"-style rts games. I sometimes do play the occasional C&C/Starcraft now and then but Total War satisfies my strategy urges totally. I enjoy Myth,however,but it's quite different than the other RTS games.

I never really "got" RTS - I mean, what's the point of them? The gameplay seems bizzarre - gather resources, build buildings from scratch, mass troops and charge them into a chaotic conflict. It just seems too artificial and too uncerebral. I like my building turn-based and my combat tactical - so TW is just perfect for me.

I have some time for the original Command and Conquer, but that's just because I really liked the cut-scenes and the story telling for the good guys campaign. An early example of a rather cinematic approach to gaming.

I tried to like Dawn of War. It is more tactical than most RTS and has good atmosphere, but ultimately pales besides a proper wargame (like Warhammer proper and also Total War).

Battle for Middle Earth could have been great. The set-pieces (eg Helm's Deep, Minas Tirith) were brilliantly done. But it was just too ridiculously fast and it was ruined by the need to avoid any units being wiped out during the campaign. If it had a MTW speed slider, it would have been excellent - as it was, it was a somewhat painful experience playing it.

Im must admit I absolutely love Battle for Middle Earth simply because Im a big LOTR fans. While the gameplay was nothing new the presentation ,due to the large amount of resources they could draw from,ie the films, is fantastic.

of course. i really dont like turn based games. Battle for Middle Eath looks good.

sorry for multi posting trin to delete it :wall:

hey cant delete?

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Originally Posted by The Spartan

hey cant delete?

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I can delete my posts but perhaps ordinary members cannot. Try pressing edit => advanced and then there should be a delete option above the text window.

I don't think ordinary members can delete their posts. In case they try and remove themselves from a flame war, I suppose.

EDIT: There's no option for me to do it when I edit.

I did like to play RTS games, that is before I got in to Rome and after that Medieval.

After that you can't easily turn back, however I actually didn't really mind Battle for Middle-Earth - even though It had many obvious flaws - though that might be because I really love LOTR :yes:

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I played Warcraft III and the expansion online rabidly for a year and a half or so, then I lost interest. I still play it ocassionally, but just custom games.

I played Warcraft II quite a lot too when it was still new, played Total Annihilation until I got bored, I finished Starcraft and it's expansion, finished Dune 2 (which was AWESOME at the time it came out) and I loved Myth and Myth 2 as well. Exploding Thralls for everybody!

I never liked the C&C type games though, Red Alert was somewhat fun, but nowhere nearly as good as the Blizzard RTS games. Then I also played a RTS with robots for a bit, but I never really got into it. (I forgot what it was called, but you had to take over the different sections that the combat map was divided into, and if you did you gained access to a little factory that could produce your robots. It was like a mix of RTS and a game like Star Wars Battlefront, where you have to take over spwan points. Could it have been called 'Z'? o_O)

So yeah, I love RTS! :D

A few years ago I loved Age of Empire 2. I played it all the time. Then a friend showed me MTW. From then on I have loved the Total War series. Although I do occasionally play Empire Earth. Its pretty fun for and hour or so, but it just doesn't have enough depth like the Total Wars do.

real time click-fests? yeah, they are ok :P

I like them.... no backup reason though.... :smile:

-ZainDustin

It's just who clicks the fastest really :/

Well, there´s RTS and RTS; games like Command and Conquer and Soldiers of Anarchy...

As for the former, I used to be a big fan of those, but playing Total War pretty much spoiled them for me. The latter, I still like somewhat.

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Then I also played a RTS with robots for a bit, but I never really got into it. (I forgot what it was called, but you had to take over the different sections that the combat map was divided into, and if you did you gained access to a little factory that could produce your robots. It was like a mix of RTS and a game like Star Wars Battlefront, where you have to take over spwan points. Could it have been called 'Z'? o_O)

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Yes, that sounds like Z, and was one of my favourite games at the time. A shame I can´t get it to run anymore, it´s really great fun.

There was this robot-RTS I liked when I was younger-7th Legion...it was OK...