Ugh, I hate C&C Multiplayer....

[Antagonist]

I've been a long-time C&C fan (though never much one for multiplayer) and I'm reluctant to go anywhere near Generals after playing through it once. It's not a bad game per se, but I find it difficult to like it, especially online.

Red Alert 2 laggy though? Can't say I agree, I found Red Alert 2 to be one of the most enjoyable multiplayer experiences in the RTS genre. It's cheesy, and it's gameplay lacks the gravity of something like StarCraft, but the online community was pretty healthy and the game itself eminently playable and fun, albeit not very intellectual for a strategy title. That was all a few years ago in the game's heyday though, guess things will have changed since then.

Antagonist

[Husar]

Hehe, playing RTS games online can be a real pain, I am usually quite hesitant there.
But you may want to try and open a game called "1vs1 noobs" or so, that might help until you figure out how to play the game.

[BDC]

I hate RTS multiplayer games. RTW was just as bad.

Prefer FPS games. Less exploiting game mechanics in a memorised manor, more skill.

[Lorenzo_H]

I like both, but not TW games for multiplayer.
For a really good (and I mean perfect - bliss) multiplayer game get

Age of Empires III

For a good C&C style multiplayer:

Act of War

I highly reccommend both these games above. They are VERY good RTSs both of them.

For a good FPS, try Battlefield 2. Not 2142 it sounds like a pile.

[naut]

That sucks that you had such a bad experience, I guess their online community is not refined.

Age of Empires III

Any Age of Empires is pretty fun online.

Act of War

Thanks for the tip.

Battlefield 2

Battlefield 1942 is the best.

Battlefield 2142

It actually contains spyware in it.

Dawn of War

Yeah, not bad.

Warcraft 3 FT

I hate the real game, only maps like DotA make it fun.

For a good FPS, try ...

A few that have impressed me:

Call of Duty or Call of Duty 2, they're just great.
Castle Wolfenstein, has pretty impressive multiplayer.
Call of Duty 3, pretty much a copy of Castle Wolfenstein's multiplayer. However, only if you have an XBOX 360.

[Lorenzo_H]

@Rythmic, I recommended for people not to get Battlefield 2142.

[doc_bean]

RTS games tend to be all about build orders/routines and fast clicking in MP, totally uninteresting to me...

[naut]

@Rythmic, I recommended for people not to get Battlefield 2142.

Yeah I know, I was just expanding on why not to get it.