Lately, Ive been getting really into Starcraft 2. Or rather Ive been getting really into watching videos of it on Youtube. My computer is trash and can't run minecraft with fog all the way up. Yeah... I think I really like RTS games, despite my lack of experience with them. I love big battles and outsmarting people, and they are usually very balanced, and I definitely imagine the sense of power you get from having all this.
Back when I lived in my old home, I was friends with a neighbore kid who was a fellow geek. And his computer had The battle for middle earth 2 on it, the lord of the rings RTS game. I freaking loved that game, I put so much time into it, and I remember loving everey second of it. I remember the first time I got the mumikill (Giant elephants with archery towers on their backs) and plowed into the enemy base and was yelling "AWWWW YYYYEEEEAAAHH" while I smashed buildings. It was awesome. But then I moved away and I haven't played A real RTS game since. In the time between, I discovered my love of warhammer and not being able to play Dawn of war 2, its torture. It got me really craving the experience of commanding mass troops, something I may never really fell due to my computer situation.
So, for discussion, what is your idea of a perfect RTS? What world is it set in? Your own, or one that already exists? What units are in it, what factions? What is the gameplay like?
From what I gathered from RTS games I really want to play and obsess about, there are some things I really like, and some things I really want that I never see. I really like the idea of hero units, ones you create and are your big guns. But I really want to be able to create one of my own, and take that with me from battle to battle online or in a story mode and have it rank up, get better gear, etc. Something that also is a plus for me in RTS games are the factions. I love when they are all diverse and unique, that way people can really find one they like and stick with it, and it really helps when there are a lot to choose from. Starcraft 2 has really divers factions, but there are only 3. Granted Starcraft 2 may be an exception because of how diverse the factions really are and there aren't a lot of other factions there could be anyways.
What is your idea of a perfect RTS? What is your favorite existing one? Why do you play them?
Back when I lived in my old home, I was friends with a neighbore kid who was a fellow geek. And his computer had The battle for middle earth 2 on it, the lord of the rings RTS game. I freaking loved that game, I put so much time into it, and I remember loving everey second of it. I remember the first time I got the mumikill (Giant elephants with archery towers on their backs) and plowed into the enemy base and was yelling "AWWWW YYYYEEEEAAAHH" while I smashed buildings. It was awesome. But then I moved away and I haven't played A real RTS game since. In the time between, I discovered my love of warhammer and not being able to play Dawn of war 2, its torture. It got me really craving the experience of commanding mass troops, something I may never really fell due to my computer situation.
So, for discussion, what is your idea of a perfect RTS? What world is it set in? Your own, or one that already exists? What units are in it, what factions? What is the gameplay like?
From what I gathered from RTS games I really want to play and obsess about, there are some things I really like, and some things I really want that I never see. I really like the idea of hero units, ones you create and are your big guns. But I really want to be able to create one of my own, and take that with me from battle to battle online or in a story mode and have it rank up, get better gear, etc. Something that also is a plus for me in RTS games are the factions. I love when they are all diverse and unique, that way people can really find one they like and stick with it, and it really helps when there are a lot to choose from. Starcraft 2 has really divers factions, but there are only 3. Granted Starcraft 2 may be an exception because of how diverse the factions really are and there aren't a lot of other factions there could be anyways.
What is your idea of a perfect RTS? What is your favorite existing one? Why do you play them?
. Basically the map is persistant, and expands more each level so you dont have to start making a base from scratch every time, some missions send you away on a dropship, where you call in reinforcements from your base. You can also design your own tanks using technology you research. Overall an amazing game.
