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Wasn't that a line from Starcraft?

I was expecting a Scream at the end....or maybe I'm just paranoid.

StarCraft sucked.

StarCraft sucked.

Go to hell.

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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You're not even trying anymore. Now even I think you're thread-whoring.

I don't like to blind-click those kind of links, but I'll ask anyway - wasn't the crocodile guy killed by a stingray somehow? That can't possibly be in good taste, if so.

StarCraft sucked.

Indeed it did.

I miss crocidile files :(

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you sad silly person you are

Go to hell.

Well, if it exists (which it doesn't), it'd be a damn sight better than that boring shit hole known as heaven. So there. StarCraft fucking sucked. The game is only deep enough for a simpleton to actually be entertained by it.

Get over it.

I don't like to blind-click those kind of links, but I'll ask anyway - wasn't the crocodile guy killed by a stingray somehow? That can't possibly be in good taste, if so.
It's YTMND. It might offend you or give you a seizure, but it's not going to fry your computer.
Indeed it did.
Eh, it was fun, and was a lot more original than most other RTS games with storylines. Hell, it's more original than even some of the newest, like Command and Conquer III(which disappointed on all fronts, from gameplay--so damned easy--to story--not that I ever played any of the previous ones involving the Tiberium stuff--to acting by the live action peeps--so disgusting the way the InOps woman acted--and so on and so forth. StarCraft's voice acting was quite great, as well, from pretty much everyone. It had a sense of character about it that is sorely lacking in most others.

Of course, that said, on a real level the story wasn't all that fantastic and could have benefited from some heavy rewriting and inspiration, but meh.

Go to hell.

Go to Mars.

Eh, it was fun, and was a lot more original than most other RTS games with storylines. Hell, it's more original than even some of the newest, like Command and Conquer III(which disappointed on all fronts, from gameplay--so damned easy--to story--not that I ever played any of the previous ones involving the Tiberium stuff--to acting by the live action peeps--so disgusting the way the InOps woman acted--and so on and so forth. StarCraft's voice acting was quite great, as well, from pretty much everyone. It had a sense of character about it that is sorely lacking in most others.

Of course, that said, on a real level the story wasn't all that fantastic and could have benefited from some heavy rewriting and inspiration, but meh.

But, who the hell buys an RTS for the story? It would seem that an intelligent person would buy an RTS for the strategic possibilities involved... StarCraft offered very few compared to its contemporary, Age of Empires II.

Some of us don't like being limited to fending off the same three strategies every single game (Zerg rush being the most prominent). We'd rather have hundreds, if not thousands, of options available to us, and just as many ways to counter them. Age of Empires II had (and still has) so much more to offer than StarCraft, and it's a damn shame that so many people don't even realise its brilliance.

Though you do have to consider that most people aren't of the intelligent persuasion, and would rather have simplicity over complexity. A sad thought.

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These things scare the crap out of me, much like Eels.

But, who the hell buys an RTS for the story? It would seem that an intelligent person would buy an RTS for the strategic possibilities involved... StarCraft offered very few compared to its contemporary, Age of Empires II.

Some of us don't like being limited to fending off the same three strategies every single game (Zerg rush being the most prominent). We'd rather have hundreds, if not thousands, of options available to us, and just as many ways to counter them. Age of Empires II had (and still has) so much more to offer than StarCraft, and it's a damn shame that so many people don't even realise its brilliance.

Though you do have to consider that most people aren't of the intelligent persuasion, and would rather have simplicity over complexity. A sad thought.

I really enjoyed both games in their heyday. AOE was great, but a bit slower. Starcraft had battle.net, which was free when I was playing (not sure if it still is). With Starcraft, you could organize games so quickly, and the games were fast-paced and fun. I agree though, I never paid any attention at all to the "story" behind Star-Craft. :p

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These things scare the crap out of me, much like Eels.

Ehh, Eels are fine... Except for Moray Eels. Those are monsters.

But, who the hell buys an RTS for the story? It would seem that an intelligent person would buy an RTS for the strategic possibilities involved... StarCraft offered very few compared to its contemporary, Age of Empires II.
I am always more entertained by an RTS game--or any other game--when it has at least somewhat of a story to go with it, though I do agree it could have used some serious strategic expansions.

Some of us don't like being limited to fending off the same three strategies every single game (Zerg rush being the most prominent). We'd rather have hundreds, if not thousands, of options available to us, and just as many ways to counter them. Age of Empires II had (and still has) so much more to offer than StarCraft, and it's a damn shame that so many people don't even realise its brilliance.

I agree with you. I played the hell out of Age of Empires II when it first came out(I remember it vividly because I was so giddy about obtaining my copy, having done the same thing for its predecessor)

Though you do have to consider that most people aren't of the intelligent persuasion, and would rather have simplicity over complexity. A sad thought.

Not necessarily. You underestimate a lot of people. It's more a case of upbringing and culture, and I guarentee you that if a lot more people were raised in the environments you and I were raised in, we'd see a lot more people of the intelligent persuasion, to use your definition.

And Starcraft did have an incredibly easy modification program...made for lots of fun random stuff on BattleNet like The Weakest Link maps and what have you. (Really amusing stuff too...I can remember hosting one game of the Weakest Link on a map for it I was unfamiliar with, and accidentely did the wrong thing for someone who answered a question correctly and ended up making them the Weakest Link in this hilarious sequence of explosions the map creator had set up. Funny stuff, even now.)

Starcraft and Warcraft are still alive today not because of the good single player campaigns (although their good, they don't keep a game alive), but because of Battle.net and the massive amount of modified maps, TDs, dota, etc etc, their just fun.

Starcraft was fun, I don't care what anyone says, and I'm not a simpleton either. I like AOK too. But the best RTS of that era was really Total Annihilation. Especially with any of the mods that added thousands of *more* units and weapons and whatnot. None of the other games mentioned had anything like a real system of artillery and aerial bombardment. Hell, AOK had no air side at all. Starcraft only had Siege Tanks. TA rocks. My nipples get hard just thinking about it.

Starcraft and Warcraft are still alive today not because of the good single player campaigns (although their good, they don't keep a game alive), but because of Battle.net and the massive amount of modified maps, TDs, dota, etc etc, their just fun.

That's what I remember, too. There was a new use-map-settings (user-created) game every few days, it seemed like. Hell, I even created one myself once. If I can do it, anyone can! :p

I thread-jacked without even thinking about it.

I think I owe me a soda.

Starcraft was fun, I don't care what anyone says, and I'm not a simpleton either. I like AOK too. But the best RTS of that era was really Total Annihilation. Especially with any of the mods that added thousands of *more* units and weapons and whatnot. None of the other games mentioned had anything like a real system of artillery and aerial bombardment. Hell, AOK had no air side at all. Starcraft only had Siege Tanks. TA rocks. My nipples get hard just thinking about it.

Supreme Commander, my friend. The mod community hasn't really gotten moving just yet for that, but believe me, it will soon.

that was a waste off time to even click on the link let alone watch it. that was useless and not even funny. just plain stupid

Supreme Commander, my friend. The mod community hasn't really gotten moving just yet for that, but believe me, it will soon.

Yeah, my computer is almost certainly too phail for SC though.

Yet another drink why I'm turning to reason.

But, who the hell buys an RTS for the story? It would seem that an intelligent person would buy an RTS for the strategic possibilities involved... StarCraft offered very few compared to its contemporary, Age of Empires II.
Age of Empires is so much better than it easily outsold Starcraft ;)

Yeah, my computer is almost certainly too phail for SC though.
See, that's why you do like I did: accidentely destroy your old computer's harddrive then spend several months working really hard so you can buy the computer parts off of Newegg and put together what would cost $4000 prebuilt for only $1200 or so. 2.4 Ghz Dual Core Processor, 2 gigs RAM, 320 GB HDD (With 3 GB/s write speed) and a 7900+ Nvidia card. :D

Yet another drink why I'm turning to reason.

No need for alcohol. :(
Age of Empires is so much better than it easily outsold Starcraft ;)
My only problem with AoK was its singular lack of any decent story in its campaigns.
"An army of rams? How quaint."
That line was probably the only one in all of the campaigns that had any real voice acting behind it worth mentioning. Everything else--especially whatever else that guy did--was acted out abysmally, hence my appreciation for StarCraft's wonderful voice acting.

I thread-jacked without even thinking about it.

I think I owe me a soda.

No harm, no foul. ;)

Wasn't that a line from Starcraft?

I think the line was 'For the swarm'.

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Go to Mars.

Go to that planet which is hotter than hell ;) .

Starcraft was fun, I don't care what anyone says, and I'm not a simpleton either. I like AOK too. But the best RTS of that era was really Total Annihilation.

I have Krogoths!

Especially with any of the mods that added thousands of *more* units and weapons and whatnot. None of the other games mentioned had anything like a real system of artillery and aerial bombardment.

Wait, you have the arm equivalent now...

Hell, AOK had no air side at all. Starcraft only had Siege Tanks. TA rocks. My nipples get hard just thinking about it.

From now on you are not allowed near generic looking battle robots.

I agree with you. I played the hell out of Age of Empires II when it first came out(I remember it vividly because I was so giddy about obtaining my copy, having done the same thing for its predecessor)

I liked the regicide mode.

Has anyone tried out Empire Earth? That was alright. Only problem with playing against computer was that it managed to spam stone age siegers so only heavy turtling to about the 3rd or 4th epoch was the way to go. That and spamming nuclear bombers at the endgame point.

I have Krogoths!

I liked the regicide mode.

As did I for some time. I used to go onto online regicide games and perform surgical strikes against half of my foes really early on in the game--mainly because it was really early on in the actual life of AoK itself, so they were mildly moronic and did not bother to garrison their kings in their castles--and eliminate them super fast.

I was eventually banned from regicide games because of that, because I exploited my opponent's weaknesses. It bugged me.

Has anyone tried out Empire Earth? That was all right. Only problem with playing against computer was that it managed to spam stone age siegers so only heavy turtling to about the 3rd or 4th epoch was the way to go. That and spamming nuclear bombers at the endgame point.

Empire Earth bored the hell out of me because it took so bloody long! I played a game for three hours and made about as much progress as I would have in AoK in about twenty minutes...so slow on everything. I don't mind long games when there's plenty to interest me in those games, but this was not interesting...this was just pathetic.

I admit it wasn't the best rts (TA would be one of the big ones in my book) but you could have fun building up a base then leaving it to see how good the AI was. It wasn't very good.

If I was online (rarity) I would castle my king most of the time. In a lot of skirmish or a few multiplayer I'd have the king near my main army, for incentive to go well.

There are some things which are just plain cheesy (TA's Commander kidnapping come to mind, though the one where you used your own commander I would consider ok in late game) though if they didn't bother to at least herd the king in a well protected area (or in a castle) I'd consider that person rather daft and in need of some training.

Has anyone tried Age of Nations? I could only play the demo. What is SupCom like as well?

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Sorry, I think it might have been my fault, but I'm going to point the finger at Potarius.

Not bad, most on that site aren't nearly so well done. Have to give credit. This thread also gives me reason to post this:

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*flees*

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These things scare the crap out of me, much like Eels.

What about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaOWJxEr3U0

Bear in mind that is supposed to be a 3-4 foot (1-1.3m) shark. North Pacific Giant Octopus (largest species known) can grow up to 4m (12ft) in length (mantle length and arm length combined I think).

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Wait, this thread has failed?

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http://i15.tinypic.com/67gbcp4.jpg Short version (Bush level).

Has anyone tried Age of Nations? I could only play the demo. What is SupCom like as well?

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You mean Rise of Nations? Think AoK, except ten times better, with a somewhat better A.I., and a much expanded view of history, with a type of resource gathering system I prefer over all others. Of course, it did have a few problems...like how if you left any naval vessels alone to do their own fighting, you'll lose them all nine times out of ten...

And Supreme Commander plays like Total Annihilation, except with every major and minor advancement in technology of gaming since, both in control and graphics wise. It does have a few limitations where units are concerned, but believe me, it's one of the best RTS games ever.

*Palm slaps face* I thought 'Age of Nations' sounded a bit odd to me when I was typing it...

*Palm slaps face* I thought 'Age of Nations' sounded a bit odd to me when I was typing it...

That it does. Also, look above to see an edited post with info on Supreme Commander.

I am going to have to wait a year or so before I can play it (can't upgrade before that).

*Hums whilst pointing at link in the image spam post*

Rise of Nations was win.

What did everyone think of Rise of Legends?

Oh, as above, I have to wait to upgrade to play Supreme Commander, about five months or so. Damn final year. What's worse is that I bought it, unknowing if my computer was good enough, and it's sitting on the shelf next to me. Mocking me. It's laughing at me, I tell you.

StarCraft sucked.

...someone... posted... that.... :confused:

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woah...what's the sentence for necrophilia?
Just asking, cause the whole 'steve irwin --- stingray' joke thing died out months ago and digging it up now is surely a necrophilic crime.

And not an interesting, nor humorous, one at that.

And not an interesting, nor humorous, one at that.

Why do you think it went off topic so quickly?

But, who the hell buys an RTS for the story? It would seem that an intelligent person would buy an RTS for the strategic possibilities involved... StarCraft offered very few compared to its contemporary, Age of Empires II.

Some of us don't like being limited to fending off the same three strategies every single game (Zerg rush being the most prominent). We'd rather have hundreds, if not thousands, of options available to us, and just as many ways to counter them. Age of Empires II had (and still has) so much more to offer than StarCraft, and it's a damn shame that so many people don't even realise its brilliance.

Though you do have to consider that most people aren't of the intelligent persuasion, and would rather have simplicity over complexity. A sad thought.


Two words for you... Total War

Best RTS in my opinion

Two words for you... Total War

Best RTS in my opinion

Why?

Why?

Because, you essentially have unlimited army size, litterally dozens of units for each nationality, no two battles can ever possibly be the same because features like terrain and weather have a major effect on how well these units can perform, and unlike many other RTS games you can't win by just building a shit ton of the most powerful unit and rule the battlefields. There are officers with varying degrees of strategic ability, soldiers are affected by morale, say for instance you have a large army get routed in a previous battle that same year, or your nation's ruler dies, or the army has never been defeated, which has a very important effect on your soldiers. The only way it could get better was if you had to maintain supply and communication lines.

I beta tested a game about 2 years back that was to be called Chain of Command or something to that name. It was a strategy MMO based on the civil war, every officer on the battlefield from Colonel on up was a player character and such things as maintaining supply and communication was vital if you wanted to win... battles could last hours as in real life, and you could be either an infantry or cavalry commander, graphics were only about equivalent to Age of Empires 2 but it was beta code after all. THAT was truly the best Strategy game I had ever played, however it was never released from beta stage :(

Stringray? Is it something about theoretical physics?;)

Hahahaha, Stringray!

I always thought they liked branes (M-theory)...