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I got into a side rant with somebody on a different thread and figured I'd post this here to get others opinions. Whats your favorite RTS and why? Try not to bash my precious Starcraft too much. As you can see my favorite is Starcraft. I fell in love with it for its unique and advanced appearance (at the time) as well as the insane level of customization in the custom map creator. If it wasnt for the Starcraft 2 beta eating up time I would still be playing the custom maps on the original. I will probably go back to them while I wait for a price drop since I don't wanna buy the same game 3 times at full price. in greedy Blizzard.........*wander off cursing*

Simple.

Command and Conquer 2: Tiberian Sun.

Endwar.....

Starcraft for me too!

Company Of Heros Tales Of Valor
Dawn Of War 2

These are my favorit RTS games

Red Alert 2 and the expansion (Campy, over the top, by Westwood), Dawn of War 2 (Just plain good stuff) and Company of Heroes - Opposing Fronts (Ze British!).

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

I want to try stormrise and SC:2

Total Annihilation

Dawn of war 1

For me it's a tie between Warcraft 2 and Command and Conquer: Red Alert. Never did play Total Annihilation though I remember when it came out it was huge. I was a great fan of Starcraft too, lots of fun with the single player campaigns there.

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Expansion

No doubt in my mind. At least 600 hours in that.

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Seven Kingdoms

For Online.. Warcraft 3, though mainly custom games.

I'm gonna go with Dark Crusade/Soulstorm. Hated how DoW2 changed the game; I'll stick to my traditional RTS games, thank you. (Granted the campaigns were still epic, though given my lack of enthusiasm for online play, not worth the 30 bucks)

I'm surprised how many people still like StarCraft, though. Compared to modern games, it is a freaking slow-paced game.

Ill also go with DOW dark crusade. Ive played a few other RTS but that one I went back to many times over.

Soulstorm was garbage.

Dark Crusade was fun, but it was no Winter Assault. A sudden cap on Kasrkin made me annnngrrrryyy.

Age of Empires 2 and Starcraft!

Hell yes!

Age of Empires 2 and Dawn of war: dark Crusade!

I played the original Warcraft when it came out on my friend's dad's 486. Good memories. Dawn of War: Winter Assault was great.

Winter Assault is probably my least favorite of the DOW games. That mission in the trenches was abominable.

Homeworld Series, I loved 1 the most though.
IMO, everything paled in comparison to how unique that game was at the time.

Total Annihilation
Supreme Commander
Rome: Total War

In that order. Also good are: Homeworld, Dungeon Keeper, C&C: Red Alert.

I would have to say it's Red Alert 2/Expansion first with DoW1/Expansions in close second with Age of Empires 2/Expansion in an almost distant third.


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Yes, I even think Soulstorm was fantastic.

Total war Series/Mount and Blade

And Homeworld

dragonfire wrote:Total war Series/Mount and Blade

And Homeworld

+1 for both TW and M&B:W (Though Mount and Blade is more of an RPG with RTS elements)

Also, the original Command & Conquer: Red Alert sheerly for how easy it was to modify game files to produce hilarious results. For example, making attack dogs capable of leaping across the biggest maps. Or having every type of infantry cause a nuclear explosion when they died. Godly civilians was a good one too - Civvies blowing up mammoth tanks with single pistol shots was awesome

Its all about the clasic and now free Warzone 2011

I really enjoyed Warcraft 3 and it's expansion.

Dawn of War II.

Not only is the setting cool, but the fact that you actually have to watch your units and not let them die makes me happy.

Warcraft 3, not only does it have an insane amount of customisation available, but its got a good storyline, and its well balanced.

WC3, though really custom games.

DoW: FoK

Warhammer Mark of Chaos: Battle March

Pfft.

Age of Empires. Nuff said. (although Warcraft III is a solid runner up, and GES deserves a Cookie for mentioning AoE 2)