It Just Doesn't Workout To Be Enjoyable
Kernel Burton abuse that just can't be stopped, and if you put enough resources to remove the Burton threat your just gonna get rushed the hell out of the game.
And by todays standards 5 years later prior to the games release it still fails to play smoothly in 4v4 games and prolly even 3v3, and 20-30 minutes in the game someone is bound to get kicked due to synchronization issues. Cmon thats ridiculous. Bad coding is all I can say.
The balance in this game is just non-existant which in my oppinion is one of the more important aspects of an RTS, not a good game for competitive play if you ask me. Evidence to this is how EA decided to expand China,USA,GLA into 3 different types of generals each, which is actually horrible. Playing USA Air General against China Infantry with equally skilled players is just lol. Each General has his counters. Proving my point. Easy way to escape balance issues.
The only good thing about this game is the single player campaign and particle effects this game introduced. Horrible online competitive play and horrible system reqs.
My 2.5 cents