Best RTS game you have ever played?

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#1 Flavorysoup
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Out of ll the RTS games you have played(if you have played any), which one is your favorite?

Although I do like Starcraft II, I will have to go with Supreme Commander(1 not 2). It feels great having the strategic zoom and hundreds of units.

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#2 flipin_jackass
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I love Stacraft II, but the only one I can recall staying up until like 5AM on a school 'night' is Age of Empires 2.
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#3 Silicel1
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My two favourite would be World in Conflict and Company of Heroes.

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#4 SF_KiLLaMaN
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Too hard to pick. Red Alert 2/Company of Heroes/Sins of a Solar Empire. They're all too different to say one is better than the other.
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#5 SystemsGO
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Too hard to pick. Red Alert 2/Company of Heroes/Sins of a Solar Empire. They're all too different to say one is better than the other. SF_KiLLaMaN
No one said Medieval II: Total War? I just bought this game today(it hasn't finished downloading). This is also my first RTS game, will I love it?
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#6 SF_KiLLaMaN
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[QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"]Too hard to pick. Red Alert 2/Company of Heroes/Sins of a Solar Empire. They're all too different to say one is better than the other. SystemsGO
No one said Medieval II: Total War? I just bought this game today(it hasn't finished downloading). This is also my first RTS game, will I love it?

The only Total War game I have is Shogun 2, which is also superb. From what i understand, the entire series is great.

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#7 SystemsGO
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[QUOTE="SystemsGO"][QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"]Too hard to pick. Red Alert 2/Company of Heroes/Sins of a Solar Empire. They're all too different to say one is better than the other. SF_KiLLaMaN

No one said Medieval II: Total War? I just bought this game today(it hasn't finished downloading). This is also my first RTS game, will I love it?

The only Total War game I have is Shogun 2, which is also superb. From what i understand, the entire series is great.

Great.. I've read and heard things that they are really in depth with lots of options. Hopefully this rings true for you as well?
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#8 MrN1ce9uy
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1. Company of Heroes 2. Total War series
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#9 madrocketeer  Online
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Toss-up between Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance and Sins of a Solar Empire. Those are the closest the gaming industry have ever come to making my dream RTS.
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#10 Ragingbear505
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Men of War: Assault Squad by far. Best multiplayer I've played in years.

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#11 genocidecu
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The orginal StarCraft

Warcraft III

Company of Heroes Online(Too Bad it got shut down)

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#12 with_teeth26
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My two favourite would be World in Conflict and Company of Heroes.

Silicel1

This.

Company of Heroes over World in Conflict though.

Homeworld is up there as well.

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#13 sinpkr
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rome total war and warcraft

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#14 deactivated-57e5de5e137a4
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Red Alert 2. Most fun rts multiplayer I've ever had.
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#15 Johnny_Rock
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C&C Generals: Zero Hour. By far.

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#16 ShadowsDemon
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SC2 by far.
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#17 HyperWarlock
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Dawn Of War: Dark Crusade

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#18 AcidSoldner
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Company of Heroes is by far the greatest RTS I have ever played. Warcraft 3, Homeworld 2, and World in Conflict are up there though; amazing games in their own right.
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#19 Tokeism
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Age of Empires 2 or Age of Mythology
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#20 Starshine_M2A2
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It's between Warcraft 2 and Age of Empires 2. Most modern RTS games are too focused on rushing rather than actual base building. Especially in multiplayer. Age of Empires 3 was aright, though.
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#21 Kane04
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Maybe not the best RTS of all time, but if I say I still play Age of Empires II now and then does it mean anything?
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#22 LegendWyn
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Well we still play RA2 these days, and Civ 5 is a good RTS game too. Anyone tried UaW?
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#23 tanerb
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dune 2

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#24 streetridaz
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RA2

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#25 AleksandarTale
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My two favourite would be World in Conflict and Company of Heroes.

Silicel1

This.

I love World in Conflict. :)

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#26 milannoir
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Supreme Commander : Forged Alliance. Nothing has surpassed it yet for me; that game was ahead of its time.

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#27 humpdabump
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C&C Zero Hour. Just finished a skirmish match :D.

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#28 tjricardo089
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I only played Napoleon: Total War, so I guess that would be it.

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#29 damann22
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Although not a true RTS i would have to say Rome:Total War, hands down

Next would be Sins of a Solar Empire and then Company of heroes.

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#30 TheOtherTheoG
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Starcraft 2, a few of the Total War games (namely Rome, Medieval 2 and Shogun 2), Age of Empires II, Sins of a Solar Empire.
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#31 DanielDust
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I spent the most time on RA 2, but the best would be Starcraft 2.
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#32 jakes456
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to many good ones to have a best...

- original C&C

- original RA

- CoH

- RA2

- Tiberium Sun

- Starcraft

- Warcraft 2

liking Empire Total War right now, not a true RTS though.

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#33 SerOlmy
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Homeworld. No other RTS I have played has ever matched the fun and nostalgia I have for that game. I really hope Relic is making a new one now that they have the license back. The best ground-based RTS I played would probably be BFME2. Logged a fair number of hours playing the Risk-style conquest mode with my best friend.
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#34 shakmaster13
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Warcraft 3 or Homeworld 2.
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Total Annihilation.

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#36 robertlie
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Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War and Company Of Heroes.

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#37 RoccoHout
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My all time favorite with both singleplayer and multiplayer is Red Alert 2 by far. Also honorable mentions:

Warcraft 3

Age of Empires 2

C&C1 and RA1

Tiberian Sun

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#38 Starshine_M2A2
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Homeworld. No other RTS I have played has ever matched the fun and nostalgia I have for that game. I really hope Relic is making a new one now that they have the license back.SerOlmy
I've wanted to play that game for so long but never got around to it and can't find a hard copy of it anywhere these days :( But thanks for reinforcing my expectations for when I finally do play it!
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-Rise of Nations

-Anno 1404

-Desperados: wanted dead or alive

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#40 James00715
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I have put more time into Starcraft 2 than any other RTS. Part of that is because I wrote a FAQ/Walkthrough for the game, but I played through the campaign more times than other games and got much further into multiplayer as well. Before SC2 I had never played more than 10 competitive matches in an RTS, but SC2 I played about one game a day for a year or so. I also got into watching pro players which I never did with other RTS games. I think I watched one Age of Empires 2 pro game, but that was it until SC2. Custom games I have played about the same amount as previous RTS games.

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#41 Lach0121
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Theres a lot of good ones but the RTS franchise I get most excited for when I hear of one coming out is C&C. They are my favorite.

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#42 THA-TODD-BEAST
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My top three, from best to least-best:

1. Starcraft
2. C&C Generals: Zero Hour
3. Warcraft 3

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#43 gamerguy845
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Company of Heroes.
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#44 cyborg100000
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Red Alert 2 and Age of Mythology.

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#45 CaptainAhab13
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Probably Warcraft 3.
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#46 xLittlekillx
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I don't know if it will be the best, but I'm getting the feeling that Crusader Kings 2 will be up there for me.

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#47 jun_aka_pekto
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Homeworld 1 and 2.

Add also Sins of a Solar Empire.

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#49 broeing
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Sins of a Solar Empire

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#50 Mr_Ditters
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I had the most fun in Warcraft 3. Then Starcraft. Then Starcraft 2