Don't get me wrong, I'm not taking a stab at Dawn of War 2, so calm down all you fans. All I'm saying is that DoW2 wasn't the same as DoW1 so don't call it that, give it a different name don't fool us in thinking it's in the same series. My gripe with DoW2 was that it felt like there was some elements missing, maybe it's just because I expected it to be more similar to DoW1.

There is a place in the gaming world for fast paced and competitive games like DoW2. I'm not disputing this nor am I saying it's bad, all I'm saying is that the"slower paced" rts games, it seems,is now something of the past and here is where my complaint comes in, there still is a place for these games too. I'm complaining about the state of RTS games as a whole and not picking on a specific title DoW was just used as an example. I hated what they did to Age of Empires 3, I also had problems with C&C3 for example. Why can't someone make a crappy old school RTS game anymore? Universe at War was amazing, enough of the "old" but also innovative enough to be new, heck I'm even willing to admit I liked Sunage.

So been a huge fan of C&C since the first release and obviously I've been supporting and following the series ever since. But lately... I look at the new C&C screenshots and read the previews and all though it looks good and promising, I can't help feel that it's not C&C. I see giant walking bases (seems way to familiar to Supreme commander to me), small limited armies bought with points accumulated (Dawn of War 2), and having to be online for singleplayer content is the same rubbish as what Blizzard is pulling with StarCraft 2.

I fact I'm not so much p'd off at C&C as I am at the whole RTS genre going to hell. What were they thinking when making Dawn of War 2?! Where is my base building? Sure it' a new fresh direction but don't call it Dawn of War then, call Warhammer:40K Tactical Command for all that I care but don't call it Dawn of War. Why do I have to wait months for DLC that is made to complete a watered down game, that I paid full price for on release. Why don't you just add it in from the start? Yes give me new maps and levels in a DLC for make sure the game itself is fully done before you ship it.

Why do I have to be online to unlock achievements or units or even play the game? Why is everyone so obsessed with being online? Why can't I play offline in my own home by myself if I so choose? WHY CAN"T WE PLAY LAN? How stupid is it to go to a friend's place only to go online to play against him/her? EA also pulled this stunt so it's not just Blizzard that do this. And what is the point of leveling you profile? To get extra/better units. Sure but isn't that unfair to the guy that is only level 1? No, he can build units to counter the higher tier units. So what's the point of leveling and getting higer tier units then if the level unit 1 are so pwnzor?

Where is my resource collection? Where is my base building? Where is my RTS games? What happened to simple "get a townhall build a peasant, and harvester, a moronic slave, anything to go and dig for gold, chop wood, gather expensive ore to fill coffers so I can build bigger buildings and more powerful units and research forbidden technologies"?

I'm looking forward to C&C4 but it's not Command & Conquer same with StarCraft 2, Supreme Commander 2 and many more. I know I'll be eating my hat when they do come out and they are (by some miraculous reason) true to their predecessors but for the time being I'm cautious. By now I'm so used to my favorite series and genres being molested and changed into something I can't even recognize any more. Maybe I just need some sleep,maybe I'm just over workerd, maybe I should just get out of my "Old School" thinking as the future of gaming will never be what it once was.

Is Blue Shift a mod or an official expansion?

HawX_

It's an official expansion

I prefer her... "untouched"

dakan45

Aint that Nova from StarCraft Ghost?

That's hot!!!!!

This--->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqNlJ-K4d-0:P

StarCraft

Dawn of war (the package that has all expansions)

Company of Heroes (the pack that has all expansions)

C&C Generals

Homeworld + Homeworld 2

those are by far my alltime favorite RTS games, I prefer these games because each faction in those games are really diverse and different, not just slight ajustments.

Maddie_Larkin

Now see this guy has the right idea but just a few changes:

StarCraft + Broodwar(You must have Broodwar!)

Dawn of war (the package that has all expansions)

Company of Heroes (the pack that has all expansions)

C&C First Decade + Red Alert 3

Homeworld + Homeworld 2

Mass Effect, most definitely

I don't get it why everyone is hyping this game so much. I know that the first starcraft was a big hit and the second will also be but when I watched the gameplay of the first and the new game it looks nothing special too me. Just an ordionary RTS.

And yes I have never played any starcraft games and probably never will. :D

Mitjastiskovski

All though I myself is a big StarCraft fan and follower, I must admit that I too am a bit cautious of SC2. Sooooo many of my all time favorite games series have been raped and changed over the years that I can't but help feel worried that Blizz might have done the same to SC2. And yes I know we're talking about Blizzard but we must remember that we're talking about Activision here too.

Still I can't wait to finally play the game and either put my fears or anticipation to rest. The reason why everyone is so hyped up is because for some of us SC was more than just a game. In it's time and still today some SC1 was a RTS like no other, they way the 3 teams played so different and yet fitted into the same game was something amazing. Some other devs still have to learn that changing the name and a slight different look doesn't change a team into something else. If other are like me, SC1 ruled over my life at some stage. We would LAN hours, no days on end just to go home for a few days and do it again. We created maps, talked and develop strats at school and looking back it was an absolute obsession. So I think many are hyped to see if SC2 can live up to the deity that SC1 became for some folks. And also (for me anyway) to see if it can rekindle some of the magic and nostalgia SC1 had and evolve into the modern age ad bring us more countless sleepless nights.

In no particular order:

Half-life

Deus Ex

No One Lives Forever

Max Payne

Call of Duty 2

Virus maybe?