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CardJoe · 9th Jul 2009, 12:59

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/...nd-conquer-4/1

Electronic Arts has accidentally announced Command & Conquer 4 thanks to a twitter snafu.

p3n · 9th Jul 2009, 13:02

EA will never put the effort in to balance a game properly, else why would people buy the next game (CnC MP is getting worse every game)? *rant*

lewchenko · 9th Jul 2009, 13:37

I never bought RA3 because the last C&C was pretty poor in the multiplayer department. Sync issues / problems setting up games / balance issues etc. (A friend did but recommended I stear clear for the same reasons!)

So I went off to play a decent RTS game instead (Supreme Commander Forged Alliance.... vastly more complex, but rewarding nethertheless).

Oh.... and I hate how C&C games are zoomed in to like 2" from the ground with practically no zoom out.

So unless the above has changed... Im not buying, even if it does have the usual hotties !

PT88 · 9th Jul 2009, 13:39

It all went downhill after Red Alert 2.....

Paradigm Shifter · 9th Jul 2009, 13:44

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Originally Posted by PT88

It all went downhill after Red Alert 2.....

Agreed.

While I enjoyed C&C3 quite a bit at the time, it's got no replay value whatsoever. Red Alert 3... I caved in and bought, despite the DRM (well, once EA released their deactivation program) I will NEVER do that EVER AGAIN. It was appalling.

EA, you can't make a game good by putting scantily clad women in it - it doesn't matter how pretty you make it, a steaming pile of crap is still a steaming pile of crap. EA killed one of my favourite series.

wuyanxu · 9th Jul 2009, 14:15

well, CNC3 wasn't THAT bad, RA2 is still my most recent favourate CnC game.

RA3, Generals are both pile of crap. it's a shame RA3 turned out to be so bad, i was really looking forward to it.

kondichael · 9th Jul 2009, 14:17

:S I only want Generals 2.

Paradigm Shifter · 9th Jul 2009, 14:25

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Originally Posted by wuyanxu

well, CNC3 wasn't THAT bad, RA2 is still my most recent favourate CnC game.

RA3, Generals are both pile of crap. it's a shame RA3 turned out to be so bad, i was really looking forward to it.

No, C&C3 wasn't that bad. As I said, I enjoyed it at the time. I've replayed it a couple of times, and while it's quite addictive the first time through, I found myself bored in the replays, except on some very specific levels.

Generals was terrible, but apparently Zero Hour improved it. Red Alert 3... words fail me. I can't stand EA... for that one 'game'.

PT88 · 9th Jul 2009, 14:35

RA3 was a pure waste of 30 quid

CNC3 was ok, but it had serious balance issues, and because of that there where a stupid number of patches needed, with 2 or 3 being 200meg+

But i still loved it for Mammoth tanks with rail guns!!!!

AndyFielder · 9th Jul 2009, 14:44

guess who has already got http://www.cnc4.co.uk fansite comming soon!

CommandandConquer · 9th Jul 2009, 14:56

Generals was the best, best balance, most fun game to play, just disappointing campaign but by far head and shoulders above the rest in online play.

This could be good, just as long as its not got the same poor balance and game play of everything since generals

Hopefully they will release a beta!

wuyanxu · 9th Jul 2009, 14:56

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Originally Posted by Paradigm Shifter

No, C&C3 wasn't that bad. As I said, I enjoyed it at the time. I've replayed it a couple of times, and while it's quite addictive the first time through, I found myself bored in the replays, except on some very specific levels.

Generals was terrible, but apparently Zero Hour improved it. Red Alert 3... words fail me. I can't stand EA... for that one 'game'.

yes, CnC3 is just about acceptable. but with the aliens and different focus of power, it's very hard to balance without resorting to Supreme Commander's way of balancing.

Zero hours is what Generals should have been like. i remember watching gameplay videos way before its released and there are choosing your generals to gain special powers. for some reason, they dropped it in the game.

samkiller42 · 9th Jul 2009, 15:20

C&C 3 and RA3 were both awesome games, and the DRM in RA3 is more forgiving than people give credit. C&C 4 is not the next C&C i was looking forward to, Generals 2 would be next in my opinion, but, i'm not making the games, so it's not upto me. Oh, and some sort of announcment is due from EA anyway, according to this message:

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Originally Posted by EA

It was on August 31, 1995 when the Command & Conquer franchise was introduced to the world with Tiberian Dawn and propelled the real-time-strategy genre in to the hearts of each and every one of YOU. Now, Command & Conquer fans, after 14 years, and 18 games across the Red Alert, Generals, and Tiberian universe, someone very near and dear to the heart of the C&C franchise will soon have a message for you, to be communicated world-wide in "early July". Make sure to bookmark CommandandConquer.com, as this person will drop his message at just the right time.

Sam

Marc5002 · 9th Jul 2009, 15:46

I Liked Red Alert / Red alert 2 : Better then C&C the First
But I Found tiberium sun the hardest so far in all Series Specially with Firestorm

C&C 3 is After firestorm that people think Khaine was dead : khaine wrath was so Great Sequel making game pretty Sick
I can't wait C&C 4 to see the story : I played all C&C : general was just a spin-off not related by any mean to C&C universe

C&C universe is all readable on Wikipedia / findable on youtube / buyable trough C&C first Decade

In Khaine wrath we are leaved with a huge mystery in the end : waiting to know what the mystery is

jezmck · 9th Jul 2009, 16:17

They've also recently (10 days ago) set up a page on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Comman...r/128901912624) so I'm sure there will be announcements on there too.

BlackMage23 · 9th Jul 2009, 16:29

I thought C&C3 was not too bad, but I did feel that there were too many models in RA3 whcih made it feel a bit cheap and that they were trying to to use that as a selling point to hide the bad game.

perplekks45 · 9th Jul 2009, 17:42

Haven't played any C&C since Tiberian Sun. Still remember having awesome nights playing Red Alert over LAN. Good ol' memories...

yakyb · 9th Jul 2009, 17:48

i would still be playing RA2 multiplayer if it worked over tcp

Xir · 9th Jul 2009, 18:51

I liked C&C3 sp but not mp.
And RA3 never really...errr worked? Huge lags even in sp

dancon3105 · 9th Jul 2009, 19:11

Formally announced over on the official website
http://portal.commandandconquer.com/portal/site/cnc/

Do miss the challenges from Generals/Zero Hour (max brutal enemies, all maps etc)

9th Jul 2009, 12:59	#1
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9th Jul 2009, 14:15	#6
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9th Jul 2009, 13:02	#2
p3n Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 731	EA will never put the effort in to balance a game properly, else why would people buy the next game (CnC MP is getting worse every game)? rant

9th Jul 2009, 13:37	#3
lewchenko Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	I never bought RA3 because the last C&C was pretty poor in the multiplayer department. Sync issues / problems setting up games / balance issues etc. (A friend did but recommended I stear clear for the same reasons!) So I went off to play a decent RTS game instead (Supreme Commander Forged Alliance.... vastly more complex, but rewarding nethertheless). Oh.... and I hate how C&C games are zoomed in to like 2" from the ground with practically no zoom out. So unless the above has changed... Im not buying, even if it does have the usual hotties !

9th Jul 2009, 13:39	#4
PT88 Minimodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 23	It all went downhill after Red Alert 2.....

9th Jul 2009, 14:17	#7
kondichael What's a Dremel? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	:S I only want Generals 2.

9th Jul 2009, 14:35	#9
PT88 Minimodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 23	RA3 was a pure waste of 30 quid CNC3 was ok, but it had serious balance issues, and because of that there where a stupid number of patches needed, with 2 or 3 being 200meg+ But i still loved it for Mammoth tanks with rail guns!!!!

9th Jul 2009, 14:56	#11
CommandandConquer What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Generals was the best, best balance, most fun game to play, just disappointing campaign but by far head and shoulders above the rest in online play. This could be good, just as long as its not got the same poor balance and game play of everything since generals Hopefully they will release a beta!

9th Jul 2009, 15:46	#14
Marc5002 Minimodder Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 25	I Liked Red Alert / Red alert 2 : Better then C&C the First But I Found tiberium sun the hardest so far in all Series Specially with Firestorm C&C 3 is After firestorm that people think Khaine was dead : khaine wrath was so Great Sequel making game pretty Sick I can't wait C&C 4 to see the story : I played all C&C : general was just a spin-off not related by any mean to C&C universe C&C universe is all readable on Wikipedia / findable on youtube / buyable trough C&C first Decade In Khaine wrath we are leaved with a huge mystery in the end : waiting to know what the mystery is

9th Jul 2009, 17:42	#17
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9th Jul 2009, 18:51	#19
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9th Jul 2009, 19:11	#20
dancon3105 What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Formally announced over on the official website http://portal.commandandconquer.com/portal/site/cnc/ Do miss the challenges from Generals/Zero Hour (max brutal enemies, all maps etc)