Command and Conquer 3 demo releasing 20th Feb

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#1 Doom_HellKnight
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Just posting for people who don't visit the Command & Conquer 3 Forums and didn't see Slamer56's post stating that the demo will be releasing 20th February... Well still not sure where it says 20th but thats what he said ;)
http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/candc3/demo/
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#2 DDX2
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YA BOI!!!!!
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#3 bigmit37
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Not a fan of RTS games...but I hope you CC fans have your expectations met.
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#4 smokeydabear076
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Awesome news! I can not wait to play it.
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#5 Maverick-DBZ-
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Thats great news! I been waiting awhile for a good RTS game!
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#6 Whermacht02
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Woohoo!!!

You made my day... I will defnitely download the demo.

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#7 ltplmessenger
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i'm not the biggest rts fan as i used to be, more or less FPS now. but the nostalgia from CC definitely makes me want to get the demo when it's out :)
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#8 Apenoot
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Awesome news! Especially so since that dissapointment called Supreme Commander :D
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#9 DDX2
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Awesome news! Especially so since that dissapointment called Supreme Commander :D Apenoot

how did SupCom disappoint?

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#10 Apenoot
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SupCom dissapointed me because it was bland. No feel with the units, hassle with air units getting without ammo, graphics aren't nearly as good as expected (and I had everything on max) and the zoom function is kinda cool but when zoomed in I can see my ground units but not my planes, and when zoomed out I can see my planes but ground units look like two-pixel ants. So what I started doing was playing mostly in zoomed out mode, which basically means I'm looking at some sort of strategic map-based game.

Perhaps I dig micro RTS more, I dunno, but I think a game such as Company of Heroes beats SupCom easily in terms of graphics, gameplay, athmosphere and overview.

Or it could be I should try and give SupCom some more time, but at this point I don't even feel like trying. (I did kinda like TA though -- maybe I would like SupCom more in multiplayer since I also thought TA sucked in SP)

PS: It would be fair to note I base this on the DEMO of SupCom

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#11 stavredzikov
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Supreme Commander lol!!! stupid!!! boring!!!...........
Command and Conquer 3 i hope its be one of the best games in 2007
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#12 mrbojangles25
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Interesting timing...same day Supreme Commander gets released.  Maybe EA is hoping to steer a few people away from SC, hmmmmmmnah?
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#13 Nullerman
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SC is to messy. Tbh i dont care if it claims its big strategy etc with many untis. It gives little in terms of tools to control these vast amount of untis other then simple group controls like 1-9. So its basicly build lots of units and send em on Attack-Move against the enemys base.

I just hope C&C3 stays true to the old C&C games. I liked generals but i dont like the peon or worker system. I want a return to the old C&C base building and production. Also the way C&C have always handled air. I like the fact that you build a platform for each aircraft which they fly missions out from. Again not like in SC where air units are to much like normal units. In C&C air units is more of a support asset that you task to a specific skirmish or task on the map.

I hope C&C3 lives up to my expectations, but im a bit skeptical but we will have to see. Just hope my comp can run it he he.

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#14 SHEjK
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Great news! Cant wait to try it, i hope it will be a blast. C&C series rules!

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#15 zaman48
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lol, ya, it's weird that their releasing the demo the same day that supcom comes out...

i think im gonna try the demo of this, but i probably wont buy it, heck, i don't know if i'll buy SupCom either... i've played way to many RTS', i thinki im gonna take a break and try a different genre...
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SupCom dissapointed me because it was bland. No feel with the units, hassle with air units getting without ammo, graphics aren't nearly as good as expected (and I had everything on max) and the zoom function is kinda cool but when zoomed in I can see my ground units but not my planes, and when zoomed out I can see my planes but ground units look like two-pixel ants. So what I started doing was playing mostly in zoomed out mode, which basically means I'm looking at some sort of strategic map-based game.

Perhaps I dig micro RTS more, I dunno, but I think a game such as Company of Heroes beats SupCom easily in terms of graphics, gameplay, athmosphere and overview.

Or it could be I should try and give SupCom some more time, but at this point I don't even feel like trying. (I did kinda like TA though -- maybe I would like SupCom more in multiplayer since I also thought TA sucked in SP)

PS: It would be fair to note I base this on the DEMO of SupCom

Apenoot

k, fair enough.

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#17 indzman
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WOW ! Thats really a good news .

Thanks to OP .

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#18 Gun-Unit
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Nice ill be downloading that on the 20th. :D
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#19 Ramp4nt
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Really looking forward to this, love the CnC series (especially RA2). With SC turning out to be a massive disappointment, i am even more pumped. If they deliver on what they promised, the online will be immense.

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#20 BloodMist
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Awesome, i can't wait to get to the battles of GDI and NOD again.Oh yeah and SupCom owns your ass.
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[QUOTE="Apenoot"]Awesome news! Especially so since that dissapointment called Supreme Commander :D DDX2

how did SupCom disappoint?

After playing the demo I got a real bad taste in my mouth.  I can't explain it in detail except to say they replaced innovation with huge maps. There is nothing REALLY new here.  The zoom out ability is cool and lets you control all your units from extreme distances....  but the game world seems bland and lifeless.  In their effort to make it huge they forgot to give it life.  I still have it reserved, and I will still get it, but I am not as hopeful as I once was. 

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#22 venombrood
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One thing I didn't like about SC is that the UI took up like half the freakin screen! They really need to overhall that UI and shrink it down somehow.
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#23 neonsuperstar
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Hmm. All i can say is that i can't wait for it to be released. Although personally i have reservations about the whole scrin thing... the demo shld include some scrin missions so we can see if EA screwed the whole cnc with the introduction of this fairytale race and then decide whether or not to get it :D
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#24 dannyw7982
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Reading this thread just reminded me to pre order so i just have:). Can't wait for this game have been long time C+C fan. If demo info is correct at least it will do for now until march 30th (seems a lifetime away).
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#25 smokeydabear076
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[QUOTE="DDX2"]

[QUOTE="Apenoot"]Awesome news! Especially so since that dissapointment called Supreme Commander :D Johnny_Rock

how did SupCom disappoint?

After playing the demo I got a real bad taste in my mouth. I can't explain it in detail except to say they replaced innovation with huge maps. There is nothing REALLY new here. The zoom out ability is cool and lets you control all your units from extreme distances.... but the game world seems bland and lifeless. In their effort to make it huge they forgot to give it life. I still have it reserved, and I will still get it, but I am not as hopeful as I once was.

Lifeless is a good word to describe it, I might buy it anyways though.
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#26 nutcrackr
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demo then preorder unless it sucks
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#27 theking52
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Yup I really want to try this game out.

As for SupComm ... people you can move the UI to the side or whatever if you want. Use Alt+Mouse.

Also for the zooming, use space and mouse to change camera angles and ctrl+v to lock camera so it doesn't go back to the default angle. Also the locking will remove all those life bars and all that other stuff if someone doesn't like that.

I personally keep the camera angle near ground level and watch the fights.
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#28 hybridmoments12
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Just hope to god EA doesn't scar a game that Westwood put such a good name on.  Believe me I am hyped, seeing that I own every Command and Conquer game that was ever released, and this one looks awesome.  It's just been such a long time since one has been released I don't want to get all hyped up and then be let down.  We Shall See...
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#29 valdarez
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Thanks for the link. Looking forward to playing C&C 3.
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[QUOTE="DDX2"]

[QUOTE="Apenoot"]Awesome news! Especially so since that dissapointment called Supreme Commander :D Johnny_Rock

how did SupCom disappoint?

After playing the demo I got a real bad taste in my mouth. I can't explain it in detail except to say they replaced innovation with huge maps. There is nothing REALLY new here. The zoom out ability is cool and lets you control all your units from extreme distances.... but the game world seems bland and lifeless. In their effort to make it huge they forgot to give it life. I still have it reserved, and I will still get it, but I am not as hopeful as I once was.




have you tried playing against other players? i never played TA and i'm not fond of supcom due to the lack of infantry - where's the fun in killing unmanned robots? - but i get the impression that supcom will be really wild against another player (the demo AI was utterly awful, even on hard) - vs a good player, and with the massive maps, the large scale battles taking place at multiple points on the map should be pretty damn intense... you're right that there's nothing new though, i din't intend to buy it - not yet, anyway - but large scale battles and coordinated air/land/sea fronts - while it's not "new" per se, i've never seen it done like this in a game before
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[QUOTE="Johnny_Rock"][QUOTE="DDX2"]

[QUOTE="Apenoot"]Awesome news! Especially so since that dissapointment called Supreme Commander :D A-S_FM

how did SupCom disappoint?

After playing the demo I got a real bad taste in my mouth. I can't explain it in detail except to say they replaced innovation with huge maps. There is nothing REALLY new here. The zoom out ability is cool and lets you control all your units from extreme distances.... but the game world seems bland and lifeless. In their effort to make it huge they forgot to give it life. I still have it reserved, and I will still get it, but I am not as hopeful as I once was.




have you tried playing against other players? i never played TA and i'm not fond of supcom due to the lack of infantry - where's the fun in killing unmanned robots? - but i get the impression that supcom will be really wild against another player (the demo AI was utterly awful, even on hard) - vs a good player, and with the massive maps, the large scale battles taking place at multiple points on the map should be pretty damn intense... you're right that there's nothing new though, i din't intend to buy it - not yet, anyway - but large scale battles and coordinated air/land/sea fronts - while it's not "new" per se, i've never seen it done like this in a game before

Yes, I will definately be trying PvP when it comes out.

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#32 Einhanderkiller
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I personally thought that the Supreme Commander demo was the best demo I've ever played. It's a little intimidating at first, but once you start investing a few hours into it and learn some of the strategies, it becomes really, really fun.
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One thing I didn't like about SC is that the UI took up like half the freakin screen! They really need to overhall that UI and shrink it down somehow. venombrood
[QUOTE="DDX2"]

[QUOTE="Apenoot"]Awesome news! Especially so since that dissapointment called Supreme Commander :D Johnny_Rock

how did SupCom disappoint?

After playing the demo I got a real bad taste in my mouth. I can't explain it in detail except to say they replaced innovation with huge maps. There is nothing REALLY new here. The zoom out ability is cool and lets you control all your units from extreme distances.... but the game world seems bland and lifeless. In their effort to make it huge they forgot to give it life. I still have it reserved, and I will still get it, but I am not as hopeful as I once was.

I totally agree with you. At first the game seems awesome, even after employing several strategies. But then it gets dull fast and the environments are too lifeless as you say, as well as the units. Have you looked at a crater after a nuke goes off? It looks painted on. Anyways the gameplay is fun at first because its new, but then it just becomes repetitive and tedious on large maps at best. Unfortunately, after playing the Beta and Demo, I have decided not to get SC.