(NEW great POLL !) What is your favorite Real-Time Strategy game? ULTIMATE REDUX

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#1 the_hitman_guy
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I would've made more specific answers if I could make more than 5 answers. These games aren't at all exhastive, but they are some of the most popular.

Every Answer contains games that are tied together by something, like style, gameplay, scale, or tactics. I'll get to know what kind of RTS games you like more. But DO post your one most favorite RTS ever!

Total War games do not count because a huge portion of them is turn-based like Civilization.

Here's how they are tied together:

Answer 1: Age of Empires II OR Age of Mythology OR Rise of Nations ORTotal Annihilation OR Supreme Commander (huge scale and complexity)

Answer 2: Any C&C game except for C&C Generals (unique, distinctive design and tactics)

Answer 3: Any RTS by Blizzard (WarCraft II and III, StarCraft) OR C&C Generals OR Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth I/II (unique, distinctive design and tactics)

Answer 4: Company of Heroes OR Sacrifice OR Warhammer 40 000: Dawn of War(3-D, resources are amassed by capturing strategic points, and other similarities)

Answer 5: Any fully 3-D RTS set in space, such as HomeWorld and HomeWorld 2 OR Darwinia OR DEFCON: Everybody Dies (a grand sense of ultimate battle)

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#2 brain20035
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Age of Empires 2

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C&C
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#4 pyire
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Geez, I don't have a favorite but, the C&C series including the Red Alert games, AoE 2, Star Wars Empire at War incl Forces of Corruption, WC 2 & 3, oh and StarCraft, these are all superb rts in my opinion. :P Iguess I won't be casting my vote in this poll unless you add an option including all of these :D
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#7 Uncle_Uzi
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Total War games do so count...

Rome: Total War FTW!

It's the only game that you exercise actual tactics and strategy, and it's not just "who can build more units faster"

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#8 stevendiep_100
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Company of Heroes. C&C games have been crap since westwood died
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#9 Micoor
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Starcraft and Warcraft 3 are my 2 favourites by far.
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#10 marcuskickass
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i would have to say i liked warcraft 2 and 3 alot more than the other games in the rts genre so i chose the Blizz games...but Company of heroes was bucket load of fun too
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#11 humbugdude
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I have played SC since Beta, so to speak, but I have to vote for Company of Heroes. The first of a hundred games I've played that didn't bore me (either with buggy code like BF2142 or repetitive gameplay of otherwise stellar games like Oblivion).
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#12 the_hitman_guy
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Total War games do so count...

Rome: Total War FTW!

It's the only game that you exercise actual tactics and strategy, and it's not just "who can build more units faster"

Uncle_Uzi

Uncle, I agree with you. The Total War games are some of the best strategy games around. However, because of the turn-based gameplay and the fact that it's sooo different than the other RTS games up there, it shouldn't really count.

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#13 TotalX5
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Total War games do so count...

Rome: Total War FTW!

It's the only game that you exercise actual tactics and strategy, and it's not just "who can build more units faster"

Uncle_Uzi

LoL.....

And you don't exercise actual tactics and strategyin WC3?Well the noobs who have 20% win rates don't, but thats why they suck.

RTS for me is about microing every unit for me, and you't cant micro anythingin Total War series.

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#14 deethle
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Dune 2 :) it was good alright but maybe it's Age Of Empires 2 or Settlers 2

edit: oh, and ofcourse Dawn Of War!

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#15 the_hitman_guy
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[QUOTE="Uncle_Uzi"]

Total War games do so count...

Rome: Total War FTW!

It's the only game that you exercise actual tactics and strategy, and it's not just "who can build more units faster"

TotalX5

LoL.....

And you don't exercise actual tactics and strategyin WC3?Well the noobs who have 20% win rates don't, but thats why they suck.

RTS for me is about microing every unit for me, and you't cant micro anythingin Total War series.

Ease up on him, man. You like micro, he likes macro.

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#16 the_hitman_guy
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Dune 2 :) it was good alright

deethle

Do you still play that?

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#19 Spartan874
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warcraft and starcraft definetly

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#20 Bromz
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dow and company of heroes, relic ftw.
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#21 the_hitman_guy
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Where are those guys -- Ein-7919 and emmm78 -- who thought that Homeworld is the best RTS ever?
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#22 GarchomPro
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Age of Empires III but since only 2 is ther il choose that
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#23 madrocketeer
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I'm too tired to participate in this thread again, but I still got to ask, why did you try to invite people from System Wars to this thread?
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#24 deactivated-5f033ecf40fed
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Starcraft, followed by Dawn of War.
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#25 Doom_HellKnight
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It's too hard to decide between the Relic RTS' and Westwood's Command and Conquer series.
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#26 GIJames248
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Age of Empires 2

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Quite simply the best RTS evermade although I recently picked up a copy of Warcraft II and find it to be the best "simple" RTS I've played. Age of Kings is still the best due to it's almost flawless balance and deep gameplay.

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#27 madrocketeer
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I'm too tired to participate in this thread again, but I still got to ask, why did you try to invite people from System Wars to this thread?madrocketeer
Nevermind, you just got your three-day suspension.
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#28 Judza
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C&C games.
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I don't have a favorite but I voted for Dawn of WAr
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#30 orangeviking65
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not very many homeworld fans here right now.
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warcraft 3.

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Dawn of War, i love the Mutliplayer....
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#34 Funkyhamster
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Age of Mythology... with AOE2 and AOE3 in second place.
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#35 waspoeder
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AoE II !
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#36 dbowman
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I don't think Total War is technically an RTS game, but it is far and away my favourite strategy game.
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#37 the_ChEeSe_mAn2
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Command and Conquer games FTW! CnC 95 was THE first pc game that my dad bought for my 7th birthday about 2 years after it went into the bargain bin. It was the first game that got me hooked to pc gaming.
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#38 WARxSnake
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relic is the king of rts
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#39 Hoi-Yant
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StarCraft, hands down. Although if it weren't for a somewhat clumsy interface, Homeword would be a somewhat close second...
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#40 Staryoshi87
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Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings. That game defined the RTS genre then and is still fun today... imo.
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#41 NemesisLives
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C&C, before EA took over

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#42 stif42
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COH is great because of the ambiance and gameplay.
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#43 gamerwiz09
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Wheres Star Wars: Empire at War?
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#44 WARxSnake
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i think world in conflict is a strong contender for being the best rts of the year and even for a while now, evidenced partly by their rock solid beta that had less (or no problems) compared to full retail games already out there
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#45 the_hitman_guy
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Wheres Star Wars: Empire at War?gamerwiz09

Consider it in the last category, along with Homeworld.