Guest DarthMaulUK Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 As mentioned, the end of this year and early next sure sees some RTS heavy weights back in action. 2005 Age Of Empires 3. Civilization IV Black and White 2 2006 Battle for middle earth 2 Warhammer Empire At War Casear IV to name but a few. Theres alot of games out there all fighting for our money but which one do you think will stay the distance? Good multiplayer is the key to any strategy RTS game - Rebellion went on for almost 3 years online and Age Of Empires still is played! The chances of most of these titles spawning expansions are extremely high - especially the ones from EA (expanded everything) Put your vote and views down below. How will you spend your hard earned cash? DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorNerve Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 There is a reason I keep watching Star Wars movies and collecting the toys... and it's the spirit of the fantasy I enjoy so much... if EAW hits the mark I bet it has major staying power. 5 years worth even. My $$ is with EAW personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroZticles Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I think AOE 3 will last the longest but there high graphics will kill most gamers but even still there engine is set up better for online gaming. Empire at War might surprise me and be great and have replayability but its doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Alec Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 AOE3 wins in the end. A gut feeling from AOK and AOE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general ackbar Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 i say EAW because i feel it will have a huge replay value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer517 Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Yeah especially with the mods that are coming already for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorNerve Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I get the feeling AOE3 is nothing more than a visual update across the board. I dont think that game will be anything new when it comes out. EAW will definately have new ways of playing an RTS so I can't consider AOE3 as a long runner. People will see it for what it is... another AOE with more eye candy. Also... think about how much of a team AOE3 has. Microsoft is spending mucho $$ on it and I hear a ton of it is graphics alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut1985 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 EaW....no question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starmark2k Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I think this poll is extreamly bias considering we are in an E@W forum, It's almost as bad as the "will you get KotOR 2" poll in the KotOR2 forum... the answers yes otherwise you wouldn't be there. The same is true here, I'd advise you edit the poll and Remove E@W and have what other game will last the distance. All that aside i voted for E@W anyway as i'll proberly only get that 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Its not really bias at all. I've put in some extremely big titles in the poll. Yes, you might expect EaW to win because thats what we do here, but its upto you all to give us your views and consider all the facts. DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoM Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I picked Black & White 2 just because...I'm expecting it to pwn. A lot. Thats kinda that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garbageben Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 As much as I'd like to say EAW, I think Battle for Middle-earth 2 has a good chance of being played the longest. Fans of the movies and books will play it. There are many people that still play BFME and I bet many of them will switch to #2 and continue playing it for a while. As for me, since I am getting both, I will play both online, but probably EAW more so because of the game itself. (8 player space battle skirmishes are going to rock!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 I say Civ IV because the Civ games have awesome replay values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu7 Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 I'm waiting for Civ IV as well, but the RTS that I'm really waiting for is Company of Heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthWar42 Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 I couldn't really decide between AOE3 or EaW, for multiple reasons. First off, the AoE series has already generated a huge fan base that followed from AoE1 to AoE2. I'm one of them. I broke off when I found Rise of Nations, personally, but the point is that a lot of people will buy AoE3 because they're already playing or have played and loved AoE2. Another thing about AoE3 that will attract more people is the high-end graphics, attracting a lot of people who just value visuals over all else. There's also a lot more publicity for this game, and a lot more is known about the game functions for this game than others (probably because it's closer to release than most, right?). However, I think that the time setting might throw people off. Seems to be, and correct me if I'm wrong, but most people really like medieval combat (east and west), World War 1 & 2 combat, modern combat, or futuristic combat or fantasy. There seems to be a gap where the colonial-to-victorian era, muzzle-to-muzzle combat interest should be. I know people out there who like this stuff but I don't know many, this might bring AOE3 down a bit. EAW probably has a good chance. For one, there's been a lot of non-classic era Star Wars games released lately, namely the KoToR series, Jedi Knight/Dark Forces games, and the SW:BF stuff. There's also been some crappy things done to other games like Star Wars Galaxies, like bringing in Clone stuff and making it more powerful than classic equipment in a classic setting. A lot of games have been warped by Episodes 1-3, but this one shows promise to the classic Star Wars fans who have been left in the dust for a while and there's quite a few of them. Secondly, the star wars games have an even bigger fan base than the AoE series, and there's a lot of those fansthat will buy it at release. Still, my vote goes AOE3, just have a feeling it will pull ahead, but I don't intend on getting it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Civ 4 had better have a new battle approach. I'm fed up with losing five Panzer tanks to one archer. Age of Empires 3 looks positively awesome, as does many other games in production. I think EaW will be fun and get a moderate fan base, but I don't think it'll become a classic. But we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general ackbar Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 This RTS will have some interesting features! http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/supreme-commander/ looks like it could be one of those games that revolutionizes the genre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn2008 Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 It's between EaW and AoE 3 in my opinion. I love both but i am way more loyal to star wars. Im putting my dollars toward EaW cause it looks like I will finally get a worthy real time strategy star wars game. But AoE 3 will be a major competetor because there games are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK_Viceroy Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Age Of Empires 3. In my Opinion one of the main contenders Civilization IV Not really sure about Black and White 2 Isn't really an RTS it's in a genre of it's own Battle for middle earth 2 Hasn't a chance in hell Warhammer Does an expansion pack count? regardless though I doubt it'll be THAT good it's only putting in the imperial gaurd something like Necrons would have been better Empire At War In my Opinion one of the main contenders Casear IV Will end up being a cross between age of empires and a Rome Total War Clone the series is good bu it's getting a little long in the tooth since there wern't any "DRAMATIC" differnces between 2 and 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Andrew Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 I personally think EaW will win. Why? Besides the droves of Star Wars fans who will purchase it, many Command and Conquer fans will because former Westwood developers are working on the game, and I bet it will have a C&C feel. Besides, I think the main draw of AoE 2 was massive sword battles and sieges, but since AoE 3 is set in the New World, I think all what it really has going for it is naval clashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn2008 Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 I personally think EaW will win. Why? Besides the droves of Star Wars fans who will purchase it, many Command and Conquer fans will because former Westwood developers are working on the game, and I bet it will have a C&C feel. Exactly! EA made a huge mistake when they shut down westwood. So this game is also attracting the hardcore westwood fans. Their fans will probably get this game cause it, like you said, will have that C&C feel to it. AoE 3 just doesnt have that much of a fan base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoM Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Black and White 2 Isn't really an RTS it's in a genre of it's own If you're evil, you make that genre to somewhat rts-ish...With physics and 500 feet tall creatures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroZticles Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 AOE series>3000 players SWGB>100 players Theres replability for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Not everyone plays online. Plus, the AOE series has been around a lot longer than Galactic Battlegrounds. DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroZticles Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Thank You for furthering my point ^ Star Wars has been around alot longer then AOE and if E@W is basing all there sales towards Star Wars fans and not appealing to RTS players then this game will crash faster then Windu's discussion points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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