Command and Conquer Generals anyone?

[TotalBiscuit]

Yes, I know it's not as good as the other ones, before Hamma opens up :p I've got Zero Hour and I'm a tad sick of playing againts arseholes I don't know, and would rather play against arseholes I know. Also there's an ace WW2 mod called Blitzkreig 2 to be found here (http://www.derelictstudios.net/blitz2/index.php) which is awesome in multiplayer.

Anyone else up for it?

TB.

[ChewyLSB]

I used to play Generals all the time, but after Zero Hour came out, I didn't play it as much. I basically stopped playing because I really hated how powerful the Chinese Gattling Tanks were, and I was a Vanilla USA player.

But maybe I'll play, if no one else will.

[Kyonye]

it is a very good game but with my connection, i can't play.

[Angel_of_Death]

Hey I'm up for that, but I'd need to reinstall and I'm going out now. Some other time, sorry.

[TotalBiscuit]

Hey I'm up for that, but I'd need to reinstall and I'm going out now. Some other time, sorry.

Yeah that's no problem, as long as I know a few people are up for it.

TB.

[MrVicchio]

I used to play as well, was in the beta too.. but it became near immpossible to find a match where people would set out common rules and follow them.,

I loved playing 4 on 4 matches, I would play USA, and build an aurora strike force, to take out at least one of the opposing players entire Bulldozer force, and HQ.

[TotalBiscuit]

Ya, that's an oldy, works viciously well with a 10 minute ceasefire rule (which is why I bloody hate them ;))

TB.

[Lartnev]

Generals is more fun than most of the other C&Cs (especially with ZH). But Red Alert was a classic :D

I, however, suck at RTS games and prefer to bomb the shit outta naff AI ;)

[Kyonye]

Red Alert is definately a classic. i'm replaying Red Alert 2 now

[oddfish]

Red Alert is GOD. i love it. Build Eight Heavy tanks and end it fast. muahahaha

EDIT: for RA2, just overwhelm 'em with G.I.'s..

[I Hate Pants]

I stopped playing after I kept getting my butt kicked by my friends. The GLA get nothing to compete against the US and China. Everything they have is weak and can easily be countered.

The only strategy I had was wait till I could get my deployable tunnel and place it in the middle of a US base and destroy all thier power with bomb trucks and bikes. Then move my tanks and buggies in.

That was the only way I could win.

Until then I would build massive AA defense and just turtle it out until I had a decent force.

[oddfish]

I stopped playing after I kept getting my butt kicked by my friends. The GLA get nothing to compete against the US and China. Everything they have is weak and can easily be countered.

The only strategy I had was wait till I could get my deployable tunnel and place it in the middle of a US base and destroy all thier power with bomb trucks and bikes. Then move my tanks and buggies in.

That was the only way I could win.

Until then I would build massive AA defense and just turtle it out until I had a decent force.

The GLA are terrorists for a reason. Your strategy IS supposed to consist of a lot of suicide bombing and quick, vicious, costly strikes. Sneaky shit, too. Lots of sneaky shit.

[I Hate Pants]

yeah, but the sneakyness was useless in-game. Especially since my friends would build hundreds upon hundereds of units which could detect hidden units and surround thier bases with them.

Not to mention the mines in China bases which surrounded the buildings.

[ChewyLSB]

And plus, they do have some powerful units. Scorpion tanks with the missile upgrade, are, like, $600. Scorpion Tanks with missiles are awesome.

EDIT: Well, that's part of the problem. GLA Players need to constantly harass the enemy and not let them get up that high.

[oddfish]

The idea is to do a somewhat threatening frontal attack w/ Quad Gunners and Scorpion tanks w/ upgrade and also send RPG troops after their supply lines so they have to concentrate on two different things WHILE you flank 'em or tunnel 'em with suicide bombers on bikes and bomb trucks and what not. GLA assaults have to be very dynamic to work.

The U.S. strategy is your traditional tank rush or air assault.

The China strategy is to attack with an onslaught of Armor and Infantry. Battlemasters, and Troop Crawlers. game over.

[Black]

WH40k: dawn of war 4 teh w1n :p

[oddfish]

WH40k: dawn of war 4 teh w1n :p

:nod: si senior.

[TotalBiscuit]

Heh, play my GLA side and we'll see if they're weak or not.

GLA is not for the fainthearted. They do not have the technological marvels of America, or the brute force of China. They require a devious and quite frankly bastard-like mind. If you've got that, GLA is great. GLA is about hitting them whenever and wherever you can, when they don't expect it, keeping them constantly on their toes. I've had games where I blew up so many of their buildings that they spent all game and all their money trying to rebuild them rather than attacking me. By the time they'd teched, I had 16 rocket buggies and a fleet of scud launchers knocking at their doorstep.

That's the way you play GLA.

TB.

[Angel_of_Death]

Ya GLA is not for me...and 'tis a pity, I'm usually the bastard-like races.

Just installed Zero Hour (always had it, never installed it, just played normal), you guys put me in the mood to start playing again. I have no idea how online works, but we should set up a game sometime soon.

[ChewyLSB]

I actually liked smaller multiplayer skirmishes in Generals better... I would mostly 1v1, sometimes I would 2v2. But I felt anything bigger than that lagged way too much.

[TotalBiscuit]

Ya, smaller skirmishes are certainly the win. Large games become a case of, let's gang-bang everyone until one side wins.

TB.

[Ivan]

...let's gang-bang everyone until one side wins.

TB.
:eek: :huh: KINKY! :lol:

[MrVicchio]

USA = Strategic Control of the battlefield

China = Mass Zerg Rush with heavy armor

GLA = Gurillia war.


If you understand that, you can win with any side.

[JetRaiden]

I used to looove generals. but then there was Dawn of War, then RTW. My RTS plate is full.

[Derfud]

I liked generals for the reason that playing as GLA meant you could win without having to use "the rush". My favourite startegy was to take technicals load one worker in it, drive near the enemy base, and build suicide terrorists and suicide bomb their base, once I got demo trucks it was pretty much done. The generals abilites were also pretty cool. I Stopped playing online when I got kicked from every single game I joined. Why is that you ask? 'cuz ur record sux'. I never remade my account, always used the same one for online play, so I had a record that accurately reflected my games, instead of a "re-rolled" one if you will.

[I Hate Pants]

Im game for some generals. All this talk has made me want to reinstall it. We should do teams or something. Although I expect to get my ass kicked. Haven't played in months.

[TotalBiscuit]

USA = Strategic Control of the battlefield

China = Mass Zerg Rush with heavy armor

GLA = Gurillia war.


If you understand that, you can win with any side.

Heh, or in the case of USA Zero Hour Generals, mucho cheese. Aurora Alpha's are flagrantly overpowered in every respect, there's no excuse for that crap. Cheaper.. yet.. more powerful? Huh? And don't get me started on bloody airforce Generals with fricken lasers that can shoot down 1000 missiles a second.

TB.

[MrVicchio]

TB, don;t let the USA build air fields :)

[ChewyLSB]

Heh, or in the case of USA Zero Hour Generals, mucho cheese. Aurora Alpha's are flagrantly overpowered in every respect, there's no excuse for that crap. Cheaper.. yet.. more powerful? Huh? And don't get me started on bloody airforce Generals with fricken lasers that can shoot down 1000 missiles a second.

TB.

Yeah, you just have to strike the Superweapon general before the player can get that powerful...

[Infernus]

I miss Generals... I used to play it a lot, but now I can't seem to find the CDs, or the cases...