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>, david.best@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
Hmm, I like it a lot but am also fairly frustrated with the online=20
experience so hey, Monday and writing frenzy time.
> I bought this game a few months ago and I have to say, every time I
> play the game its freaking frustrating. From repeating cra****ng to
> too many morons out that that don't know to refresh their NAT or
> configure their systems properly.
By version 1.08 things got a lot better (but since the damn online=20
requires you to update it might well be worse again).=20
As far as firewalls in concerned, sheeeeeesh:
- why the need to open up a zillion ****ts? Use ONE and let your server=20
shuffle the traffic onwards to all the different services (third party=20
or not)
- autoconf the Windows firewall to help out the morons
- put up a nag screen until the user configures his firewall,=20
preferably with longer and longer timeouts :). Ok, this one is not good=20
for business but but but...
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> This is almost 2008 right? Then why are the maps almost the same
> freaking size as the original C&C? Give us some freaking bigger
> maps!!!!! Such that games take longer than 5 minutes to complete and
> that there are consequences to failed strategies. All this game is,
> like the previous ones, is a rush to grab the center or rush in
> general. You can tell within the first 5 minutes who is going to win
> a match.
You forgot RANDOM maps. Ok, that will/must arrive in any expansion.=20
As it is now people concentrate on learning one map down to the pixel=20
and then play only that. Or worse still, play only one faction on such=20
a map. Ok, so I can blacklist such people but it still takes up *my*=20
valuable play time.
As far as random maps are concerned, I had massive fun with the mod to=20
c&c (tiberum dawn I think it was). Using the Tiberium Sun map generator=20
for c&c let you play on huge random maps. Yiiiihaaaa. If someone=20
managed to MOD such an extension it's ridiculous the game designers=20
can't do the same. I really don't care if maps have small flaws or=20
stupid strategic chokepoints. Random is random for everyone playing.=20
And besides, good algorithms can fix most "map bugs".
Not to mention the speed setting is too fast for an old geezer like=20
myself. Let the players negotiate the speed setting. Each player sets=20
an interval of acceptable speeds and if they overlap an average from=20
that overlap is selected. As a perfectionist I much rather play with=20
half the speed compared to what you have thrown at you right now.=20
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> Man, there are so many problems with this game its not funny... I've
> played westwood games since the Dune II but this one has to be the
> worst in the genre. I won't be buying the expansion or buying the
> next game.
Actually, after the fluked Generals this is the best in the series.=20
Gameplay is fluid and for once quite balanced. If the maps were a lot=20
larger and random it would be almost perfect.
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Eskimo=20
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