Hey guys/gals,

I have been trying to get my hands on a kick-a$$ RTS games for the PC for some time but most I play are meh! Any suggestions??

OH, I love all the Age of Empires but I've played em' to the death. I did not like the Medievil Total war titles (including Rome YAWN!) and I'm no fan of warcraft, that'll make it a bit harder. OH, I already have command and conquer, its aight but nothing that keeps me glued.

Thanks in advance:)

Try the Dawn Of War series,

Dawn of war eh? I'll scope that for sure, thanks dude. I've been looking for soooo long.

Trust me its an awesome series,
Only 3 sofar with a 4th on the way soon
Dawn of war, dawn of war : winter assault, dawn of war : dark crusade,

I JUST looked it up on EB Games and check this. I went there last week to get it, although I called it warhammer not dawn of war cause I guess I'm an idiot. NEVERTHELESS, I asked the guy how many there were in the series and he said 3 or something but then mentioned they are not very good, which surprised me cause everyone said get that. Like a tool I asked what he thought was good andhe told me command and conquer. What a dork!

Thanks again!

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I JUST looked it up on EB Games and check this. I went there last week to get it, although I called it warhammer not dawn of war cause I guess i'm an idiot. NEVERTHELESS, I asked the guy how many there were in the series and he said 3 or something but then mentioned they are not very good, which surprised me cause everyone said get that. Like a tool i asked what he thought was good andhe told me command and conquer. What a dork!

Thanks again!

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Its all right, although if you just called it 'warhammer' , OK yes its based on the table top game but another rts game also based on the warhammer fantasy is 'mark of chaos' which is utter sh1te, maybe he thought you meant that one,

Of course you have missed one of the most classic series, that is Command and Conquer.
Going for OVER 10 years!!

Of course command and conquer, sorry CB, another really good game, however I like the amount of detail that is in the dawn of war series, from the texture of the land and the men, to the finishing moves the way they are styled, C+C seems a bit too tame to me

Sorry CurlyBen but if you re-read the postthan I do believe I mention Command and conquer, instead of warhammer (S**T), DAWN OF WAR I got the 12 command and conquer games (it was a bundle:)).. Likei said,its aight but I want skirmishes (sp?) I don't like campaigns, I want to start with nothing and build armies, Age of Empires was andstill is myfavorite, anything like that and ihave no worries:)

Albear, which one are you comparing with DoW as C&C 3 kicks bottom on the graphics side and the game play rocks.

BMI, C&C has a massive skirmish part to it and a huge fan base creating maps for it.

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Sorry CurlyBen but if you re-read the postthan I do beleive I mention Command and conquer, instead of warhammer (S**T), DAWN OF WAR I got the 12 command and conquer games (it was a bundle:)).. Likei said,its aight but I want skirmishes (sp?) I don't like campaigns, i wanna start with nothing and build armies, Age of Empires was andstill is myfavorite, anything like that and ihave no worries:)

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Eh, dawn of war kiks Ar$e and warhammer is not s**t, the detail on the models is immense.

CB sorry my experience of the CC series is limited to the old red alert 2, so yea I guess it would have evolved since then

DONE albear, I'm going to get it tomorrow. I checked screenshots and asked myself why don't I have this game??

Thanks a lot albear, I got lots of time at work and games are what keep me awake and not thinking about ex's LOL!

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DONE albear, I'm gonna get it tommorrow. I checked screenshots and asked myself why don't i have this game???

Thanks alot albear, i got lots of time at work and games are what keep me awake and not thinking about ex's LOL!

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Yeah, a little nag at the 3rd install meant though, you can only play as 2 of the 7 races, WHEN PLAYING ONLINE, if you play by yourself you can play as all 7, but if you want to play as the first 4 online you need the first game, or as the 5th you need the second game, they are such huge games though, plus I like it when the squads get within a certain range they put their guns away and go close combat its awesome.

Not much of an online playa. But from what you describe I'm all over this. I like big fights and hell yeah make them look cool and proper. Plus I like different races,that's why I love the ages, different units and stuff.

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Not much of an online playa. But from what you describe I'm all over this. I like big fights and hell yeah make them look cool and proper. Plus i like different races,thats why i love the ages, different units and stuff.

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Yea AOE is a decent game and I too like the fact of different styles of units and different attributes

If your not so bothered about the online content then I would recommend dow:dark crusade, the 3rd one, because in skirmish you can play as all of the races, and have matches with up to 8 different teams on one map,

Lol, I like having persistent bodies and scaring so that I can see all the dead, and all the places that have been hit by tank shells and the like, (that makes me sound quite sadistic doesn't it,)
It actually puts quite a perspective on how big the battle was

Last Question albear, should I buy all three, load them all up and rock it OR go one at a time?

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Last Question albear, should i buy all three, load em all up and rock it OR go one at a time?

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Like I said I my last post but it was an edit::, if your not that bothered about the online playing then go for the 3rd one, dark crusade, because you can still play as all the races , but by yourself in skirmish

Perfect,thanks a million. As for the sadistic part? Damn right you want to see the scope,how else would they know we were there? LOL! Thanks

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Perfect,thanks a million. As for the sadistic part? Damn right you wanna see the scope,how else would they know we were there? LOL! thanx

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s'all right ,anymore questions post them or pm me

Will do my man!