Supreme Commander Previews

I completely agree, Moneyshot...

TA spawned many mod groups and "we" (our group) created half the initial tools for TA and new units, maps, etc....

It was a prosperous time for modding and TA in general (ode to Cavedog)...

Unfortunately... I feel the same way as does some of the original TA veterans...

SupCom is a definate successor but the scale is way too large... You can't enjoy it and half the game was spent staring at dots on the global map. Sure the design is amazing... the tactical possibility is fantastic...

But 1000 units, mass armies... over time... it just isn't as fun as TA....

In TA ... that 1 single unit could make or break the way... even a single Jeffy! Now you have to create uber super units to succeed and the units under level 3 instantly are obsoleted...

I want to like it... I seriously do... I was in the beta also...

If the scale was half the size.... or the battles smaller... or game was slower... it might be as fun as TA was...

Otherwise ... meh.... :L

What concerns me about SupCom is that because of the massive maps, most of the time you need to be in zoomed out mode. I briefly tried the beta and you hardly ever get to see it up close like those set up screenshots. This really messes with the immersion and I was pretty bored with it. Not to mention that all the weapons firing sound like generic laser sounds which gets highly annoying.

I might need to give it another chance but to me it wasn't anywhere near as fun as it looks. I'm pretty much done with games though so your mileage may vary.

I didn't stay zoomed out all the way. Most of the time I was in the normal RTS view. I was playing the hacked version though so my experience differed. The weapons really are lacking in this game. They are all the same! The one thing I like about this game is its massive throw everything you got into battle style of gameplay.