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Kris Eiriksson wrote:
> 
> The Eikenberrys wrote:
> >
> > In article <NEWTNews.859291...@neo.lrun.com>,
> >    Ky...@708644668.neo.lrun.com wrote:
> > >
> > >In Article<33377A...@tpgi.com.au>, <lro...@tpgi.com.au> writes:
> > >> Path:
> > news1.neo.lrun.com!news-out.internetmci.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tpgi.com.
> > au!usenet
> > >> From: Leslie Rooney <lro...@tpgi.com.au>
> > >> Newsgroups:
> > comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,alt.games.redalert,alt.games.command-n-conq
> > >> Subject: Re: RA PATCH NEWS [Re: RA update (fwd)]
> > >> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:10:06 +1000
> > >> Organization: A Customer of TPG Internet Pty Ltd
> > >> Lines: 23
> > >> Message-ID: <33377A...@tpgi.com.au>
> > >> References: <Pine.OSF.3.96.97031...@curly.cc.utexas.edu>
> > <01bc2f42$471c1120$679edaa5@marka> <332d3a6d...@news.powerup.com.au>
> > <5gfv2d$2...@tofu.alt.net> <3335b898...@news.inet.it>
> > <01bc37a5$3fed9e80$936ab4cc@EricAdams>
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> > >> Xref: news1.neo.lrun.com comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic:232610
> > alt.games.command-n-conq:8317
> > >>
> > >> Eric Adams wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > Why buy an expasion disk when there are tons of missions to download on
> > the
> > >> > net?
> > >> I would buy an expensive disc coz:
> > >>
> > >> 1)   it takes too long to download off the net, 100 files probably no
> > >> less that a couple of hours.
> > >> 2)   It's made by Westwood, and if we support them, they support us.
> > >> 3)   It's not only new maps, it's new units, new weapons, and more
> > >> surprises that we don't even know about, probably more music         too.
> > >> 4)   The box looks good in with the rest of the Westwood stuff.
> > >> 5)   It's worth it for only around $40.
> > >>
> > >> There. That is 5 reasons, thankyou, and try to support Westwood if you
> > >> want them to make more good games.
> > >>
> > >> If you do not want to support Westwood, then they will go poor, and will
> > >> stop making good games, then what'll happen? we'll be stuck with games
> > >> that are dull and boring, have crap graphics, and an impossible game
> > >> engine...what would you prefer?
> > >>
> > >> Leslie.
> > >
> > >
> > >Ok first I would like to state that Red Alert is very poorly writen.
> > >The game loads and runs so slow.
> > Ahem. what computer are you using? 486? My friend has a p75 with 8MB of ram
> > and it runs prefect through Win95.
> > >Warcraft runs better overall, and
> > >much better online and it was made how many years earlier?
> > Umm, 1.
> > >What I mean is Westwood is just out to make a date and not a
> > >quality program.  Why does Blizzards battle net have over 7000 people
> > >on it with no lag
> > no lag..... maybe for you. I've heard horror stories of lag on there that
> > surpasses quake!
> > >and Wchat has a shit load of lag with 400.
> > >I tell ya programming and lack of good beta testing.
> > >No points make this game good or a crappy expansion that includes things
> > >that should ahve been in the origonal version.  They just want
> > >more money.
> > Oh gee. Like BLizzard doesn't. "Oh gee, let's make a kick-ass game, then sell
> > it for free! Yeah, we'll stay in buisiness for a loong time now!"
> > >I think the game its self is very poor and heavly biased toward
> > >the russian side.
> > Russians can't win without tanks. If there's water, and you know how to play
> > right with the allies, it turns out to be very balanced.
> > >Which makes multiplayer suck.  I am not just
> > >a bitcher, I have been up to 400 on cases ladder out of 4000 people so
> > >i am good at the game,
> > Right. You probably tank rushed em all. And how did you get to 400 if you
> > didn't like the game? If you don't like it, why did you play it for so long?
> > >but am very dissapointed with some aspects of it.
> > Yeah, well, I'm dissapointed with a lot of things in Warcraft2, and life in
> > general. Nothing's perfect.
> > >I think DARK REIGN is going to blow every multiplayer strategy game off the
> > >NET!  Check out some of the info on it.  All and all some companies like
> > >Westwood just write crap (and put more time into the stupid movies and setup
> > >than the actual game) ie serria and others.  I don't plan to ever buy another
> > >westwood product considering the few i have now all suck compared to the 10
> > >other games i have.  The question I ask is WHY WHY WHY?
> > Because you most likely just buy a game, find cheats on the net right aay,
> > beat the game, then throw it away. Only with red alert, there weren't any
> > cheats, so you just gave up on it.
> > Dumbass.
> > Lordfly
> I think that Lordfly is right on the mark. Westwood makes quality
> products and is fast if you don't have a dick size computer, mine runs
> fine.

I agree, These days, a good motherboard and say p-133 chip is So cheap.
If you get one of them, Red Alert is damn quick. It also helps if you
have a good video card. If you can't afford those and you are still
using a 486, I like to say "TOUGH LUCK!!""

Most peole have a pentium now or they are planning to get one. Why on
earth should game developers take a backward step and produce games that
runs "well" on 486's and sacrifice the graphics and gameplay while most
have the power for those good graphics.