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Mark Asher wrote:
> 
> > Nicolas <ni...@worldnet.fr> wrote in article
> <01bc3fc2$f1087580$5611...@worldnet.fr.sct.fr>...
> 
> > War2 is a very popular game but and because it is very simple. War2 is
> very
> > much in limited in a matter of tactics and number of units you can build
> on
> > a map. I have played many games of War2 and they were all looking very
> much
> > like the other games of War2 I played before, which never happens when I
> > play Red Alert.
> >
> > Tell me why a game between 2 players is as much interesting than a game
> > between 6 players in War2?
> 
> Although I much prefer C&C to War 2, I have to say that Westwood dropped
> the ball with Red Alert. There's a severe game imbalance that tilts the
> advantage towards the player who builds tanks quickly. I had hopes at one
> time that Westwood would address this serious multiplayer problem, but they
> seem content to count their money, which is disappointing to me. And
> where's a patch for RA after all these months? I guess it was more
> important to get C&C Gold and Counterstrike done rather than patch the
> game.
> 
> > Oh, by the way, you say that Blizzard makes better games than Westwood...
> > Did not Blizzard make the dullest and least interesting game in the
> World,
> > Diablo? I am going to sell it after a very few games.
> 
> You'll find plenty of buyers. Diablo is one of the best games to be
> released in the last few years. It's safe to say that your view is in the
> minority.
> 
> > You say that RA runs slow on you PC. You sure have a 486. Every games
> > programmed under Direct X will run poorly on your 486, including Diablo
> and
> > every future games from Blizzard, including Starcraft, of course.
> 
> Diablo runs very smooth on my P-120. Red Alert takes a long time to load
> and save games, but beyond that runs ok. I don't think Westwood did a good
> job of optimizing the code.
> 
> > Now this last test: take a unit and send it from one corner to the
> opposite
> > one. What will happen? In C&C and RA, the unit will make its way (if not
> > killed, of course) to its destination. In War2, you will find the unit
> > stupidly staring at a tree in the middle of the map. So... Tell us again
> > what game is superior?
> 
> Hard for me to stand up and cheer the AI in either game. Diablo, on the
> other hand, has very good creature AI.
> 
> Mark Asher
> 
Sorry but I have to agree with Nicolas. Diablo is a very boring game.
hack, slash, get gold, kill monster, hack,slash, get gold, kill
monster...I would only recommend this game for a newbie because of the
ease of control, great interface, and simplicity. I played it through
once and was so bored I sold it immediately therafter.