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Re: RA vs. Warcraft 2 [Was Re: RA update (fwd)]

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From: crh... Lamar Rhyne
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 00:00
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In <01bc4538$66f74ee0$9264a186@thomas.turner> "Thomas M. Turner"
<Thomas...@uni.edu> writes: 
>
>Ok, anyone out there that thinks there is *more* strategy in Red Alert
than
>in Warcraft 2, bring it on...  Gee, let's see, I'll take the ... uh,
>Soviets and tank rush your shit - oh boy, I won, cool, that really
took a
>lot of thought.
>
>A person shouldn't *have* to edit a .INI file and *change the game* to
make
>it worth playing...
>
>Do you know how to stop someone from taking peons in Warcraft 2 that
are
>made invisible and flame shielded from destroying all your shit, you
paid
>10 more to build? What do you do when someone takes a pack of Mages
and
>starts a blizzard on your camp, and then uses a chain of invisible
spells
>so that you can't even kill the little bastard?  Oh, and when someone
>starts using guerrilla warfare with mages and the polymorph
spell...fun. 
>And of course, there's the matter of having to drill for oil, which is
a
>*strategic* feature that you have to think about if you plan on
building a
>navy, which you don't have comparable in Red Alert.
>
>I guess if you think Warcraft 2 is dull in multiplayer mode, you just
>haven't figured out how to play it yet...I'm sure I could kick your
ass in
>a few minutes.
>
>I would argue that multiplayer mode in Warcraft 2 is more *strategic*
than
>Red Alert.  It's the single player missions that are superior for Red
>Alert.  Oh, and you can actually save a multiplayer game in Warcraft
2...
>that's 2.99 strikes against Westwood right there!
>

  Here we go again. The WC 2 VS. C&C:RA wars. 
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From: crh...@ix.netcom.com(Johnny Lamar Rhyne)
Subject: Re: RA vs. Warcraft 2 [Was Re: RA update (fwd)]
Date: 1997/04/10
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