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In his article Thomas M. Turner wrote:
> 
> 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.

Yep, I think there are a *lot* of different strategies possible in RA:
- the "massive tank" attack (OK, how boring) (who builds massvie hordes
of Mammoths for this one ???)
- the "massive gun tower and bunker" attack
- the "chronosphere a MBF into your base" attack plus the above "gun
tower attack"
- the "steal all your credits with a bunch fo thieves" attack (which is
really great in longer games, hehehehehehe)
. . .

If you have the credits to build a huge army of tanks, then I have the
credits to do all of the above. It all depends on the map. (try the
massive tank attack in a sea scenario without land connections !!)

> 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.

In Warcraft II you have to be in control all the time and if you have
the time to build a huge number of mages to make one of them invisible
and get a blizzard into your base then simply go over and squish 'em
flat with a horde of Ogres with battle frenzy. Remember, that you can
build Ogres before you can build mages, so there should be a lot more of
them out there and the Paladin isn't coming close to beating them in
combat!!! Once you have battle frenzy just dance into your opponent's
town and demolish his (or hers) castle ... *poooof* no more credits, no
more complicated buildings .... GAME OVER

Just ignoring the technical differences, there is one point which makes
C&C and RA more playable: you can mark groups and easily go to them,
which makes complicated strategies a *lot* easier to implement.

            CHRISTOPH