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Re: C&C 3 [message #198886 is a reply to message #196893] Sat, 06 May 2006 21:56 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Earth to scope-junkie: snipers don't win games of Ren by themselves. Sniping is not, has never been, and will never be the definitive measure of "skill" in a combined-arms game. Where would your sniping get you if there wren't an engineer fixing the buildings back at base? Nowhere. What does a sniper do against heavy armor? Nothing, unless you count point-whoring as useful. How many buildings can a sniper take out on its own? None without buying a beacon, but anyone can do that.

And playing 1v1 in a team game is pointless. It defeats the purpose of the game, and thus means nothing. What does your single combat skill have to do with your ability to function as part of a team? Nothing.

I'll come right out and say it: I suck at duels. Lost every one I've ever played. Can't "snipe" for beans, either (and Ren ain't the only game that's true for). I still somehow get 2nd or 3rd place in almost every round I play, provided I played the whole round. What from? Fixing things, driving tanks, playing as anti-vehicle infantry, and so forth. On the flip side, I've seen plenty of little turds going around challenging people they don't like to duels, owning them upside-down and sideways, then getting royally reamed the moment they set foot in a real game of Ren. There's also plenty of people out there who kick ass at both (and others who can't do either). The two are mutually exclusive. One has no bearing on the other.

Not to mention that your skill in the game means jack shit about how valuable your opinion is to other members of the human race. If you're looking to impress people with your godlike skills of pointing and clicking, or your fantastic ability to focus on a single target, you're looking in the wrong forum. If you're expecting folks to stroke your ego just because you know how to handle a Deadeye, you've got another thing coming.

Now, back to the topic: Any "C&C" title produced by EA is going to suck, period. No Westwood, no deal.


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