is starcraft or warcraft good for new pc gamer

Originally posted by kira bang i am a new pc gamer(or gonna be one once i get a new comp)what are some good rts games for noobs(consoles dont have good rts games)i was thinking starcraft or warcraft

Well I just started getting into the RTS genre myself, and the first one I bought was the Wacraft 3 Battlechest! Awesome game! But you have to be VERY patient when playing online. I've only played about 6 matches so far but I've lost every one of them... badly But I still need to play the Campaign so maybe that'll help me out...

Oh and I've played the StarCraft expansion "Brood Wars" and it really surprised me. I thought I wouldn't like it because let's face it, the game is like 10 years old lol But like I said, I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the little bit that I played of it.

But I also heard that a real simple RTS that is good for n00bs is Command and Conquer 3. But I've never played that so I can't vouch for it, just what I've heard.


Edited by Nomad - 31 Jan 2008 at 6:52pm

Originally posted by kira bang oh ok thanks those will be on my buy list now

Awesome!

Originally posted by syn the learning curves are VERY steep (as in, unless you're amazing at micromanaging every unit and building, you're gonna get stomped).

LOL word man!
I've lost every single game so far
But oddly, it's still very fun

Originally posted by Solo yeah nomad watch the replay i sent you a few more times :P     but YES the campaign playing it through improves skill tremendously

Hahaha yeah man I will for sure!

Really? Ok great I'll prolly just put my online gaming obsession with WC3 on hold for a bit so I can complete the campaign :D

Definitely play through the single player story lines. Think of them as the online tutorial. For an RTS noob, you may want to consider the Battle for Middle-Earth games. If you're not into the lord of the rings story line, you may not like the game, but it definitely has an easy learning curve. Another great RTS would be the Dawn of War series, but it's extremely difficult online. 

Originally posted by Dashuu Definitely play through the single player story lines. Think of them as the online tutorial. For an RTS noob, you may want to consider the Battle for Middle-Earth games. If you're not into the lord of the rings story line, you may not like the game, but it definitely has an easy learning curve. Another great RTS would be the Dawn of War series, but it's extremely difficult online.

Awright I will for sure! It'll be hard to step away from the online arena (even though I get beat up pretty bad) but I'll do it Well I am into the lord of the rings storyline so I may just have to check that one out. Oh and I DL'ed the Dawn of War and Soulstorm demos from Steam and I really liked them! But I could see how they would be tough online

Originally posted by Dashuu Yeah Nomad, ever since they added the unit limitations the online game came alive! It used to be about who had the biggest guns, now it's about who has the best strategy.

Ahh really? Yeah I like the game uses a kind of terrain system where for instance, if you are in a crater, you have more cover than the dudes standing on the street.

Originally posted by kira bang i will get starcraft and warcraft batllechests and  c&c 3

Awesome! Although you may want to think about C&C3 a bit more. Don't take my word for it, but I've been looking at the game more and lots of people are saying that there is not a lot of strategy involved, just basically who can build a mass of tanks the fastest etc. So that may be what you want, or it may not be. Just sayin' ;)

Originally posted by kira bang all right i will look into it. thanks for the feed back

No problem!
Hit me up on Battle.net when you get the WarCraft 3 Battlechest!
My account name there is: Faelin

higher apm doesnt mean a better player

That was my point of the "spamming" comment 

I started playing DOTA in wc3 again, its so addicting, nomad you might like it if you haven't tried it already.

Originally posted by Nomad Originally posted by ncavig That was my point of the "spamming" comment  Yep! But yeah man I'll add you to my friends list for WC3 I'm pretty much a beginner though "digitalgrin" right?

Yeah I suppose...I make new names all the time since it's so hard to find games once you win a few in a row. If you want, we have a vent server as well we chill in when we play. That's probably a better way to get ahold of me.