Command & Conquer 4 in development?

News Portal · **Posted:** 24 Jun 09, 11:21 am

With EA's drive towards mainly new intellectual property at this year's E3 event, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that the publisher is sitting on one of the most loved strategy franchises of all time, Command & Conquer.

Today, rumours which have burst through the might gates of the Internet have revealed that a fourth title in the series, allegedly named Command & Conquer 4 is in development or pre-production, according to a survey that was circulated by a British market research company.

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Blaze56 · **Joined:** 12 Jun 05, 11:32 am **Posts:** 1139

Arg, im sure thier was a post from EA about the next game being Generals not from the tiberium series.

nit3hunt3r · **Posted:** 24 Jun 09, 11:46 am

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Play in the first RTS game with MMORPG-like player progression in which you are rewarded every time you play. Every unit you kill in single player, multiplayer, or skirmish gives you experience points that allows you to level up your abilities and unlock new units, powers, and upgrades to your arsenal.

Wat? Do I hear some grinding noises?

SuBw00FeR · **Posted:** 24 Jun 09, 11:48 am

That's the dumbest thing I've ever read. Even from EA that's really bad.

We're gonna have people that rock at the game with all these upgrades/unlocks and people who suck at it are gonna be left in the mud with their basic units that can't do poop against the unlocks, GG.

mini15michael · **Posted:** 24 Jun 09, 12:12 pm

Sounds a lot like what AOE3 did... but I can't remember how its system worked

Mr_Cyberpunk · **Posted:** 24 Jun 09, 12:19 pm

unlockables in an RTS are completely stupid idea- the only time they work is if a tech-tree is used and this is usually as a means of controlling gameplay flow- not as a reward.

EAs game designers are idiots.

Rogue · **Joined:** 5 Jun 04, 1:45 pm **Posts:** 2274

nit3hunt3r wrote:

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Play in the first RTS game with MMORPG-like player progression in which you are rewarded every time you play. Every unit you kill in single player, multiplayer, or skirmish gives you experience points that allows you to level up your abilities and unlock new units, powers, and upgrades to your arsenal.

Wat? Do I hear some grinding noises?

Urgh.

exe3 · **Joined:** 30 May 07, 9:25 pm **Posts:** 3282

sounds ok to me, or maybe I just don't understand what these features mean

I hope the cinematics are more varied than last time, make em 3rd person like in Tiberian Sun and have some of them outside!

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(There goes all hope of Command & Conquer: Generals 2, I suppose.)

that's a good thing imo

Trido · **Joined:** 21 Aug 04, 12:10 pm **Posts:** 371

nit3hunt3r wrote:

Quote:

Play in the first RTS game with MMORPG-like player progression in which you are rewarded every time you play. Every unit you kill in single player, multiplayer, or skirmish gives you experience points that allows you to level up your abilities and unlock new units, powers, and upgrades to your arsenal.

Wat? Do I hear some grinding noises?

Well according to the remarks from EAs CEO (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009 ... fronts.ars) maybe grinding XP will allow you to not put points into units to make them more powerful, but maybe it will unlock the ability to purchase more powerful units?

EA make some good games, but for the most part they are the devil.

antzpantz · **Joined:** 9 Jun 07, 5:47 pm **Posts:** 13

How about EA actually fix multiplayer and bring back epic 8 player matches. None of this 6-player crap!

Daleet · **Posted:** 24 Jun 09, 3:28 pm

What's with this obsession of upgradeable and unlockable content as you play... this is a RTS for Pete's sake... (whoever Pete is). I hope they don't take that direction.

As for

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(There goes all hope of Command & Conquer: Generals 2, I suppose.)

... I hope you're wrong. I'd gladly welcome a C&C:G2

Winged Sandals · **Posted:** 24 Jun 09, 3:43 pm

+1 for generals 2

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Introducing the first mobile base in RTS games: The Crawler. Focus on the action as the Crawler becomes your all-in-one base, which can be deployed and redeployed anywhere on the battlefield for even more strategic options.

wat about mcv...

Krankite · **Posted:** 24 Jun 09, 3:50 pm

how about an actual single player ending rather than just a setup for a sequel/expansion...

also +1 for generals:zero hour 2 (without the expansion it was crap)

Sabbath Void · **Joined:** 2 Sep 08, 3:47 pm **Posts:** 198

Westwood could have made C&C last for an eternity and keep it fresh... A conclusion? what a load of crap

Zombywolf · **Posted:** 24 Jun 09, 5:56 pm

I have an adequate metaphor for this.

You are 12 years old - aware of what the real world can be like, but still fresh, young and naive. You are playing with your dog Bingo who has been with your family since you were one year old. Growing up, you couldn't have asked for a better companion (you are an only child).

EA walks up to you in a grey, sterile pinstripe suit, and shoots your dog in the neck (CnC 3). Having missed Bingo's head, he withdraws a baton from his jacket, and procedes to beat your best friend about the head with a nightstick (CnC 4).

Bingo lies dead, cold and bloody on your front lawn, as EA calmly steps into a black limousine and drives away.

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