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>I am still waiting for a strategy game which gets near to the Total Annihilation experience ... TA2 should be coming soon: http://www.pcgamer.com/chris-taylo

by rl3 10y ago

>I am still waiting for a strategy game which gets near to the Total Annihilation experience ... TA2 should be coming soon: http://www.pcgamer.com/chris-taylor-you-can-use-your-imagination-with-regards-to-a-possible-new-total-annihilation/ http://www.pcgamer.com/chris-taylor-you-can-use-your-imagina... That was 2013, so perhaps E3 this year we may see an announcement. Four years is usually standard for big projects. In the mean time, SC:FA on FAForever is your best bet.

edem 10y ago
I thought Chris Taylor was involved in Planetary Annihilation, no? PA was an utter failure.
- russnewcomer 10y ago
  Nope, CT wasn't involved in PA, but a bunch of other Cavedog vets, including Jon Mavor, one of the main developers on TA, were. I'm of the opinion that another CT RTS would be a project of 50/50 potential for TA fans. I love SupCom only a little less than I do TA, but I'm not a big fan of SupCom 2. On the other hand, some other old TA vets weren't big fans of SupCom, only to find themselves really liking SupCom 2. I never played PA, but I'm pretty confident I would be meh on it.
  - RandomOpinion 10y ago
    >I never played PA, but I'm pretty confident I would be meh on it. People like to trash Planetary Annihilation but it's not really deserved. Yes, it doesn't scratch the TA itch as well as one might wish but it's a decent game in its own right.
eslaught 10y ago
Um, you did hear about the failed Human Resources campaign, right? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/human-resources-an-apocalyptic-rts-game?ref=discovery https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/human-resourc... GPG went under right after that campaign (October 2014). Technically they got bought out, but who knows if the new owner wants to make the same kinds (or quality) of games.
- rl3 10y ago
  You're thinking of Wildman, not Human Resources. The latter was Uber Entertainment. Gas Powered Games went under in 2013.
russnewcomer 10y ago
Chris Taylor left Wargaming back in November, and while I'd expect Wargaming to be doing something with the TA franchise, based on their other games, I'm not sure that it is a game that TA fans are going to be too excited about.
- edem 10y ago
  Given that I played with WoT for a while I can say that I'm actually terrified about that monstrosity Wargaming will make out of TA...
- rl3 10y ago
  >Chris Taylor left Wargaming back in November ... I hadn't heard the news, that is terrible. It basically crushes any hope I had for TA2 being good. Figured they'd have just given CT free reign and had TA2 use a traditional retail pricing model ala Master of Orion, a Wargaming Labs project. It's still possible that could happen, but doubtful.
  - edem 10y ago
    Exactly my thoughts.

by rl3 10y ago

edem 10y ago

I thought Chris Taylor was involved in Planetary Annihilation, no? PA was an utter failure.

russnewcomer 10y ago
Nope, CT wasn't involved in PA, but a bunch of other Cavedog vets, including Jon Mavor, one of the main developers on TA, were. I'm of the opinion that another CT RTS would be a project of 50/50 potential for TA fans. I love SupCom only a little less than I do TA, but I'm not a big fan of SupCom 2. On the other hand, some other old TA vets weren't big fans of SupCom, only to find themselves really liking SupCom 2. I never played PA, but I'm pretty confident I would be meh on it.
- RandomOpinion 10y ago
  >I never played PA, but I'm pretty confident I would be meh on it. People like to trash Planetary Annihilation but it's not really deserved. Yes, it doesn't scratch the TA itch as well as one might wish but it's a decent game in its own right.

eslaught 10y ago

Um, you did hear about the failed Human Resources campaign, right? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/human-resources-an-apocalyptic-rts-game?ref=discovery https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/human-resourc... GPG went under right after that campaign (October 2014). Technically they got bought out, but who knows if the new owner wants to make the same kinds (or quality) of games.

rl3 10y ago
You're thinking of Wildman, not Human Resources. The latter was Uber Entertainment. Gas Powered Games went under in 2013.

russnewcomer 10y ago

Chris Taylor left Wargaming back in November, and while I'd expect Wargaming to be doing something with the TA franchise, based on their other games, I'm not sure that it is a game that TA fans are going to be too excited about.

edem 10y ago
Given that I played with WoT for a while I can say that I'm actually terrified about that monstrosity Wargaming will make out of TA...
rl3 10y ago
>Chris Taylor left Wargaming back in November ... I hadn't heard the news, that is terrible. It basically crushes any hope I had for TA2 being good. Figured they'd have just given CT free reign and had TA2 use a traditional retail pricing model ala Master of Orion, a Wargaming Labs project. It's still possible that could happen, but doubtful.
- edem 10y ago
  Exactly my thoughts.