Elsword

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

starcraft 2

C&C Generals : Zero Hour had a vibe that's never been replicated. Red Alert 3 and Supreme Commander also come to mind.

Goblin Commander for PS2 I honestly keep forgetting about this, but at the same time remember this game.

Probably the cracker.

Homeworld

Best ever no clue.

For pvp most likely Starcraft should be of the best since the competitive scene was quite active.
Though for campaign i'll say Supreme Comander i do remember enjoying those 3 campaigns quite alot.
For uniqueness it would be a tie between quite a few titles like Starcraft, Suprem Comander, Rome: Total War, AoE, SpellForce...

Coh

Probably CoH2 multiplayer. Probably not any more. But for the time it was good (depends on the players obviously) it was peak RTS gaming.

Else the problem with any RTS is the AI - or rather the scripts which should simulate it. CoH2 had a good timing of engagements and stuff. A lot to do, very tactical, good balance. For single player i would not recommend it.

AOE3

I dont know if Europa Universalis counts?

I enjoyed it the most

Originally posted by Christian:

I dont know if Europa Universalis counts?

I enjoyed it the most

It´s real time, but grand strategy. RTS is the base building thing, and moving units around on a battle map, usually to either capture points, or destroy the enemy base / units. Or in single player to fulfill certain objectives throughout a campaign with scripted events.

Which is why total war also isn´t an RTS, even if You have real times battles. But no base buildings, as that´s done in the strategic and turn based layer. Like it´s more about to have it on the same map / layer.

Originally posted by Triple G:

Originally posted by Christian:

I dont know if Europa Universalis counts?

I enjoyed it the most

It´s real time, but grand strategy. RTS is the base building thing, and moving units around on a battle map, usually to either capture points, or destroy the enemy base / units. Or in single player to fulfill certain objectives throughout a campaign with scripted events.

Which is why total war also isn´t an RTS, even if You have real times battles. But no base buildings, as that´s done in the strategic and turn based layer. Like it´s more about to have it on the same map / layer.

Ahh. I didnt care for the RTS then. Mostly just grand strategy.

Clicking on people to make them chop wood, etc. Not really my thing.

Originally posted by DarkCrystalMethod:

Homeworld

I lent my copy of this and never got it back. I regret this decision.