Spec an RTS for an RTS newbie :)

sup com is too hard for someone who is new to it.

my vote would be on dawn of war/c&c for the very first one, easy as pie than CoH, empire war,sup com etc
 
if u can still find on budget labels ..

Total Annihilation ....

Homeworld 1 + 2

Dungeon Keeper 2

Dawn of War an pks WA,DC,SS

Superme Commader FA

Dune2000

Settlers
 
Awesome, got loads of suggestions here to keep me going for years probably lol, thanks for the help :)
So far I'm going to give C&C generals a try (reviews seem to say its the best one)
also World in Conflict looks good so I'm going to see if I can find these in a bargain bucket at my local purple coloured retailer that probably cannot be mentioned :P
CoH is already ordered and on its way though :)
I'm definitely converted to RTS now lol just need to work on my 'micro' :D
 
just remember if you do get any of the games suggested to u ;)

to track down updates/patches for em ,

casue with these games they not only fix problems in game they tend to add stuff aswell eg: new units , unit upgrades , maps , weapons etc ....

so it can be well worth hunting down patches ;)

good luck an have fun ..

an remember u get better @ micro the mo u play the game ...

ohh yeah don`t just jump in an play the camp/skirmish modes straight away see if any of the games start u off on a tutorial mode first ...
 
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Welshy said:
Total War and Supreme Commander are hardly for RTS noobs... :p

I'd recommend keeping at CoH campaign, it's such a good game. Also think about the C&C series for more arcadey action.
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Total War is absolutely fine for "RTS noobs". Rome was the first RTS game I ever owned, and I got 100+ hrs from it. You can pick and choose which battles you fight in real-time, and the campaign map being turn based means you can have lengthy breathers between large battles.
 
Green_Giant said:
Total War is absolutely fine for "RTS noobs". Rome was the first RTS game I ever owned, and I got 100+ hrs from it. You can pick and choose which battles you fight in real-time, and the campaign map being turn based means you can have lengthy breathers between large battles.
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Exactly. Besides, the manuals are decent, and some functions can be handed over to the AI.
 
For a beginner definitely DOW2. The first DOW games were traditional RTSs, but the second one made away with a lot of the deeper management aspects of the game to create a more actiony, flowing experience. The singleplayer was great, and I haven't enjoyed a singleplayer RTS campaign since Dune 2! The multiplayer is hard as nails (was very amused last night that I gained a rank without actually having won an online match ever:p) but still probably more approachable than other online RTSs simply because the economic aspects of it are less developed.
 
GizmoTheMogwai said:
In my books, Rome Total War is probably the best RTS I have ever played.
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The first Medieval:Total War is better :)

In fact I personally think that Rome is the worst in the series!

Anyway, not sure if the Civ games count as being true RTS games, but they are great for newbies:)
 
starcraft and brood war addon, can't really get any better than that for a new player, starcraft is good honest, bread and butter style RTS plus it has a pretty good campaign and it runs on anything :)
 
Being a noob myself to strategy games I'd highly recommend Warcraft 3. It still looks great. The tutorials are excellent, easing you into the game.
 
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