Command & Conquer

I made a preorder! lol....

I still play Zero Hour online... in my opinion, was the best CNC ever! WHen I saw the preorders of generals 2, I rushed in and bought it.... all because I love cnc generals zero hour... a great game. I agree with you, a generals zero hour HD version with mode multiplayer modes and a online automatic progress save mode when a crash would happen, would be awesome. Do you play online? My nickname is "Gamod", find me there (zero hour)

I would agree with you if this would sound like a decent CNC, but free to play games (equals to lazy dev game), plus no single player, no generals 2 like we used to know (generals 1 and zero hour)... doesnt seem so cool. And btw, after CNC 4... this is the worst news ever! I made my preorder for generals 2 and now they just changed their mind....? Bahhhh!

I just wanted an upgraded version of generals and zero hour, with more vehicles, more customization, more multiplayer modes, more teams, more balance, more general star levels and specials, counter-attack special weapons, more defensive structures and navy units... and good upgrades in the visual/design of the game but faithful to the generals and zero hour designs.

Is this the END?

Free to play games,... hummmm... will it be good? usually free to play games are those lazy made games that dev make... hummmm..... i really wanted a good generals, so good as the first one... this new one looks too different? too futuristic? for a generals (??????)

Still playing cnc zero hour, lan and online. nickname: gamod

True, sad but true.

Ok, maybe they will bring generals 2 inside the CNC universe, but why not a retail version? Why just an online version? And will it be a scrap gen2 version?...

Blizzard is really the best company ever for PC, coz they really can deliver a SC2 that feels so good as SC1, or a D3 that feels like D2! WHY EA/BIOWARE/WESTWOOD... CANT DO THE SAME? WHY? I just wanted a decent cnc generals 2, as good as generals 1 and zero hour! ..............

Ok, this was the worst thing EA and Bioware could do to the cnc franshise... I was really looking forward for generals 2, a good generals, like the first one and zero hour.

BASE FACTIONS:
USA
CHINA
GLA
EU

EXPANSION PACK:
USA SUBFACTIONS / GENERALS (Laser General, Air Force General, ...)
CHINA SUBFACTIONS / GENERALS (tank general, nuke general, hack general, ...)
GLA SUBFACTIONS / GENERALS (toxi general, stealth general, ....)
EU SUBFACTIONS / GENERALS (tesla or gforce general, lab or reserach general, time control or lightspeed or chrono general, ...)

Would be much better to save the sub-factions for the DLC or Expansion Pack. I really hope they bring back the same Factions from Generals 1 and plus a new and the Subfactions *now, as a retail or DLC / Expansion, just as long there is,its perfect.

I am really curious for more details about this game. They say it will be released in 2013 and till now we don't have any big news since it was announced in 2011... The day will come.

But tell me, wouldn't be awesome to have this factions in generals 2?
?? Maybe this could give them some ideas for the Expansion/DLC pack.

Well, lets wait for some news...

That's really sad, because I really love what they've done with Generals 1 and Zero Hour. Would like to see every faction from the original plus a new one and after all the sub-factions/generals. I really hope they are reading the users feedback

Something similar to this...
...would be a good, a really good surprise.

Exactly, wrecks dont need to have an effect on gameplay, "in the same way for generals 1, it was good - stays for an amount of time" - I think its good this way, the generals 1 formula works perfectly. (maybe they could stay a little longer since pc's can handle more stuff now, just for the visual effect, and of course disappear after awhile, it gives the feeling "time is passing" and stuff is coming back to normal, just like generals 1).

I am more for a single box version with the 3 factions there

"a cool cover would be the 4 rectangles showing half face of the generals of each faction like the introduction of generals 1 from each general and just release the same box art, not 3 different versions. Or a holographic or those multi dimensional images that shows 2 or 3 images depending the position we look would be also nice"

USA, GLA, CHINA and EU would be great for the first factions. After, release an expansion pack, "Zero Hour 2", with sub-factions (generals) )


BASE FACTIONS:
USA
CHINA
GLA
EU

EXPANSION PACK/DLC:
USA SUBFACTIONS / GENERALS (Laser General, Air Force General, ...)
CHINA SUBFACTIONS / GENERALS (tank general, nuke general, hack general, ...)
GLA SUBFACTIONS / GENERALS (toxi general, stealth general, ....)
EU SUBFACTIONS / GENERALS (tesla or gforce general, lab or reserach general, time control or lightspeed or chrono general, ...)

in the same way for generals 1, it was good - stays for an amount of time

>/and another way of doing it, with an auto adjustable/variable value depending the bandwidth/internet connection, so no one would have to bother with that)

one miniature (really small) of each unit and base from the game, a towel or board with a CnC2 map printed (terrain), one general badge (with the rare number, very rare item), and a special invite /password for a special ed tournament that will happen in the first or second week after the global game release, an illustration game tips book, and 1 cd with the soundtrack.

a cool cover would be the 4 rectangles showing half face of the generals of each faction like the introduction of generals 1 from each general and just release the same box art, not 3 different versions. Or a holographic or those multi dimensional images that shows 2 or 3 images depending the position we look would be also cool

USA, GLA, CHINA and EU.

Command and Conquer Generals 2 should feel and play like Command and Conquer Generals 1 (just better)

<< After/Later release 1 DLC or/and 1 Disc Expansion called/like Zero Hour 2.

Russia feels more like CnC Red Alert.

For me the perfection Number of factions should be 4. USA, CHINA, GLA and EU. After they should release a Zero Hour 2 expansion and add the subfactions with more generals like they did with Generals 1.

I am not a fan of DLC because it feels like if I have to find every puzzle pieces to play the game with everyone in the same way. I prefer more an expansion like they did with Zero Hour, maybe just release it as DLC but also a Disc version, Like blizzard is doing with SC2 with their new expansion pack. A 20GB game + 20GB expasion bluray would be awesome

USA, CHINA, GLA and EU.

It should, I am really looking forward for more options, more upgradable selections

Yes, of course. Should be there particle canons, nuclear bombs, scud storms and more

USA, CHINA, GLA and EU = PERFECT

CnC generals and zero hour music was really good, they could keep the same style maybe add some more musics thar represents each faction.

USA, CHINA, GLA, the 4th Factions should be EU. Its generals 2, should be like generals 1

I think they could follow the same philosophy as generals 1, by keeping the main factions and later releasing a zero hour 2 expansion with sub-factions (more generals).

Just put an option to say how many wrecked units are visible or for how much time each wrecked unit stays, a more powerful PC will be able to handle millions or more time but others hundreds or less time.

The changes for Generals should not be "a change" but should be "an upgrade" to the Generals 1/Zero Hour game. It should play and feel like Generals, because when I think about Generals 2, I think About how great generals 1 and zero hour is. (I am still playing generals 1/Zero Hour online).

s generals 2, should be like generals 1, but better and bigger and with more options Why remove old factions? or remove functionalities if generals 2 its a "sequel" to generals 1. I love generals not because the "story" elements but essentially because the game itself, its a great MP/Online/lan game.

I think they should not cut any of the factions, but instead just add more 1 more faction, the EU. Why they remove something people like already? If its generals 2, should be like generals 1, but better and bigger and with more options.

I think a gravity control weapon would be very original, EU has many labs working in swiss and the biggest particle collider research, and EU its well know for their mathematicians, physicians and crazy scientists, secret lab work or eco systems, or biological researches

I m buying a Generals 2 game and later a Zero Hour 2 expansion

Mine works perfectly, still playing this game. Generals / Zero Hour is such a great game.

I do care, generals its all about USA VS CHINA VS GLA and their representative generals

I think its a great idea to bring EU but at the same time keep the original factions "USA", "CHINA" and "GLA", because its what represents cnc generals. The EU faction would be a complement. I love cnc generals/zero hour, and I do expect something similar to generals 1, just better and bigger.

In my opinion, all factions from the first game should be in generals 2, but add 1 more faction (EU) (after release an expansion pack with more special generals similar to zero hour for each faction), tweak the strategy, more upgradable options (general star ranking), more dynamic environments and actions (more rebellions and renegades, more buildings to occupy, maybe give a little more life to the scenario with people running scared and hiding inside the houses and soldiers (our units) invading and fighting to get the house and use it as a "bunker", and some protective shields or defensive solutions against big weapons would be cool too, like global jamming, hacking the nuke missile, deactivating the opponents electricity or power central to stop the particle canon, steal a satellite for the Chinese, copy other units as a cheap version - china made, //a cyber or hack general would be nice too, and maybe one high tech general that has the special ability or factory to fuse 3 - 5 combinations of units into some overlord Mech "mecha general")

*be faithful to generals design style and use some similar color pallets, and NOT something similar to blizzard rts game designs or cnc red alert 3 designs.

I think they should release a expansion pack like zero hour, maybe call it zero hour 2, adding the subfactions, like they did with the original generals Zero Hour.

EU factions should be maybe a faction of scientist generals/reserachers, maybe inspired a little in the Russian faction from ra2 mixed with onu stuff, mixed with british and french, german, italian, maybe they could speak also a little bit of esperanto or something .

If its a GENERALS game! Then we should have USA, CHINA, GLA and add the new one - EU. We all like the original factions from generals, it should feel like an upgrade, generals 2, should be generals but better not a different game under the same universe.

CnC should be faithful to the main CnC generals mp, add some modes like tower defense, or some team modes to fight against some waves of evil guys coming from one side of the screen, or invasion modes, where some players would need to defend themselves and the others would need to destroy those in the center, using adv tools for building faster walls and the others having special weaponry, also a mini mode 1vs1vs1vs1 called kill the general or bigboss fight, or generals fight, where everyone would start with only one general and an specific amount of units they would choose and they would try to kill everyone without being killed in an arena.

Dont bing the EA pass or some EA registration forms to play online, just a simple password when installing the game should be enough, like generals. I hate the EA online pass registrations, everything should be registered inside the game not in a webbrowser or something (user registration, nicknames, bla bla). Some games complicate with this. A Lan function should be added to the game, instead of trying to remove it due to piracy, innovate by adding a lan functionally that would check the cd key. Please, no disc inserted to play, it should be able to play without the disc after installed. the game keys, should be unique! and should be impossible to replicate. For example, It should require an ONLINE activation to unlock the LAN functionality. The game should have autosave function for online games and lan games. Or for example, ONLINE game should have more game modes and LAN mode should only have the default multiplayer game. Or Before entering the game the first thing we need to do is to put the pass that comes with the game disc and then download some menu files from the server,to active the LAN and ONLINE functionality., for game protection. Dont complicate too much, a simple CDKEY with a direct online activation will work perfectly.

Generals 2 should add navy units

I think if they add sub-factions, it should come with an expansion like Zero Hour, and it should be like the generals sub-factions, by generals specialties. Like airforce General, or Nuke general, and so on. Not by country, because that reminds me of Red Alert.

So generals subfactions are good but i think it should really come with an expansion pack like zero hour.

I think the original generals /zero hour speech were good the way it was, "units under attack" and then a "pointer" in the map shows where its being attacked. Maybe they could specificy which units are under attack, "your tanks xx are under attack" "your jets yy are also being attacked", "your soldiers xyz are under heavy fire", stuff like that.

Maybe in the center for the menu have a mini msg center, where each msg would have registered locations (gps) and info of the warning signs. Optionally we could press to see it bigger and all the other logs the line or by opening the log we could press any line and would instantaneously take us to the region or place that specific fight or warning is happening. When the units were not anymore being attacked, the log would be cleaned and stay empty. Like a notification console with one form that could be open to see not only the last notification but the ones that were also happening at the same time.

Windows and Mac(maybe) should be enough and fine. If EA comes up with a next gen console version, please, it should allow ppl to play with mouse and keyboard, or make a specific mouse/keyboard peripheral for the console editions. Its useless to play a RTS with a gamepad.

I think EU faction should have more units related to crazy scientist, physicians, mechanics, mathematicians. They could come with powerups related to "light speed", "teletransportation", "gravity control", or a gravitational controlling/manipulation related special weapon, "electricity manipulation", electromagnetic shields, secret research labs... maybe the special solider (general) a man that could clone and heal other soldiers in a specific spot with human solider clones would also be nice, with the machine called the "replikator"

This is a wonderful idea! And bring also the autosave option, just in case some multiplayer game crash we can start from the point we were left

I think its not important if its called EU or NATO, I like EU... What I am afraid is... if they forget to see that people love the factions from Generals 1 and Zero Hour and if they are trying to bring something totally new, by changing all the factions, they will only screw the CNC Generals franchise. I think they should bring USA, CHINA, GLA and add EU as a new faction, after release an expansion, similar to Zero Hour, maybe even call it Zero Hour 2, and add three more generals for each faction, add some special units, a bigger list of leveling options(upgrades- general stars). More multiplayer options (such as buildings available in the map, petrol areas, how many supply points, (add the retaliates surprises or having some locals fightback when taking a building or some special empty building), more mp game modes.

They could have 2 or 3 different types of special weapons for each faction, possibility to build walls and a special unit that could possibility build local shields that could be increased by building more energy close to the source of the field, like an electromagnetic bubble, so we could defend against the "special weapons" such as nuclear bombs, particle canons, scud storms, etc etc.

Also, dont make the game too futuristic, generals 1/zero hour, was already futuristic enough. We DONT want another tiberium wars. Generals for me its like a war happening in the year 2020 or 2030, NOT something in 2100 or 2300.

The Designs should look more like generals and not like SC2 or WC3 or Tiberium Wars, or CNC red alert 3, please dont make the units look like rounded toys, they should look like "real" soldiers (this is what made CNC so popular).

CnC generals/ zero hour its one of my favorite rts games and I really looking forward to buy Generals 2, so please, make a CNC generals and not something related with that universe. CNC should feel like CNC, liek Syndicate games should feel like Syndicate games, not like something else.

Just look at the example of blizzard - DIABLO 3 feels like Diablo 2 and 1. We shouldnt try to change the way we play a franchise and call that a innovation, because its not, if you want to do something else related to the world of that franchise, then call it something else and don't make it sound like a sequel. For some reason, a warcraft mmorpg was called World of Warcraft and not Warcraft 4.

Generals 2 should feel like Generals 1, just improved, with more stuff, options and more editable.

I think they are complicating too much the storyline, I really hope they dont make something so messed up as CnC red alert 3 (a big crap) (and I was a big fan of CnC red alert1 and 2, a now I dont even care much thanks to red alert 3. Generals its the only one its left without bad memories, so lets hope they make a wonderful job with the second one)

The Generals gameplay is great as it is, I would just add navy units, possibility to build walls to protect our buildings, bigger and destructive maps, a new faction to complemente the other 3 (china, usa, gla) /maybe EU? , more realistic design/graphics units, a great LAN functionality, a much better Online game functionality, more types of civil or armoury buildings to occupy by the soldiers, more powerups</ranking levels and options to unlock during or with the evolution of one match/game (the ranking of the general).

Essentially, the team its developing generals 2 should look at generals 1, coz everyone expects to look and work the same as Generals 1 just much better. Dont change so much a game formula that it is already great as it is. (Cnc3 Tiberium wars, Cnc4, CnC red alert 3 were trying to be something that wasnt a CnC... CnC should always feel much more real, and SHOULD NOT feel just like another wannabe Starcraft or warcraft, with similar "Toy" look and system...)

I am wishing all the team a great work and happy xmas/newyear