Gaming & Gadgets

[Aaron-GS Community Connector]

Hey everyone,

For those of you who may not already be aware, Supreme Commander 2 is officially released for the PC on March 2nd and for the Xbox 360 on March 16th.  In anticipation of the event, Best Buy® will be hosting a live chat here on our community forums with some of the creative minds behind the game.  The chat is scheduled to take place from 7:00pm - 9:00pm CST (that's 8:00pm - 10:00pm EST) on Monday, February 22nd, so make sure to be here with your questions about the game!

About the Game

Experience brutal battles on a massive scale!  In Supreme Commander 2, developed by Gas Powered Games, players will wage war by creating enormous customizable armies and experimental war machines that can change the balance of power at any given moment.  Take the role of one of the three enigmatic commanders, each representing a unique faction with a rich story that brings a new level of emotional connection to the RTS genre, or fight the battle online.  Where do your loyalties lie?

STORY

Set 25 years after the end of the Infinite War, Supreme Commander 2 starts with the galaxy reeling from the recent assassination of the newly elected president of the fragile Colonial Defense Coalition.  The members of the Coalition – the United Earth Federation, The Illuminate and the Cybran Nation –blame each other, and the early rumbles of war can be heard throughout the galaxy.

FEATURES

• Take on the role of three enigmatic commanders; former friends from each of the unique factions -- The United Earth Federation (UEF), The Illuminate and the Cybran Nation -- who get dragged into a conflict of galactic consequences
  
  
• Explore a rich, character-driven single-player game which spans over 18 missions and delivers a new level of emotional connection to the RTS genre, or take the battle online for an exhilarating multi-player experience
  
  
•  Fight action-packed battles on a massive scale, waging war with enormous land, air and naval units in visually spectacular environments, brought to life by all-new rendering technology and a true evolution of RTS controls on both platforms
  
  
• Upgrade and customize armies with new weapons and technology and deploy them instantly on the battlefield, turning a base-level tank into a high-powered, multi-barreled, anti-aircraft-sporting multipurpose battle unit
  
  
• Deploy wild experimental war machines that can change the balance of power at any given moment.  Experience a streamlined economy and redesigned UI that put the focus squarely on combat, battlefield tactics and high-level strategic decision making, and give improved player feedback in Strategic Zoom view

Please note that developers are subject to change and that there is a chat server limit of 500 guests for this event.  Additionally, a transcript will be posted within 24 hours of the chat session for those that cannot attend.

[oscar3034]

Hello, First of all I just want to say I enjoy playing SS it is a great game. I also enjoy playing RST as well as strategy games like civilization 4. I can't wait to chat with the developers to see if they might have this features that I like playing so much on my games. Let me tell you if you might like it. If you have ever played the game civilization 4. You have the ability to make packs of war like if you are my ally and anyone else goes to war with you, that ally with go to war with you as well. That is a defensive pack. There are a lot more diplomacy packs. I like that too. Some other feature's I like as well are the border permissions that have it. But they didn't include border permissions as for Earth resources that I would like to see on Supreme Commander. I have no problems with the tech trees of advancements. That is fine with me. But I would like this features on Supreme Commander 2 or 3 if they make one. I enjoy RST games as much as the next guy but I would like to see features that slow strategy games have like border permissions and diplomacy packs. One last note, I am a kind of person that likes war as a means to and end when they don't want to surrender their evil wars. Couldn't there be a Supreme Commander that gives you an option of surrender or allowing diplomacy to win the wars as well. Thanks for reading my message. I can't wait to chat with the developers. Thanks have a nice day.

[Sting]

How does surrendering allow you to win?

[oscar3034]

Well surrending would make you lose. But if you were on the other hand and your enemy wants to surrender, you would win by diplomacy. That is why I said or win by surrender and win by diplomacy. End the war by given them a chance to surrender to you and you allowing diplomacy to surrender to you. To surrendee would lose.

[AllWires]

Sweet, can't wait for the chat! I wonder which devs will be there.

[oscar3034]

I forgot to meantion. You could also win by not surrendering to you enemy but by being his ally if he chooses to recieve you as an allie. If either of you two beat of the competition, you both guys win since you allie together or ask the weakere one to surrender and that would only make you win.

[Sting]

Oscar, those are terrible ideas for a game where people want to see epic battles, not play sim city. I hope they dont allow you in the live chat.

[oscar3034]

That's ok. It is your free right to have an opinion. However if people don't like my idea they should argue it with me on the chat session. Whom ever doesn't like it they should state their opinions. Just as I am doing. We have a mouth to speak up.