Do you prefer RTS or Turn based tactics (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Tekkip20@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Personally, I'm more an RTS guy playing games such as command and conquer, AOE 3 (first aoe game I played) and supreme commander.

For the tactical side I have played the newer XCOMs and Commandos on PS2.

I don't know but the turn based ones never clicked for me, I prefer deciding in real time whilst my opponent is also scrounging up for resources and fueling their armies, I find it to be more engaging because you're trying to put more map control on you and time for better units etc.

For turn based, it was the core mechanic of waiting for your turn and hoping to fudge the other guy hasn't sussed you out with good placement.

What about you my fellow Lemmoid/Lemming/Lemmy user? What's the genre that you like most of the two?

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[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Is there a "somewhere in between" option?

I played the crap out of the OG Warcraft games, and thought online play would be fun, but I realized that I play at far too chill of a pace to stand a chance, but strictly turn based tactics games are teeth-grindingly slow, and even if I'm enjoying them, I still eventually get bored and quit.

[-] nogooduser@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I’m like that too. I can’t think or move fast enough for RTS but don’t have the patience for really thinking things through in turn based games.

Maybe the in between would be turn based with a time limit per turn.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Well, seeing as Hearthstone has been my go to phone game for ten years, I think you hit the nail on the head!

[-] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Chess basically solved how turn based games can still be pretty fast.

[-] Dud@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

The new Terminator RTS can be pretty difficult but you can just smack space to pause and asses the situation, issue orders, and then in pause. It's got a little jank to it but it's a really good RTS with some survival/scavenging aspects and some branching objectives.