Starcraft or WiC

I've been having this debate with my friend via email for the past two days. Which is a better and funner game to play at this point in time. I picked WiC and of course he picked Starcraft.

Now my arguement is this. Yes, I do believe Starcraft was the best RTS of all time, but right now, in this point in time...WiC is just a funner game. The Koreans really made Starcraft and what it is today. You go online right now, you would have an easier time getting into a WiC game than a SC game.

Its kinda like saying that Mario was the best video game ever made...but who plays that anymore.

What do you guys think?

 

I have not play wic before but I believe starcraft is one the best game for multi-player.

 

DAMN!! I voted SC by mistake... WiC for sure!!

 

I agree with you on the mario reference.

A more suitable comparison would be of WIC vs Starcraft 2 (when it comes out)

 

Starcraft or Starcraft2 will win. I played world in Conflic but the gameplay does not really suit me. But I liked its story

 

Warhammer 40K!
Supreme Commander!
Company of Heroes!

There are a bunch of RTS games I enjoy more than either of those, though I did have a great time playing SC for about 6 years.

 

company of heroes awesome!

world in conflict is way fun. especially its on such a massive scale. single player was great. multi is also fun.

 

I also forgot to note other RTS games of this era too. I would consider these better as well. Fact is, is that Starcraft was the first really good RTS to come out. Back in the day, RTS games were really just a joke.

But now a days, better and more inovative RTS games are coming out. Now lets say WiC or CoH were the only good RTS games out right now. They might have the same following as SC did back in the day. But since there are so many to choose from, this is not possible.

 

Starcraft Nukes < World in Conflict Nukes.

Enough said.

 

You should already change Starcraft to Starcraft2 so that the battle is fair. Starcraft is losing the the battle right now.

 

We can't really compare Starcraft 2 yet. Not even in beta stages yet. But from what I hear about the game, they aren't trying to change much, which kind of disappoints me.

 

Red Alert, C & C, Total Annihilation, Settlers, Heroes of Might and Magic etc. etc. all came out before Starcraft. I would not consider them a joke.

Hell, even Warcraft 2 was out before Starcraft.

 

Why are you comparing WiC to a game thats a decade old then?

 

Yes that is why you should compare it to a more recent releaseor verson of the game.

If graphics was the point for judging then The nuke of Starcraft is really weaker in awe than World in Conflict.

 

I just brought a debate that me and my friend were having to these boards to see what you guys thought. He swares that SC is the best RTS ever and at this point in time, still a better RTS than any other RTS out right now.

I would compare SC2, but no one has played that game yet.

 

Honestly, it's well-nigh impossible to consider these games on equal terms.

One could that Starcraft has an amazing balance between the three sides in the game. That's something that's not always achieved. There's also the unique flavor and style of each race.

It's also a decade old, and looking its age.

I would go for Starcraft as being a better game in plot and originality. There's no point in discussing graphics and special effects as WiC eats Starcraft alive there without question.

 

The best one is WC3 to coz of all the custom maps. Supreme COmmander would also be cool if it ran on my sys

 

Why not compare it with Red alert 2,3 or generals? At least they are actually in the same era. No aliens, no laser guns and no futuristic weapons and funny.

This thread would be better if we made the units/weapons battle.Im sure a cloaked dark templar would chop everyones heads off in WiC

 

I would just send a nice artillery strike in the that direction. I few good men might die from friendly fire, but those dark templar shall take a nice dirt nap

 

I dled the WiC Full Multiplayer trial a couple weeks ago and there were not that many servers at all. Repeat, this was the full retail version.

I played for about 5 days and I got bored of it really fast. Each round is like a hectic tug of war match, you win some, you lose some. I'm no pro nor a noob, but I found that 1 or 2 elite players on your team can win the match for you.

At least with Starcraft, you have replayability with user created maps. I can't wait for SC2 which should have even more advanced triggers.

EDIT: WiC can be bought on Amazon on sale for $18.

 

Yes, Starcraft 2 is WAAAAY better than WiC. I'm loving it!


Hehe!..."funner".

 

HAHAHAHAHA

 

WiC is the best RTS game ever made. Its not fictional like most games and the best part about WiC is there online ranking system.

 

Yeah, that part where the Soviets invaded America during the cold war really sucked!

 

He probably meant "WiC is based on real weapons, vehicles, and tactics, and not on some futuristic world". Maybe.

Anyways, I voted WiC.

 

Heh, I voted Stacraft, since that game is still being played and pretty much anyone can play it.And runs perfectly on any modern computer,so more networking possibilities.
I play a lot of Use Map Settings maps, RPG style and it`s cool.

 

WiC for me. I haven't played a lot in single player but the multiplayer is awesome.

Triple Nuke at MAX 1680x1050 on a 8600M GT @ 2FPS= AWESOME

 

LOL.

But you can't really compare the technology... the Protoss would just strike the Earth with an orbital cannon and be on their way.

As for your question, what is a better game at this point in time, I'd have to say World in Conflict. Starcraft is really too old now... I just hope that Starcraft 2 is what we've all been waiting for.

 

World in Conflict is a pick up and play, easy to learn fun bash. I jumped in and within ten minutes was beating high ranked players. Starcraft take weeks of practice to take on even intermediate players.

Plus, not building bases is awesome for an RTS.

 

Yeah that's a thing I like about it. Even if you're new to the game, as long as you know how it works, you can score pretty well against highly ranked guys.

 

If we'll be comparing WiC in 10 years to whatever RTS is out by then then WiC wins.

Until then, Starcraft wins. The uniqueness and balance of the races can not be underestimated, Starcraft is King in that area, and will be for quite some time, mostly because developers are too lazy to dedicate themselves to games like Blizzard does, to the point where Blizzard can cancel a game, when it's finished and they're still not happy with it, anyone remember Starcraft Ghost or that RPG based on Warcraft II (I think I have the ad for it on my Starcraft CD)

 

Exactly. Balancing a game with 3 races like that is a pretty big ordeal.
The original SC had the zerg in a disadvantage ,but BW fixed that.I'm waiting for SC2 ,it must be the most anticipated game in the last few years...

 

I voted SC. It owns.

 

Since the question was specific about this point in time, I voted for World In Conflict. Starcraft has already shown its age in many points, besides graphics which is quite obvious, like the role of hero units (which in SC means put it back in your base and never move it) or ease to biuld up an army.

Now, Starcraft is unique since the balance between the three different races is amazing. A totally different way to play and deal with each race. Up to my knowledge there has been no game that can come up closer with such a scheme.

 

Starcraft is HARD plain and simple. There never was a difficulty setting for the AI either. That always bothered me. But I guess the game is 10 years old. I'm sure that'll be different in SC2.

 

Exactly. With Starcraft and Warcraft games, Blizzard had the graphics pretty much set about a year before it was released, just spent all that time balancing gameplay and tuned the graphics to be up to snuff by the time it was released.

 

If a company can go bankrupt the same year they produce the 1998 game of the year, then it shows how good Starcraft was/is. Until I see a country devoted to WiC I would say SC is still one of the best RTS games ever produced.

 

The only reason SC is so big in korean is because the game was highly advertised there. That why the big announce was made there. You think WiC was highly advertised there? Heck....advertised at all that much.