New C&C 4 Mulitiplayer Preview at IGN Options

[Sonic]

There is a new hands on mulitiplayer preview at IGN. It covers what you can expect in future mulitiplayer games when the game gets released or if your lucky enough, in the beta. Two brand new screen shots were posted as well.

There was a secondary benefit to crystal gathering, which is that it played into the mode's objective based gameplay. Both sides were tasked with capturing different control nodes, which would further provide a stream of points for your side: the more nodes under your control, the faster the points came. These could be augmented by collecting crystals or destroying enemies. The latter was vital, because the more heavily armored or technologically advanced the unit was, the more points you received for destroying it. For example, taking out an enemy crawler was worth fifty points, with the added benefit that it removed an opponent from the field of battle for about thirty seconds. The first side to reach the currently set limit of 2500 points won the match, meaning that players could acquire victory with effective defense or overwhelming offensive tactics.

Speaking of tactics, players could use some of the included environmental objects scattered around the level to their advantage. While I was told that there would not be any mutants that could be pressed into service for one side or another, there would be neutral turrets found around the battlefield (frequently near control nodes and crystal collection points) that could be captured for your side. These weapons would automatically fire at any nearby threats, bolstering the firepower of forces nearby. Players were also able to take advantage of a tunnel network that ran from north to south on the map, allowing players to quickly deploy troops from one section to another without being subjected to attacks or forced to trek across the land. Each tunnel under GDI and Nod control had their own advantages as well, with GDI tunnels being protected by a shield and Nod tunnels emitting a cloaking sphere around its exit so units could deploy silently.

Click here for the full preview, which also features 4 short gameplay videos.

[Johnnyxp64]

units are looking a little "sort fat and round" , but the Nod "banshee?" looks cute......... oh wait itsnt not ra shouldnt look cute


still i like it

also the videos is only for subscribers and that "sucks" so i hope there will be someone around to downloaded and share it with the rest of us mortals

This post has been edited by Johnnyxp64: Saturday 21st November 2009 8:38 AM

[Silverthorn]

The video could end up in Youtube if people would to do that.

Anyway, I still have my doubts if the game still have its roots. All of these readings I get from interviews may possibly be like a "Star Wars Empire at War" skirmish gameplay.

Then again, I still wonder if they would to change the Avatar, the one we currently see is still ugly, I hate those long turrets or barrels. Only the Red Alert universe will have a barrel like that, and definitely NOT for the Tiberium universe.

This post has been edited by Silverthorn: Saturday 21st November 2009 8:45 AM

[Raptor 4000]

Okay, so the tiberium mechanic wasn't harvesting. We use it t tech up instead?

Reminds me of the Relics/Holocrons from Age of Empires/Galactic Battlegrounds.

[Sonic]

also the videos is only for subscribers and that "sucks" so i hope there will be someone around to downloaded and share it with the rest of us mortals

The first video called Masterbit Theater: Command & Conquer 4 is for the paying chumps. But these ones play for the rest of us....

Dozer http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/3684/command..._gmp_dozer.html
Fire Bomb http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/3684/command...p_firebomb.html
Mastodon Kill http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/3684/command...stodonkill.html

[Johnnyxp64]

The first video called Masterbit Theater: Command & Conquer 4 is for the paying chumps. But these ones play for the rest of us....

Dozer http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/3684/command..._gmp_dozer.html
Fire Bomb http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/3684/command...p_firebomb.html
Mastodon Kill http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/3684/command...stodonkill.html

thanks Sonic for the update.
although i loved the 3rd video and it seems the engine was performing really well in medium-large battles, the FREE version resolution its terrible and its a detraction to the game.
i would wait to see those in HD to make any better observations.

besides the huge in screen message about the kill and the XP the rest was nice....i am waiting for my Beta key......still.....