EternityZX0

After creating the last topic this one got me thinking on another: What features do you think we will see or at least hope to see in the next CnC game (which is hopefully CnC3)? My thoughts: 1. Improved storyline over the most recent CnC games (Ex: Generals...need I say more?) 2. Fully 3D environment with deformable terrain, buildings, and weather effects. (Much like those that are supposed to be in Company of Heroes) 3. A Physics system and/or support of the PPU for massive battles and enhanced effects (Like those in War Hammer: Mark of Chaos) 4. Elements of other types of games incorporated into a RTS such as RPG, MMO, or even FPS elements. (Ex: What if you could take a first person perspective of a soldier in the game and control him like in a FPS, if he died you would change your view to the next soldier closest to where you were.) (More of a wish than I actually think it will happen). 5. An improved GUI and/or improved presentation of the game so that you feel more connected to the game and feel like your "transported" to the CnC3/Red Alert Universe (Ex: Flow of scenes in Half-Life 2, NPC's would talk directly to you in "cutscenes") 6. A very extensive and well thought out Single Player campaign (Personally I don't think their should be more than 2 Sides: Nod and GDI. Each get help though, from NPCs: Nod - Scrin, GDI - Forgotten) 7. Improved multiplayer - maybe add the Scrin and Forgotten into multiplayer? I'm not saying these ideas are perfect, but I think there is a lot of things the EA team could build on with the lessons learned from Generals and BfME. And on top of that I believe some of these features are going to be needed if they are going to stay competitive with other games like Company of Heroes and War Hammer: Mark of Chaos that will come out later this year, and even future games. What are your opinions?

Topic says it all. How big of a breakthrough do you think CnC3 will be if it comes out? Me, personally, I'm hoping it will refresh the genre instead of being a rehash of the same old thing since Tiberian Sun. I'd love to see the game have some new features and a great story line or something groundbreaking like Homeworld did for RTS (which I loved). Do you think it's possible the "fathers" of RTS can pull it off one more time? I hope so. (Note: Yes I realize that most of Westwood doesn't work at EA anymore, but I believe the talent can still be found with a new team.)