More C&C 4 CommandCom Q&A

[Sonic 298]

Another round of questions and answers about Command & Conquer 4 has been posted at CNC Files. Again, these questions are from fans and answered by JohnWE who attended CommandCom. Here's some of them.

 

Will there be a way to play Offline?

They have heard the feedback, but they say that 99.9% of people will have the internet able to play this. You can play in singleplayer or skirmish with a 14.4 connection; you just validate with the stats server.

 

Are infantry single or squads?

The infantry were not displayed, but I believe they will be squads.

 

Will GDI have an awesome Commando?

Yes! Nod will have a real looking commando, not another red-headed lady.

To read more click here.

[Malevolence 6]

Sounds good. The return of Tiberian creatures and plants. And thank god this time round Nod commando isn't some Tanya Pirate hybrid redhead. Lol.

[Silverthorn 0]

I sure hope those Tiberian creatures & plants be as deadly like in Tiberian Sun. And about the Nod commando, I really wonder if it's going to be some Cyborg Commando and this time come from the Marked of Kane production line.

[Nmenth 292]

Are infantry single or squads?

The infantry were not displayed, but I believe they will be squads.

They better not be. Squads are one of the stupidest things to ever disgrace the series.

Angry Mobs were bad from the start, but C&C3 increased the idiocy ten times over.

[Silverthorn 0]

Whoops, forgot to talk about that squadron part. DEFINITELY NOT squads! Nmenth is correct, you're just getting a bunch of nonsense like I had that engineer problem in C&C3, one rifleman alone take some time to kill the engineer, but a whole squad is one click is instant overkill. Moreover, I also remember squads giving pathfinder problems too.

[Gben 20]

Will there be a way to play Offline?

They have heard the feedback, but they say that 99.9% of people will have the internet able to play this. You can play in singleplayer or skirmish with a 14.4 connection; you just validate with the stats server.

 

Y'know I just realised how silly this 'ability' is.

This is only valid/important/necessary when you play multiplayer, and therefore syncing your details would be done when you connect to the C&C servers... as part of your login process.

 

It just does not require you to be connected 24/7.

[Nmenth 292]

Y'know I just realised how silly this 'ability' is.

Just? Kind of slow then, are you?

[Gben 20]

Aah... it's the ephiphany not the dawning.

[Malevolence 6]

Whoops, forgot to talk about that squadron part. DEFINITELY NOT squads! Nmenth is correct, you're just getting a bunch of nonsense like I had that engineer problem in C&C3, one rifleman alone take some time to kill the engineer, but a whole squad is one click is instant overkill. Moreover, I also remember squads giving pathfinder problems too.

 

They also provide problems for storing more infantry in a vehicle. I never like the idea of a squad in an APC than the classic 5 infantries in an APC.

[Wee_Ooh 0]

AAARRRGHH!!! They better not use squads again! I hate squads SOOO MUCH!!!

 

That was actually a disappointing interview, except for the fact that Nod is getting a decent commando now. Besides that there's a lot of non-answers, no changing weather, no destructible environments, and the Mastodon doesn't have railguns. What's up with that? The Mammoth Mk. II was the original railgun vehicle!

 

Oh well.

[Silverthorn 0]

They also provide problems for storing more infantry in a vehicle. I never like the idea of a squad in an APC than the classic 5 infantries in an APC.

 

Ahh, that's one of the problems which I didn't spell it out when I was playing C&C3, I was very annoyed when I was suppose to send in 2 engineers accompanied by 2 rocket soldiers & a rifleman for some Tib Spike capturing in one APC. But sadly, when C&C3 uses the squad system, I was forced to create 4 APCs (3 extras, thus wasting several more resources unnecessarily) instead which fits 2 engineers & 2 rocket soldiers. What a waste! DON'T even think of going back to squad, EA, this is one of the problems that I'm sure regular or casual players will not like. I prefer the 1 APC fits 5 infantries of your choice.

 

If EA goes back to that dumb idea again, I hope a future mod will take care of that.

Edited August 27, 2009 by Silverthorn

[Wee_Ooh 0]

They also provide problems for storing more infantry in a vehicle. I never like the idea of a squad in an APC than the classic 5 infantries in an APC.

Not being able to put a variety of infantry in your APC was annoying, but what bothered me even more was having a heroic squad with only one or two guys left in it. If it had been a single unit instead of a squad, it would have fully healed and still done full damage, but since they decided to go with a squad instead (for purely visual purposes), my heroic unit will forever be worthless, since it can't regenerate it's health fully.

 

Well, GDI and ZOCOM can send their squads into the armory, but no one cares about GDI's pathetic infantry. I'm talking about Black Hand here.