Skirmish Multiplayer - Different Gameplay Modes?

[ghost_zero 0]

Hi,

 

after finishing the campaign I wanted to try out the Skirmish game and when I entered it, I saw an information that the Mode is Dominance (or something like this) but I can't change this and even with other maps it is always the same, so I wondered are there actually more than one gameplay mode? If so, why can't I select them?

If not, why is the mode even specified as it is always the same?

 

Btw. I hate the default mode with capturing TCN nodes. I would have preferred a mode like kill the enemy crawler X times or something like this. This mode seems to be more like a FPS capture the flag mode than a RTS game.

[Mighty BOB! 5]

No. There is only one game mode. EA couldn't be arsed with the effort of making the game more varied.

[Luk3us 63]

You are correct there is only one skirmish mode, domination, and it is always Nod vs GDI.

 

Yes it is a bit limited hte last time they had different skirmish modes was good old RA2.

[ghost_zero 0]

That is the next part, actually, only GDI vs. Nod - well that explains why TCN Nodes in the campaign go to red for Nod and blue for GDI; interesting if enemy and allied were both e.g. GDI; and not e.g. always blue for when it is captured by allies and red by enemies - but why do they then display "Mode: Domination", if it is the only one (pretty useless somehow)?

Do they intend to bring more in the future or for mods or..?

 

I guess there is no possibility to change the timeout either?

Edited March 25, 2010 by ghost_zero

[Luk3us 63]

Nope no customisation no nothing. They "could" release some new game modes as DLC, but I wouldn't hold your breath.

 

And yeah kidna shows how much effort EA put into the game when they can't even be bothered to polish the game up with a simple little graphical change during the campaign. Meh.

[spark 0]

May I know how to play as Nod for Skirmish? I have been leveling up as GDI for a while now, so I wanted to try Nod.

 

The "Join Team 1 or 2" buttons are faded out for me.

 

I haven't start the campaign besides the first 3 tutorial missions, as I wanted to wait for my friend to play co-op (which isn't anytime soon).

 

Must I complete the Nod Campaign to "unlock" the function?

 

 

 

 

[Luk3us 63]

You have to have an open player slot on the Nod side. So just click the arrow beside the AI player and pick Open I think.

 

Then just select the Join Team 2 option.

[Inferno 22]

Yeah, it's a pretty crappy system if you ask me. Also, all cpu's are automatically on the same level (e.g. you can't select a medium and an easy to go against )

[spark 0]

You have to have an open player slot on the Nod side. So just click the arrow beside the AI player and pick Open I think.

 

Then just select the Join Team 2 option.

 

Thanks.

 

The settings and controls feel very rigid, not very natural.