Total Annihilation?

[dragannia]

TA had some truly stunning imbalances. The flash tank required a whole extra unit added to the game simply to fix it. That screams "finger in the dike" to me. That being said, it's an enjoyable game. Starcraft, in my opion, is superior due to the increased versitility of the units (most of them have some special ability) and the tactical nature of the game, which I find superior to TA's lack of tactics (tactics in TA are much more basic then SCs, and rarely utilized).

Hmm...I wouldn't say that. There are basic tactics like pincer, Sumo Crawl, etc. that everyone can use. It's the real hard ones that actually matter. Like being able to pull of an amphibious invasion without getting half your units slaughtered. And the tactics in TA are much higher in number than SC, simply because of terrain. Terrain effectively utilises unlimited tactics, something SC does not have.

 

[Key Peninsula Redneck]

Put the el cheapo missile towers behind dragon's teeth!

 

[Megachihuahua]

But you can get them with those crappy mobile artillery; or more recently, Morties!
Do the morty dance!

 

[Key Peninsula Redneck]

But you can get them with those crappy mobile artillery; or more recently, Morties!
Do the morty dance!

Or Stumpies...or those expensive heavy tanks...or goliaths...

Then someone puts a Guardian or Punisher where the mobile artillery can't see it... Boom!

 

[Megachihuahua]

Hahahaha... Pillagers suck so bad, I laugh even when it's my own guys getting blow to peices.

 

[dragannia]

Don't diss Pillagers! They're cool.

Anyway, I sue one or two of them as decoys around the back of my army if it's retreating. Make's the enemy think it's running into Guardian territory. Many a time have I come out of the hands of defeat like that.