Command and Conquer: Free to Play

[Sprony]

About 5 days ago word got out that Generals 2 will be turned into a free to play game. More on that here. It will be a part of the Command and Conquer online hub. If that wasn't enough, it's now announced that there will be no single player campaign.

After the smack in the face that was C&C4, I've now lost absolutely all faith in this once glorious franchise. I already see it happening:

Achievement unlocked: You have built your first unit

You have won the battle

Buy more resources

This is a sad day indeed. Sorry to be negative, but come on, tell me I ain't right?

[Grinwhrl]

That's pretty sad. Businessmen/women corrupting gaming 1 day at a time.

[Thrik]

I only played the Command & Conquer games for their single-player campaigns and amusing cinematics, so this is pretty much a complete fail for me. Was looking forward to a new Generals too.

[PogoP]

I'm really disappointed with where Command and Conquer has gone as well.

I keep thinking to myself, maybe in another timeline, C&C went on to even better things after RA2. Maybe the Soviets won afterall

[Sprony]

Game got cancelled and the studio is shut down. Sucks for the people who worked there. EA is sitting on a pile of gold but they are too retarded to know how to dig it up.

 

http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/29/5043244/ea-cancels-free-to-play-command-and-conquer

[Thrik]

lol... wow. Genuinely didn't see that coming.

[PogoP]

Fuck, sorry to hear about the studio.. But ffs why the hell can they not make a decent C&C game? I'd love to see a proper return to the original style... 

[-HP-]

I honestly can't believe this! They just need to grab the formula and make another game, Generals was unique in it's prime man!

[Izuno]

I met the Studio GM last year at a holiday party and while said person was talking about how to make it successful as F2P I kept thinking: "Don't"

[Vilham]

yaaaaaay another triumph for free to play

[Chimeray]

That's the 2nd F2P studio EA closed then this year :/

[dux]

I bet the actual game was good, but because it had to be tied into this free to wank crap it caused a lot of dumb problems.

[ShockaPop]

I bet the actual game was good, but because it had to be tied into this free to wank crap it caused a lot of dumb problems.

 

I agree. Also, "Free 2 Wank" just became my synonym for "F2P".

[blackdog]

Another dig today  sorry, I blame the "related videos" sidebar!

 

[Pivac]

I stumbled upon that video a few days ago. So nostalgic, I made my first map ever in original C&C Generals World Builder. And Generals 2 looked promising.

Let's hope C&C is not dead and something pops up on the horizon soon. It's been too long.