Best Multiplayer RTS

[chiron]

I guess the AoE and WC series are the more popular but which games give you the best in multiplayer?
For me the choices are Total Annihilation and Starcraft.

 

[nukeu666]

for long drawn out huge battles, there is AOE, for short n sweet games, there is wc3/sc

no idea a bout the c&c/warhammer series

 

[Kumar]

warhammer 40k is very good for multiplayer....plus it has a solid 1 player part too.

 

[stormblast]

best rts around atm is company of heroes.

 

[chiron]

for long drawn out huge battles, there is AOE, for short n sweet games, there is wc3/sc
no idea a bout the c&c/warhammer series

I really like AoE but the game doesn't have the depth or balance of either TA or SC. In a straightforward deathmatch the game is decided the moment you know you have the majority of relics...

 

[nukeu666]

1v1/2v2/4v4 have very different game styles

in 4v4 all that matters is how often teammate help each other and the number of trade carts running in between

 

[saumilsingh]

Warcraft3. It was the most innovative rts since Dune invented the genre and still remains that way.
All the rest - including Starcraft and DoW - turn into a mass-fest sooner or later.

With Warcraft3, it's always controlled smaller skirmishes with just a few Heroes and a selectively put together combination of units, where every single one counts.

 

[Freefrag]

Dawn Of War for it's expansive battles and units........

 

[Shripad]

The best one of the newer releases over last 1 year is company of heros. Multiplayer mode is really one of the best i have seen in a while in RTS.

 

[Decadent_Spectre]

C&C without a doubt. RA2 had the best multi as far as I'm concerned.

Craft series just sucks...its not a game, its just micro plain work, not fun at all, at least not for me.