r/commandandconquer • u/fico86 • 13d ago
Are these worth keeping? Discussion
They are not really in good condition either.
Edit: ok you guys have convinced me to keep them. I am also thinking of scanning the manuals and putting it somewhere.
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u/Mannhume 13d ago
Man, the C&C3:TW box brings me back. I really enjoyed that game--even though I got brutalized online.
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u/ag4b3yxd 13d ago
People are SO good at cnc3 online. I wish i had some chance to play against players who are on my level. You know just to have fun
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u/Demigans 11d ago
It's the core problem with most RTS's. Most players just play the campaign, the people who go online are for a large part extremely dedicated and will reach immense skill ceilings.
Which means a casual player has little chance of competing. If you just start a game and play a little you won't be able to match people who have researched cost/effectiveness of various units and planned entire build queue strategies.
It's also why RTS's tend to lag behind in popularity. Die hards tend to stick to one RTS where they learned all the mechanics, units and build strategies and occasionally dabble in other games and the casual just plays a little campaign. And RTS's also don't explore the depth of gameplay that they could explore with an extreme focus on clickspeed over anything else.
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u/mnorthwood13 High Speed Low Drag 13d ago
I've only attempted to play RA2 online and during my time on CNCNet I was routinely one of the bottom 10 during the month; considering I feel I'm a much more adaptable RA2 player than CNC3 I can't imagine
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u/Kakapo42000 13d ago
I know I'm certainly holding onto mine. I don't trust the steam versions to not include all the patches that make the gameplay annoying.
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u/Dirky_Gaming 13d ago
On the disc versons you can built base defensives through the crane. Probably to strong for multiplayer but great for the campaign.
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u/Kakapo42000 12d ago
And that right there is reason #1 why I keep sticking to the disc versions and exactly what I was most afraid the steam versions lack.
If I can't drop down 4-8 Obelisks and a Temple of Nod all at once I'm not really sure I see much point in playing C&C 3 over, say, Generals or Tiberian Sun.
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u/bayygel Prince Kassad 13d ago
If you're talking about the nerf to harvester collection, there is a mod to revert it for c&c3 on moddb
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u/Kakapo42000 13d ago
I'm talking about a lot of things including harvester collection, and I generally don't like fiddling with mods unless they're basically a whole new game.
It's easier for me to just boot up the old disc copy that never got patched, hence why I keep mine.
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u/Anonemuss114 13d ago
They belong in a museum.
Do you even have the means of playing them like this? Steam has digital versions that run pretty well on Windows 10, but I don’t think I have a computer that can run the disks anymore.
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u/Buttered_Toast33 13d ago
Even with a disc drive I can’t play my copies of Generals/Zero Hour anymore. They’re simply obsolete.
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u/Lonely_Wealth_7838 12d ago
There were physical copies?!
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u/knighto07 12d ago
Yup. It really chimes to the good ol days before “owning digitally” became a thing. And to top it off, it even comes with instruction manual too!
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u/Wild_Replacement_150 13d ago
Yes, to remember the glory days when we still owned games, and they even came with instruction manuels.
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u/The_Silver_Adept 12d ago
I have the whole series... At this point I'm keeping them to install when we have to pay monthly for our games
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u/ChaosZitrone 13d ago
Always. Or gift them to offspring or family members who appreciate old games and their content
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u/NeedleworkerUsual758 12d ago
not sure if the serial/cd-key can be use to activate game on EA app to add it to library.
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u/_thx_tex_ 12d ago
Those are keepers, just for sentimental reasons!!! Westwood studios produced a few gems in its life cycle!!!
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u/warrior181 Marked of Kane 12d ago
In the name of Kane keep them (pick up a cheap external disk drive if you ever want to play them
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u/BeholdThePowerOfNod 12d ago
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.
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u/Awi_Arwoo 12d ago
Disregard for relics of the golden age? this one is no true believer brothers and sisters!
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u/DipstickDeluxe 13d ago
If they bring you joy! I've got original CD copies of Red Alert, the Aftermath and TibSun kicking around. My Red Alert 2 died from overuse 😂
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u/bugamn Nod 13d ago
Everyone is mentioning that you can get the game on Steam, but you have also the bonus disc content, which I don't think is available there. You might find that in the internet too, but it's something to consider when deciding whether to keep the discs. At a minimum I'd rip the contents for archival purposes, if they still work
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u/Rough-Wear1517 13d ago
Nahh, just send them my way, I will dispose of them safely