played a lot of them when i was a kid, borrowed them between class mates, enjoyed them. mostly stuff like Age of Empires 1 and 2, Westwood CnC and some other niche RTS games of the olden days.
i thought i liked RTS games, so saw the Steam Strategy sale and the Summer sale as an opportunity to get back into them after years of "abstinence".
the last two RTS games i can remember having fun with were Dawn of War 1 and xpacks back in the day and Dawn of War 2 later on. Dawn of War 1 isn't really like AoE or C&C despite having base building similar to AoE and squad-recruitment for infantry like C&C, and Dawn of War 2 while lacking base building which i am hankering for really makes up for it with solid squad based real-time tactics gameplay.
i thought i liked RTS games, until i realized that there are only three RTS games (above being the exception): Age of Empires, Command & Conquer and War/StarCraft.
edit: there's also Total Annihilation/SupComm-likes, Homeworld-likes and Sins Of A Solar Empire-likes. wow 6 to choose from!
> speaking of which megan and i have finally decided to tie the knot- literally -we’re both getting snipped tomorrow at the hospital, that way we can save money to spent more on ourselves and our FURBABIES.
i neither have a woman nor pets.
you say all that. and then i watch videos on Orthodox deacons talking about the unwitting theology of Warhammer 40.000 and what games they like to play, and you know what? bless you heart, brother. that'll be all.