About the Scrin

[Psycho Ninja]

I don't know if this has been posted before (I can't find it), but has anybody noticed the Scrin looks a lot like the Protoss in Starcraft? I mean the Disintigrator looks like the Dragoons, the units and structures warp in and out, the Planetary Assault Carrier in C&C3 looks like the Carrier in SC and in general, they have an apperance similar to each other. I'm a big C&C fan, but if they're ripping off Starcraft, it seems they may be heading in a wrong direction.

[Spider786]

No.






That is all.

[wargrudge]

wthigon said during a game, and I quote:

"I am teh Protoss"


But I don't really think they stole anything from SC. It's a little hard to make up things dealing with aliens.

[Soviet779]

I dont think they look anything like the protoss at all :rockbrow:

As for the carrier, i wouldnt expect a carrier to do anything else except carry fighters, and it looks like a boneship of sorts rather than the giant bananna skin thing thats in starcraft.

[MercZ]

Most alien-concepts are usually ripped off from old Sci-Fis anyways (and I mean from the old Sci-Fi books). Some things may look similar, but I doubt they just "copied" them.

[Zardac the Great]

The Scrin Carrier doesn't look anything like the Protoss Carrier. For one thing, the Protoss Carrier looked like a Mon Cal cruiser. The Scrin Carrier looks like a Dinosaur spinal column with the ribs removed.

[Lazzars]

nah, looks nothing like them really

scrin look like bugs but protoss like like well (in the case of their carrier) bananas

[Gaucho8788]

The scrin are alien is a species of biomechanical creatures, by apperance. The scrin are also a highly advanced species. The protoss however, are scentient beings who have mastered telekenetic abilties and have gained a mass amount of technology throught the many years they have lived. They are purely biological and use technology, instead of integrating it into their bodies. Theirs a big difference between the two.

[Soviet779]

The scrin are alien is a species of biomechanical creatures, by apperance. The scrin are also a highly advanced species. The protoss however, are scentient beings who have mastered telekenetic abilties and have gained a mass amount of technology throught the many years they have lived. They are purely biological and use technology, instead of integrating it into their bodies. Theirs a big difference between the two.

Yep id say the scrin have more in common with the combine in half life 2

[Lazzars]

Yep id say the scrin have more in common with the combine in half life 2

or at least the synths they use

[zgtrman97]

The scrin to me look like a cross between the Zerg and Protoss from Starcraft..but the carrier looks like the transport from the Tiberium Sun game.
As of right now..I feel that the Scrin are overpowered and there is no real defense against them. I have played several non ranked games online(and that is all I will play until the balance patch is released) against player that play the Scrin and all they did was spam Disentegrators and Stormriders.
Stormriders never have to return to base for a weapons reload and the Disintegrators explode when crushed causing damage to your tanks.
You can't build enough base defenses or build them fast enough to ward them off and even if you did..your economy is caput and they have been building re enforcments while you are trying to fend off their attacks. I am no noob to CnC but this is lopsided.
I think EA goofed up a little with this balance issue and I will wait and see what it looks like after the balance patch.

[Annihlator :D]

I doubt it, I can log and check if you want me to, but I think youd be dissapointed

[SgtRicko]

zgtrman97, if you're Nod, try spamming fanatics and raider bikes (they can attack air targets now! W00t!) constantly as long as he keeps doing that: trust me, he'll tire out due to the fact that the Scrin absolutely suck at killing fanatics.

And if you're GDI, just keep using the good ol APC+missile squad combo. As for the buzzers... well, you're gonna have to get creative there, cause GDI doesn't seem to have an effective early counter against buzzers, but at least your riflemen and guard towers can pwn any disentigrators.