23 June 2009
Ferry

Command and Conquer 4 detailed in EA online survey

Command and Conquer GDI, NOD, SCRIN logos
An online survey ordered by Electronic Arts revealed Command & Conquer 4 is being planned by the development house. C&C4, as the next RTS title in the long-running series, might finally wrap up the Tiberium storyline, as well as adding MMORPG-like gameplay progression into the mix!

While an online survey is meant to gauge interest and gamer preferences, it’s a great indication of what the studio is thinking of including in the unofficial sequel.

Let’s go over the first details. To quote the survey questions and possible responses:

“Now we would like to tell you about a new Command & Conquer game. Please read the following description.
Command & Conquer 4 allows C&C fans to finally experience the epic conclusion to the 15-year Tiberium saga with innovative RPG-like player progression, persistent in both single player and Multiplayer modes, co-op play, and new stylized, live-action cinematics.

Based on this description of the game, how appealing is the game to you? Please select one.

  • Not appealing at all.
  • Not very appealing.
  • Not sure.
  • Somewhat appealing.
  • Very appealing.”

    • “Which of the following features would you like to see in a future version of Command & Conquer? Please select all that apply.

  • Play in the first RTS game with MMORPG like player progression in which you are rewarded every time you play. Every unit you kill in single player, multiplayer, or skirmish gives you experience points that allows you to level up your abilities and unlock new units, powers, and upgrades to your arsenal.
  • Play with all new, bigger and badder, units from GDI and Nod, including the Crawler, the first ever mobile base in RTS games.
  • Play the campaign on your own or tackle it with a friend, as co-operative campaigns return.
  • Play in epic 5 vs 5 online multiplayer with all new objective-based game modes.
  • Introducing the first mobile base in RTS games: The Crawler. Focus on the action as the Crawler becomes your all-in-one base, which can be deployed and redeployed anywhere on the battlefield for even more strategic options.
  • Dive into an all-new story written by a new scriptwriting team and told through trademark C&C cinematics taken to the next level with grittier, stylized FMVs in the vein of Minority Report.
  • Play in the first ever class-based C&C game — a new challenge for C&C and RTS players to master.”

    • The survey closes off by asking “How interested would you be in participating in a beta program for Command & Conquer 4 if it were made available?” as well as gauging interest in the availability of a demo, downloadable content, digital download options, system requirements, and what other in-game features you’d like to see?

    I’m a HUGE fan of the C&C series and I can’t wait to hear EVA say these words again:
    “Welcome back, Commander.”

    The C&C4 survey was received via email.

    Update July 2009: EA’s UK PR team just accidentally tweeted a non-existent C&C4 PR announcement that Command & Conquer 4 is now in development at EA Los Angeles. This, in combination with the C&C Primetime show stating a huge news announcement is coming later this month, expect the official announcement to arrive in July.

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