OT: The Future of Computer Strategy Games

[Tnarg]

I think that you are missing the point of the topic of this discussion. I like a good FPS just like any other joe that has some time to kill and wants a little action. What I am suggesting is that I think it would be great to see a grand strategy game in the future incorporating many of these other engines into them to make a truly emersive experience. For those that enjoy FPS they could hop on in and do that take control of a grunt or pilot a fighter or patrol ship and actually contribute to the success of a mission which contributes to the success of the empire. For those that enjoy RTS like "Hearts of Iron II", "C and C" Those players can hop in and take control of whole squad, platoon, company, brigade, division, corp, army, planetary group, planetary defense force, system defense force, a whole fleet. For those that just like to come up with great designs or ideas, they enter the game, work for a particular empire and possibly even mod a change to the tech tree, or display their ships proudly as the new flagship for a particular empire.

The future of course, possibly what could be coming next as computers and interfaces become more and more powerful.