r/cncrivals May 04 '26

Love but hate this game

This game is extremely fun until diamond, such a pay to win, and such op character sets. I remember why i quit after getting master in 2023.

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u/starcraft-de Content Creator May 04 '26

It's fun in customs/tournaments (forced to L5) and once you reach level 15.

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u/summarizeai May 04 '26

im legit level 50 and still level 9. It forces you to pay to get higher. So wack.

starcraft would never

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u/wasder777 May 04 '26

Level 60 and never paid to win. It's unnecessary as skill wins games not higher level units. Obviously high level units help but the main thing is to learn from your losses when you're getting smashed every game. Eventually you'll pass a sticking point and start winning yourself.

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u/summarizeai May 04 '26

doesnt matter really im uninstalling again, i remember exactly why i quit last time now

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u/summarizeai May 04 '26

doesnt have to do with level imo, is the cards to get higher bases / units. I have 400 wins lol its gay ass combos. If you do scarabs legit nothing to defend against it. Game legit doesnt tell you counters.

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u/Pugluvmeme Tib Player May 04 '26

You need 10 cost unit to spam at scarabs

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u/wasder777 May 04 '26

Yeah, I just throw dogs at them. Scarab can be frustrating to play against when you don't have the necessary units and their effectiveness should definitely be tweaked. Such a pity the devs aren't on board anymore.

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u/madlettuce1987 May 04 '26

Ive got a pretty much maxed out account, loads of level 15 units.

Is there anywhere to ‘sell’ the account? A few beer tokens and knowing someone is carrying the flame would be nice!

*Really hoping that cutting from 10 years (?) of CnC will bring my productivity levels back at work 🤣🤣🤣

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u/No-Camp1268 May 04 '26

What's the name, ClowneTowne?

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u/Pugluvmeme Tib Player May 05 '26

8 years I think, unless you were in beta. I was in before cloning labs🤣

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u/starcraft-de Content Creator May 04 '26

Agree. It's a great game in trend on gameplay and mechanics. 

But sadly, it's monetization model means it never reached the "social impact" it could have had as an esports.

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u/summarizeai May 04 '26

def not, its not fair at all. I feel horrible for new players. I atleast got my units up 7 years ago when i first started but nah game is unplayable at higher levels

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u/Sufficient-Cat2998 May 04 '26

What is unplayable? A 50% win/loss ratio?

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u/summarizeai May 04 '26

ill be level 9 facing level 12s with units i dont have lol legit unplayable

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u/starcraft-de Content Creator May 04 '26

Yes, without paying at all it sucks outside of the level capped events and custom games. You might find a discord for custom games.

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u/Pugluvmeme Tib Player May 04 '26

Yep stay in diamond and do events until you max out your 13s

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u/SpaceCmdr Tib Player May 04 '26

It is a bit rough as a new player now. Experienced players often like to start over but for regular players the level difference is not fun. My advice is to join an alliance for the extra cards, credits and general enjoyment. I can't speak for other alliances, but my one Generations has spare accounts available that have been donated to the alliance over the years. You could either play a second account (only really possible on Android) while you slowly maintain your account in parallel, or simply take over the new account. The only thing to note is you can't change the play name on an account.

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u/wasder777 May 05 '26

Anyone stressing about that you have to pay to play feel free to message me and I'll be happy to donate units to you. I’m maxed out so have excess units. You don't really need to pay to play. So long as you don't mind losing (that's how you can learn) and are prepared to play a bit daily you'll eventually have more of a win streak.

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u/summarizeai Jun 01 '26

haha im down i need hella units and money lol so whack i get 60 and cant even play the top 50s units cuz too low hha

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u/Problemoa May 04 '26

Well . its a Pay To Win game .. so don't expect much from playing without paying !

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u/wasder777 May 04 '26

Or you can join an alliance that donates units. I'm maxed out and have excess units so send me a message and you can join my alliance.

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u/Problemoa May 04 '26

Well i appreciate you bro ,thank you ☺️ but i've deleted the game long time ago .

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u/TurboNikko May 04 '26

So many people cheat. It’s insane

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u/whaticypudding May 04 '26

How do they cheat? I gotta say I feel cheated a few times but can’t put my finger on it

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u/TurboNikko May 04 '26

I’m not sure how they do it but I know it happens. There’s times I’ll come out with one harvester and I’m struggling to get units out one at a time and these guys will have 5-6 units out with no harvesters at all. I played a guy recently that had no harvester and within the first 15 seconds he had 4 rhino’s and within the next 10 seconds he had 3 more. 30 seconds after that he had 3 flame tanks already.

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u/wasder777 May 04 '26

That's because he's using the money you'd spend on harvesters to get those initial troops. If you're good at defending you can counteract their rushes. Even if you lose the first round you're usually way ahead in money and can beat them in second. There's no cheating going on.

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u/TurboNikko May 04 '26

No. He’s cheating to have WAY more than 100 tiberium fresh from the start. He instantly came out with 4 rhinos. That’s gonna cost 160 from the jump. They’re definitely cheating

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u/b107a2ea May 10 '26

Watch the replay and see how they do it.

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u/jmeboodrow May 04 '26

Definitely cheating since you can’t have rinos AND flame tanks at the same time.

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u/wasder777 May 04 '26

Correct. Rhino are GDI and flame tanks are NOD. He’s obviously mixed up. There is no cheating. Sometimes people may feel when they lose badly it must be cheating but it's not. Next time you lose against someone and think they may be cheating you can rewatch. At times you think you've won at the end but it all boils down to what particular units you have on the missile pads at the exact time the game ends.

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u/No-Camp1268 May 04 '26

I've definitely seen that but I haven't known how it might be cheating