Best RTS Games EVER

[Doomie]

Dawn of War is an absolute blast. Pair it with Ultimate Apocalypse, and the ridiculousness of the Warhammer universe gets boosted tenfold.

[aileron]

Age of Empires if I can't say StarCraft.

[Major]

Dawn of War, Company of Heroes and Stellaris are true gems for me. While Starcraft and Warcraft were fun, it didnt age well for me.
Honorable mentions; Age of Empires, Age of Mythology, Red Alert, Empire Earth, 0 A.D and Total War if that counts.

Do any of these have an active player base online somewhere?

[Drimdrim]

Dawn of War, Company of Heroes and Stellaris are true gems for me. While Starcraft and Warcraft were fun, it didnt age well for me.
Honorable mentions; Age of Empires, Age of Mythology, Red Alert, Empire Earth, 0 A.D and Total War if that counts.

[True Sight]

Age of empires 3 and red alert. AOE3 because I love the time period and weaponry of that age. Red alert is what started my love for RTS back in elementary. I would get in trouble because I would spend class drawing up base plans and little scenarios on paper.

[Major]

Starcraft 2 for me. When I was young was AoE2, but then I met Starcraft 2 and AoE2 just felt slow and boring. No offense intended to AoE fans.

hahaha that's why I said "other than Starcraft). I liked AoE2 as well, Also Empire Earth was great. Starcraft 2 I have and have played to death but nothing beats the classics imo.

[Soulessgingr]

Starcraft 2 for me. When I was young was AoE2, but then I met Starcraft 2 and AoE2 just felt slow and boring. No offense intended to AoE fans.