Ray of Light wrote:

Ray: TA advocates I know always crowed about how you could have 300, 500, 800 units on the go
Ray: AS MANY AS YOU WANT
Ray: while ignoring the problems of controlling 500 units

Ray: this is something I never saw before in RTS, units big enough to step on smaller units
Ray: maybe the harvester vs infantry in C&C
Mr. K: and in dune 2
Mr. K: the problem I have is that the big unit doesn't look so much large as the smaller units look tiny
Ray: it says the little guys are as big as tanks!
Mr. K: yeah, but the big thing has these funny hinge legs that look like they could support about 6 pounds

The GameSpy Press Release Network wrote:

Supreme Commander will be pure simulation.

Here's what that means: when a tank rolls over a hill in Supreme Commander and fires its cannon at a moving target, it's not an instant hit. The trajectory of the shell is computed as it whirls through the air. Hitting a moving target from a moving platform is hard -- the AI might not be able to compensate, especially if the target suddenly switches direction or vaults in the air. For this reason, tanks may not be the best choice against fast targets (as opposed to a vehicle that fires lasers or guns.) They also work better when stationary. This isn't because the designers are futzing with numbers behind the scenes: It simply how tanks work.

Ray: that could turn out any number of ways
Mr. K: yeah, it's impossible to know from that quote if this is a good or bad thing
Mr. K: generally when something like that is mentioned as a selling point, I think "bad"
Ray: I don't see why you'd fight with anything except cruise missiles, ICBMs, and spotters

Mr. K: i liked the zoomed out shots of the nukes going off to emphasize the fruitlessness of your battle