Dawn of War 2 FAQ

[Victim]

Originally Posted by GR00V3R

Company of Heroes is the best RTS I've played

I've been playing the CoH demo, and I'm mucho impressed. Personally I'm a bit tired of the whole WW2 theme but it is done so well.

How's the oW2 beta going?

[GR00V3R]

DoW2 is awesome. At first, I thought it wasn't as deep as CoH's gameplay, but I've changed my mind--it's just different.

It's certainly a lot more CoH than it is DoW, which gets my vote of UberCool.

The beta will be available for all users from Steam in just 4 days time. It's a 2GB download, but I highly recommend it just the same.

In the Surprising category, Games For Windows Live turns out to be...COOL.

[Victim]

Groovy, in that case I'll do the download via steam and give it a go - does the demo have multiplayer?

[GR00V3R]

It's not a demo at the moment--it's a multiplayer-only beta. So yes, it has full multiplayer support.

It's also very stable for a beta, which is a nice bonus.

If you own Soulstorm, you can access the beta now. If not, you'll need to wait a few days.

The beta is available right up until the game is released.

If you have Soulstorm, check out this link for how to access the beta today:

http://community.dawnofwar2.com/view...hp?f=43&t=3649

If not, most of those steps still apply, but you'll have to access the beta as you would normally through Steam.

[Victim]

Interesting article discussing what could have been with Dawn of War 2.

It is a pre-rendered conceptual visualisation, and aims pretty high.

Behind the Scenes of What Dawn of War 2 Was Supposed to Be | Counterfeitculture.com: Video game news and commentary

[Gnarly]

Hmm, reminds me I still have this in my torrents downloads paused (ran outta DL credits last month) at the half way mark...

[GR00V3R]

Yeah, I saw that vid. Interesting.

I still think they should have aimed for more CoH-like than over the topness, but (largely because I'm biased toward strategy rather than pure action) I think what they _did_ do with DoW2 is better than the WAY over the topness shown in that pre-development POC video.

Just my 2 cents.

[Gnarly]

Absolutely hooked on DOW2 single player right now!

[GR00V3R]

Is your game underwhelming?

Agree? Disagree?

[Gnarly]

Originally Posted by GR00V3R

Is your game underwhelming?

Agree? Disagree?

Probably agree, but I really wanted some brainless escapism from ARMA etc, and it satisfies that 'beat em up' urge. Bit like Left 4 Dead does....

Wouldn't pay for it though.....