COMPANY OF HEROES 2

Puppetmaster · 24 Jun 2013 at 18:30

Mine just preloaded on its own without a VPN.

PsychoPigeon · 24 Jun 2013 at 18:40

You use a VPN to unlock it

Ade74 · 24 Jun 2013 at 18:41

BriT said:
£40? bit steep, anywhere cheaper?

cdkeys.com for £25

Shaftydude · 24 Jun 2013 at 19:41

carlazai said:
Does anyone else find that the framerate is pretty low compared to the effects and gfx levels.

I am playing at 1440p (i5, 16gb, 7970) but even with medium setting its below 30fps and bugging me slightly. Any ideas?

I have everything maxed (i5, 4gb, GTX 580 1440p) except I have AA off and I'm hitting 45/50 fps during the first mission. It should really run better considering how well COH runs compared to the sequel.

Azza · 24 Jun 2013 at 20:46

Uch why can you not pre-load to a different drive like you can when you just install a game?

carlazai · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:38

Shaftydude said:
I have everything maxed (i5, 4gb, GTX 580 1440p) except I have AA off and I'm hitting 45/50 fps during the first mission. It should really run better considering how well COH runs compared to the sequel.

I have AA on so i am guessing that was the cause. Anyway looking forwarding and hoping its a driver issue for ATi/Nvidia too sort out.

Puppetmaster · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:45

carlazai said:
I have AA on so i am guessing that was the cause. Anyway looking forwarding and hoping its a driver issue for ATi/Nvidia too sort out.

What CPU do you have?

Jono8 · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:48

Why is this seemingly demanding? It looks the same as the first one :confused:

Or at least hardly a vast improvement. What have Activision been doing over the past few years?

K1LLSW1TCH · 25 Jun 2013 at 01:34

Jono8 said:
Why is this seemingly demanding? It looks the same as the first one Or at least hardly a vast improvement. What have Activision been doing over the past few years?

Activision?

I haven't tried the beta on my current PC but it ran really well with most of the settings at their highest on my old laptop (2670 QM, GT540M), so I'm imagining my current rig will run it nice and smoothly on high/max. Definitely not buying it until the price comes down a bit though.

opstrat · 25 Jun 2013 at 01:57

got a 3.8 gig download to burn through for the full game i presume.

johnny cass · 25 Jun 2013 at 02:34

So when will reviews be up I have been keeping a eye on this.

dmcg · 25 Jun 2013 at 02:39

why is it so expensive?

Puppetmaster · 25 Jun 2013 at 03:19

When I first played this game, I was a bit meh. Different UI with some changes to how the game was played and I wasn't that impressed. I started playing in the Alpha Stress Test & Closed Beta.

After probably about 80 combined hours, I'm loving it. Took a bit of adjusting too but I'm really enjoying it now. Gotten into the swing of things and learned how to use different units.

Graphically at a first glance it does look similar to the first. Once you have played the game a fair amount it does look better. Blizzard is a great concept and looks awesome. All the extra snow effects like foot prints and stuff is excellent attention to detail.

oxygene · 25 Jun 2013 at 07:13

I wont be buying it till the price drops a bit :/ I didnt see it go down at all since it appeared on steam. Even Rome 2 I've managed to grab for £29.99

carlazai · 25 Jun 2013 at 07:15

I got mine with preorder bonus for 29.99 from Game. Buy my games from there because they are reliable unlike amazon for preorders!

Kishywish · 25 Jun 2013 at 07:50

oxygene said:
I wont be buying it till the price drops a bit :/ I didnt see it go down at all since it appeared on steam. Even Rome 2 I've managed to grab for £29.99

Ditto. I absolutely love the first COH series, but can't justify £40...

Borrish · 25 Jun 2013 at 08:45

Then don't pay £40 for it? It's £29.99 on Overclockers.

Efour · 25 Jun 2013 at 10:20

I love COH too the SP and add on campaigns at least... i found MP to be dire if im honest..

This doesn't look like i must grab this immediately, ill probably be waiting for a sale in a few months.

Ill make sure i watch some History channel and Military History to get me in a Soviet storm mood

Jono8 · 25 Jun 2013 at 10:24

K1LLSW1TCH said:
Activision?

Duuurrrp, i mean Relic

TheMeekon · 25 Jun 2013 at 10:26

Efour said:
I love COH too the SP and add on campaigns at least... i found MP to be dire if im honest..

This doesn't look like i must grab this immediately, ill probably be waiting for a sale in a few months.

Ill make sure i watch some History channel and Military History to get me in a Soviet storm mood

I know its an opinion but still, MP dire!?!!