Dawn of War 3?

C64 · 22 Apr 2017 at 00:14

Got a beta code if anyone wants one decided not to play

SS-89 · 22 Apr 2017 at 09:08

I like it, although I enjoyed DOW 2 in its own right it felt like such a departure from 1 by essentially mirroring the mechanics of Company of heroes. This feels like a natural blend between 1 and 2 so far.

A little annoying that they haven't included the full unit rosters, not sure why they did that!

leon4112 · 22 Apr 2017 at 12:14

C64 said:
Got a beta code if anyone wants one decided not to play

could i take this in trust please

SS-89 · 22 Apr 2017 at 12:29

http://store.steampowered.com/news/28985/

Key no longer required. Click the play now link in the above to add it to your library.

jubei · 22 Apr 2017 at 14:17

Just had another shot at this today with fresh eyes etc....and it's still a massive disappointment to me. The biggest gripe is the win condition. It needlessly drags out the games imo.

Also i find both the graphics and the sounds to be a step back from dow2. Everything is kinda muddy and unclear. Half the units really just look alike, unlike the originals where you could tell nobz a mile off from boyz for instance.

no suppression fire in a cone and cover is also bad really. I think it is off of my 'to buy' list currently but i do intend to give it a good few hours more over this beta just incase. I have been looking forward to this game ever since it's announcement so i am more than disappointed.

Devrij · 22 Apr 2017 at 14:32

jubei said:
Just had another shot at this today with fresh eyes etc....and it's still a massive disappointment to me. The biggest gripe is the win condition. It needlessly drags out the games imo.

Also i find both the graphics and the sounds to be a step back from dow2. Everything is kinda muddy and unclear. Half the units really just look alike, unlike the originals where you could tell nobz a mile off from boyz for instance.

no suppression fire in a cone and cover is also bad really. I think it is off of my 'to buy' list currently but i do intend to give it a good few hours more over this beta just incase. I have been looking forward to this game ever since it's announcement so i am more than disappointed.

I actually like the win conditions because it stops early game rushing wins.

I have only managed to get 2 games in, but so far I really like it. I do wish there was cover though.

Juniper · 23 Apr 2017 at 09:30

jubei said:
Just had another shot at this today with fresh eyes etc....and it's still a massive disappointment to me. The biggest gripe is the win condition. It needlessly drags out the games imo.

Also i find both the graphics and the sounds to be a step back from dow2. Everything is kinda muddy and unclear. Half the units really just look alike, unlike the originals where you could tell nobz a mile off from boyz for instance.

no suppression fire in a cone and cover is also bad really. I think it is off of my 'to buy' list currently but i do intend to give it a good few hours more over this beta just incase. I have been looking forward to this game ever since it's announcement so i am more than disappointed.

I know what you mean about the graphics. I loaded DoW2 after playing last night and it's quite surprising how sharp it looks in comparison to DoW3.

I didn't enjoy the games I was playing. There didn't seem enough base/tech development to do in between bouts of combat and I found it fairly dull especially when you get Marine vs Marine.

Jono8 · 23 Apr 2017 at 10:56

The graphics are good but they do seem to suffer from a "vaseline" effect. Everything looks a it blurry/out of focus.

C64 · 23 Apr 2017 at 15:48

Such a shame relic have forgotten what made dow and coh 1 so great.
They've missed a big opportunity here people are going to just drop this game and go back to starcraft.
Full base building and cover was required.

NoobCannon · 23 Apr 2017 at 23:10

Had my first go at this at the weekend. Played the first training mission.

Was very happy at the view/zoom out distance at first but when tried to zoom in to see detail on the units theres hardly any.

Bitterly disappointed that it didnt impress me at all, turned it off after the aforementioned first training mission and went back to soulstorm.

Will give it another go when the full games released i suppose

fastwunz · 24 Apr 2017 at 09:12

Given the feedback froM a lot of you here,I'm pretty terrified about buying this. I've pined for a new DOW game and this is starting to look a little bit gutless......

Sargatanas2511 · 24 Apr 2017 at 10:06

I can live without cover so much, but I am not really a fan of the way the gameplay has been executed. It's almost like a MOBA and I am not really a fan of them.

Schnippzle · 24 Apr 2017 at 10:30

Sargatanas2511 said:
I can live without cover so much, but I am not really a fan of the way the gameplay has been executed. It's almost like a MOBA and I am not really a fan of them.

It's what makes the money now a days

Efour · 24 Apr 2017 at 11:23

Yeah i played for 1h wasn't overwhelming.
Probably pick it up on sale, kind of game. Just for the campaign.

Sargatanas2511 · 24 Apr 2017 at 11:30

On a positive note though, it did make me want to play the original Dawn of War again! It's as awesome as ever

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Juniper · 24 Apr 2017 at 17:03

Sargatanas2511 said:
On a positive note though, it did make me want to play the original Dawn of War again! It's as awesome as ever .

I dug out my discs but had to get Sega to issue me with Steam codes for Winter Assault and Dark Crusade.

stulid · 24 Apr 2017 at 18:01

Trash game is trash, waste of 18GB of HDD space.

fastwunz · 24 Apr 2017 at 18:13

stulid said:
Trash game is trash, waste of 18GB of HDD space.

Is it really THAT bad??

stulid · 24 Apr 2017 at 18:15

Yeah, its pants.

I remember the first 2 with fondness, this one sucks the big one.

stument · 24 Apr 2017 at 18:18

stulid said:
Yeah, its pants.

I remember the first 2 with fondness, this one sucks the big one.

You only played the MP Beta?