Dawn of War II Beta Thread

DoW Complete collection is available for £12.95 if anyone fancies the first one.

As for the new one think Im gonna preorder as most places its only £22-25 but Im not sure where to preorder from because fo teh preorder bonuses. Willt hese have any direct effect on the game itself?

seems to be armour/weps/faction/extra colour palette from each preorder but theyre all completely different from what I can see.
 
Why dont hardcore DoW fans who bought soulstorm retail when released have to wait?

Isn't it a bit of a kick in the teeth?

You can use your retail key just add non-steam game and it takes the SS key. This is what I done and am downloading the beta at the moment and have been given a key.
 
btw if you choose 'Public' and then 'Host' you can play skirmish with upto 5 AI :)

e6700 @ 2.6 8800GTX(awaiting my 280 replacement) 4gig vista64 - running it maxed 1920*1200 full detail 1 AI and its nice and smooth with a slightly better framerate than Company of Heroes.. i will try 5 AI later ..
 
Im really not impressed so far, just feels like someone has reskinned CoH.


1.) Maps are too small, even the 3v3 maps are tiny, yes it makes the battles exciting but makes manoeuvring vehicles very difficult.

2.) Where are all the units?? Dawn of War 1 was missing a lot of units, now it is just ridiculous. Fire Dragons, Dark Reapers, Jetbikes, Shining Spears, Dire Avengers, Striking Scorpions, Wraithguard, Vypers, Swooping Hawks, Wave Serpent, Storm Guardians and that's just from Eldar!!! It's ridiculous that there are less units than the first one.

3.) Ridiculous squads - THREE MEN in a space marine squad??? They get ripped apart very quickly and still cost 500 Requisition to purchase, utterly stupid.

4.) Lack of upgrades - Space marines are meant to be versatile yet they've got rid of nearly all the upgrade options. Devestator squads come with ONE heavy weapon and no option to upgrade to any other.

5.) HQs have far too much health, I've been in games where we've had every strategic point on the battlefield yet its still taken 10-15 mins to destroy the HQs because....

6.) Turrets are insanely unbalanced, far too much health, can destroy nearly every unit very quickly and because the maps are so small can be impossible to flank.

7.) Strange commander choices - Librarian?? gone, Why not have an autarch as the offensive Eldar commander and leave warlocks as the seer council/squad leaders.

8.) Expensive units seem crap - I was playing as Eldar and finally managed to afford an Avatar, it marched forward....and died in seconds. Compare that to the dreadnoughts which seem to last forever.



I hope they can fix this but with it being so close to release I am not confident. This has gone from being a certain purchase to a 'might get down the line if patches fix it) :(
 
I'll be ready to play in the next 15-30 mins, but I ain't got no GFWL tags to play with. Post your Live usernames people, for the Emperor!
 
Pretty much. Want to have a few games later? I need to play someone that is willing to practice with me and not destroy me.

%20 downloaded.

For sure! Added you just now.

I'll be ready to play in the next 15-30 mins, but I ain't got no GFWL tags to play with. Post your Live usernames people, for the Emperor!
Think I will have to sign up.
 
Well, I got in, but does it have limited graphic options? I cant choose anything high?

I hope this isnt related to DX thinking my graphics card has "N/A" of memory.

My LIVE tag is g0rd

gee zero are dee!
 
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I have to say, the whole game feels very....meh. The units, while there are less of them, seem less significant, and theres just a general lack of options, both building, and unit wise.

They have tried to make it CoH too much, and should have kept it the same as DoW1 imo, keep the 2 franchises different so you have reason to buy both no?
 
People were expecting a bigger, louder, flashier DoW1, and instead got Dawn of Heroes. For some that will be great, but others will hate it.
 
i just bought soulstorm and im downloading the beta now :) i needed soulstorm anyway and you cant go wrong for less than £5
 
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