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I just saw the brand new trailer on youtube, it seems you can now play as other races, the first announced being orks.

link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=andBbJMcu6M&playnext=1&videos=RX75Ut-GgnI&feature=sub

I also notice the symbol of The Inquisition is being used as the 'I' in the middle of Retribution. Hopefully that's a hint at being able to play as either the Ordo Malleus or Ordo Hereticus. I think Daemon/Witch Hunters would be a much better fit for the Skirmish-style gameplay of Dawn of War II than anything else.

And I hate Orks, so if all this expansion includes is a playable Ork campaign, I'm probably not going to get it.

I've heard that it has a campaign for every race including Chaos and whatever they're adding in Retribution, so a total of 6.

asimo77 wrote:I've heard that it has a campaign for every race including Chaos and whatever they're adding in Retribution, so a total of 6.

Considering they've released exactly one piece of information about that game, and thats on their website, I think you may just be reciting made up information.

ShumaGorath wrote:

asimo77 wrote:I've heard that it has a campaign for every race including Chaos and whatever they're adding in Retribution, so a total of 6.

Considering they've released exactly one piece of information about that game, and thats on their website, I think you may just be reciting made up information.

Probably, though I would be very suprised if there was only an ork campaign.


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Actually this link makes it seem like we get multiple campaigns http://community.dawnofwar2.com/blog-post/dawn-war-ii-retribution


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and so does this link http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/17/dawn-of-war-2-retribution-lets-you-play-as-the-orks/

Darn it! Relic just killed my interest in this darned game, I dont another game in that fringing sub sector! Cant they give us something that at least shows a new part of the imperium? Is that to much to ask for!

Anshal wrote:Darn it! Relic just killed my interest in this darned game, I dont another game in that fringing sub sector! Cant they give us something that at least shows a new part of the imperium? Is that to much to ask for!

They have a forest environment, a lava environment, an arctic environment, a desert environment, a hive city environment, a chaos environment, a desert city environment, a space ship environment, and enough doodads to make plenty of very different maps from each.

Exactly what would changing the setting do to allow them to "show a new part of the imperum"? A sector comprises thousands of worlds, a subsector still comprises hundreds. It's not like they can't show anything they want.

I think he wants an Arctic Lava Desert Forest environment inside a Space Ship that's inside a Hive World.

It's not that much to ask, really. I can see his frustration.

I read up on a interveiw on Eurogamer with the THQ boss Danny Bilson talking about how they have increased the scale the game for the DOW1 fans but stated it wasnt in being able to make more buildings more on the lines of larger armies.

Heres the link to the interveiw: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-17-thq-on-everything-interview

Yak9UT wrote:I read up on a interveiw on Eurogamer with the THQ boss Danny Bilson talking about how they have increased the scale the game for the DOW1 fans but stated it wasnt in being able to make more buildings more on the lines of larger armies.

Heres the link to the interveiw: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-17-thq-on-everything-interview

Because an Ork campaign without hordes of Orks wouldn't... well, it just wouldn't be.

I agree with the above, a small elite group of orks doesnt work!

That aside i'm for one looking forwad to this game.

I really think IG will be the new multiplayer race. It will be good to finally stop playing marines in the campiagn.