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Who wants to take bets on the release DLC faction being Elves? The only other faction I could see them doing is chaos, so I'll take 50/50 odds on that and 11.5% odds on it being the both of them.

My bets will be Elves for writing my signature (within forum rules) for my next 100 posts.

Sounds awesome , I have always been a big fan of total war games, I have them all and now I am really looking forward to what will possibly be the best yet !

I only really have a problem with DLC if it comes at release or early on and could have been included at the start.

 warboss wrote:
Hey, long time no post. I was wondering what happened to your youtube channel post Adepticon a few years ago. Your avatar pic has changed as well; did you move to the coast of New Jersey? Any announcements regarding additional platforms like consoles?

Im guessing due to it being a Total War game its exclusive to the glorious PC master race

I will be buying it for sure. Hopefully my poor computer can hadle it, though. Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat and Dark Omen have been a pair of games that I hold in particular dear, so I hope this will live up to that.

It will run through Steam so yes its a PC game

Does that include Steam OS and Linux?

Reading it will it be closser to total war style games or the Warhammer battle march style with a single leader and a linear (with some branching) story? Or (hopfully) a vast map that allows my Orcs to greet all new settlements with a friendly kick to the nads.

Speaking of settlements, can you build your own, or will they be all based off of existing cities in the setting?

I have no problem with DLC/expansion packs so long as they add something that I find to be a good value for the price. Total War games tend to do pretty well, even if some of those packs (like the blood DLC for Rome II) are a bit superfluous.

That being said, this seems like the single most sensible thing GW has had a part in in the last ten years. I'm incredibly excited about this!

 Brother SRM wrote:
I have no problem with DLC/expansion packs so long as they add something that I find to be a good value for the price. Total War games tend to do pretty well, even if some of those packs (like the blood DLC for Rome II) are a bit superfluous.

That being said, this seems like the single most sensible thing GW has had a part in in the last ten years. I'm incredibly excited about this!

I agree with both of these things.

I'm a bit worried about the prospect of invincible and undying heroes though. I'm also worried that this will be closer to Napoleon: Total War's Napoleonic Campaign, which did not follow the standard Total War format due to the presence of these "Quests and character progression". That hints to me that there will be things that will occur without the players "consent". If this resembles the Mongolian and Timurid invasions from Medieval II, or the reforms of Marius in Rome, then great. If it more forcibly requires that the player move from one prescripted battle to the next then oh-no.

Total War for me is just as much about the dynamism of the campaign map and interactions as it is commanding units of 100 men into battle.

I eagerly await the Blood for the Blood God DLC.

Questing for the Generals sounds awesome, does this just apply to your general or do the AI generals have their own agendas to carry out?

If generals can go on quests, does that mean you can equip them with magic gear, like in Age of Wonders?

I am excited and looking forward to purchasing this game, with all its DLC, 6 months after release when it has been patched up.

 Rick_1138 wrote:
TBH the DLC moaning will die out soon, as its only our current generation of gamers (25-40 Y.O now) who remember the days of a full game coming out, and expansions were about £15 (about £23 now) for basically another half size campaign.

But with the internet speed as it is now and younger gamers expecting stuff to come later and cost a bit, its just how it is. I dont have an issue with DLC if its an actual expansion, i.e. more than 4 extra missions for £15. Things like skins, mpas etc i never get but if its for more actual content (especially for single players Note to publishers, we dont all want to play CoD online) then i am happy to pay for it.

Anyway, as you were.

The way I look at DLC is that games, like **everything else** have gotten more expensive. $4 movies on Tuesdays seems a distant memory from another galaxy, much less cheaper than that. $10 for a hardcover book used to be expensive!

Now, all DLC does is allow the publisher to sell a stripped down game for you to make sure you like for $50, when the entire price of the game is actually $100. As an alternative, they would be selling every copy for $80.

Hopefully, your salary has kept up with the inflation...


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 Brother SRM wrote:
I have no problem with DLC/expansion packs so long as they add something that I find to be a good value for the price. Total War games tend to do pretty well, even if some of those packs (like the blood DLC for Rome II) are a bit superfluous.

That being said, this seems like the single most sensible thing GW has had a part in in the last ten years. I'm incredibly excited about this!

Yes, out of every video game that has been made in the Fantasy/40k IP, this one looks like it has the most potential! Armageddon wasn't bad, but the large games got really long and clunky. Reminded me of playing 4,000 point 40k games, without any of the things that makes 40k great.

Complaining about DLC in todays gaming environment is about as useful as the 40k players complaining about eldar in the 40k threads. It is what it is. You either adapt and buy the DLC that you want, or you don't and play the game without it. Its entirely up to you.

I for one don't mind DLC unless it is something STUPID like the horse armor in Elder Scrolls, which I also bought and then laughed at myself. I try to just buy DLC now if I feel like it adds value to the game proportionate to the cost. It is a great way for developers to extend the life and enjoyability of a game.

Times change, that is it.

the only thing i want from the game is not to have rome II crap AI or battles to be over in 5 mins.

 TheJoeyberry wrote:
In Total War: WARHAMMER you’ll have four races to choose from, Greenskins, The Empire, Dwarfs and Vampire Counts. Each race has a legendary lord character , who is the leader of a faction within your chosen race

I'd be very interested in learning how long I will have to wait for my favorite faction, chaos. The video seems to imply Tzeentch being a factor in the opening game, the character in the video seems very much like egrimm van horstmann, could we be expecting the old chaos dragon riding sorcerer lord to be making an appearance?

So my question/ concern is more in regards to the multiplayer content. In shogun 2 you guys had some of the best multiplayer availability in that I could gain control of a map through battles and thus open available units for hire. Even more so some of my units progressed and gained individual abilities, as well as increase cost but that's ok, thus making for a more personal battle. Plus all of the fun I upgrading the lord. Then though Rome 2 came out and you guys dropped this Factor and same with Attila. Also no longer are we able to say angle the units and such to fit our formation as we wish. From Rome 2 and on we couldn't have a line then have our fans units at xy angle. Instead it's all linear and opens the player up to getting raped in combat from flank attacks. Are they fixing these problems or just adding to them?

What is the difficulty level? Harder or easier than the other TW games?

As a long fan of TW games (though enthusiasm kinda suffered with the last ones...), i'm deffinitely looking forward. For once, i'll propably actually care for expansions/DLC since it won't just be more of the same stuff. I couldnt be bothered to have some different barbaric tribe, or dog units (srly?). But a new warhammer race? gak yes. And instead of just play 2-3 factions i would certainly want to try out everyone of them, because they are just so much different in visual style and feeling (well hopefully).

Q: Will the game still have the same focus on city/ territory development and building, or will the focus shift alot more to the armies, generals and combat? I hope buildings won't get neglected

I'm wondering how long it'll be before someone mods in one of the 40k races.

What areas of the warhammer world will the campaign map cover?
Will there be scenarios for specific battles and campaigns, or story modes?

A lot of mention has been made about the legendary characters leading factions - are there more generic characters as well? Will I be able to have a host of orc and goblin bosses backing up Grimgor by leading his other armies around during the Waaagh?

Also, what happens if/when the character dies? I got Grimgor killed by a Witch Hunter in the Medieval 2 Warhammer mod...he was probably quite proud until the boars ran him over. It was amusing and I'd be interested to know if I can do that again.

I saw arachnaroks. Please tell me there will be lots and lots of spidery forest goblin goodness?

Love to see the high production value of the trailer, hopefully the gameplay videos that follow it will be of a comparable quality.

This is extremely exciting thought, as a fan of RTS, Warhammer and Total War I am besides myself with joy.

Please, please, please do not disappoint us.

My questions:

1) What's the likely release quarter for this?
2) What sort of diplomacy mechanics exist?
3) To echo Spinner's question: Will there be any customization of your character in the game other than wargear? Will you be able to create a generic warlord or will you only be able to play the default heroes?

 TheJoeyberry wrote:

That’s OK, we strongly recommend you don’t buy things you don’t think you will like or agree with but I hope to change your mind obviously

Oh, I hope so too. I love strategy games and the warhammer setting. Just do opposite of what has been done with company of heroes 2 and you should be fine.

Its nice that there is finally some info about tw: warhammer.. however it is pretty much infomation that is equal to something like the new star wars battlefront only being set on 4 planets..

ONLY 4 factions??? For a total war game thats had years of time to work it seems like the extreme dlc approch is taken. TW games since shogun 2 have been heavy on the dlc (some of it worth the coin) but in warhammer there are alot of heros...ALOT! Please do not tell me your going to dlc most of the warhammer world because i will not take part in it.

ps - also no skaven?? They are also iconic to fantasy these day.

Very excited to hear this is finally "official".

Let us know as soon as you're able what the tentative release date is. Thanks!

Look. You've gotten your first celebrity endorsement.

https://www.facebook.com/therealmarkhunt/posts/923323404379357

Not gonna lie. Mark Hunt being a fan of Warhammer is awesome.

For the sadly uninitiated. http://mmafrettir.is/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Mark-Hunt-KO.gif

https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/hunt-kongo-2.gif

Oh, and the greatest move in the history of the sport, the Atomic Butt Drop.

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
Look. You've gotten your first celebrity endorsement.

https://www.facebook.com/therealmarkhunt/posts/923323404379357

Not gonna lie. Mark Hunt being a fan of Warhammer is awesome.

For the sadly uninitiated. http://mmafrettir.is/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Mark-Hunt-KO.gif

https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/hunt-kongo-2.gif

Oh, and the greatest move in the history of the sport, the Atomic Butt Drop.

That. Is. Amazing! Thanks so much for linking this- that is emmensly cool.


As for the other questions on this thread- let me look into it when I'm back in the studio and I'll respond to this thread

Nevermind.