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Aye but this segment from the PCGamer article really bugs me:
"In aid of this, some close detail has been sacrificed so Dawn of War 3 can shine in large-scale encounters, and Relic's artists have taken more inspiration from the colourful paint jobs of the tabletop game. It's a step away from the dark doom-laden tone of the fiction, and the game looks fantastic in motion."

Maybe I like my dark doom-laden fiction.

No guard? No guard.

(Was I expecting them? Well, no. But a tiny, tiny part of me still hoped).

This isn't a real loadout for a Knight, is it?

I really like their take on Wraithbone.

It is a real loadout for a Knight, a renegade Knight that is.

 Shigematsu wrote:
It is a real loadout for a Knight, a renegade Knight that is.

Well considering the Blood Ravens are filthy heretics!

I just peed a little.

I am incredibly disappointed at the return of base building, I've never liked it, never been good at it and it always pushes me away from the multiplayer of a game, so the campaign had better be good.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Dawn of DLC will be SEGA's first attempt at monetising everything down to the purity seals on a 40K game.

Can't wait.

This may kill this game. 'Collectible squads' clearly indicates micro-transactions.

You want Thunder-hammer Terminators? That will be 2.99

You want Sternguard? That will be 1.99

You want a Librarian in Terminator armor? That will be 1.99

 SickSix wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Dawn of DLC will be SEGA's first attempt at monetising everything down to the purity seals on a 40K game.

Can't wait.

This may kill this game. 'Collectible squads' clearly indicates micro-transactions.

You want Thunder-hammer Terminators? That will be 2.99

You want Sternguard? That will be 1.99

You want a Librarian in Terminator armor? That will be 1.99

That's not enormously different to our own hobby though...

Xyptc wrote:

 SickSix wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Dawn of DLC will be SEGA's first attempt at monetising everything down to the purity seals on a 40K game.

Can't wait.

This may kill this game. 'Collectible squads' clearly indicates micro-transactions.

You want Thunder-hammer Terminators? That will be 2.99

You want Sternguard? That will be 1.99

You want a Librarian in Terminator armor? That will be 1.99

That's not enormously different to our own hobby though...

Oh Snap!

 unmercifulconker wrote:
I reaaaally dont like the graphics style. If it sticks this will be like being handed a million pound then being punched in the stomach by a power fist.

Well, give them a break. They just announced the game's existence today - I'm surprised they had any in-game footage whatsoever. It'll probably be some time before the game is finished, but it looks promising so far.

Really hope this doesn't suck, as it looks great.

Relic has a pretty good track record

Big scale combat... oh it is getting closer to "Epic Armageddon / Final Liberation" what I always wanted.

If they use "micro-transactions" to buy units like an echo for the tabletop game... I just may rage-ban the whole darn thing (it would be sad though...).

That video, some happiness was there for me to see what it took to make a Space Marine smile.

 Kap'n Krump wrote:

 unmercifulconker wrote:
I reaaaally dont like the graphics style. If it sticks this will be like being handed a million pound then being punched in the stomach by a power fist.

Well, give them a break. They just announced the game's existence today - I'm surprised they had any in-game footage whatsoever. It'll probably be some time before the game is finished, but it looks promising so far.

Its not the graphic fidelity I am worried about, obviously it will look 10x better if these are the first mock ups but I am worried about the art style. I don't feel a more cartoony style is the right way to go. Of course though, its early days.

Fingers crossed Relic can still make good RTS games, and I really want THIS to be a good one.

Also

"Hell it's about time!"

 unmercifulconker wrote:
"In aid of this, some close detail has been sacrificed so Dawn of War 3 can shine in large-scale encounters, and Relic's artists have taken more inspiration from the colourful paint jobs of the tabletop game. It's a step away from the dark doom-laden tone of the fiction, and the game looks fantastic in motion." Maybe I like my dark doom-laden fiction.

It is like them going back to their roots: models were rather eye-gouging colourful around 2nd edition.
I tend to lean toward nasty dark brooding terrain (as dirty and dark as possible) so it makes the models stand out like crazy.
I think you may see enough dark and doom inside the ship map they threatened us with.

<Edit> Relic made the first Dawn of War and their engine ran well with some rather large battles.
You would think they would have a few lessons learned to apply for the engine of this game.
I am unsure of any other group that would have the experience to pull this off decently.

To me it sounds they are talking about unit selection and how to enhance viewability and not about depicting the 40k universe in a cartoony webcomic style. And the trailer does not show a change of style.

 unmercifulconker wrote:

 Kap'n Krump wrote:

 unmercifulconker wrote:
I reaaaally dont like the graphics style. If it sticks this will be like being handed a million pound then being punched in the stomach by a power fist.

Well, give them a break. They just announced the game's existence today - I'm surprised they had any in-game footage whatsoever. It'll probably be some time before the game is finished, but it looks promising so far.

Its not the graphic fidelity I am worried about, obviously it will look 10x better if these are the first mock ups but I am worried about the art style. I don't feel a more cartoony style is the right way to go. Of course though, its early days.

Also worse comes to worse there's always graphics mods

I am also concerned with the graphics/animations shown.

The terminators look silly. Like their shoulders connect to their spines.

There's some really picky people. It's Dawn of War. The original was awesome but the units weren't super detailed and gameplay was pretty much Command & Conquer with a reskin. If this isn't what you think DoW should be then I don't know what is.

Big giant robots and no Tau? No 4th faction? I think the Tau will be in or Necrons as the 4th race or the first one added.

Can't depict IK and WK without the Surge there to blast them all away.

It's time Relic! Add us back in we haven't been in a game since DoW1. Last Stand doesn't co

 MLaw wrote:
There's some really picky people. It's Dawn of War. The original was awesome but the units weren't super detailed and gameplay was pretty much Command & Conquer with a reskin. If this isn't what you think DoW should be then I don't know what is.

Spoiler:

IDK, maybe some of us think it should still be like DoW2? But with bigger units?

If the graphics aren't 1:1 Photo Realistic to life I won't even look at a game. So I guess I'm out on this one.

I have to say.. is it just me or from what I saw in the trailer, do the Orkz just look.. off? I mean the Deff Dread seemed spot on the but the Orkz when they're looting the corpses near the start just don't look right to me...

I liked how that marine tried to solo the dread.
What was your plan, sir?

Mr.Church13 wrote:
If the graphics aren't 1:1 Photo Realistic to life I won't even look at a game. So I guess I'm out on this one.

Frankly, I refuse to play a game that doesn't literally create a real pocket universe, where each unit is an actual living thing.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
I liked how that marine tried to solo the dread.
What was your plan, sir?

Probably something along the lines of believing the rotting corpse sitting on Terra will help him for some reason.

maaaaaaaaaaaan this is fething exciting!
Love 1 and 2 and cant wait to play this