Is it me or is DoW2 a perfect base for a 40k MOBA game?

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**kenshin620**

I'm not sure if anyone else has brought this up, but I just kinda notice the entire top down system and the way heroes are used in DoW2 can be an excellent way (with of course additional tweaking) to make a 40k MOBA game. Sure they already have a Coop arena game but does anyone think that a 40k MOBA game would be any good? Plenty of heroes to choose from, lots of wargear and abilities, bunches of mooks and turrets to use, heck even alternate costumes

This has nothing to do with Dota2 I swear

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**Slarg232**

I honestly don't think there is much in the way of modding to be had with DoWII.

**LordofHats**

DoWII isn't that moddable. Blame Windows Live.

**Coolyo294**

MOBA?

**SagesStone**

The genre DoTA lead to; Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. Think LoL/Dota/Hon etc. May have even been coined by one of them to avoid being called not-DoTA or at least try to avoid.

If you could mod it more, there would probably already be one.

**Karon**

WC3 had a Warhammer-DotA style custom map.

**kenshin620**

Oh well i didnt actually mean something like a community mod. I was just thinking "I wonder if anyone at relic notice this"

**Brother SRM**

LordofHats wrote:DoWII isn't that moddable. Blame Windows Live.

Dawn of War II is pretty moddable, but Games for Windows Live killed the mod scene from the start. You can mod Retribution just fine, since it doesn't use GfWL. Unfortunately, mods are few and far between due to its beginnings with GfWL and terrible skirmish AI. It's a shame, since I love DoWII.

**SagesStone**

kenshin620 wrote:Oh well i didnt actually mean something like a community mod. I was just thinking "I wonder if anyone at relic notice this"

Write up a decent email and send it out to them? Couldn't hurt at least.

**ChocolateGork**

MOBA games suck IMO

and DOW 2 sucked compared to DOW 1 IMO

**Brother SRM**

ChocolateGork wrote:MOBA games suck IMO

and DOW 2 sucked compared to DOW 1 IMO

Why? Saying something sucks without saying why doesn't make for very interesting conversation.

**Alexzandvar**

Brother SRM wrote:
ChocolateGork wrote:MOBA games suck IMO

and DOW 2 sucked compared to DOW 1 IMO

Why? Saying something sucks without saying why doesn't make for very interesting conversation.

Both games are two entirely different styles of RTS so I can see why some might not like one or the other.

I love both personally, Retribution brought me into WH40k in the first place.

**SagesStone**

Brother SRM wrote:
ChocolateGork wrote:MOBA games suck IMO

and DOW 2 sucked compared to DOW 1 IMO

Why? Saying something sucks without saying why doesn't make for very interesting conversation.

Because it is much more easier to run through a thread and yell "this sucks" on the way out than having to stop to explain why.

**Daemonhammer**

kenshin620 wrote:Is it me or is DoW2 a perfect base for a 40k MOBA game?

Its just you.