Dawn of War II or Civilization IV Complete on Steam?

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#1 deactivated-64b76bd048860
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I was going to get Civilization IV The Complete Edition on Steam (Civ IV, Warlords, Beyond the Sword, and Colonization) but then Dawn of War II got a 50 percent off thing. Which one should I get (They are both 20 dollars)?

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#2 MorbidToaster
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DAWN OF WAR II.

Best RTS I've ever played...Although...If you're more into base building than action it's probably not the game for you.

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#3 pvtdonut54
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Get both if you can. :P
If you had to choose one get Civ 4. Its the King of Turn Based Strategy.

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#4 foossilo
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Get both if you can. :P
If you had to choose one get Civ 4. Its the King of Turn Based Strategy.

pvtdonut54

Gal Civ 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Civ 4

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#5 ice144
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[QUOTE="pvtdonut54"]

Get both if you can. :P
If you had to choose one get Civ 4. Its the King of Turn Based Strategy.

foossilo

Gal Civ 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Civ 4

Pure lies. Stop living in the past.

And Civ 4>Dawn of War 2 IMO.

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#6 deactivated-64b76bd048860
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I think I'll be stretched to get both, but I'll try. Keep the opinions coming.
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#7 foossilo
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[QUOTE="foossilo"]

[QUOTE="pvtdonut54"]

Get both if you can. :P
If you had to choose one get Civ 4. Its the King of Turn Based Strategy.

ice144

Gal Civ 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Civ 4

Pure lies. Stop living in the past.

And Civ 4>Dawn of War 2 IMO.

Stop living in the past? LOL

Gal Civ 2 w/ expansions >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Civ 4 w/ expansions

Most people just say Civ 4 because that is the only one that have played or actually spent some time with.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/galacticcivilizations2twilightofthearnor?q=twilight%20of%20arnor

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/galacticcivilizations2darkavatar?q=dark%20avatar

versus

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/sidmeierscivilization4colonization?q=colonization

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/civilization4beyondthesword?q=civilization%20IV

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#8 JackBurton
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Civilization IV - Complete

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#9 Baranga
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Civ4. Dawn of War is good, but Civ is the pinnacle of strategy games.

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Civilization IV, definitely

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Civilization 4. This is an easy one.
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#12 stele29
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For the money, the Civ IV pack is an amazing deal. You get a ton for $20, especially when you figure in the endless replay value. Colonization by itself is still 30-40 at the store.
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Civ 4 definitely. DoW2 was mediocre at best.
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Civ 4 definitely. DoW2 was mediocre at best.kieranb2000

wrong, you just dont know how to play

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[QUOTE="kieranb2000"]Civ 4 definitely. DoW2 was mediocre at best.ag3ntz3rox0x

wrong, you just dont know how to play

I know how to play perfectly fine o.O It isn't exactly a deep game after all.
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[QUOTE="ag3ntz3rox0x"]

[QUOTE="kieranb2000"]Civ 4 definitely. DoW2 was mediocre at best.kieranb2000

wrong, you just dont know how to play

I know how to play perfectly fine o.O It isn't exactly a deep game after all.

takes skill. not just tank rush like other rts

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[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="ag3ntz3rox0x"]

wrong, you just dont know how to play

ag3ntz3rox0x

I know how to play perfectly fine o.O It isn't exactly a deep game after all.

takes skill. not just tank rush like other rts

It takes very little skill from what I've played, but then again, maybe everyone who plays online is just terrible :| Starcraft, Supreme Commander and Age of Empires (1,2&3) all require much more skill.
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[QUOTE="ag3ntz3rox0x"]

[QUOTE="kieranb2000"]Civ 4 definitely. DoW2 was mediocre at best.kieranb2000

wrong, you just dont know how to play

I know how to play perfectly fine o.O It isn't exactly a deep game after all.

Mediocre, I'd have to contest that. And NOT DEEP? Someone doesn't know their 40k lore.
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I don't think that when he meant that the game was not deep he was talking about the lore. Anyways while I have not played the game for some time at the start it did not appear to have as large of a skill component as say starcraft nor did it have as good of a strategy component as Supreme Commander.

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[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="ag3ntz3rox0x"]

wrong, you just dont know how to play

ag3ntz3rox0x

I know how to play perfectly fine o.O It isn't exactly a deep game after all.

takes skill. not just tank rush like other rts

LMAO are you honestly arguing that Dawn of War 2 is somehow a better game if you play it a certain way? That's kinda pretentious. He thought the game was mediocre, not difficult or easy. I thought DOW2 had a been there done that feel, but then again I think alot of games are like that. I guess I must not know how to play them properly, because if I did i'd obviously have a much more enjoyable experience. Anyways, in this case there really isn't any competition in regards to dollar value. For 20 dollars you get the entire Civ IV lineup, which bought individually at stores today would easily be near $100, plus the amount of hours you could get out of it all could literally be in three digits if you enjoy strategy games. If your one to prefer action games, then by all means get DOW2.

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Civ 4 will give you more bang for your buck by far. Not saying Dawn of War 2 isn't good, however. DoW 2 is really fun in online multiplayer and the people are pretty nice. You'll get more mileage out of Civ 4 imo though. Of course, the real question is do you want a fast paced RTS, or a slow paced TBS?
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#22 Sonir77
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well do you feel like some Turn based stratergy or some real time tactical?

i would get dow2, the competitive multiplayer is fantastic and the last stand is great fun, theres also a fun campaign in there as well

i could never finish a game of civ 4

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I admit that I haven't played DOW2, but Civ 4 is amazing!

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[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="ag3ntz3rox0x"]

wrong, you just dont know how to play

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I know how to play perfectly fine o.O It isn't exactly a deep game after all.

Mediocre, I'd have to contest that. And NOT DEEP? Someone doesn't know their 40k lore.

I admit I don't know much 40K lore, but I was talking about the gameplay side of things, the plot seemed pretty deep from what I have played, although I didn't play much single player, mostly just the multiplayer XD
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[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="MorbidToaster"][QUOTE="kieranb2000"] I know how to play perfectly fine o.O It isn't exactly a deep game after all.

Mediocre, I'd have to contest that. And NOT DEEP? Someone doesn't know their 40k lore.

I admit I don't know much 40K lore, but I was talking about the gameplay side of things, the plot seemed pretty deep from what I have played, although I didn't play much single player, mostly just the multiplayer XD

the plot isint deep, but the universe and lore is great
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#26 linkthewindow
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Civ 4 will give you more bang for your buck by far. Not saying Dawn of War 2 isn't good, however. DoW 2 is really fun in online multiplayer and the people are pretty nice. You'll get more mileage out of Civ 4 imo though. Of course, the real question is do you want a fast paced RTS, or a slow paced TBS?zomglolcats
Yeah, the two games are kind of hard to compare :P If you can get both, get Dawn of War while it's cheap, and get Civ4 later (as it won't be getting any more expensive.)
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Civilization IV Complete.You get more from it...

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#28 zomglolcats
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The only thing I have to wonder about DoW 2, is that really, take away the WH40K license, and that game would be pretty mediocre. While it's fun online, half of that fun is sending in your favorite 40K race's units to destroy stuff. If it was some generic sci fi setting, I would not play it.
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[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="MorbidToaster"][QUOTE="kieranb2000"] I know how to play perfectly fine o.O It isn't exactly a deep game after all.

Mediocre, I'd have to contest that. And NOT DEEP? Someone doesn't know their 40k lore.

I admit I don't know much 40K lore, but I was talking about the gameplay side of things, the plot seemed pretty deep from what I have played, although I didn't play much single player, mostly just the multiplayer XD

Well, gameplay wise, I could agree a bit there. And I'm the exact opposite. I played tons of Single Player, and pretty much no multiplayer at all. I bought the game for the 40k universe. Although...This new expansion and mode being released for DoW II might get me into the multiplayer. The idea of a 'Horde' mode in DoW II makes me squeal like a fangirl. Which I totally am for 40k.
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#30 thusaha
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Civ IV.