Dawn of war:Soulstorm

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/warhammer40000dawnofwarsoulstorm/news.html?sid=6181715&tag=topslot;title;1&om_act=convert&om_clk=topslot

Dawn of war:Soulstorm is shaping up to be the best expansion ever! Darkcrusade was the expansion pack of the year from IGN, Gamespot and Gamespy. And Soulstorm is supposed to be bigger? Awesome! New air units? PWNAGE!

9 total factions, that's a record , the most factions in an RTS game. Soulstorm has a camp that is twice as bigger than Dark crusade's camp.

All the factions in Soulstorm,

* Space marines

* Eldar

* Orks

* Chaos

* Imperial Guard

* Tau

* Necorns

* Dark Eldar

* Witch Hunters

So much fun in the future.

dang, you stole my thread! :evil:

ha, just kidding. although i adore the series, the preview reveals a couple of things i don't like. first, it's not directly developed by Relic. Part of the reason why i look forwardto the expansion is, well, Relic. For the past 10 years the studio has NEVER disappointed me ( and i'm very easily disappointed, trust me ), soany otherbrandname theyput out, be it Iron Lore or Blizzard, is gonna make me step back a bit.

2nd, air units. my experience with the series tells me that air units really don't fit in. in my opinion, Warhammer 40k is totally about intense ground warfare, often conducted in small pockets and multiple fronts, in short, complete stalemate. experiencedplayers know that a good mix of all unit types is more than enough to make up for the lack of air unit -- and the extreme mobility of air units will likely shift the game considerably towards a direction we veterans don't enjoy.

dang, you stole my thread! :evil:

ha, just kidding. although i adore the series, the preview reveals a couple of things i don't like. first, it's not directly developed by Relic. Part of the reason why i look forwardto the expansion is, well, Relic. For the past 10 years the studio has NEVER disappointed me ( and i'm very easily disappointed, trust me ), soany otherbrandname theyput out, be it Iron Lore or Blizzard, is gonna make me step back a bit.

2nd, air units. my experience with the series tells me that air units really don't fit in. in my opinion, Warhammer 40k is totally about intense ground warfare, often conducted in small pockets and multiple fronts, in short, complete stalemate. experiencedplayers know that a good mix of all unit types is more than enough to make up for the lack of air unit -- and the extreme mobility of air units will likely shift the game considerably towards a direction we veterans don't enjoy.Jinroh_basic

If you think air warfare isn't a big part of the 40K universe, you must not know it very well. Aircrafts have always been a notable part of most of the races(especially the Imperial Guard, as they have a ton of them). And while it certainly isn't necessary to have aircrafts in a 40K game, the fact that there are some really awesome aircrafts to be used makes it very intriguing that they're finally going to include them. I've always wanted to see a 40K RTS which has air units as well (though I wasn't expecting Dawn of War to be the one that would do it, at least not with the current engine). While I share your concern about how these new air units will be implemented, I'm willing to be optimistic about it as it could still be an awesome addition if done properly.

actually, i'm very familiar with the lore of Warhammer40k. of coz there are air units -- but that's the board game, not the pc game. i'm talking about the pc game.

so far, the entire series has never seen any air units, and all these titles are critically acclaimed. why? coz the core gameplay really doesn't need it. i don't see why Iron Lore should mess that formula up now....

Great, a new Dawn of War game, but by the 2008s those graphics will look too old, maybe if DOW: Soulstorm had graphics similar to those in Company of Heroes(they should adapt that graphics engine into DOW).., well they still have half a year to update those graphics. I love this game but those graphics won't be able to stand against Starcraft 2, coming soon and looking amazing.

I only hope that RELIC include air units and vehicles.

PD: Pardon my english!

Tryanids won't fit in the current engine. :)

Tryanids won't fit in the current engine. :)

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yeah, just hope they make dawn of war2 with tryanids , pwning the other races