Starcraft 2 or Dawn of War 2

Well you say that DoW2's units will be cookie cutter like, but I don't see that happening. Of course each faction in general will be more similar to one another that in SC2, but DoWs units won't have AoE syndrome. Space Marine Tac Squads will have 3 people in them, with a good range and CC and will be very tough. Ork Boyz on the other side will have 8 per squad and are very good at CC, but they can barely hit anything at range and they have low armor.

On a side note, I found the System Requirements for DoW 2 and I posted them here.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26737941&tag=topics;title

Well you say that DoW2's units will be cookie cutter like, but I don't see that happening. Of course each faction in general will be more similar to on another that in SC2, but DoWs units won't have AoE syndrome. Space Marine Tac Squads will have 3 people in them, with a good range and CC and will be very tough. Ork Boyz on the other side will have 8 per squad and are very good at CC, but they can barely hit anything and they have low armor.

On a side note, I found the System Requirements for DoW 2 and I posted them here.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26737941&tag=topics;title

Drazule

Dawn of war 2 and Starcraft 2 pro's and con's so far.

Dawn of war 2 pro's so far

+ Insane Physics.

+ Dark Atmosphere/WH40K setting.

+ Co-op multiplayer campaign

+ Sync Kills

+ Most brutal RTS ever, meaning there will be LOTS OF BLOOD AND GORE.

Dawn of war 2 Con's so far,

- lame storyline

- cant capture the atmosphere of the books

- unbalanced without much support multiplayer

Starcraft 2 Pro's so far,

+ perfect balance between factions

+ incredible storyline with the characters we all loved

+ Truely diverse factions.

+ Battle.net, great online play, great custom maps.

+ Innovative sp campaign.

Starcraft 2 Con's,

- outdated gameplay mechanics

- limited physics

gogators4life

fixed it for ya :D

Starcraft 2 has the edge imo but i'm getting both...

I changed a few things I saw fit in the original.

Blue = Additions

Red = Removed sections.

Dawn of war 2 and Starcraft 2 pro's and con's so far.

Dawn of war 2 pro's so far

+ Insane Physics.

+ Dark Atmosphere/WH40K setting.

+ Co-op multiplayer campaign

+ Sync Kills

+ Most brutal RTS ever, meaning there will be LOTS OF BLOOD AND GORE.

+ Ranged and Melee Combat for most units

+ Large amounts of customization (Army painter & Wargear)

+ Innovative sp campaign.

Dawn of war 2 Con's so far,

- Largly Unknown Storyline (Formerly lame storyline. I changed it because you cannot tell, the game is not even out yet)

- REMOVED (cant capture the atmosphere of the books is just stupid because not only the books are based off the games, and also once again you haven't played the game)

- Not as balanced or varied as SC (Formerly:unbalanced without much support multiplayer, this is also stupid as the game is not out and Relic is known for its MP support)

Starcraft 2 Pro's so far,

+ Great reputation forperfect balance between factions

+Sequal to an incredible storyline with the characters we all loved

+ Truely diverse factions.

+ Battle.net, great online play, great custom maps.

+ Innovative sp campaign.

+ Almost Guarenteed long lasting MP support and community (based off the original SC)

Starcraft 2 Con's,

- outdated gameplay mechanics

- limited physics

Please don't take me as a DoW Fanboi or a Blizzard Hater because I love Blizzard, Starcraft and Warcraft. I just thought some things were left out, or incredibly bias without support.

EDIT

I don't know how long ago this was, but RIP Gogators4life. He was one of the few good people in the world who accepted Dawn of War and Starcraft.

Getting both, but I'm actually more excited for DOWII. DOW 1 and DOW 2 are not the same game with an updated skin.

Let me preface by saying that I played SC for years and basically dismissed any RTS as a pile a garbage... Then Company of Heroes came along and I realized that the RTS genre had been moved forward more then any previous game before it. A new found respect for Relic was born and I eagerly await DOW2, which borrows so many aspects of COH and places it in the WH40k universe.

I'd suggest getting both games if you know whats good for you.

let's see....on one hand it's Starcraft 1.5, with 1.51 and 1.52 slated to be released in 20XX; on the other hand, a Warhammer 40k game without Chaos.

nope, not getting both. but if i absolutely HAD to, i would choose DoW2.

Just one thing, the gameplay systems in Relic's RTS games have existed and been implements in Wargames for ages (ie. Close Combat) Nikalai_88

Last I checked you cant make you Terran Marines charge into Melee or use those scythes on a hydralisk.

[QUOTE="Nikalai_88"]Just one thing, the gameplay systems in Relic's RTS games have existed and been implements in Wargames for ages (ie. Close Combat) Drazule

Last I checked you cant make you Terran Marines charge into Melee or use those scythes on a hydralisk.

In Starcraft, its either seige tank rush, zealot rush, or zerg rush CONSTANTLY from what I have played online. All you have to do is create fodder long enough for your enemy to run out of attackers and then do a counter attack and the whole process keeps repeating.

shakmaster13