warhammer 40k DOW2 for newcomers

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#1 Clipper591
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i never played this before, andknow nothing of thewarhammer universebut this is on sale ad D2D for 11 bucks. would i enjoy this? i also never really played an rts but have been wanting to play a good one.

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#2 carlosjuero
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Well, kind of hard for us to tell you if you would enjoy it or not... we don't know what type of games you enjoy :) DoW 2 is a pretty good RTS (though personally I prefer the old style of RTS rather than the new Action type RTS - still fun to play DoW 2 though), and it eases you into the gameplay and controls pretty nicely. The story explains a little of the Warhammer 40k universe, but the setting is so vast that it would be impossible to fit in one game [thats a good thing]. I would suggest checking out some YouTube videos of the game, look at some game reviews, and see if you can find a demo version (I think that steam may have a demo version available). Note: Dawn of War 2 requires Steam to play. It also is bundled with Games for Windows Live client software [used for achievements and multi-player, it is possible to play an offline Live account but sometimes it gets wonky]. If you decide to purchase it then don't download from Direct2Drive - just get the key they send you and activate it in Steam then use Steam to download the game [you will be required to update the game via Steam if you install the D2D version, if you download from Steam you will get the most up to date version right off]
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#3 Clipper591
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thanks thats what i was going to do, i was looking at sales and noticed i could activate it on steam

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#4 mrbojangles25
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its an RTS, but just barely lol

Havent played the multiplayer, but I found the singleplayer incredibly fun. For 11 bucks, you owe it to yourself...easily one of the top RTSs in gaming history imo

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11 bucks is nice, but by this point you're better off waiting for the next expansion to come out because it'll be 30 bucks, stand alone, and have everything on it(ie you don't need the others at all)

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11 bucks is nice, but by this point you're better off waiting for the next expansion to come out because it'll be 30 bucks, stand alone, and have everything on it(ie you don't need the others at all)

Drazule

Don't forget no GFWL. That was the selling point for me at least.

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#7 Clipper591
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[QUOTE="Drazule"]

11 bucks is nice, but by this point you're better off waiting for the next expansion to come out because it'll be 30 bucks, stand alone, and have everything on it(ie you don't need the others at all)

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Don't forget no GFWL. That was the selling point for me at least.

yeaifi buy it on D2Di willactivate it on steam

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#8 Drazule
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Well, you're required to play on Steam.

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#9 Clipper591
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thanks everybody! i did end up buying it and activating the code on steam, this is the first rts that i bought