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[Archon]

[Sgt. Nuker]

That's the best box art Relic has released in the DoW series by far. It looks much more like the sketches in the codex and if one looks at the bottom, one will notice the Marine standing on some dead Hormagaunts.

[Teron]

Btw, the editors of my gamemag I'm reading was able to play DoW II. The 4 races in DoW will be: SM, Orkz, Nids and Eldar.

[Alias]

It's always the bloody Space Marines.

[Dr. Strangelove]

^Seconded, though I will admit it looks totally kickass.

[Teron]

There will be about 54 missions for the solo campaign, but you will be only able to play about 28 per campaign.
Here are 8 screenshots I took from the video, which shows the battlemenu, where you can select a mission and equip your force commanders:



When raising stats like "Energy" or "Health", new abilities become available, such as "Taunt" which will force enemies to attack the commander, instead of weaker troups:

Another ingame cutscene:

[CommanderJB]

Sorry, but I'll be honest here.
Whoopee. It's a box.
Frankly the only word that comes to mind is 'hype'.

[BeefJeRKy]

The space marines' heads seem a lot smaller than the ones in the last game.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Why do they only have three fingers?

[Crazykenny]

You mean 4 Perhaps the 5th is behind the rifle (which seems smaller aswell)

Totally awesome boxart nonetheless.

[Dr. Strangelove]

3 fingers + 1 thumb.

[Crazykenny]

Nonetheless, the missing one may be on the safety switch on the other end of the rifle.

[Pav:3d]

Teron, on 30 Nov 2008, 0:57, said:

Btw, the editors of my gamemag I'm reading was able to play DoW II. The 4 races in DoW will be: SM, Orkz, Nids and Eldar.

FINALLY

[TehKiller]

Right....remove Chaos in favor for Nids....as if thats a bargain...

as for the fingers....actually the 5th finger is the trigger one which is quite hidden (if you look at the marine to the left you can see his trigger finger but not the thumb)

[Pav:3d]

TehKiller, on 30 Nov 2008, 11:24, said:

Right....remove Chaos in favor for Nids....as if thats a bargain...

Why cant they just have all of them...

[KiraSama]

Pav3d, on 30 Nov 2008, 12:27, said:

TehKiller, on 30 Nov 2008, 11:24, said:

Right....remove Chaos in favor for Nids....as if thats a bargain...

Why cant they just have all of them...

i am sure you will.....if you buy all the races expansion packs of course

[Cuppa]

Crazykenny, on 30 Nov 2008, 4:48, said:

You mean 4 Perhaps the 5th is behind the rifle (which seems smaller aswell)

Totally awesome boxart nonetheless.

The only thing hidden behind the rifle is his palm. But only 3 fingers and 1 thumb, eh? Maybe in the future, the pinky is no longer useful.

Edited by Cuppa, 30 November 2008 - 22:57.

[Warbz]

Cuppa, on 30 Nov 2008, 22:56, said:

Crazykenny, on 30 Nov 2008, 4:48, said:

You mean 4 Perhaps the 5th is behind the rifle (which seems smaller aswell)

Totally awesome boxart nonetheless.

The only thing hidden behind the rifle is his palm. But only 3 fingers and 1 thumb, eh? Maybe in the future, the pinky is no longer useful.

When was it ever. I only need it when I have to count past 4.

[MR.Kim]

Looks like Relic use Warhammer 40K's codex. Including Space Marine Davastator Squad codex and some weapons.

[BeefJeRKy]

Look at the marine in the left background, he has four fingers (and that ain't no thumb).

[KiraSama]

i look more carefull and they really look like they only have 3 fingers + thumb

Edited by KiraSama, 01 December 2008 - 00:10.

[Teron]

Well, I read through the article and unfortunately, there won't be base building in multiplayer. Each game will start by choosing a commander and a squad. From a (already build) barrack, you can call reinforcements, that's it. The battle is about taking various locations on the map and holding them (just like in Company of Heroes).

[Sgt. Nuker]

I do like the fact that you can customize a lot more aspects of your army than just the commander. It makes your army feel like it really is yours, which adds that extra little level of involvement. Taunts are an added bonus. K'mere ya stoopid 'oomie!

Alias, on 29 Nov 2008, 20:18, said:

It's always the bloody Space Marines.

Yeah, though the Imperial Guard, Necrons, and Sisters of Battle did receive cover time as well (but the Space Marines are always first). Ironic you mentioned the "bloody" Marines, as I'm sure many of us are aware, the marines on the cover are the Blood Ravens, which are technically a sub-chapter of the Blood Angels. The Space Marines are, however, the symbol of Warhammer 40k, despite the fact that there are other races in the game.

Crazykenny, on 30 Nov 2008, 5:48, said:

You mean 4 Perhaps the 5th is behind the rifle (which seems smaller aswell)

His pointer finger is on the other side. Marines do have 4 fingers + a thumb. Space Marines are genetically enhanced "super humans", so the digits on the hand are unchanged as far as quantity goes.

As for the "rifle", though it's large enough to be considered a rifle by a normal human (by today's standards), that is in fact a bolt-pistol. If it were a rifle, the Marine would be holding it with two hands.

TehKiller, on 30 Nov 2008, 6:24, said:

Right....remove Chaos in favor for Nids....as if thats a bargain...

No love lost here I see. However, I must disagree with you. Tyranids have not been in the DoW series, nor any expansion packs since the franchise's inception. Won't you at least try those numerous and annoying insects before you condemn them to sub Chaos standards? What's to say that the fallen legions of Chaos won't be added in an expansion pack?

[TehKiller]

No but I'd rather see someone else moved (ummm Eldar for example) rather than Chaos. Chaos are basically the SM's archrivals (ummm well they were Space Marines afterall). The Space Marines dont really constantly battle with Eldar unlike with Orks and 'Nids so I dont see a reason why those 2 would be removed.

[KiraSama]

Warboss Nooka, on 1 Dec 2008, 2:22, said:

His pointer finger is on the other side. Marines do have 4 fingers + a thumb. Space Marines are genetically enhanced "super humans", so the digits on the hand are unchanged as far as quantity goes.

As for the "rifle", though it's large enough to be considered a rifle by a normal human (by today's standards), that is in fact a bolt-pistol. If it were a rifle, the Marine would be holding it with two hands.

but look at the hand with the melee weapon, he has 3 fingers and a thumb, and there is no space for a fourth finger

and the marine of the left you can see how he has only 3 visisble fingers