Dawn of War II: Retribution
Wizard
27 Feb 2011
SquigPie, on 27 Feb 2011, 13:34, said:
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Weaker Story
Awwww. :(
I was a little

SquigPie
27 Feb 2011
Yeah, it'll be like DC and Winter Assault, the story might not be as strong, but it'll make up for it with replayability.
Also, who are you oging to play first?
For me it's probably Space Marines first (so as to finish of the story from CR), then Orkz, then IG, then either Chaos or Nids, then finally Eldar.
Edited by SquigPie, 27 February 2011 - 14:01.
Also, who are you oging to play first?
For me it's probably Space Marines first (so as to finish of the story from CR), then Orkz, then IG, then either Chaos or Nids, then finally Eldar.
Edited by SquigPie, 27 February 2011 - 14:01.
Wizard
27 Feb 2011
SquigPie
27 Feb 2011
Shit, I knew I'd asked that question before. Was too lazy to look back through the thread.
:facepalm:
Edited by SquigPie, 27 February 2011 - 17:00.
:facepalm:
Edited by SquigPie, 27 February 2011 - 17:00.
Raven
28 Feb 2011
Anyone planning to trade heroes to regular units during the campaign. I like to play with my heroes. Might exchange for some IG armor though

Raven
28 Feb 2011
AFAIK, you can't import heroes from CR. It would have been awesome if that was possible.
SquigPie
01 Mar 2011
Just played through Mission 2 with Space Marines, game crashed when loading though :(, have to play through the mission again.
As of yet, the game is good. Still, I prefered the Campaigns of the old ones. And I dislike the "WURRE SENDAN IN DA BAANBLAAD!" accent of the IG. No offense to all the brits amongst us.
Edited by SquigPie, 01 March 2011 - 16:29.
As of yet, the game is good. Still, I prefered the Campaigns of the old ones. And I dislike the "WURRE SENDAN IN DA BAANBLAAD!" accent of the IG. No offense to all the brits amongst us.
Edited by SquigPie, 01 March 2011 - 16:29.
MR.Kim
01 Mar 2011
Download now
Maybe different release date in UK. I'm sure it's release right now.
Edited by MR.Kim, 01 March 2011 - 17:04.

Maybe different release date in UK. I'm sure it's release right now.
Edited by MR.Kim, 01 March 2011 - 17:04.
SquigPie
01 Mar 2011
Was unlocked this morning. Dunno why.
EDIT: the ork campaign is as hilarious as expected, I think I'm in love with Kaptin Bluddflagg and that wierd Pirate Ork accent of his.
EDIT2:
here's how I got to play it so early:
Even wierder, Relic actually had a list up, and all those countries Valve just said wasn't supposed to get the game so early? Relic lists them as being SUPPOSED to play it early. And now Valve has decided to lock the game again, much to the frustration of people.
Oh yeah, and now I have to download the entire thing again, AND play over my savegames, because Valve had to uninstall the game for some reason.
Edited by SquigPie, 01 March 2011 - 19:48.
EDIT: the ork campaign is as hilarious as expected, I think I'm in love with Kaptin Bluddflagg and that wierd Pirate Ork accent of his.
EDIT2:

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Some customers in certain countries had an early unlock for Dawn of War II: Retribution. Incorrect release date information caused the early activations of Retribution in Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Malta. These early activations have been reversed.
We sincerely apologize for this mix up and any inconvenience caused. These activations will be turned on again on March 4th, which is the official release date in these territories.
We sincerely apologize for this mix up and any inconvenience caused. These activations will be turned on again on March 4th, which is the official release date in these territories.
Even wierder, Relic actually had a list up, and all those countries Valve just said wasn't supposed to get the game so early? Relic lists them as being SUPPOSED to play it early. And now Valve has decided to lock the game again, much to the frustration of people.
Oh yeah, and now I have to download the entire thing again, AND play over my savegames, because Valve had to uninstall the game for some reason.
Edited by SquigPie, 01 March 2011 - 19:48.
Wizard
01 Mar 2011
Well that is fail. But I still do not understand why THQ insist on splitting releases?!?! Retards if you ask me.

SquigPie
02 Mar 2011
That's due to server limitations, if everyone gets it on the same day and enter the multiplayer, the servers will lack insanely much and break down. So they split it with a couple of days to relieve pressure.
Warlock
02 Mar 2011
Okay I bought, the Collector's edition containing all the Wargear packs for all races,
Gonna install it tomorrow and can't wait to dive into the campaign, I'll probably play the SM one first
Gonna install it tomorrow and can't wait to dive into the campaign, I'll probably play the SM one first
Wizard
07 Mar 2011
I managed to complete the first run through of the SM campaign this weekend. Anyone have any thoughts!? Personally I thought it was excellent compared to the previous campaigns. It felt considerably longer than I thought it would be and the new "larger army" mechanic was fantastic. Story was interesting and it got nice and fluffy towards the end. I have started an IG campaign and am a little disappointed that it is literally the exact same missions.... but overall a very solid 9/10.
Anyone interested in some co-op games let me know when you see me in game on Steam
Anyone interested in some co-op games let me know when you see me in game on Steam

SquigPie
07 Mar 2011
Yeah, SM had a great plot and ending. Although i liked the previous games SM campaign more.
Orkz campaign manages to make EVERY SINGLE LINE hilarious. And the weapon descriptions are priceless and filled with references. (Chopped Armor: Dis armor lookz chopped, I can tell from da skarz and 'avin seen quite a few chopz in me time).
Orkz campaign manages to make EVERY SINGLE LINE hilarious. And the weapon descriptions are priceless and filled with references. (Chopped Armor: Dis armor lookz chopped, I can tell from da skarz and 'avin seen quite a few chopz in me time).
MR.Kim
07 Mar 2011
Yup, they have same missions, something like DOW:WA. But, it was great.
Edited by Wizard, 07 March 2011 - 16:42.
Reason for edit:: Added a spoiler for those who haven't yet played the game
Spoiler

Edited by Wizard, 07 March 2011 - 16:42.
Reason for edit:: Added a spoiler for those who haven't yet played the game
Warlock
08 Mar 2011
SM campaign was the best out of the ones i've played so far at the moment, having completed the Chaos and Eldar Campaigns. Story was very solid for the SM campaign. Gameplay wise i felt that Cyrus was no where as useful as he was in previous campaigns, I generally always swapped him out for the Termies, out of all the heroes Martellus was probably the best imo
Raven
08 Mar 2011
Still playing the SM campaign. So far I did not find Martellus to my liking. I just unlocked demo packs and blind nades..so hoping to use Cyrus to good effect with the combo. Also when upgraded, Cyrus is very good at taking down melee units attacking the Ancient. I find Ancient to be most useful when deployed with the plasma cannon.
SquigPie
08 Mar 2011
Unlock the Focused State thing, the one that puts the game into slow-motion and makes him shoot really fast. Not sure how effective it is, but by GOD is it awesome.
Wizard
08 Mar 2011
Grey_Vengeance, on 8 Mar 2011, 5:02, said:
Gameplay wise i felt that Cyrus was no where as useful as he was in previous campaigns, I generally always swapped him out for the Termies
Raven, on 8 Mar 2011, 5:44, said:
I find Ancient to be most useful when deployed with the plasma cannon.
I have bought the DLC wargear and have changed my mind about disliking IG. LG is much more useable when he can OHK most things from outsight your monitors field of view

Raven
08 Mar 2011
Oh I forgot to mentioned the Ancient's Arty strike
. Anyone using the jump packs for the commander? I am using it instead of a battle standard.
@squig I think I unlocked it the last time I played. Didn't have time to use it yet. Should play today.

@squig I think I unlocked it the last time I played. Didn't have time to use it yet. Should play today.
Liten
08 Mar 2011
I have never seen any good reason NOT to use the Battle Standard over anything else, it usually provides 2-4 bonuses to nearby allies, grants a heal ability, and often gives extra armor rating or health to the commander. Trading that for a jump pack is just...crazy if you ask me, not to mention that The Ancient unlocks a free jump pack if you upgrade him right

Raven
08 Mar 2011
I agree with you on the battle standards benefits. But I like to see the commander landing and taking out multiple enemies
. I cannot use ancients jump since I am using the PC which is too frikin awesome to be sacrificed.
