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Post by zephro on Sept 20, 2024 15:39:32 GMT
I'm happy if move it to an opt in politics place.
I'm fully behind the GW declaration above. I believe that was inspired by tournaments in I think Texas, Spain and maybe Italy with people turning up in actual SS uniforms. I'm sure those morons do identify Space Marines with Nazis. Kinda my point is that they are morons because the parallels don't actually work that well. Yknow morons be fucking morons.
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Post by Zyrr on Sept 20, 2024 15:47:22 GMT
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Post by zagibu on Sept 20, 2024 17:07:37 GMT
I mean, the Emperor literally said don't worship me, and yet as soon as he was powerless to fight it they started treating him like the golden calf. Even that core tenet is corrupted as fuck.
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Post by zephro on Sept 20, 2024 17:15:59 GMT
I do find all the antecedents of Warhammer really interesting, though this isn't the thread so much. There's so much interesting sci-fi/fantasy, art and history involved. Along with the general punk vibe of the UK of the time (2000AD and all the insane hairdos and corsets are very goth).
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Post by magicpanda on Sept 20, 2024 23:28:27 GMT
Put a good 10 hours or so into the operations which is way more than I would usually play something like this, mainly on easy then the first 2 ops on normal as I level up. Heavy is an absolute war machine when you get the parry timing and a few levels on him but its easy to go down fast, you have to stick to someone like glue to get the best out of it. Tactical and Bulwark have been my other go to classes, both are really strong. How much fun would this be playing as Orks! Pretty safe from all the bullshit as well, it's just very angry fungus that believe painting things red makes them go faster.   |
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Post by Zyrr on Sept 21, 2024 7:55:51 GMT
How much fun would this be playing as Orks! Pretty safe from all the bullshit as well, it's just very angry fungus that believe painting things red makes them go faster. Ah shit. Sorry to say, Orks also take criticism from modern, more socially aware audiences for poking fun at the working class as they are based on the football hooligans of the 1980's (chanting "'ere we go, 'ere we go, 'ere we go!", comically dense, exceptionally violent, etc.). Angry fungus, indeed. YOU ALL NEED TO STOP ENJOYING THINGS. NO FUN ALLOWED. --Look, I'm just passing the message on regarding the criticisms I see levelled at different aspects of the setting, I don't subscribe to any of this fucking guff myself. Most of us just want to play the games, paint our little plastic men and make "pew pew" noises when we get a good roll on the dice. I enjoy doing Orky voices when I'm stompin' sum gitz as much as the next person!  |
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Post by Frog on Sept 21, 2024 8:22:33 GMT
I think the orcs made for a more fun enemy in the first game, I would love to see a dlc either playing as them or fighting against them.
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Post by Zyrr on Sept 21, 2024 8:42:57 GMT
Don't forget Speed Freeks literally released a week or two before SM2. Yeah, it's free to play - but it's actually a decent blast of Orky madness in little bursts.
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Post by knighty on Sept 21, 2024 8:49:36 GMT
Completed it last night. Wasn’t a fan of the final boss (too spongy), I won’t lie. The whole thing was pretty epic though.
Overall enjoyed it. Did start getting slightly better at the game but do think there are some balance issues. Enemies can be too spongy, hordes strip too much health and stun lock you too much.
Would buy any proper DLC in a flash. What could the next race be for a potential SM3? Necrons feel too shooty and not horse enough to work, ditto Eldar and Tau. Genestealer cults? Might be a bit same-y though.
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Post by Zyrr on Sept 21, 2024 9:12:32 GMT
Based purely on the fact that there was a whole section inside a Necron tomb I think it's safe to say it'll be the T'au. Gotcha (probably Necrons - although Titus does go off world at the end, so maybe not?) |
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Post by Blue_Mike on Sept 21, 2024 16:49:27 GMT
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Post by Phattso on Sept 21, 2024 18:36:19 GMT
Dawn of War II was my mainline game for about 18 months. Even the suggestion of firing it up again is making me slightly giddy. Might have to do it.  |
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Post by Zyrr on Sept 21, 2024 18:39:07 GMT
Do it. I still play through all three DoW2 campaigns every couple of years. And DoW:Soulstorm probably gets played even more often |
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Post by Blue_Mike on Sept 21, 2024 19:16:54 GMT
Dawn of War II was my mainline game for about 18 months. Even the suggestion of firing it up again is making me slightly giddy. Might have to do it.
The best part was, when I re-installed and loaded it up just now, the updated version had no trace of that fucking Games For Windows Live taint. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 21, 2024 19:22:28 GMT
Awesome. I should probably reinstall them. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 22, 2024 15:18:44 GMT
I've been stuck in choice paralysis between DoW1 and DoW2 for about 30 years now..
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Post by Aunty Treats on Sept 22, 2024 16:37:33 GMT
I've been stuck in choice paralysis between DoW1 and DoW2 for about 30 years now.. DoW1. Go |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 23, 2024 4:47:15 GMT
To be more specific, I couldn't decide between DoW1: Soulstorm and DoW2: Retribution.
But since they've done the anniversary edition and it turns out I already had DoW1 vanilla from somewhere, I now have DoW1: Soulstorm (and everything else DoW1), which is nice. But also the entry cost to DoW2: Retribution has doubled.
The lord giveth and the lord taketh away.
Decision made I guess.
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Post by zagibu on Sept 23, 2024 6:51:02 GMT
Dark Crusade has the better campaign than Soulstorm.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2024 6:53:58 GMT
Sadly I can’t afford a gaming PC to play either because of IRL plastic habits
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Post by peacemaker on Sept 23, 2024 6:56:41 GMT
These consoles are great anyway. The only thing I love my pc for is the mouse input in any game that involves shooting. Currently playing 2077 and yeah it looks incredible but the best bit is the combat vs the console version. Outside of that I think I prefer the simplicity of gaming on Xbox.
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Post by zagibu on Sept 23, 2024 7:39:06 GMT
Sadly I can’t afford a gaming PC to play either because of IRL plastic habits Dude, you don't need a gaming PC for these old games. Any old PC from ebay with a semi-decent dedicated GPU will play them just fine on full hd max settings. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 23, 2024 8:32:37 GMT
Or probably any old laptop from the last 5 years, even with integrated graphics... Dark Crusade has the better campaign than Soulstorm. Dude, don't start! Before i had choice paralysis about DoW1 vs DoW2 i had a few decades of choice paralysis about Dark Crusade vs Soulstorm. (Opinions seem petty evenly split iirc, though soulstorm was needed for most mods. Which brings up the good point of whether said mods will work with the new edition? |
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Post by zagibu on Sept 23, 2024 8:46:52 GMT
I'm just talking about the singleplayer campaign. Obviously if you want to play multiplayer or even skirmishes, Soulstorm is the way to go, because you get more content. Mods are probably also most for Soulstorm, yes. I only dabbled with mods, though, I think it was one of the Tyranid mods in a pretty early and shitty stage.
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Post by magicpanda on Sept 26, 2024 12:28:45 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2024 12:42:14 GMT
Sparring could be good for combos. |
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Post by magicpanda on Sept 26, 2024 21:16:21 GMT
It's much better in the Chaos missions now, Op 5 with the dreadnought is a long one but satisfying. Still not as good as Tyrranids though, I dont have a Chainsword to make enemies poop magic blue dust. Give me a fucken giant eyeball to chainsaw my way inside.
Not enough headbutting either.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Sept 28, 2024 1:24:18 GMT
Dataminers have found some upcoming stuff:
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