View Full Version : WH40K: Dark Crusade
Jedi_Templar
05-02-2006, 12:14 AM
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/warhammer40000dawnofwarexp2/news.html?sid=6148650
Details about the next DoW expansion, Dark Crusade. It will feature the Necrons and Tau, and include customized heroes.
Sounds amazing, especially the description of the Single Player Campaign.
Customizable heroes sounds a little strange, though. Does this mean I'll be able to make my hero look different, like I'm putting together a commander unit for the tabletop game (with different helmet/weapon/banner choices) or does it mean that Heroes are going to get the option to be more powerful? I for one wouldn't want a WC3-like hero experience ruining my DOW fun.
Can't wait for this thing, though.
Jedi_Templar
05-02-2006, 11:09 AM
Customizable heroes sounds a little strange, though. Does this mean I'll be able to make my hero look different, like I'm putting together a commander unit for the tabletop game (with different helmet/weapon/banner choices) or does it mean that Heroes are going to get the option to be more powerful? I for one wouldn't want a WC3-like hero experience ruining my DOW fun.
No idea. Either idea would be awesome, though.
All I can think of is a bloody 7 player FFA, all different races. It'll be like a really violent intergalactic orgy.
Where SM with Orbital Relay+Dreds and Termies rape everything else. :)
Jedi_Templar
05-02-2006, 5:48 PM
Where SM with Orbital Relay+Dreds and Termies rape everything else. :)
And then the necron lord resurrects the entire army and GG.
Giggilyomeromicon
05-02-2006, 8:18 PM
HOOOLLLYYY CRAAAAPPPP!!!!
I've waited soo long for news about this! Excelent!
All is going acording to the scenario.
SuicideCommando
05-02-2006, 8:43 PM
Yes, this will pwn. Check out the relic forums (http://forums.relicnews.com) for additional info and discussion on the matter.
DoW is the reason I abandoned SC. It's superior in all aspects exept balance.
Great... more Necrons... they kicked my ass in the Winter Assault expo... now they have their own race to start from... GREAT!! I'M SCREWED!
Jedi_Templar
05-03-2006, 11:18 AM
Great... more Necrons... they kicked my ass in the Winter Assault expo... now they have their own race to start from... GREAT!! I'M SCREWED!
Yes, yes you are.
/their name is death, and their numbers are legion
Mtank
05-03-2006, 11:53 AM
Yes, yes you are.
/their name is death, and their numbers are legion
Silence, foo~
Space marines will pwn you, since they have the light of the Emperor to guide their bolters, and hatred for the foul xenos to drive their chainswords.
/and they shall know no fear
This is gonna rock something awesome, Total War style single player, new multiplayer mode (I suspect a World Domination Tour style game) and TWO new races.
Both of whcih are uber-cool. Tau and Necrons!
*glomp*
I here by declare that the Space Marines and the Necrons will have a face off... the winner will be the decided champion of all….
FOR THE VENERABLE EMPEROR!!!
Yes, but waht if we stand back up an shoot you in the back.
Dishonourable, i know, but it's in our nature.
Just kidding, Marines rock too.
What chapter do you play as Snot?
Ultramarines, Adeptus Custodes Gold Knights of the Emperor... and a few vanilla Marine Corps type army... infantry with armor... very nice at getting to where I need to fast.
Cool, guessing that's TT too?
What does everyone think of custom heroes?
I'm kinda looking forward to it, since it is even more faithful to the TT (like the way ou can tailor ur squads in DoW with secondary weps) but it may be hard to amke it work, and will it be used in skirmish? I personally think not, but it could be done, should fans be willing to put up with the frustartions it may cause.
kongurous
05-03-2006, 5:02 PM
Let's hope my good buddies the Imperial Guard are up to the task. But Imperial Guard vs Space Marines? Doesn't make sense.
Jedi_Templar
05-03-2006, 6:50 PM
They should give the IG a dedicated anti-tank infantry unit... sucks for them to only have sentinels (which are chewed up by heavier tanks).
Giggilyomeromicon
05-03-2006, 8:09 PM
They should give the IG a dedicated anti-tank infantry unit... sucks for them to only have sentinels (which are chewed up by heavier tanks).
There will be no new units for any of the origional races.
Jedi_Templar
05-03-2006, 8:27 PM
There will be no new units for any of the origional races.
Really? Shit. They should at least give Karskin squads or maybe even Guardsmen squads rocket launchers then.
Then again, it would be hard to balance new units in addition to 2 new races, one with the utter potential of pwning everything (and I am not talking about the tau) in sight.
Mtank
05-03-2006, 11:31 PM
Let's hope my good buddies the Imperial Guard are up to the task. But Imperial Guard vs Space Marines? Doesn't make sense.
You can pretend that the Imperial Guard are actually traitor guard, or that the space marines are just a traitor legion that haven't diverged in their armour or units very much.
Meh. Yea, I know it's weak.
Jedi_Templar
05-04-2006, 8:08 AM
You can pretend that the Imperial Guard are actually traitor guard, or that the space marines are just a traitor legion that haven't diverged in their armour or units very much.
Meh. Yea, I know it's weak.
Or you can assume that both sides think the other is tainted but really aren't (which does happen in the books).
Or you can assume that both sides think the other is tainted but really aren't (which does happen in the books).
Happens ALOT in the backstory
IrishDutchman
05-10-2006, 1:27 PM
No sign of tyranids yet :(?
HiveMinds own, whether in WH or SC
I'm afaird 'nids seem unlikely, Relic say the current engine would just NOT do them justice...
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