Just got the game. Is this the norm now? Windows Live on every freaken game? I have three games that have live on it Fallout 3, GTA 4 and now DOW 2. I don't mind Live so much, but don't force me to use BOTH steam and LIVE. Isn't that redundant? Live forces you to play online or no saves(I assume it has the same rules as GTA 4 and Fallout 3 haven't tried playing offline yet) But then steam forces you to play online too. This is nuts. What's next 5 different programs that force you to play online and if you want to save your game you have to say "Please, with a cherry on top, can I save my game?"
Whatever, it's not like I "have" to buy it, but it's freakin Warhammer so I sorta have to. Other games, though, that pull this stunt of LIVE and STEAM, ones that I'm unsure about won't be getting any money from me. I guess no Half Life 3 for me(whenever that comes out) Hopefully the indie market will treat us a little better than the freakin AAA titles.
As for the game itself, it's fun. I like the RPG aspect for the characters. I've only done the first couple of battles though. Graphics are nice. It runs great, not choppy or stuttering sound(Although I have a top of the line graphics card now, so it better run great
). I like it a little better that DOW 1 because it seems to be more about strategy than just building up the units as fast as you can. I never could play online because I just can't go that fast. Still haven't figured out if you can pan the view around but other than that it's fun. I've CTD one time and I think that had more to do with Steam than the game.
@wynams You are so right. I just went to the Relic forums and they are a little lock happy with their threads
. Every single page had at least one thread locked down tight. Most had two or more. I wonder if they're worried about stuffing all that unwanted 3rd party garbage into their game?