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Dawn of War III looks like it might come to Linux
30 Apr 2017 at 8:21 pm UTC

Quoting: ahjolinnaDoW 2 and CoH2 where both MP first SP second...and thats why the singleplayer was the most boring thing ever on those games, thats why most people spent playing MP most of the time on those games not SP, this why Relic decided to make more "story driven" single player that was also huge prep/tutorial for multiplayer. ...this goes for other RTS games also (more or less)

and just because DoW3 gameplay style is combination of both previous titles doesn't make it "dumbed down" ...people said the same thing about DoW2/CoH2 when it come...

its also funny how so many keeps saying that how this faction is OP or to weak...when it just comes down that every faction plays differently and they just dont know how to play them.
only thing I have notice that the the elite units could use some balancing...
but then again balancing issues are always expected when game arrives...omg if this would be some EA or ubisoft game...the balancing would be none existing and other ridiculous day 1 problems.

I really don't get how this game gets so much hate ...is this really a game that should get 0/10 ? plz?!
I can get 5/10 if you are really disappointed...but those who say that its lower than that really dont know what a bad game is...plus 0/10 should mean that its (technically) broken and doesn't work aka you cant play it on your system.

but this is just irrational hate which is so normal on internet nowdays...and they are usually the most vocal about their opinion, and those who like it dont really like to bother to say anything
+people should just stop trusting any reviewer
The simple fact that DoW 3's campaign is just a glorified tutorial for multiplayer turns me off entirely. DoW 1 AND 2 were both tailored for a good singleplayer experiences with multiplayer tacked on for extra fun/value (although DoW2 multiplayer sucked). Without the singleplayer focus, and the dumbed/simplified mechanics this game sits at a 3/10 for me which makes it not worth buying.
I think the reason people hate it so much is because you have a group that loves DoW1, a group that loves DoW2, and DoW3 doesn't please either group. This is a simple case of a developer trying and failing to please everybody. They should have either made the game similar to DoW1 or DoW2 instead of both, because now DoW3 is just filled with the watered down mechanics of both of the previous games. It also probably doesn't help that they made a piss-poor campaign which is actually just a tutorial for the most part.

Dawn of War III looks like it might come to Linux
30 Apr 2017 at 6:48 pm UTC

Quoting: ahjolinnaif you are talking about those over negative comments/reviews on metacritc or steam, you have to keep in mind that this happen to DoW2 also because it was so different from DoW1 and CoH2 got A LOT of negative reviews in metacritic [External Link] from russians

anyway most of the negative comments have been that its not the DoW1 or DoW 2 remake what they wanted...and/or because it has some MOBA, Starcraft and Warcraft 3 elements and that means it's exactly like those games gameplay style...with that logic DoW2 is way more MOBA than DoW3.

what DoW3 really is, it's a combination of the previous games and with some borrowed elements of other games to enhance experiense, some will like them or not...you can't please everyone.

another negative comment has been about the graphics that they are too "cartoony" and the animation aren't that great..
I personally don't really see this, okay maybe some areas of the maps...maybe little bit.
What Relic wanted to make DoW3 to look more closer to the table-top's figurines...thats why it's more colorful and that doesn't make it cartoony. DoW2 (and 1) was also "cartoony" just more darker...also if u check 40k art style there is some that are really colorful and some are darker, if you prefer the darker style that's fine, it doesn't make this any more wrong/bad.

anyway, is this game perfect? oh god NO but the core elements are good, the only problem I have with it is that there is only 3 factions and little bit to few MP maps and 1 game mode.

some of these things were postponed and will arrive later (unfortunately), but the biggest question is that how (and when) will these arrive....the good thing is that there is MOD support and there is already few maps made, and at least on CoH2 Relic did add the most popular ones to the game

so I would give this game a 7 or 8 in its current state...and as Relic has been working a lot with the community before to fix stuff in CoH2 I do think DoW3 has good future, plus the game seems to run way better than CoH2 or DoW2...thank god.
I'm very aware of what this game is and isn't. It's just from all of the things I've seen on this game I personally wouldn't enjoy it like I did with the previous 2 games. The biggest detractors for me is the major focus on multiplayer, it's watered down/boring singleplayer campaign, it's dumbed down, and it doesn't play like DoW 1 or 2. I personally think smashing together elements from the previous games to make the DoW 3 was a mistake; it's like a middle road with nothing great of its own to experience. Anyways, that's just my personal thoughts on the matter.

Dawn of War III looks like it might come to Linux
30 Apr 2017 at 3:57 pm UTC

I hope it comes to Linux, but this looks like the worst Dawn of War game ever so I won't let this atrocity touch my hard drive.

Key reseller G2A is being told to clean up their act, or lose AAA publishing deals
7 Apr 2017 at 8:40 pm UTC Likes: 1

I'm going to be honest, I have never had an issue buying from G2A. I try not to use them to buy games very often, as I like to support devs when I can. However I can't really condemn their shady practices without being a hypocrite so... yeah.

Open source RTS game MegaGlest has been released on Steam
3 Apr 2017 at 8:03 pm UTC

This is a game I've never heard of... So I'll give it a try, and maybe purchase if I like it.

Prison Architect broke the Geneva Conventions for the use of a red cross
17 Jan 2017 at 9:30 pm UTC

This is super dumb though, I'm sure a red cross will be re-added in the workshop soon enough.

Over 1,000 games have released on Steam this year with Linux support
10 Dec 2016 at 6:56 pm UTC Likes: 3

Steam has been going downhill in terms of quality for a few years now... That's why I've been trying to use GOG more and more. The lack of quality control will be Steam's downfall.

Dungeon Souls, the action and adventure roguelike has left Early Access
5 Dec 2016 at 6:57 pm UTC

I hate to be THAT guy, but can we not call this game a "roguelike"? Because it's really not a roguelike; it's a roguelite. It's like when a developer says "PC only", when it's actually "Windows only".

Nearly 4 years later, Steam still won’t close to the tray icon on Linux without workarounds
30 Nov 2016 at 5:11 pm UTC Likes: 1

I never even knew this was an issue. I generally hate it when things close to system tray anyways so I always leave things like that minimized when I'm not using it. I was more shocked that Steam has supported Linux for nearly 4 years now, which is amazing.