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| Complaining ad nauseum about the new Dawn of War patch by laudablepuss 07/05/2005, 2:55pm PDT | ||||
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| laudable: Hey, downloaded the 1.3 patch for DOW yet?
FABIO: that patch aint going to do much good with the game not installed laudable: Hmm. That's probably true. laudable: So you're done with it then FABIO: unless some really amazing and drastic change occurs laudable: Well, the changes are fairly extensive, but not what I'd call amazing. laudable: I'll write a big long rambling post on Caltrops then FABIO: link me to the list of changes laudable: http://www.mofunzone.com/game_patch_downloads/warhammer_40_000_dawn_of_war_1_3.shtml laudable: My complaints focus on a few things not mentioned. FABIO: how about that seer council laudable: Space Marines now have happy feet. It takes them all damn day to get into position if the terain isn't perfectl flat and featureless laudable: No Seer Council changes laudable: They're broken beyond repair now FABIO: removal of versital stance? wha? laudable: You're ALWAYS in the versatile stance now FABIO: i don't even remember that stance laudable: Your guys politely put away their guns and draw their knives when attacked by axe wielding orks laudable: Before I could order my guys to just keep firing FABIO: oh wow they've fixed a bunch of bugs in the single player campaign, thank god laudable: That stance was mostly for Terminators and stuff laudable: Yeah, what a relief FABIO: what the fuck? FABIO: fixed bug where Exarchs could not be added while squad was moving. fixed bug where Exarchs could be built while squad was moving FABIO: WHICH IS IT???? laudable: Beats the fuck out of me. I read the bit about the Prism Tanks and decided I didn't like the Eldar anymore laudable: Defilers are now only 2 cap points laudable: So my friend made 10 of them. They were pretty much unstoppable laudable: Scouts are now barely animated walking cadavers laudable: I think they're weaker than cultists now laudable: I love how "Cultist reinforce time when in combat set to 12 seconds" is under Space Marines. laudable: They finally got around to alphabetizing my unit color schemes, but only in the multiplayer screen. In the color editor, they're still not alphabetical laudable: God knows what these developers smoke all day laudable: New feature: lag switching between non-game screens. Like moving from the main menu to the multiplayer menu. Or creating a new server. Fun! laudable: Also, it takes about 2 minutes longer to load levels for some reason FABIO: i dont get half these changes laudable: And saved replays don't work again. Oops! FABIO: possessed marines reduced cost, reduced effectiveness FABIO: ......huh? laudable: Meanwhile, Nob squad damage is increased. They weren't effective enough? laudable: I thought they were hell on wheels FABIO: pink horrors, reduced cost and effectiveness....huh? laudable: Yeah what? :-( laudable: Nobody uses them, so whatever. FABIO: nob squads were ungodly powerful, it's just they took FOREVER to build up to full strength laudable: Do the developers ever play the game? FABIO: the problem with pink horrors has always been that you couldn't reinforce them, so if you lost one or two, you might as well delete the whole squad to make population room laudable: Cool, a squad that can't be reinforced. Great idea. FABIO: plus the fact that they cost the same as the much much MUCH more powerful possessed marines FABIO: wow, nothing about the completely ridiculous marine late game laudable: But they're called HORRORS OHNOS. The name makes them kickass FABIO: or the worthless chaos obliterators laudable: No, it's easier and quicker to get there! Look, the third upgrade to the marine fortress is cheaper and quicker FABIO: jesus fuck laudable: The game plays totally differently now laudable: I really can't tell you how weird it is FABIO: drop one minimal strength squad with force commander right into enemy base, orbital bombard to instantly destroy half of it FABIO: let force commander die, build new one with fresh orbital bombardment ready to go laudable: I guess any game based on the Games Workshop crap would have to change the rules every week. That's just how they do it for some reason. FABIO: building a new one is much quicker than waiting for bombardment to recharge laudable: Really? laudable: I hadn't noticed that. laudable: Insane. FABIO: and being able to orbital drop dreadnaughts 0_O laudable: That's just fucking huge FABIO: if they just made it so you could only drop hellfire dreadnaughts laudable: I was about to say that I generally don't build predators or landraiders, just dreadnoughts FABIO: it would make drop less broken, plus hellfires would actually have a use laudable: That'd be a pretty good idea. As it is, nobody builds them unless they're short on power for some reason FABIO: predators/landraiders are useful for going around the map taking out listening posts, that's about it FABIO: so they STILL haven't fixed building listening posts on points you're trying to capture? laudable: I send out landspeeders for that job. Way faster and way cheaper. laudable: No, now the AI does it laudable: It'll drop listening posts three or more times while you're trying to take it. FABIO: still no eldar turret fix laudable: Yeah, they can still build wherever they feel like it FABIO: i take it warp spiders still tear orks the fuck apart laudable: Of course FABIO: and now orcs have to wait longer to get vehicles laudable: And the wartruck is weaker FABIO: warp spiders: evaporate orc infantry, get anti-vehicle grenades to kill their vehicles laudable: Meanwhile chaos builds 10 deflilers and plunges the universe into darkness laudable: GO CHAOS laudable: My new favorite race FABIO: yeah marine infantry seems kind of doomed against that laudable: Plus the marine infantry are like dogs circling three times to lie down. They don't want to set themselves. They move around, never shoot their missiles, die. laudable: It says the force commander's stun time is reduced in the Space Marine section, but I think that applies to all the commanders FABIO: i thought only the FC stunned people FABIO: it was ridiculous, the FC won every single commander duel no matter what laudable: Oh! FABIO: hmmmm should I buy the expansion pack o_O laudable: I see, I thought it was the time he gets stunned when a missile flattens him laudable: Gee laudable: Do you have money that you were planning to set on fire? laudable: This would be a slightly worse use for it. FABIO: the FC stunned people with his hammer from time to time FABIO: if he did it to your commander, he just kept doing it over and over and you never got to fight back laudable: Neato FABIO: i always thought they should delay when you could get a commander FABIO: getting them right out of a barracks was ridiculous at the stage in the game where all you had was basic infantry and skirmishers laudable: I remember being shocked at how powerful they were. It forces you to build your own immediately or build a couple turrets laudable: Infantry just has no chance, even if you have lots of it laudable: A farseer can eat two entire squads of marines early in the game FABIO: yeah, it really cuts down on your starting diversity strategies FABIO: two strategies: 1. get a commander right away, 2. Die laudable: Hmm. laudable: I can't decide laudable: You should load it up and get a good angry feeling going. FABIO: anger leads to hate :-( laudable: I have to buy the expansion, unfortunately. I have a morbid curiosity about this now. FABIO: mail me your frisbee coaster when done laudable: Haha will do. |
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Complaining ad nauseum about the new Dawn of War patch by 07/05/2005, 2:55pm PDT  Wow good thing I haven't patched it yet huh NT by 07/05/2005, 5:19pm PDT I forgot to mention the one good thing about the patch by 07/05/2005, 6:02pm PDT |
