Dow 2 preview

[Llyranor]

Make it point-based. Allow for customizable squads, and each upgrade costs a certain amount of points. That way, people can create their squads beforehand rather than base-building within the game. As much as I loved the skirmish elements in DoW (capturing various points created a nice sense of urgency), base-building just seemed like an exercise in memorization and tediousness, just about like any other RTS. If they replace that with pre-game customization, all the better.

 

AoE3's concept of a 'RPG character' base was good. Your base would keep some upgrades as you levelled it up. Alternatively, SupCom Forged Alliance's concept of prefab bases. Good stuff. Or so I hear.

[Musopticon?]

I could imagine a "DoWnet"(omg, original) where online players could store their armies with all their equipment, battle gear, experience, replays and what not. Pretty much like any MMO's database. When joining a multiplayer game, players could decide whether they want to use their unique consistent army or a prefab one.

 

That, gentlemen, would be beyond awesome. Especially if there were unique loot online, like my WAAAGH decorating their Nobz with the heads of Nick's humies, or a squads being uniquely named after their losses, victories, etc. Persistent content that mattered.

[Zoma]

DoW2 with WiC multiplayer style with customisable/upgradable units for respective players = PURE F'kkin WIN

[Nick_i_am]

Agree, oh how I agree.