Dawn of War expansion: what race should be added?

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-10-06 07:40am

IF there comes an expension (I don't see why not) and only one race is added, which would you like the most?

For me, I'd love to see Necrons

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2004-10-06 07:55am

Necrons would be nice, but I'd like to see the Tau. I don't know hardly anything about those bastards. Of course, this may be because I wasn't a fan of the Warhammer universe until about 4 days ago (which is when I bought the game).

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-10-06 08:34am

Necrons would be nice. But realisticly they are too new.
Ok yes technicaly they are the oldest race in existence thats still alive, but you know what I mean

If you had to add one of the classic races, it would have to be the nids. The biological threat of Doom. Possibly the Blood Ravens getting shifted around to deal with a splinter of a hive fleet acorss several planets...except the last one is actulay a Necron Toombworld and said robots are mighty pissed at the noise on the surface and come up to take a look

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-10-06 08:41am

Imperial Guard as a faction on its own would be nice too i guess.

Just send wave after wave of men

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2004-10-06 10:01am

Guard, Guard, Guard, Guard, and Guard.

Tyranids would be my second choice, for a distinctly different feel as a new race, not even being humanoid like the current four.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2004-10-06 11:02am

NOT Tyranid. Nothing inherently wrong with them, but the game is already so very, very Starcrafty it's not even funny. Yes, Stacraft ripped the Tyranid to create the Zerg. No, it's not fair to have to avoid a ripoff of your own theme. But as I said, DoW already has Terrans and Prot..er...Eldar, even a High Tem...er...Farseer...and Pylo...er...Webway Gates. More Starcraft-like-ness is not a good thing. Personally, I'd like to see no new races, but more fleshing-out of the existing ones, more tactical options, that sort of thing.

Tasoth · Post by **Tasoth** » 2004-10-06 01:15pm

NECRONS! The Reapers of the Harvest must walk acrossed the digital realm.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-10-06 01:34pm

wautd wrote:IF there comes an expension (I don't see why not) and only one race is added, which would you like the most?

For me, I'd love to see Necrons

There's no "if" about it, buster. Didn't you notice the bigass cliffhanger at the end of the campaign?

Korvan · Post by **Korvan** » 2004-10-06 02:34pm

Myslef, I'd like to see the Guard and the 'nids matched up in a campaign, one in which the guard loses.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2004-10-06 02:59pm

Rogue 9 wrote:There's no "if" about it, buster. Didn't you notice the bigass cliffhanger at the end of the campaign?

It all depends on sales. From what I've heard so far, DoW sales have blown away expections, selling out in many places. So an expansion/sequel is looking likely, but remember that Relic, THQ, and Games Workshop are working with tight budgets.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2004-10-06 03:07pm

Here's an interesting thought...diminshing returns on unit caps. So that if you had, say, three marine squads, they'd cost 2, but the 4th would cost 3, and the fifth 4...etc. Ditto for, well, everything else, in some form or another. Make homogenous swarming tactics far, far less attractive. Yeah, I wandered a bit off-topic, but that's just my musing on expansion possibilities.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » 2004-10-06 03:20pm

Starcraft be damned: I say 'nids.

Guard would be second, Necrons third. Tau are just lame.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-10-06 03:27pm

JediNeophyte wrote:
Rogue 9 wrote:There's no "if" about it, buster. Didn't you notice the bigass cliffhanger at the end of the campaign?
It all depends on sales. From what I've heard so far, DoW sales have blown away expections, selling out in many places. So an expansion/sequel is looking likely, but remember that Relic, THQ, and Games Workshop are working with tight budgets.

Okay, if they leave a cliffhanger like that and then proceed to not follow through, I'm gonna be pissed. I'm already pissed that they left such an obvious cliffhanger and ended after only eleven missions as it is.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » 2004-10-06 03:32pm

It would also be nice if the expansion or a mod introduced "flavours" for the sub-races to give them a bit more variety; say, one advantage and one disadvantage and maybe a modified unit or two for each subrace. Rather than Space Wolves just being "Grey Marines" and Night Lords "Blue Chaos"...

Post by **weemadando** » 2004-10-06 08:43pm

I voted 'nids because be damned if I don't want Lictors and Hormogaunts and goddamn motherfucking Barbed Hierodules.

But the other Chaos gods would be cool. Especially Tzeentch.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-10-07 03:24am

Rogue 9 wrote:
wautd wrote:IF there comes an expension (I don't see why not) and only one race is added, which would you like the most?

For me, I'd love to see Necrons
There's no "if" about it, buster. Didn't you notice the bigass cliffhanger at the end of the campaign?

im at level 6 or 7 so shhh....

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-10-07 07:33am

Graphics today aren't advanced enough to do the necrons justice, as far as I know. The necrons would result in major deformation of scenery with every shot they fired (see Caves of Ice), and in all likelyhood raise the game's rating to 18. Given that their basic weapon flays people to nothing, guess what glancing wounds do... I suppose it could be done, but not well enough to suit me. I voted for Dark Eldar. They're fun, but easier to do...

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2004-10-07 08:16am

DoW's already rated Mature for violence and gore.

And Dark Eldar are even gorier than Necrons.

Post by **weemadando** » 2004-10-07 08:30am

People are concerned about Necrons and DEldar when Tyranids are topping the vote?

Jesus, you people really are fucked up...

Barbed Stranglers will do FAR worse things than gauss-flayers.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-10-07 09:32am

The Dude wrote:Starcraft be damned: I say 'nids.

Guard would be second, Necrons third. Tau are just lame.

I conncur.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-10-07 10:12am

weemadando wrote:I voted 'nids because be damned if I don't want Lictors and Hormogaunts and goddamn motherfucking Barbed Hierodules.

Pretty much why I vote for the Tyrries. Ugly Bio bastards and honestly on large scale war...so wonderful to see a screaming horde of relentless death that hiss at you.

Sorta a cross between a very angry cat and big honking xeno...with a gun.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-10-07 11:27am

weemadando wrote: Barbed Stranglers will do FAR worse things than gauss-flayers.

Coding a gauss flayer tearing a hole through a hill and out the other side is a bit harder than simply making a Barbed Strangler anim.

Post by **weemadando** » 2004-10-07 11:45am

I'm talking about in terms of the "graphic violence" angle. Hell, do you remember the old Tyranid card "Jones is acting strangely"? How well would that lend itself to Dawn of War. Suddenly there's a motherfucking chest-burster in the middle of that unit.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2004-10-07 01:38pm

IMPERIAL GUARD! THE SPIRIT OF MACHARIUS DEMANDS IT!!!

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2004-10-07 01:49pm

Tyranids, it would be fun to watch them rip shit apart.

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