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Warhammer: Total War

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  • #212
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,568 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Steam preload is up. 20 gigs, seems a bit small.


  • #213
    Dair76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Dair76


    That's before DLC. :pac:


  • #214
    Dohnjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,222 ✭✭✭✭Dohnjoe


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Think I'll get this now :) Any idea where the cheapest place would be?

    €36.59 on cdkeys (plus a possible 5% more off for first time buyers with a facebook like)

    Facebook thing here, enter any email address apparently

    Comes with Chaos warriors DLC

    Disclaimer: this is a key reseller, "grey market" and all that jazz


  • #215
    SeantheMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,912 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    degrassinoel wrote: »
    hmm, IGN scored it lower than they initially scored Rome II

    the eurogamer review is pretty good

    Oh, and it's unlocking on steam at 8am on tuesday

    Does anyone trust IGN or any of their reviews ? Completely hate and distrust that lot.
    I don't trust review scores, from anywhere anymore.

    I'm interested in the game, so I'll probably end up watching a Totalbiscuit WTF is, or watching an hour or two of some people playing on Twitch, then deciding if it's something I'd be interested in buying at full price.


  • #216
    Ri_Nollaig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭Ri_Nollaig


    Dohnjoe wrote: »
    €36.59 on cdkeys (plus a possible 5% more off for first time buyers with a facebook like)

    Facebook thing here, enter any email address apparently

    Comes with Chaos warriors DLC

    Disclaimer: this is a key reseller, "grey market" and all that jazz

    Its still €47 on greenmangaming as well, obviously dearer but thats probably the cheapest 'legit' reseller :)

    Ive admitted defeat and gone for it anyway, yeah I know, I'm weak.
    Swore I'd never preorder again after Rome II yet here we are :o


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  • #217
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,769 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


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  • #218
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,211 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    SeantheMan wrote: »
    Does anyone trust IGN or any of their reviews ? Completely hate and distrust that lot.
    I don't trust review scores, from anywhere anymore.

    I'm interested in the game, so I'll probably end up watching a Totalbiscuit WTF is, or watching an hour or two of some people playing on Twitch, then deciding if it's something I'd be interested in buying at full price.

    TB wont be covering it I'd say, he has some boycott against them.


  • #219
    Maguined
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,247 ✭✭✭Maguined


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    TB wont be covering it I'd say, he has some boycott against them.

    TB loves his Games Workshop though so I reckon he will be tempted to do it.


  • #220
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,211 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Maguined wrote: »
    TB loves his Games Workshop though so I reckon he will be tempted to do it.

    I 'd say he could alright :D, its actually sega he has the problem i think not the devs.


  • #221
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,769 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    seems like he's shooting himself in the foot with that, sega have some of the greatest strategy games under their belt in the last few years


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  • #222
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,211 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    degrassinoel wrote: »
    seems like he's shooting himself in the foot with that, sega have some of the greatest strategy games under their belt in the last few years

    Its because they gave him a copyright strike on shining force video and they wont apologise for it or something to that effect.


  • #223
    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    It's Sega - they contentID'd and all sorts of stuff against his channel for stuff that was taken from publicly accessible and/or press specific promotional fluff and they refused to help or apologise like common sense would dictate.


  • #224
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,769 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    all that over a megadrive title.. :)


  • #225
    Varik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,536 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Its because they gave him a copyright strike on shining force video and they wont apologise for it or something to that effect.

    Doubt it's much of a concern anymore for him, say he'll do a video on it.


  • #226
    Patser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,484 ✭✭✭Patser


    1st Total War game in yonks I've resisted getting on day 1.

    I've broken their spell!!!!! I'm free!! Free of looking for potential, free of saying 'when that's patched it'll be cool', free I tells you....






    When's GOTY edition out?


  • #227
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,581 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    More importantly, when's the GOTY out half price?


  • #228
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,769 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    https://www.twitch.tv/totalwarofficial

    chaos campaign live ^^


  • #229
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,369 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    One thing I really want to see is more battles in the field and a lot less city combat. All told, that was my biggest problem - amongst many - with Rome 2. It just seemed that I could play all night and not get a single field battle. AI refused to engage unless they were pinned down completely.


  • #230
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,769 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    from what i've seen them streaming over the last few weeks, there are loads more field encounters than sieges. The sieges are odd compared to all other TW games too, the towers shoot immediately at your army, their range is so vast that you are instantly being bombarded with whatever they're firing. They also do a tremendous amount of damage to siege equipment and close formations. Somewhat accurate as opposed to the prior games.

    The non-siege maps seem to be quite small, which is imo a dumbing down but it also seems to be better in that you dont have to march around or send out scouts for 10 minutes to find a hidden army. High ground is more lethal than ever.

    Black Orcs are almost unstoppable!
    Grimgore Ironhide IS unstoppable!
    There's a video on the twitch link above from the dwarven campaign where the guy playing the dwarves literally had to send his entire army to try take down Grimgore, they managed to make him retreat back, but... it took and entire army! :D


    Plus the soundtrack is great.



  • #231
    blackwave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭blackwave


    I had promised myself, that I wasn't going to buy this but after reading a few reviews and watching the let's plays I crumbled and I am currently preloading the game.


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  • #232
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,211 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    blackwave wrote: »
    I had promised myself, that I wasn't going to buy this but after reading a few reviews and watching the let's plays I crumbled and I am currently preloading the game.

    Where did you buy it from ?


  • #233
    blackwave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭blackwave


    Off Cd Keys, entered the key in and then went to the game page and had the option to preload. This is meant to include the chaos dlc as well and €38 or so.


  • #234
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,769 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    chaos is a preorder bonus which has been extended to all purchases within one week of launch, so it wont actually matter if ye get it after the launch so long as it's within the first week ye get that content anyway


  • #235
    TheDoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,140 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    ugh getting temptation for this.

    Think ill hold of for a week or two see what the general feedback is, but always love a good Total War game coming into summer :)


  • #236
    blackwave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭blackwave


    degrassinoel wrote: »
    chaos is a preorder bonus which has been extended to all purchases within one week of launch, so it wont actually matter if ye get it after the launch so long as it's within the first week ye get that content anyway

    Yeah, that's what I thought as well. But when I was looking at a few other key resellers I say a few make no mention of the Chaos DLC so I didnt want to chance it.


  • #237
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,769 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    should be all the same thing, and shouldn't cost more less with or without it as it's free for all for the first week


  • #238
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    I caved
    I bought
    I will be on the shower
    UNCLEAN UNCLEAN UNCLEAN

    SHHHAAAMMMEE


  • #239
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,769 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel




  • #240
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,769 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    So, totalwar are doing a massive stream tonight with a bunch of giveaways from 6pm til midnight - "t-shirts, books, codes and maybe even a High King Edition", might be worth it if you're on the fence

    https://www.twitch.tv/totalwarofficial


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  • #241
    Maguined
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,247 ✭✭✭Maguined


    degrassinoel wrote: »
    chaos is a preorder bonus which has been extended to all purchases within one week of launch, so it wont actually matter if ye get it after the launch so long as it's within the first week ye get that content anyway

    This is a decent move. I did not want to preorder out of principle and was then put off by the idea of not getting the Chaos Faction as punishment so I was not going to get it at all but this might swing me back depending upon what early reviews from people I trust are like.


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