Company of Heroes 2

Sephiroth_dude

marshbaboon wrote: »

I still find myself playing CoH. Been playing it since beta.

You guys should try out the blitzkrieg & eastern front mods (eastern front in particular feels like an official expansion, and it has a single player campaign coming soon apparently!).

This has been my most anticipated sequel for a long, long time.

still many people playing online?

marshbaboon

Yea. I've never had trouble finding a game. Even the mods have solid communities.

pixelburp

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

still many people playing online?

Yeah; last time I was playing, about 1-2 weeks ago, there were still a surprisingly healthy number of players in multiplayer. A recent Steam sale of all the CoH games for a pittance helped.

ED E

Tried COH online like twice, got owned soooo bad I shy'd away from it.

Sabre Man

I love CoH. Definitely getting CoH2.

grizzly

The pre-order is up on Steam, gives early beta access. Anyone tempted?

Sephiroth_dude

grizzly wrote: »

The pre-order is up on Steam, gives early beta access. Anyone tempted?

Yes

Azza

Yeah you can pre-order it on Steam, Origin THQ's store and Gamestop.ie.

On THQ's store you get the standard edition for £39.99
Guaranteed beta access during Closed Beta phase
Medium-weight (German Rotbraun and Russian Leningrad) vehicle patterns
Command Pass - Access to new multiplayer maps and member-only events

The digital deluxe edition on THQ store is £69.99
You get the same pre-order bonuses as above and you also get
Theater of War Collection Set (includes three bonus content packs)
Exclusive veteran badge for display on in-game profile
Company of Heroes Collection Pack (includes Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts and Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor)

Standard edition is priced as €49.99 on Steam and the digital Deluxe Edition is priced €79.99, they bonuses are the same as above.

However there is pre-order tiers on Steam.
At tier level 1 your get COH 2 themed hats for Team Fortress 2.
Tier level 2 gets you Dawn of War II Retribution free.
Tier level 3 gets you COH 2 Commissar chest, which gives you in game currency, xp bonuses, unit boost and commander archetype.

Origin have just the standard edition at €49.99 and you get the same standard edition bonuses as Steam and ThQ store except you also get a unqiue vehicle pattern exclusive to Origin.

Gamestop.ie have the standard edition for €39.97 with no pre-order bonuses.

Sephiroth_dude

No release date yet?I wish they would release some gameplay footage

ED E

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

No release date yet?I wish they would release some gameplay footage

Does it really matter, if its the same devs we know its gonna rock anyways:p

Azza

www.g2play.net have the standard edition for pre-ordera at €36.99.

Cheapest I've seen so far.

No pre-order goodies though.

Azza

Joystick has a brief interview up with Relic.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/company-of-heroes-2-calls-for-smart-aggressive-decision-makers/

Main points are
Emphasis on how important cover and tactics are.
There will be more than just the winter season in the game.
Game may not support windows xp.

pixelburp

Bumping the thread: a gameplay trailer has finally surfaced, and it's all looking rather sweet. We see the environment effects in action (snow, ice and mud) and the requisite amount of things exploding...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BprB15p8Amc

LostCorkGuy

pixelburp wrote: »

Bumping the thread: a gameplay trailer has finally surfaced, and it's all looking rather sweet. We see the environment effects in action (snow, ice and mud) and the requisite amount of things exploding...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BprB15p8Amc

Really really really looks like Men of War : Red Tide to be honest , just the models used for the KV and T34s plus the trenches , and thats great

Men Of War + massive budget and good multiplayer is a win in my books

Sabre Man

There's a new site dedicated to CoH2: http://www.coh2.org.

Can't wait for the beta to start.

SeantheMan

That's a community site I take it ?
Is there link to Beta application ?

Sabre Man

SeantheMan wrote: »

That's a community site I take it ?
Is there link to Beta application ?

Yes, it's set up by some of the most talented and dedicated CoH players.

Here's the beta page: http://www.companyofheroes.com/beta

TerrorFirmer

Have you guys seen the trailer for the Company of Heroes movie?

It looks...awful.

http://www.uproxx.com/gammasquad/2012/12/company-of-heroes-gets-a-film-adaptation/

Sabre Man

Here's the first developer diary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr7HyQG-9Vc

And a new and detailed preview plus an interview with Quinn Duffy: http://mediauk.gamerzines.com/direct/PCGZine_73.pdf

pixelburp

Glad we finally see the 'true sight' system in action. Looks like something that'll take some getting used to - I suspect it'll be a harsh mistress in the cutthroat world of multiplayer, and I predict a lot of rage coming from players who get pummelled by hidden forces.

The graphics don't look that advanced beyond #1 so I'm hoping my now-ageing rig will be able to handle the higher settings just as well...

TheDoc

cherryghost wrote: »

The original is one awesome game with many awesome mods. We still have it on the top of our LAN games whenever we meet up

I have had CoH and its expansions for years now, and if I'm honest

I've never played them properly.

I think I need to put this in over christmas and give it a whirl

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

COh is amazing, could never get into the expansions for whatever reason but the vanilla game is one of the finest on PC

Dermighty

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Have you guys seen the trailer for the Company of Heroes movie?

It looks...awful.

http://www.uproxx.com/gammasquad/2012/12/company-of-heroes-gets-a-film-adaptation/

It looks bollooooooocks!

Sabre Man

Closed Beta will go live shortly after the New Year. That's when everyone who scored keys from Events and pre-order customers will get access.

Sephiroth_dude

Real tempted to pure order

Sabre Man

Live discussion of new features: http://no.twitch.tv/sundaynightfights

Alpha stress testing has just started and I'm in!

degrassinoel

Dermighty wrote: »

It looks bollooooooocks!

it does, but it's got some heavyweight actors in it too, oh and vinny jones.. lol

Sabre Man

Article on IGN: http://ie.ign.com/articles/2012/12/10/company-of-heroes-2-the-burden-of-command

More news from Friday's multiplayer session in London:
http://www.relicnews.com/articles/company-of-heroes-2-multiplayer-hands-on/#ToC

Sabre Man

IGN: Company of Heroes 2 Explaining Features Through Footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpfYelvLzKY