Warhammer: Total War

Patser

That pre-order is no different than Sparta (Greek states) in Rome 2. Of course they were there but if you wanted to imagine yourself as Leonidas screaming 'This is Sparta!!!!!' you had to pay.

And of course as a Rome 2 early getter, no more Total Wars for me til GOTY editions.

Varik

Patser wrote: »

That pre-order is no different than Sparta (Greek states) in Rome 2. Of course they were there but if you wanted to imagine yourself as Leonidas screaming 'This is Sparta!!!!!' you had to pay.

And of course as a Rome 2 early getter, no more Total Wars for me til GOTY editions.

Don't think you need to wait that long, the Humble bundles from Sega have had a lot of Total War. Only reason I've got Rome 2 and Attila, as I was perfectly happy still playing Shogun 2.

Kiith

It's definitely more significant then the Sparta pre-order bonus. Chaos are one of the main factions in the Warhammer universe, as well as being one of the first factions many people would play as, so leaving them out is a pretty ****ty thing to do.

Varik

Having the first real DLC faction as free for pre-orders would have been better, as with all the older Total war games there's going to be no end of them.

Tomb Kings would be an easy option.

Zillah

I'm going to pirate this because I paid for Rome 2 but got a steaming pile of unplayable noise. They owe me a game :pac:

degrassinoel

Patser wrote: »

That pre-order is no different than Sparta (Greek states) in Rome 2. Of course they were there but if you wanted to imagine yourself as Leonidas screaming 'This is Sparta!!!!!' you had to pay.

And of course as a Rome 2 early getter, no more Total Wars for me til GOTY editions.

I said the same after Rome II - but i've been known to get bored easily and cave into hype, i might just preorder this

Sephiroth_dude

degrassinoel wrote: »

I said the same after Rome II - but i've been known to get bored easily and cave into hype, i might just preorder this

Same here

nesf

Patser wrote: »

That pre-order is no different than Sparta (Greek states) in Rome 2. Of course they were there but if you wanted to imagine yourself as Leonidas screaming 'This is Sparta!!!!!' you had to pay.

And of course as a Rome 2 early getter, no more Total Wars for me til GOTY editions.

It's more similar to if there was a Total War: Greece and you had to buy DLC to plays as Sparta or Athens. This faction is that fundamental to the lore and history of this game which is why people are more annoyed than the usual for pre-order DLC.

degrassinoel

lots of FREELC announced, doubtless there'll be as much to pay for too, but lost of free stuff planned is good.

http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War:_WARHAMMER_Future_Content_Blog

Over the last few years we’ve been releasing a load of free content alongside updates and paid-for DLCs; from new playable factions and units, free additional formats like Linux and Mac and even an entire Campaign Pack expansion.

For Total War: Warhammer, you can also expect a selection of content covering more of the iconic good stuff you’ll see in the main game; from new units offering new tactical potential in battle, to new magic lores to augment certain races’ spell-casting arsenal. Perhaps most importantly for long-term replayability, you can also expect to see the occasional new Legendary Lord who will shake up a race’s strategic potential in interesting new ways. Last but not least, towards the end of the year we will add a new playable race to the game, including new Legendary Lords, magic items, quest chains, and units. The image below gives you a rough idea of our plan on this, subject to change. The best way to keep up-to-date with new content as it drops is to follow us on our official Social Media channels, where we will always be announcing the latest news as it happens.

PirateShampoo

degrassinoel wrote: »

lots of FREELC announced, doubtless there'll be as much to pay for too, but lost of free stuff planned is good.

http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War:_WARHAMMER_Future_Content_Blog

Ah the lube, which come right before they turn you around, bend you over and shove it up your ass.

degrassinoel

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Ah the lube, which come right before they turn you around, bend you over and shove it up your ass.

I get the chaos preorder complaints but c'mon.. this is their roadmap of actual free content for the game, the same game you're gonna buy and happily consent to all that stuff :P

Varik

If someone wants to complain about DLC try the "Blood & Gore" DLC.

Dair76

Video interview highlighting some of the design and AI changes for siege battles. I'm still not convinced - think I'll let some of you guys be the guinea pigs for this one. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvYdshwr0Y

2Mad2BeMad

few things are still quite bad
if you watch in the video, the units still close together while going through the door in nearly single lines just like previous total wars
and Calvary charge seems to stop dead once the first few horses reach the first few units their attacking.

Still excited for the game though. But these 2 things always bugged me in tw games

Dair76

Yeah, cav charges have never been good. Although I did see a video of someone playing this where they commented on the cavalry being much improved. I'll try to find it in my Youtube history!

Dair76

Found it. Eventually. And now I remember that it was a CA employee who was bigging up the new cavalry charge mechanics. Self praise is no praise etc.

Anyway, the relevant parts are at ~17:30 and ~18:45.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SFM6-LC6io

Zillah

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

the units still close together while going through the door in nearly single lines just like previous total wars
and Calvary charge seems to stop dead once the first few horses reach the first few units their attacking.

Giants still seem to be going to great effort to avoid doing too much damage.

degrassinoel

Preordered today


I no longer have the right to complain about the game on launch if it's buggy as hell, completely unoptimised, sieges break the game, it wont run, AI turns take ten minutes, or any other damn thing the Rome II had wrong with it


But idc, it's pretty much the only other AAA game this year i'm interested in.

DeadHand

Do Chaos seem ridiculously OP to anyone else?

In the last video released on youtube we see them charge up hill against an apparently top tier, equally valued Dwarf army (who are meant to be defensive specialists) with tons of artillery and basically massacre them in minutes for little obvious loss.

Wasn't like the the chap playing them pulled out any Napoleonic stops either- he basically pointed and clicked.

degrassinoel

just gonna watch that now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EIkvHD7MU8


First week of release will include the chaos faction, after that ye have to pay extra for it.

Gbear

degrassinoel wrote: »

just gonna watch that now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EIkvHD7MU8


First week of release will include the chaos faction, after that ye have to pay extra for it.

That's fair enough to me.

It's a much better solution than day 1 DLC or pre-order bonuses.

They get the early rush of sales, people get to see if the game is worth it.

It looks great. Warhammer Fantasy isn't really my bag but it's cool enough to have me interested.
I've never played a TW game either.

It'll probably float around my wish list for a couple of years until I eventually pick it up when all the DLC is out and the bugs are fixed, but that's just because I don't trust myself to play the games I buy impulsively anymore so I've mostly stopped buying them.

degrassinoel

Gbear wrote: »

That's fair enough to me.

It's a much better solution than day 1 DLC or pre-order bonuses.

They get the early rush of sales, people get to see if the game is worth it.

It looks great. Warhammer Fantasy isn't really my bag but it's cool enough to have me interested.
I've never played a TW game either.

It'll probably float around my wish list for a couple of years until I eventually pick it up when all the DLC is out and the bugs are fixed, but that's just because I don't trust myself to play the games I buy impulsively anymore so I've mostly stopped buying them.

Seriously? Ye should give shogun 2 a shot the next time it's on sale, it's cheap and probably the most stable of them all.

Yeah, i can see why people would be pissed off about the preorder bonus, and seems like sega did too, apparently the game itself is up for critic reviews before it's release as well, which is unusual these days. An optimist might say it's because they're confident it'll do well with critics, but then i'm no optimist. :P It's probably more to do with previous agreements and the release date pushback.. /cynic ha but yeah, there's at least that much, plus the additional week after launch with the preorder to see how things roll with it

Dair76

Mod support to be included after all.

pablomakaveli

Well I broke:o. Got a paypal payment I was expecting and decided to buy it. Picked it up for 30 quid on GMG though so not too bad.

Varik

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Well I broke:o. Got a paypal payment I was expecting and decided to buy it. Picked it up for 30 quid on GMG though so not too bad.

Is it not 60 on there

Zillah

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Well I broke:o. Got a paypal payment I was expecting and decided to buy it. Picked it up for 30 quid on GMG though so not too bad.

It would be very amusing if you bought the wrong game, cos this one is 60.

Ri_Nollaig

Zillah wrote: »

It would be very amusing if you bought the wrong game, cos this one is 60.

You can get it for 47€ using the voucher code 20OFF

Sephiroth_dude

Would this run ok with a

gtx 770
i5-4670 CPU @ 3.40GHz
8 gigs of ram

Machine is about 3 years old

degrassinoel

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Would this run ok with a

gtx 770
i5-4670 CPU @ 3.40GHz
8 gigs of ram

Machine is about 3 years old

hope so, mine's a similar gpu.

RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 64Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: (DirectX 11) AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB @ 1080p
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 35 GB available space
Additional Notes: Total War: Warhammer is still in development and undergoing optimisation and comparability testing. These specs are subject to change.

And yeah, seems so, might even be able to run it on ultra when the nights start getting dark again

The_Valeyard

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

You can get it for 47€ using the voucher code 20OFF

Which site plz

pablomakaveli

Varik wrote: »

Is it not 60 on there

Zillah wrote: »

It would be very amusing if you bought the wrong game, cos this one is 60.

£40 sterling (my location is a clue) plus 25% off = £30

pablomakaveli

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Which site plz

Greenmangaming is the one you want.

Varik

pablomakaveli wrote: »

£40 sterling (my location is a clue) plus 25% off = £30

Ah £.

Ri_Nollaig

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Which site plz

Sorry!

Already been said by pablomakaveli but its https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/total-war-warhammer/ anyways

Ri_Nollaig

degrassinoel wrote: »

hope so, mine's a similar gpu.



And yeah, seems so, might even be able to run it on ultra when the nights start getting dark again

I've a 780ti and hoping it will play well but at 1440p...
Might be a reason to get one of those shinny new, just announced gtx1080...

degrassinoel

was just looking at those too, gonna have to start putting some cash aside, my gtx 780 is starting to show it's age

Sephiroth_dude

degrassinoel wrote: »

was just looking at those too, gonna have to start putting some cash aside, my gtx 780 is starting to show it's age

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

I've a 780ti and hoping it will play well but at 1440p...
Might be a reason to get one of those shinny new, just announced gtx1080...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcNb0HKVV0Y

degrassinoel

Chaos Playthrough finally..

degrassinoel

one week to go! cant wait to Waaaaaaaagh

Ri_Nollaig

really hoping this will be great out of the box...

Any idea when reviews will be dropping?

degrassinoel

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

really hoping this will be great out of the box...

Any idea when reviews will be dropping?

Rumour is, this thursday is when the NDA for reviews is up

TheDoc

degrassinoel wrote: »

Preordered today


I no longer have the right to complain about the game on launch if it's buggy as hell, completely unoptimised, sieges break the game, it wont run, AI turns take ten minutes, or any other damn thing the Rome II had wrong with it


But idc, it's pretty much the only other AAA game this year i'm interested in.

PRepare people labelling you the reason gaming is going downhill : /

degrassinoel

lol i know, but idc

Zillah

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

really hoping this will be great out of the box...

Oh my sweet summer child.

Frisbee

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

really hoping this will be great out of the box...

Any idea when reviews will be dropping?

Shiminay

You need to be a grade a eejit to pre-order this Sorry Noel, but you are the enemy now :P

Zillah

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

really hoping this will be great out of the box...

https://youtu.be/JL--TkrtLrU?t=14s

degrassinoel

we'll see who's laughing next week!

Ri_Nollaig

Zillah wrote: »

https://youtu.be/JL--TkrtLrU?t=14s

I did say "hope"

I love the total war games, even if this was just shogun2 with warhammer units id be happy

Sephiroth_dude

I'm looking forward to reading some reviews this week hopefully and I would nothing more than them to be positive .