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GAME IS LIVE! Iiiiits baaaack, the cool but forgotten tactical space game set in the 40k Universe, this time seemingly using the latest lore handed down by GW. Reveal Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPbXOHZW8co Factions Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVghX8opHJU New Campaign trailer is a must see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnAEk0Kj8Y4 Play as all the tabletop races, including Necrons and Tyranids! Lets hope this one fares better eh? The FAQ got posted today: https://forums.focus-home.com/topic/5332/answering-your-frequently-asked-questions/4 Now available for pre-order at -10% off on steam, this turns into -25% off if you already own BFG1! Available here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/573100/Battlefleet_Gothic_Armada_2/ Date has been delayed to January of 2019! The Pre-Order Beta is live! Read about it here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/573100/announcements/detail/1709576801684057026 Some more info on the beta and the changes between Game 1 and 2: https://forums.focus-home.com/topic/32625/pre-order-beta-1-welcome-and-how-to-start Gejnor fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Jan 24, 2019 |
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Uh, i guess interest isn't as high for this one? Or did i gently caress up somehow and locked the thread what is happening.
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Jan 26, 2018 15:24
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The first game was pretty fun so I am excited for this.
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Jan 26, 2018 15:29
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I didn't actually see the thread till now and while I fell off the first one pretty early, I REALLY enjoyed it for what it was and this announcement is one of the most pleasant surprises I've had this year. Very much looking forward to meeting new, exotic spacecraft so I CAN RAM THEM 
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Jan 26, 2018 15:33
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I hope they go for a DC like structure on the campaign, or atleast more than one race for the campaign.
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Jan 26, 2018 15:35
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Oh what I wouldn't give for a "Kaptin Bluddflag and his Spacey-Hulk adventures" campaign 
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Jan 26, 2018 15:38
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 AdMech best Mech12 factions is ambitious. I hope they pull it off. A big problem with BFG1 was that when they added factions they weren't very well balanced.
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Jan 26, 2018 15:45
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gently caress yeah, can't wait for this one. Hoping the single player bits will be as kickass as the first one.
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Jan 29, 2018 00:07
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I'm excited and loved the first one but urgh those GeeDubs trademark names
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Jan 29, 2018 05:14
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A new video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3E86BTo0WM Update: MORE FACTIONS AND MORE CAMPAIGNS!!! Necrons, Tyranids and also Dark Eldar confirmed! Gejnor fucked around with this message at 13:17 on Jan 31, 2018 |
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Jan 31, 2018 13:13
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This is looking really good. I hope they slow down the combat just a bit though from the first game.
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Jan 31, 2018 15:15
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It looks like they are keeping the same engine and a lot of the old models over from the first game as well, but i do not see this as a real issue as the first game was quite good and it doesn't need an upgrade engine-wise. This way they can properly expand the rosters and add more content which is what was missing from the first game.
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Jan 31, 2018 15:24
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I'll be happy if it's just game 1 plus more and better fleets, better balance and fixed multiplayer tbqh
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when the first game came out i was a little tight on money and didn't want to buy it right away. by the time i had money and remembered that i wanted to buy it, it looked like the multiplayer scene was already on the rapid decline, so i didn't bother. i'm excited to buy the second one at release this time around, because it looked fun as hell
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Feb 2, 2018 08:26
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Gejnor posted:Dark Eldar You mean Drukhari  ... 
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Feb 2, 2018 09:04
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yissssssss
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Feb 2, 2018 09:36
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LRiFfCQgeY e. A whole lot of gushing but the main takeaways are: - battles will be twice the size, - the UI has been updated to make ordering larger fleets easier - The campaign will have a total war-esque grand strategy layer - Multiplayer has been completely overhauled. Everyone will have access to all the ships but the level of the match determines how many of your persistent levelled up ships you can take. NoNotTheMindProbe fucked around with this message at 13:11 on Feb 14, 2018 |
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Feb 14, 2018 13:02
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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:- battles will be twice the size, Aw yeah, between this and the Mechanicus I'm so loving stoked for this 
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Feb 14, 2018 13:57
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YESsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
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Essentially my interest for this game just went up by 1000% From "hopeful but tentative" to "how do i pre-order" basically, though i want to see a bit of the campaign mechanics before i commit fully.
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Feb 14, 2018 14:28
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Sorry, rules is rules: you make the thread you have to preorder
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Feb 14, 2018 14:57
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Senor Dog posted:Sorry, rules is rules: you make the thread you have to preorder B-but money...!
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Gejnor posted:B-but money...! 'EZ DA SPACEY HULK DAT MAKES ALL OF DA RULEZ In the same camp though, expanded strategic map is ridicolously my poo poo, so I'm keeping a reeeal close eye on this one now.
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I hope it's fun. Just give me a fun game with lots of explosions and a good matchmaker.
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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LRiFfCQgeY  It's basically everything I wished for. Really, the only thing remaining on my personal wish list is that in addition to story campaign(s), they could also have a Dark Crusade style galactic conquest mode.
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Feb 14, 2018 16:43
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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LRiFfCQgeY You forgot the best part: Ark Mechanicus confirmed!
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ZoninSilver posted:'EZ DA SPACEY HULK DAT MAKES ALL OF DA RULEZ YUZ ROIGHT MY ORKY FRIEND! TIME TA CRUMP DA HUMIES WIT DA HULK WEZ FOUND LYING 'ROUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncv4dlvPUwU
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The first game was basically the surprise breakout star of the year for me. Tiny studio with a frankly not too impressive track record, given a fairly big and highly anticipated IP, and against all odds they delivered a perfectly fine and really fun game right out of the box and even had pretty good post-release support on top of that. Sure, the MP balance was kind of wonky at times, but even that worked quite well more often than not. So yeah, a sequel that's basically "Don't gently caress around with what works, instead add more of everything!" is exactly what I was hoping for. That said, I do wonder how they're gonna try and adapt Necrons. From what I remember, in the original game their very concept was "Overpowered to gently caress, but you'll still win if you so much as scratch their paint."
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do hope the Tau don't sound like characters rejected from the Mikado for being too racist, but otherwise looking forward to it.
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Perestroika posted:That said, I do wonder how they're gonna try and adapt Necrons. From what I remember, in the original game their very concept was "Overpowered to gently caress, but you'll still win if you so much as scratch their paint." This is mentioned in the video above: They are still OP as poo poo, they will hit hard and even regenerate themselves (living metal) but their ships are obscenely expensive so you cannot field as many ships as the other races
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I am insanely hype for this. I had tons of fun playing multi in the first one and makeing people rage with Eldar Corsairs. Picking a race to try first will be hard though.
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So what's the appreciable difference between Corsair and Craftworld Eldar? Outside of the latter not really having much of a model line from what I can tell.
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I'm very much into this. Had no idea there was a thread.
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Mordja posted:So what's the appreciable difference between Corsair and Craftworld Eldar? Outside of the latter not really having much of a model line from what I can tell. Craftworlds are a little more durable, a little less maneuverable, and better at boarding. They're the legit Eldar military as opposed to pirates. Dark Eldar are even more fragile and more maneuverable. The big question is going to be how the Necrons are implemented. The Necrons in BFG were hated because they played a completely different style of game than everyone else - you were expected to lose three or four ships for every Necron ship you destroy and price values were appropriate to that.
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Mordja posted:So what's the appreciable difference between Corsair and Craftworld Eldar? Outside of the latter not really having much of a model line from what I can tell. In terms of ship capabilities they are quite similar, though the Craftworld Eldar get some more modular designs with interchangeable weapons, and they use smaller destroyers as their escorts. The main difference is that Craftworld Eldar get access to Ghostships, which are basically nearly-empty vessels controlled by spirits. Those are much hardier than the average Eldar ship (similarly resilient as a light imperial cruiser), but still have the same mad maneuverability and firepower as normal. In return they are quite a bit more vulnerable to being boarded, since there's barely anybody around to actually defend the drat thing. That makes Ghostships pretty good frontliners to draw your enemy's attention while the rest of your fleet goes for the flank. Additionally, Craftworld Eldar get a few additional goodies in terms of upgrades, such as particularly powerful boarding parties or stuff specific to one particular Craftworld. Most of those were already available to the Corsairs in the first game, so it's anybody's guess how much they'll split those apart again in this game.
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That features list up there basically confirmed I'll be getting this day one. Armada was the coolest poo poo and this is basically Armada's Dark Crusade so it's gonna be loving tight.
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I'm super psyched. The first game was a lot of fun. I can't wait to get to play new races- I really had hoped Necrons and Tyranids had gotten added in the first game and I'm happy they are present in this one.
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Gejnor posted:So yeah im making this temporary thread (since i saw it nowhere else) until someone more motivated and better at THREADS steps in! too late, it's your job now  on the other hand you can put this experience on your resume now: "maintained OP on a thread on somethingawful" -regular maintenance and research of current best practice to keep (website, code, whatever is relevant to the job) up to date -providing feedback to responders -educated people with special needs
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pnutz posted:too late, it's your job now Oh god. Also, almost 3 months later we get a FAQ!: https://forums.focus-home.com/topic/5332/answering-your-frequently-asked-questions/2 Heres probably the most important tidbits: quote:Which factions will we see within the campaigns as enemies and as playable races?
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