DOW II

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » July 15th, 2008, 19:04

From memory, it'll be caused by the mesetic spores given off from the seeding swarms as they land ahead of the main hive fleet to prep the place for the main invasion.

Post by **FatherJack** » July 16th, 2008, 9:10

Finally, a race that doesn't look like one of the other races in a different colour.

Post by **tandino** » July 16th, 2008, 10:16

Hehulk wrote:From memory, it'll be caused by the mesetic spores given off from the seeding swarms as they land ahead of the main hive fleet to prep the place for the main invasion.

I thought that's what it would be... =P

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » July 16th, 2008, 15:02

Yes, I did use to play 40K, many years ago, and like most generally useless information it's lore got stuck in my head, make it's self comfy and refused to leave.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » July 16th, 2008, 15:30

Hehulk wrote:Yes, I did use to play 40K, many years ago, and like most generally useless information it's lore got stuck in my head, make it's self comfy and refused to leave.

Go here, do this. Do this one too.

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » July 16th, 2008, 15:36

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » July 16th, 2008, 16:41

I think I got 4th Edition rulebook which has lots of uselessful information in it. Don't know how you came to the conclusion that they look the same Mr Jack

Post by **Grimmie** » July 16th, 2008, 18:45

I think he was refering to the similarities between Space marines/Chaos and Eldar/Dark eldar

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » July 16th, 2008, 19:34

Well since chaos and dark eldar are simply corrupted versions of their rivals it can only be expected...

Post by **FatherJack** » July 16th, 2008, 20:52

Yeah, I wasn't commenting on their adhesion to the lore, but the decision with the add-on games to add extra human races and the dark eldar, it just felt a bit of a Sims-like con - Dark Crusade was ace, though.

Nickface · Post by **Nickface** » July 17th, 2008, 4:12

After playing DOW, I went to a shop that specializes in miniatures games like Warhammer and such, and let me tell you I have never been more weirded out in my entire life. It was like something out of a horror movie.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 17th, 2008, 4:25

Post by **Dog Pants** » July 17th, 2008, 9:05

Warhammer geeks make me feel dirty, and not in a good way.

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » August 19th, 2008, 17:25

The 'nids are here!

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » August 19th, 2008, 17:39

Also biggy:

<a href="http://community.dawnofwar2.com/blogs/w ... .jpg"><img src="http://community.dawnofwar2.com/blogs/w ... gle_hr.jpg" width="800" height="500"></a>

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 19th, 2008, 17:43

Carnifex or close combat hive tyrant?

I just noticed hehulk's post saying mesetic, it's actually mycetic.

The horror of facing a huge behemoth (extra close combat carnifexes) on the table top with my squishy tau was always tempered by the fact that I could shoot the fuck out of them unless I failed the rolls then I got et and made into more 'nids.

Playing against them as a khornate chaos army was far simpler. It consisted of a bit of shooting and then charging madly. Rolling hundreds of close combat dice and seeing who won. My Lord and his full retinue ended up rolling about 120 dice if they charged first.

/geek

Post by **FatherJack** » August 19th, 2008, 17:47

Nice. I assume the big one in the bottom pic is the same size as the one in the first pic - it'd look a bit odd if there weren't sort of person-sized units.

Post by **Grimmie** » August 19th, 2008, 18:02

Haha, now I can pretend DoW 2 is starcraft, too.

Post by **Joose** » August 19th, 2008, 19:08

oops, I think I just came a little.

/loves the 'nids.

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » August 19th, 2008, 21:13

Killavodka wrote:<a href="http://community.dawnofwar2.com/blogs/w ... .jpg"><img src="http://community.dawnofwar2.com/blogs/w ... gle_hr.jpg" width="800" height="500"></a>

If that's it on ultra high graphics, I will be a very happy man, but I'm suspecting it's pre-rendered

*Wants more