Relic Loses Warhammer 40K License, goes to Slitherine - Polidicks

[QUOTE=zombays;40062248]They're shooting out their kneecaps when the water they need to survive is at the top of a steep hill[/QUOTE] Then using the profits from their models to buy bionic kneecaps with thrusters inbuilt.

[QUOTE=Dr. Punchgroin;40067187]What effect does this have on SPACE HULK, if any?[/QUOTE] none, they secured their licence a long time ago. [editline]27th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Webby2020;40064973]ITT: Retards bash a wargame making company for making a wargame WH40K is a turn based wargame, you fucking idiots. Slitherine makes turn based wargames, solid ones too. You people just don't like it cuz it doesn't look pretty.[/QUOTE] if i'm going to play Warhammer in turn based fashion like the board game I'M GOING TO PLAY THE BOARD GAME i felt all caps was necessary with the "fucking idiots"

[QUOTE=mastermaul;40061895]Slitherine isn't a bad company. They're much more in touch with actual wargamers, most of their games are basically electronic wargames. There's nothing wrong with this.[/QUOTE] Except that it comes at the cost of relic and the DoW franchise

No one tell Johnnymo he might fly off his handle

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;40067945]none, they secured their licence a long time ago. [editline]27th March 2013[/editline] if i'm going to play Warhammer in turn based fashion like the board game I'M GOING TO PLAY THE BOARD GAME i felt all caps was necessary with the "fucking idiots"[/QUOTE] The issue with that logic is that the board game is literally hundreds of dollars of work from multiple distributors while this game is cheap and easy to obtain.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpBngmCpUrU[/media] Goodnight sweet prince.

[QUOTE=Fish_poke;40068427]The issue with that logic is that the board game is literally hundreds of dollars of work from multiple distributors while this game is cheap and easy to obtain.[/QUOTE] oh i remember the days of many allowances wasted on many a model i know it's expensive, but there's no appeal in that gameplay without the feel of that board game at least to me

Who made the Total Annihilation/Supreme Commander games? They would seem like the perfect guys to make a W40K game.

[QUOTE=Webby2020;40066602]Are you stupid? You do realize WH40K is a tabletop wargame, right? Slitherine makes top notch wargames. The only reason you don't know about them is because wargames are extremely niche. Who says they are gonna make Dawn of War games??? 40K isn't Dawn of War. Its decades older and its roots are not RTS.[/QUOTE] The difference is tabletop battles take place between sides of painted miniatures you invested hours into doing, and DOW let you have massive visceral battles in the 40k universe. Games like "panzer corps" look like a crock of shit and the gameplay looks about as riveting as tossing stones into a pond.

[QUOTE=V12US;40068625]Who made the Total Annihilation/Supreme Commander games? They would seem like the perfect guys to make a W40K game.[/QUOTE] They got bought out by World of Tanks developers. Go figure.

[QUOTE=gufu;40068814]They got bought out by World of Tanks developers. Go figure.[/QUOTE] A lot of them are making Planetary Annihalition I'm pretty sure

Fantastic, maybe now 40k will get the tactical treatment it deserves.

[QUOTE=Vasili;40061856]They were pretty fucked off about DOW2, not giving a proper description of how 40k is meant to be big battles and lots of units.[/QUOTE] I hate all that big battles crap, just a marketing ploy to get people to buy 100s of tanks. Stuff like mordheim, necromunda and kill teams used to be encouraged, skermish stuff back when they actually cared.

[QUOTE=Chicken_Chaser;40067037]I thought Creative Assembly was making a 40k game. Relic's CoH mentality isn't what 40k should incorporate imo.[/QUOTE] No offense, but why not?

[QUOTE=MrBob1337;40061847]But they make the advanced combat simulator/Excel spreadsheet seen on Deadliest Warrior![/QUOTE] Lol that was fucking lame. Alienware 'supercomputer' pumping out 'advanced calculations' on their 'bespoke software'. Right... so you just pick a weapon's effectiveness out of 10 and the excel spreadsheet see's who's team is highest... very advanced. [editline]28th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Vasili;40061856]They were pretty fucked off about DOW2, not giving a proper description of how 40k is meant to be big battles and lots of units.[/QUOTE] Hm, I didn't like DOW2 as much as DOW1 for multiplayer, they did kinda fuck up a bit on it (not necessarily their fault). Big battles and lots of units would have been more fun. It coulda worked more like the tabletop in that respect. IE, you pick your army at the beginning of a match, within your point quota (each unit costs point) and that's your bundle. Send them in, utilize their advantages, win/lose, all realtime. [editline]28th March 2013[/editline] My ideal 40K game would be like Planetside 2 - but WH40K units, dreadnaughts, chain-swords and all. That would be the best game I can possibly think of right now. Most of the stuff is in place that planetside has, drop pods and stuff - just needs to be made more gory and they'd need to diversify the (currently identical) factions to make one of them Orks. Also a great feature to implement would be 'effective combat ranges' - so as you got closer to an enemy your long-ranged weaponry becomes much less effective, making you switch to melee/close range pistols, which can do much more damage/criticals if timed correctly. Whilst engaging someone in melee 1-on-1, other player's damage to you would be reduced significantly so you could focus on hacking and slashing with your chainsword. Of course this wouldn't entirely negate the damage - A heavy bolter or two would quickly dispel a line of charging Orks with Cutta's drawn. Hell, if it was just Space Marines vs Orks that'd be perfect. It'd be just like the 40K intro movie. Later on add Tau because they're badass, and then maybe Chaos (with emphasis on their close-ranged organic melee units).

[QUOTE=Vasili;40061856]They were pretty fucked off about DOW2, not giving a proper description of how 40k is meant to be big battles and lots of units.[/QUOTE] If they wanted massive scale they should have went with gas powered games or the creative assembally, I think WH40K: Total War would be bad ass, hell I think that would work incredibly

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;40067945]none, they secured their licence a long time ago. [editline]27th March 2013[/editline] if i'm going to play Warhammer in turn based fashion like the board game I'M GOING TO PLAY THE BOARD GAME i felt all caps was necessary with the "fucking idiots"[/QUOTE] I hope you have hundreds of hours (to build and paint the models) and thousands of dollars because thats what it costs to play Tabletop 40k. 40K is a wargame at heart and a wargame is the best way to represent thousands of units onscreen, with the TT statistics being represented. [editline]28th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Dr.Critic;40068803]The difference is tabletop battles take place between sides of painted miniatures you invested hours into doing, and DOW let you have massive visceral battles in the 40k universe. Games like "panzer corps" look like a crock of shit and the gameplay looks about as riveting as tossing stones into a pond.[/QUOTE] Oh look another retard who doesn't know what a wargame is. Panzer Corps is a top notch wargame (turn based, huge scale) and the only reason you don't seem to like it is because: A. You're too fucking stupid to be able to play it B. You are judging it by graphics. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("flaming" - postal))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;40061983]OH HOLY SHIT. Slytherin is the company that does the "simulations" for spike TVs "deadliest warrior". We're doomed[/QUOTE] If this works as their simulations for Deadliest Warrior, expect Imperial Guard to lose every single fight. Beccause fuck tactics, every fight goes 1 on 1.

[QUOTE=Webby2020;40071210] [editline]28th March 2013[/editline] Oh look another retard who doesn't know what a wargame is. Panzer Corps is a top notch wargame (turn based, huge scale) and the only reason you don't seem to like it is because: A. You're too fucking stupid to be able to play it B. You are judging it by graphics.[/QUOTE] Webby2020 has spoken! everybody is too fucking stupid to play Panzercorps!

i want more warhammer games that arent rts. dont get me wrong i love the rts ones, i thought dawn of war was amazing, id just like to see more games like space marine being made.

[QUOTE=Webby2020;40071210] Oh look another retard who doesn't know what a wargame is. Panzer Corps is a top notch wargame (turn based, huge scale) and the only reason you don't seem to like it is because: A. You're too fucking stupid to be able to play it B. You are judging it by graphics.[/QUOTE] Or we could prefer RTS over TBS or not like that genre of games.

[QUOTE=Orkel;40063744]Panzer Corps is actually a really solid strategy game, one of the best in its genre (hexagonal turn-based ww2 stuff). It's been getting positive reviews pretty much everywhere. Shouldn't slam it because of the graphics.[/QUOTE] I prefer unity of command still, panzer corps is a [del]bit[/del] lot deeper, but harder to play quickly (also UoC is prettier)

[QUOTE=Webby2020;40071210]I hope you have hundreds of hours (to build and paint the models) and thousands of dollars because thats what it costs to play Tabletop 40k. 40K is a wargame at heart and a wargame is the best way to represent thousands of units onscreen, with the TT statistics being represented. [editline]28th March 2013[/editline] Oh look another retard who doesn't know what a wargame is. Panzer Corps is a top notch wargame (turn based, huge scale) and the only reason you don't seem to like it is because: A. You're too fucking stupid to be able to play it B. You are judging it by graphics.[/QUOTE] [B]"My opinion is a fact and anyone who doesn't agree is a retard!!!!!"[/B]

[QUOTE=Webby2020;40071210]I hope you have hundreds of hours (to build and paint the models) and thousands of dollars because thats what it costs to play Tabletop 40k. 40K is a wargame at heart and a wargame is the best way to represent thousands of units onscreen, with the TT statistics being represented. [editline]28th March 2013[/editline] Oh look another retard who doesn't know what a wargame is. Panzer Corps is a top notch wargame (turn based, huge scale) and the only reason you don't seem to like it is because: A. You're too fucking stupid to be able to play it B. You are judging it by graphics.[/QUOTE] clearly you don't do much reading but yes I already said i know it's expensive you might want to tone down the "too stupid to play" bullshit because you just look like a stupid little shit with knickers in a twist. some people don't like them, flat out. so who gives a shit also, graphics and presentation are important and easier than ever now adays so there's little excuse.

[QUOTE=Kartoffel;40061865]Wait, didn't Creative Assembly get the license that Relic had when they purchased Relic? Creative Assembly can't make 40k games? I...I... :C I hope that's true, I've heard bad things about Slitherine. Just kill me now.[/QUOTE] Panzer Corps is a pretty good game and my Dad loves it, since he loved Steel Panthers, but they are NOT suited for 40k games.

[QUOTE=wraithcat;40069336]No offense, but why not?[/QUOTE] It was fun but I think the small scale is goofy.

SQUAD BROKEN! In all seriousness though I actually rather enjoyed Panzer Corps. While I hope we'll see another game like DoW (or DoW3 in time), I'd be fine with an Epic 40K/Apocalypse scale wargame.