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Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:45 pm
by V0Lt4Ge
I remember hearing that you can train those brute jetpack dudes.

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:16 am
by DemonicSandwich
V0Lt4Ge wrote:I remember hearing that you can train those brute jetpack dudes.
You indeed can. According to some info of the Halo Wars site, they start off as Special Forces-type infantry like the Honor Guard Elites and the Jet Pack is an upgrade.

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:24 pm
by NotZachary82
I'm glad we can use choppers in the final.

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:14 pm
by Aumaan Anubis
Currently downloading.

2 hrs. 75%

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:24 pm
by xlRainlx
awww I can't use ODST's with the Sparrowhawks. Oh well I will just have to alternate between the two.

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:17 pm
by Aumaan Anubis
It's been mentioned, but I find that the AI does seem to send a 'large' wave near the beginning of the game, but little waves following. It makes it rather disappointing when you send your 31 squads of ODSTs to the enemy base, only to find little resistance.

On that note, ODSTs are quite amazing. Quite good against both infantry and vehicles. Not sure about air vehicles, as the AI has not yet sent them against me.

Easy is... rather easy.
Normal is decent. For me, there were very small points of stress, but overall, it was pretty lax.
Heroic is hard. For me, at least. The enemy sends the first huge wave, and pretty much all my units are knocked out, and my base severely crippled. I've never been that amazing at RTSs(which sucks, 'cause I enjoy them quite a bit), but I can't see how people see Heroic as, "easy."

I'm likin' the warthog's special ability. As well as the marines'. I've been unable to find a situation in which I could use the Spartans'.

I can't say much for the other units, scorpions, hornets, etc. I have some sort of obsession with building all of one unit, so I can have an "army of marines," sorta' speak. It's probably what gets me killed. But god help me an army of ODSTs is just so fun.

I'm quite looking forward to release.

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:21 pm
by guysullavin
well, once yo ugrow up with starcraft there really isn't many RTS's out there that can match that

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:36 am
by xbox
I want star craft two now.
I remember endless hours of playing brood war; too bad I lost my main star craft disc, so I can't just install brood war on my new computer.

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:01 pm
by mxrider108
Dude, Total Annihilation > Starcraft

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:37 pm
by xlRainlx
Damn I have to wait a week after the game comes out to get it from Wal-Mart. I always though pre-ordering meant you got it the day it came out =/

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:42 pm
by DemonicSandwich
xlRainlx wrote:Damn I have to wait a week after the game comes out to get it from Wal-Mart. I always though pre-ordering meant you got it the day it came out =/
Walmart is counter productive in selling video games.

Pre-ordering in other video game retailers, like GameStop, mean you are guaranteed a copy and exclusive content and can pick it up the day of release.
Pre-ordering from Walmart also means you are guaranteed a copy and exclusive content, however they get to bathe in your money for a full week before having to give you the goods. :lol:

You don't pre-order from Walmart, you post-order. :lol:

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:35 pm
by xlRainlx
DemonicSandwich wrote:
xlRainlx wrote:Damn I have to wait a week after the game comes out to get it from Wal-Mart. I always though pre-ordering meant you got it the day it came out =/
Walmart is counter productive in selling video games.

Pre-ordering in other video game retailers, like GameStop, mean you are guaranteed a copy and exclusive content and can pick it up the day of release.
Pre-ordering from Walmart also means you are guaranteed a copy and exclusive content, however they get to bathe in your money for a full week before having to give you the goods. :lol:

You don't pre-order from Walmart, you post-order. :lol:
Yea sadly someone told me I had to pay extra at Gamestop to pre-order it so I didnt there.

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:01 pm
by DemonicSandwich
xlRainlx wrote:
DemonicSandwich wrote:
xlRainlx wrote:Damn I have to wait a week after the game comes out to get it from Wal-Mart. I always though pre-ordering meant you got it the day it came out =/
Walmart is counter productive in selling video games.

Pre-ordering in other video game retailers, like GameStop, mean you are guaranteed a copy and exclusive content and can pick it up the day of release.
Pre-ordering from Walmart also means you are guaranteed a copy and exclusive content, however they get to bathe in your money for a full week before having to give you the goods. :lol:

You don't pre-order from Walmart, you post-order. :lol:
Yea sadly someone told me I had to pay extra at Gamestop to pre-order it so I didnt there.
LIES!

You don't pay extra, you just put down at least $5 as collateral but that $5 still goes toward paying for the game.
So if you put down $5 on a $60 game, you only pay $55 at time of release.

You only loose that $5 if you don't show up within like 72 hours of release.
That's how it was when I pre-ordered CoD: W@W.

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:16 pm
by xlRainlx
DemonicSandwich wrote:
xlRainlx wrote:
DemonicSandwich wrote:
xlRainlx wrote:Damn I have to wait a week after the game comes out to get it from Wal-Mart. I always though pre-ordering meant you got it the day it came out =/
Walmart is counter productive in selling video games.

Pre-ordering in other video game retailers, like GameStop, mean you are guaranteed a copy and exclusive content and can pick it up the day of release.
Pre-ordering from Walmart also means you are guaranteed a copy and exclusive content, however they get to bathe in your money for a full week before having to give you the goods. :lol:

You don't pre-order from Walmart, you post-order. :lol:
Yea sadly someone told me I had to pay extra at Gamestop to pre-order it so I didnt there.
LIES!

You don't pay extra, you just put down at least $5 as collateral but that $5 still goes toward paying for the game.
So if you put down $5 on a $60 game, you only pay $55 at time of release.

You only loose that $5 if you don't show up within like 72 hours of release.
That's how it was when I pre-ordered CoD: W@W.
If only I had known that before I pre ordered it from wal mart. >.<

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:20 pm
by V0Lt4Ge
You can't like... cancel the preorder and get a refund?
That's stupid.

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:10 pm
by Eaton
Demo just finished downloading. :D

Re: Demo opinions

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:21 pm
by AlterEgo
i hate RTS games but this one was fun and the cinematics rocked! CANT WAIT