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Livegrade pro 3 6 3 download free. Company of Heroes 2: Soviet and Ostheer (Wehrmacht) armies and a linear 20-mission Soviet single-player campaign (a similar structure to the CoH 1 campaigns). This is a required product for the Theatre of War scenario packs (think Tales of Valor).
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With Company of Heroes 2 being on Steam's Summer Sale, I'm thinking about buying one or two of them. I have played the first Company of Heroes and loved it. Since each of the sequels/expansions have different reviews and critique, I'm asking the players to let me know which one I should start with (Western Front Armies, Aredennes Forest, original). If you can, please briefly explain why you made that choice.
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- 5 years agoArdennes assault is finally at a reasonable price for purchase, but western front armies is primarily multiplayer factions of OKW and USF. Coh2 imo is a better game than coh1, despite all the issues it has faced.
- 5 years agoBear in mind that the original CoH 2 reviews reflect the state of the game at release - even without expansions there have been numerous changes to rebalance the system since release (additionally, many of the negative reviews were fuelled by dramatic licence taken with the Hollywoodesque Soviet campaign, which had nothing to do with gameplay).
This is what you get with each product:
Company of Heroes 2: Soviet and Ostheer (Wehrmacht) armies and a linear 20-mission Soviet single-player campaign (a similar structure to the CoH 1 campaigns). This is a required product for the Theatre of War scenario packs (think Tales of Valor).
Western Front Armies: USF and Oberkommando West armies, each of which can be purchased separately. No single-player content.
Ardennes Assault: A single player campaign, in which you play as the US Forces. The campaign structure is map-based and more dynamic than the CoH 2 campaign, and I think has a shorter average length (I haven't successfully completed it). I don't think it unlocks any multiplayer content.
If you're only likely to play single-player, Ardennes Assault is a better-developed campaign system than CoH 2, although neither has individual missions as large or well-realised as those in the original CoH 1 campaign, and having several companies - each of which can gain experience - likely offers more replayability. Ardennes does seem to assume that you've played the original game - after a single tutorial mission there are no 'easy rides' , and no missions dedicated to introducing specific game mechanics or units - but as a CoH 1 veteran this may not be an issue.
For multiplayer, the Soviet and Ostheer armies are better-supported by DLC (commanders and skins) than the Western Front factions, which on the one hand adds variety but on the other can be more confusing and potentially expensive if you're new to the game. The in-game reward system can give you these items as drops if you invest enough time in skirmish battles.
From what I've seen, there are common complaints here that the Ostheer have been neglected relative to the other factions in balance patches (and they do indeed seem to have had the fewest changes); it's the faction I have the least personal experience with. As ever with forums, there's a difficulty in distinguishing genuinely persistent issues from noise; additionally, differences in play mode (1v1 being the mode balance is mostly centred on, but 2v2+ play very differently and may favour different factions).
Some major differences between the playstyles that I'm aware of are:
Soviets: characterised by numbers and strong weapon teams, and particularly good elite (call-in) units. Tend to rely on call-in infantry units more than other factions, and while they have good AT guns and tank destroyers the basic Soviet tank roster isn't as strong as its counterparts in other armies and is more focused on anti-infantry combat; unlike other factions, there is no infantry-carried rocket launcher or other strong AT option. This can make Soviets struggle in mid-game medium tank battles before their tank destroyers come online.
Ostheer: described by Relic as the faction that relies most on combined arms. Infantry squads are the smallest of any faction (4 members) and the faction attracts complaints for the relative weakness of its light vehicles and, sometimes, its weapon teams. It has strong tanks, which are mainly focused on AT, so tends to have a strong mid game.
USF: The game's 'horde' faction. The US unlocks even light vehicles relatively late, but has a versatile 5-strong basic infantry squad and a weapon rack system that allows it to be specialised for different roles in a somewhat similar fashion to the British Infantry Section from Opposing Fronts. The early US game has been criticised for being tactically limiting, as it tends to rely on infantry 'blobbing'. The US lacks heavy tanks and its bazookas are weaker than German panzerschrecks, but Shermans have a coordination bonus when multiples engage the same vehicle, the US has mobile tank destroyers, and techs to strong artillery. Mobile ambulances and officers that can set rally points allow the US to form an ad hoc mobile forward HQ, something other factions lack (save for one Soviet commander).
Oberkommando West: Envisaged as the counterpoint to the US, being based around heavy armour and elite units, with a 5-tier veterancy system that rewards preserving units even more than other factions. The faction was originally envisaged as having restricted resource income (reflecting German industrial overextension by the end of the war), but patches have altered this somewhat. The OKW have a command truck system that superficially resembles the British in Opposing Fronts (as well as the game's single strongest artillery unit) but, once set up, trucks are static for the rest of the game and can't be moved and the faction doesn't have a particularly defensive playstyle for the most part. - 5 years agocoh2 has more to offer than coh1. get into pvp asap and you won't be disappointed.
- 5 years agoCoH2 under development right now. Coh1 already finished (?).
Imo, hop-in coh2. - 5 years agoCoH 2 is definitely the way to go. I'd honestly recommend buying the core game + Western Front Armies for this sale price. Basically all of the negative reviews on Steam come from back when the game was released when the game had a lot of issues. It kind of makes me angry that the masterpiece this game has become still holds that image in many players' eyes. It's a fantastic RTS now.
- 5 years agoCoH 2 is definitely the way to go. I'd honestly recommend buying the core game + Western Front Armies for this sale price. Basically all of the negative reviews on Steam come from back when the game was released when the game had a lot of issues. It kind of makes me angry that the masterpiece this game has become still holds that image in many players' eyes. It's a fantastic RTS now.
Amen to that. Such a shame that its metacritic rating is reflective of the original release - it came out way too early ( no fault of Relic's, rather the whole THQ debacle ). It's the whole RNG aspect of all of the coh games that make them truly unique ( and frustrating at times ;P ) - 5 years ago
Amen to that. Such a shame that its metacritic rating is reflective of the original release - it came out way too early ( no fault of Relic's, rather the whole THQ debacle ). It's the whole RNG aspect of all of the coh games that make them truly unique ( and frustrating at times ;P )
Actually most of the negative reviews were from Russians upset with some elements of the campaign story - it had nothing to do with the game's mechanics even back at release (which were certainly rougher than they are now and badly-balanced, but in a better state than many games at release). This is why the only metacritic score worth paying attention to is the professional reviewer score, not the user scores - for all the imperfections of professional reviews, you can at least generally be sure that they focus on gameplay rather than peripherals.
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