Dawn of War 2 Early-access Beta Details (Update: Soulstorm Discounted)

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  It's like 7bucks now in Steam. : kenok
  • And the other races in the 40k universe are available to you, except the Tyranids. : kenok
• The exact opposite for me.I always wanted to complete DOW set. When I saw Soulstorm for 7.50( a drop from... : odious

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  This is a multilayer balancing beta. : CRasterImage
  • Not sure about that, personally i've had alot of crash to desktop and just computer freezing when selecti... : ClawHammR
• And they already announced a day-1 patch containing the results of the beta feedback. There's a shack ar... : mopic42

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  Bellyitch : dedgecko
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    but my shit is probably going to be downloading for the next several hours - steam is pretty slow in Valv... : dedgecko
    • 2megabytes a second in San Diego... my max download speed... : nientiendo
    • Can't you just run a cable to the steam server? This was a joke honest, I'm not a moran : jbury
• thedope : DoPEaMiNE
• taronish : taronish
• melkore4003 : melkore
• >:( that's what I'm trying to fix. : abrasion
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  GFW is epic fail. Such a roundabout and pain in the butt way, and it doesn't even work. Always errors w... : PrawnWonton
  • It's decent... I'd just rather use Steam for game invites and messages. : empathe
  • We're also tied to their shitty naming / account system - they are morans. : abrasion
  • GFW is used for automatching... There is a Custom Game browser list additionally... PS I never get err... : kpxkrnjc
• "empathe x2" with no quotes : empathe
• interesting enough, i have installed DoW2, when i try to sign into live it says it needs to update. When ... : Klebold
• lljk knob : valael
• my gamertag is rheroux : rheroux
• i can't login because WLive won't let me :D yay : strawfake
• I think it's shoyu99. If it's not I'll reply w/ the right name. The game's pretty fun. : josexnc

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• Hahah, at first I was like "WTF is he talking about"... and then I noticed... hahah, yeah, his backpack l... : Nullzero
• haha hilarious comment :) but still I need the Beta ASAP ! : ehaykal

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  You can do AI skirmishes... Just make a custom game and fill up the slots with AI players. : cptn.peachfuzz
  • Yeah, this works. : valael
  • Really? If so, thanks for this. I was having the same frustrating experiance as the OP. I like to tak... : CRasterImage
• Quit whining. 3-4 matches and you'll be playing like a pro. Or, if you need a tutorial, wait for retail/d... : CoreContingency
• If they included offline play, that's what 99% of people would play until the end of the beta. They want ... : enyakk
• It's a beta, not a demo. : ElArabDeMagnifico
• It's a beta, not a demo. It's main purpose is to test MP balance. : Smooth UK
• get over it : spaceyme
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  It's a beta, not a demo. : FTY
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    it is a demo. the game is done, in boxes, on trucks on the way to stores. : Luminair
    • It's a multiplayer beta -- Relic has already stated there will be a Day 0 patch to address any balance is... : walker270
• MULTIPLAYER BETA : walker270

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  I'm sad Chaos didn't make the cut, they're as integral to the 40k universe as the Space Marines are. O... : Derringer
  • Probably too similar to Space Marines, so they were cut. : mem
• Don't worry you'll have them, but they'll charge you extra. : mizeriq

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• Same exact thing is happening to me :( : Poor Yurik
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  Yeah, same here. I saw it at 8%, came back a few minutes later and it was done. Run it, shows CD key, the... : crummynz
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    well, I did not sit here and watch it, but it did see it at about 46% and 70% and higher ... I did se... : Nation
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      I saw my download complete, and I'm experiencing the same thing you are. : Poor Yurik
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        Gonna try to redownload it :( : Poor Yurik
        • Now I've got the "Ready to play in approximately:" window up. Think I'll leave that open and hopefully th... : crummynz
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          Still not working. Major disappointment. : Poor Yurik
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            I am re-downloading now ... also posted on their official forum ... : Nation
            • There was already a topic about it, just so you know: http://community.dawnofwar2.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&... : Poor Yurik
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  It has to install somthing I think. I let it sit for a few minutes a few windows would pop up asking for ... : thejay247
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    I don't think we are hitting the same point ... might be my comp is just too old :-( : Nation
    • looking at my windows task manager ... I see DOW2.exe pop up briefly while the "loading" window pops ... ... : Nation
• There is a DX***.exe install program that is launched at first. It takes several minutes to do it's thin... : CRasterImage

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  I'm on the fence about my feelings about the removal of base building, and the fewer units. However even... : monofurioso
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    Why did they take out the base building? This was one of my favorite parts of the series.... Oh well, g... : Tripps
    • While I agree to a degree that building up stuff is part of the fun, bases never really worked for me in ... : FTY
• Enjoyed it so far, but have experienced multiple full system lockups requiring hard reboots. New vid/audi... : abzorba

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  If you already have soultstorm on steam, then your key is already registered. : Flobster
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    Yeah. : Nick Breckon
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      Thanks, hopefully I will see a link for it tonight or tomorrow. : mordaken
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        I just bought Soulstorm now (it's only like $7 on steam atm) and the beta showed up in "My Games" within ... : rkmurph
        • Bastards!!! I bought it 2 days ago for $30. : Tripps
        • I had to close Steam and re-load it, but it has shown up. : mordaken
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          wait what. I've had soulstorm forever and I can't see any beta. damn! : verminer
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            Re-load Steam. Also, the game will be in the W's, under Warhammer. : Nick Breckon
            • you're right. it's under w............... haha : verminer
        • you just made me buy soulstorm. i hope you're happy :( : Klebold
• I had to restart Steam for it to show up, but it was definitely there. : valael

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  I had that happen with the Eldar walker. We were suppressed by a heavy bolter and he jumps through a wal... : melkore
  • Eldar....Purge the witches. >:[ : DM7
• That sounds so much like CoH... only with Space Marines. I can't wait to play this tonight. : enyakk

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• No you don't. You do exactly like the instructions above say and just enter in your retail cd key. Worked... : f4lln
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  In Steam, go to Games -> Activate a produce and enter your Soulstorm CD key. : Chris Faylor
  • Thanks Faylor and F4lln, I should've read that article a bit more closely. Course it wouldn't hurt if th... : wytefang
  • I never knew you could get fresh fruit and veggies on steam! Sweet ;) : OmegaRed59
  • Ooh! Is it just Soul Storm you can do this with though? :( I'd love to put my DoW collection on Steam and : node

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• Woot woot 10% 2MB/Sec : rkmurph
• Doesn't wanna go higher then 115 kb's ... and i got 12 mbit connection =/ : ClawHammR
• How big of a download is this beta? : Nullzero

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  Does not require the original Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War game to play. : rkmurph
  • thanks, now if only Steam wasn't fucking up every time I click "Purchase" : Old_Fart
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    However, I don't think you can play *as* the other non-soulstorm races in multiplayer, you can only play ... : YamatoTwinkie
    • In multiplayer (LAN or thru Gamespy) you just have access to the two races of Soulstorm (Dark Eldar/Si... : kenok

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  Regardless of Steam, you need the Soulstorm expansion to get into the beta a week early. : Nick Breckon
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    i mean, can i play the other races in soulstorm on steam? : RikiTiki2
    • I believe you can. It should have the same key/exe verifier as the non-steam versions, since they're all ... : famine101
• as long your cd-key for each version is in your windows registry you can pick the other races in soulsto... : onload

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  huh? All you need is a steam account ... where are you seeing you need a GFW account? : Nation
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    when you run the actual game you need a live account to play. : jayares
    • Oh god, my live account is in-accessable due to Microsofts stupidity :/ : abrasion

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• Thanks, not sure why that happened. : Nick Breckon