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by Brian Leahy, Jul 22, 2010 11:40am PDTCompany of Heroes Online, the free-to-play version of Relic's RTS, which was originally developed for release in Asian markets has entered into a closed beta test in the US.
Right now, the beta is limited to "a few lucky Company of Heroes community members", but 20,000 keys will become available on July 26 through FilePlanet.com.
"The Company of Heroes Online Beta will feature two different armies, the Allies and Axis each with three different divisions offering players a choice of play style. The beta will feature 17 different multiplayer maps, which will be split between 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4 modes. Players of the Company of Heroes Online Beta will also be able to enjoy the single player campaign from Company of Heroes for free."
Like most free-to-play games, gamers will unlock new content through playtime, but can purchase upgrades via microtransactions. It will be interesting to see how this title does under its new business model. The original game sold and was reviewed well, but the online community peaked after the two expansions were released. This free-to-play version could expose a whole new audience to the franchise.
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This debate has been going on within the CoH community for a long time and those people who have played the Asian CoH:O echo my sentiments above. If you are level 5 and you meet someone competent at level 7, you lose. Nothing you can do about it because his men have more HP, do more damage and have more access to abilities. There are reports of certain builds literally vaporizing 3 or 4 squads with just the "hero".
I hope this fails. Not even mincing words. When an RTS devolves into level-grinding and unlockables, it'll be the end of the genre as we know it. I already hate the new FPS iterations where grinding achievements unlocks better weapons.
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