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    Kat Bailey posted a new article, Company of Heroes 2 multiplayer preview: winter of discontent.

    If any game can do winter right, it's Company of Heroes 2. It's just too bad that few people are apt to notice it in multiplayer.
    Dec 10, 2012 9:00am PST
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    Kat Bailey posted a new article, Company of Heroes 2 multiplayer preview: winter of discontent.

    If any game can do winter right, it's Company of Heroes 2. It's just too bad that few people are apt to notice it in multiplayer. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Looks awesome, what the heck though I thought this was F2P it looks like it's not anymore or am I on drug... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
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        Command & Conquer will be F2P. I don't think this ever was. : Keefinator
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          Blah thanks Keef that is what it was, not sure why I got it mixed up, thanks :) : valcan_sThis person is cool!
          • COH was always a retail game but they put out COH online which was a F2P. Kind of like what ARMA did wit... : Noorviko
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      I want this game already. : Zatric
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        http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=29338743#item_29338743 : NFXFSXThis person is cool!
        • you are my hero. : Zatric
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      CoH is so fun, but it is not a competitive game. The randomness makes it not fun. Same with Dawn of Wa... : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
      • 'CoH is so fun', 'the randomness makes it not fun' wut? : Mr. Goodwrench
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        No the randomness is what makes it fun and makes it more interesting from a competition standpoint. Thats... : Toth21This person is cool!
        • Agreed. I look forward to playing with you guys in a few months. : Medster
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        Haven't played COH multiplayer, but what's random in Dawn of War? : bryanvlo
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          Orbital Bombardment? : Wisp!
          • That's hardly random? : bryanvlo
      • There really isn't a lot of demand for non-Blizzard competitive RTS games. I think Relic has carved out a... : Wisp!
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        I sort of agree with you. It sucks when a sniper misses and it costs you the game. There's not much fun a... : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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          I don't think a sniper hitting a shot should be vital to your strategy then? Plenty of room to allow for ... : daedraug
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            It definitely effects the outcome. A single unit's survival can effect the outcome of a match in CoH. Sni... : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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              It is though, it makes for DRAMATIC MOMENTS, like when the counter-snipe also misses! I really shouldn't ... : daedraug
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                I find the level of randomness OK except when dealing with snipers. In other situations you can try to co... : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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                  These are all things you should be preparing for when you play the game against somebody else, not compla... : Mr. Goodwrench
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                    That's like playing Battlefield and complaining that not every pellet of your shotgun buckshot was on tar... : Mr. Goodwrench
                    • It's not really anything like that. You're also comparing a shootout that last seconds to matches that us... : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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                    Just because you play casually doesn't mean that's how everyone should enjoy playing. : gibolas1234This person is cool!
                    • Patronise more brah, that's how you win arguments. : Mr. Goodwrench
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              lol, are you seriously suggesting the game is badly designed because units are not 100% accurate all of t... : Mr. Goodwrench
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                I never said the game was badly designed. I just find that particular aspect to be badly designed. The ga... : gibolas1234This person is cool!
                • Randomness gets such a bad rap. : HockeyJohnston
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                  You wouldn't lose through one single act of a sniper not hitting his target if you managed to actually pr... : Mr. Goodwrench
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                    you're not very good at RTS games, are you? : gibolas1234This person is cool!
                    • I am, that's why I don't complain that I lost because my sniper missed a shot. : Mr. Goodwrench
            • Exactly this. I mean, the game is undeniably fun, but it is not fun competitively. : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
    • Been playing through CoH and expansions again since the THQ Bundle. Such a great game. : Mr. Goodwrench
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      Kat Bailey? I have no idea who works for the shack anymore. : burning eye
      • She's a freelancer that does the RPG podcast on 1UP every so often. Pretty legit episode last week about... : melkoreThis person is cool!
    • Who is Kat Bailey? : Sailor of Fortune
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      Among them, it's possible that people just won't want to play in the snow. Competitive players are notori... : pizzaput
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        Forgot the quotations on the opening article quote. And symmetrical maps just suck and are uninteresting ... : pizzaput
        • And asymmetrical maps are awesome sauce unless you have to start on the disadvantaged side in a competiti... : hyperwired