CommissarRotke Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 5 hours ago, MitGas said: becoming really good is not in the cards for me. Iām too lazy (and/or bad) to put in the extra effort to get further ahead. don't feel too bad, SC2 is definitely one of the fastest RTS and IME one of the most punishing. when it felt like "getting good" was more about memorizing build orders for a Meta rather than enjoying the game i noped out of multiplayer. never figured out how to defend against early zerg rushes either rofl. i'll be creating maps for RoR, doing Conquest mode, and dipping my toes into multi to see how it feels compared to SC and AOE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 59 minutes ago, CommissarRotke said: don't feel too bad, SC2 is definitely one of the fastest RTS and IME one of the most punishing. when it felt like "getting good" was more about memorizing build orders for a Meta rather than enjoying the game i noped out of multiplayer. never figured out how to defend against early zerg rushes either rofl. i'll be creating maps for RoR, doing Conquest mode, and dipping my toes into multi to see how it feels compared to SC and AOE One of the key aspects I would be using it is to get inspiration for terrain pieces. The map editor looks awesome! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Remember we have twtich drops today! Realms of Ruin Launch Celebration! - Realms of Ruin (aosrealmsofruin.com) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Yndrasta, here we go! The Celestial Spear and Mouth of Mork - Realms of Ruin (aosrealmsofruin.com) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 Thatās so cool! š (and Gobsprakk makes sense too as not only a rival but his love of taking Tzeentch limbs as trophies lines up with that faction š) Interesting you swap them in by choosing another hero unit you take out of a roster instead of just an auto-add. That could be very good indicator of future roster packs like if you buy an Ironjawz pack you can swap out the Kruleboyz units for mostly Ironjawz or do a mix. Same thing with Stormcast chambers, missing NightHaunt units and maybe even a Slaves to Darkness ally pack? My hype is way up and the twitch stream hasnāt even dropped yet! š Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, Baron Klatz said: Thatās so cool! š (and Gobsprakk makes sense too as not only a rival but his love of taking Tzeentch limbs as trophies lines up with that faction š) Interesting you swap them in by choosing another hero unit you take out of a roster instead of just an auto-add. That could be very good indicator of future roster packs like if you buy an Ironjawz pack you can swap out the Kruleboyz units for mostly Ironjawz or do a mix. Same thing with Stormcast chambers, missing NightHaunt units and maybe even a Slaves to Darkness ally pack? My hype is way up and the twitch stream hasnāt even dropped yet! š Ā The only downside I see with this approach is the balancing of those heroes and the online games. Imagine Yndrasta being too OP and playing against users that doesn't own the DLCs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) Yeah, thatās the threat of any dlc though. Hopefully this is already showing the restraints of that because if you have to swap out say your Vexilor for Yndrasta making you lose their vital healing abilities and Yndrasta is both a high level last stage base hero along with a big resource & time cost then it could cost you in situations where sheās swarmed and you needed a healer to hold the line and not a beat stick. Edit: oh wow, I didnāt even see the physical release news! So happy itās not just digital!(physical & cartridge player 4 life šŖ) And the new hero pack also comes in the base game with the physical editions, noice. āThe physical edition comes with the full game and both hero DLCs!āĀ Edited November 10, 2023 by Baron Klatz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beliman Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Ok, you got me Frontier. Ultimate edition buy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Beliman said: Ok, you got me Frontier. Ultimate edition buy! Welcome to the club! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 Someone made a good point that another Dlc pack was hinted at before. Maybe weāll see Olynder vs Kairos next? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 Launch trailer time, baby. šĀ Thankfully someone clued me in on what that thing was that broke through the gates at the end. Couldnāt make heads of tails of it at first but makes sense itās show up in a Ghur campaign. Also frigginā sweet rig: Lastly, YouTuber Great Book of Grudges has really been diving in on the game with interviews with devs, multiplayer match with the Steel Faith modder for Total War and now is trying his hand at AoS lore videos. 12,000+ views on twitch was nice. And heās doing another twitch stream right now: Ā 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 honestly if more Warhammer fans could get over themselves and see RoR as a fantasy successor to DOW1, there'd be less complaining. Really glad to see Venris and GBOG enjoying the game. I got the ultimate edition for 17% off from fanatical.com and am now PATIENTLY waiting to receive my early access key today!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Skarsnik Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-realms-of-ruin-review Lukewarm but not damning review by Graham on RPS, who found the micro a bit much This seems likely to be one of those "6 or 7/10 but add at least one point if you like the setting a lot" games Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, CommissarRotke said: honestly if more Warhammer fans could get over themselves and see RoR as a fantasy successor to DOW1, there'd be less complaining. Really glad to see Venris and GBOG enjoying the game. I got the ultimate edition for 17% off from fanatical.com and am now PATIENTLY waiting to receive my early access key today!!! I just received mine. It is installing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 Note that if the preload option isnāt showing up the devs advise restarting your steam app. Ā Seems Steam has been a bit finicky today(Tzeentch work no doubt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Jefferson Skarsnik said: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-realms-of-ruin-review Lukewarm but not damning review by Graham on RPS, who found the micro a bit much This seems likely to be one of those "6 or 7/10 but add at least one point if you like the setting a lot" games Ā I could barely finish this review TBQH. The author goes back and forth between sounding like an RTS fan and someone who's new to the genre. A random comparison to the Na'Vi becauseTzeentch is blue i guess?? And then the buried lede at the very end that he reviewed the game without even ENJOYING this kind of RTS...with no mentions of the links to DOW? come on man. Most RTS games fall around a 7-8/10. Some of the issues he complained about (like units not doing anything without orders) are universal RTS gimmicks, yet he also doesn't mention that. I've read good review on RPS, this one just felt too subjectively nitpicky and doesn't mention that subjectivity until the very end. Edited November 14, 2023 by CommissarRotke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Just as a warning... PCGamer's reviewer straight up hates AOS as a setting, so expect weird bias against the game extremely effing disappointing how much people still aren't over End Times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beliman Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, CommissarRotke said: Just as a warning... PCGamer's reviewer straight up hates AOS as a setting, so expect weird bias against the game extremely effing disappointing how much people still aren't over End Times. Wow, that Noah dude is a fckng moron. Can't believe that PC Gamer let him write stuff like that. Sad that this kind of people are still around... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, CommissarRotke said: I've read good review on RPS, this one just felt too subjectively nitpicky and doesn't mention that subjectivity until the very end. There are some better balanced reviews out there as well: https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-realms-of-ruin/review#:~:text=With its loving%2C characterful recreation,don't know what does. Ā HAHAHA, PCgamer is hysterically biased! š I expected bad but not āit certainly evokes the spirit of Age of Sigmar tabletop but unfortunately thatās the worst version of Warhammerā. What an absolute tool. Ā Well ignoring that circus, spiffingbrit stream is entertaining(he found out how to train Mournguls & max out his Crossboos! Watch out!) and thereās a unit guide now: Ā Ā Edited November 14, 2023 by Baron Klatz 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 saw this one from the subreddit too https://www.nme.com/reviews/game-reviews/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-realms-of-ruin-review-3538544 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 If this isnāt a nutshell of the AoS experience I donāt know what is. š Ā We are always faced with either camps āoh I donāt much about warhammer but dang this AoS stuff is funā or āAoS?!? REEEE!ā the in-betweens are far and few. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 29 minutes ago, Beliman said: Wow, that Noah dude is a fckng moron. Can't believe that PC Gamer let him write stuff like that. Sad that this kind of people are still around... never ceases to amaze me how bad faith reviewers can be tbqh. like did you volunteer to be this much of a wad or did you get stuck with the review? such a bizarre read. at least the RPS guy admitted this subgenre isn't for him!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 45 minutes ago, CommissarRotke said: Just as a warning... PCGamer's reviewer straight up hates AOS as a setting, so expect weird bias against the game extremely effing disappointing how much people still aren't over End Times. Who cares about reviews? We would enjoy the game no matter what they say! PD: Just finished the first two campaign levels on max difficulty with all the extra objectivesĀ š¤ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Just now, Ejecutor said: Who cares about reviews? We would enjoy the game no matter what they say! I mostly care because reviews are often how people make the decision to buy at release, wait for a sale, or simply ignore the game. So PCGamer being one of the biggest review sites means that WAYYY too many people are going to get this extremely biased view of AOS and Realms of Ruin with no pushback. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, CommissarRotke said: I mostly care because reviews are often how people make the decision to buy at release, wait for a sale, or simply ignore the game. So PCGamer being one of the biggest review sites means that WAYYY too many people are going to get this extremely biased view of AOS and Realms of Ruin with no pushback. Also because DOW1 and 2 LITERALLY launched in the same fashion: 4 factions, small unit pools, army painter. But even though RoR is expanding the army painter AND adding the dev's map creation tool, it's suddenly not enough ???? It's like people simply forgot what an RTS is and how the DOWs felt. It's super angering as someone who really enjoys how games are made and how games influence & iterate off each other. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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