For the first 1 - 5 minutes, its a desperate rush for resource points and hero point generation, slow build of army and technologies (feels like a good solid RTS) The overall design of the game makes playing through a match annoying, unrewarding and repetitive. I can imagine that this game may be fun for some people, but for me, its just odd. The games feels so simple and so empty and soulless and the draw of the game at least for me has always been its tactical depth and the feel that every squad was important, not only that the whole game seem so much slower. Relic normally hits it out of the park but they were catering to much to the trendy crowd so much im half surprised they didn't try to put some sorta overwatch mechanic into the game They removed all the depth and usefulness of regular units, the only thing i use them for it to take down buildings and to guard a Elite while he heals. Everything is dumbed down for normal units, their skills their actions, even the graphics and their skins, seriously compare the tactical marines in 3 to either 2 or 1 and there is no comparison, all units are like afterthoughts to the game with the bare minimal effort put it.

Its more like a MOBA now where the game centers around an Elite and all the units are just puked out to help your Elite kill there Elite or building just a tiny bit faster. They made the game almost like all units are just these extra guys there to assist the Elites, which was never what DOW was about. DOW 3 however makes most the little guys useless, there feels like there is no character or depth to the other units anymore, their upgrades barely seem all that different or unique and their impact is no where near as significant as other games, they are just meat for the grinders that are the Elites. The Hero units were much stronger then normal units but not by an insane amount. I wasnt a big fan of the second one at First but ended up really like the RPG and RTT elements add to it. WTAF? I have been a DOW fan long before the games! I Loved the first one, still occasionally play it, Its depth and customization is amazing. If they wanted a MOBA they should of went full MOBA, not forced MOBA elements into an RTS just because its the trendy thing to do. The End Result is a GAme that is a MOBA/RGP/RTS hybrid and tries to do to much and doesnt do any of it well. WTAF? I have been a DOW fan long before the Tl:Dr - They dumbed the game down to make it more like a MOBA, while retaining its RTS/RTT roots. Tl:Dr - They dumbed the game down to make it more like a MOBA, while retaining its RTS/RTT roots.

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