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Is there a different client or something? SteamDB says 1000-2000 players consistently

After reviewing the gameplay footage for both games, I have more hope (and interest) for the Total War: 40k game than I do for DOW4. Total War: 40k feels much more like an authentic 40k RTS game than DOW4 does. Don't get me wrong, I am excited for DOW4, although I am a bit cautiously optimistic; the reason for this is DOW4 seems to be more closely aligned with the DOW3 aesthetic than it does a gritty, violent, and persistent experience that embodied DOW1 and DOW2. The Total War: 40k game appears to represent the grim dark experience a bit better, and I am concerned that DOW4 will deviate a bit too much from what made DOW1 great. Again, I'm excited for DOW4, but I am a bit concerned about some of the things that I saw in the gameplay trailer, such as persistent bodies and scarring, weapons fire looking too cartoonish, and the overall look and camera positioning making it feel "off." I'm excited to see the other factions, as well as the final product(s) when they release. Let me know what you think.

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Thinking of buying but saw the player count pretty low

Anyone know where there’s any ethanol free gas stations in Missoula? I know most are at least 10% ethanol now, wondering if anyone knows of any that are E0

If these two are incomparable, let’s hear why and which games would be better comparisons.

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Been here for a few years now and it feels so difficult to make friends here. I don’t drink or do bars anymore, and there doesn’t seem to be many meet up groups. Big community events don’t feel like great “make friends” type events. I’ve heard about board games at Break Espresso? I like to hike and do nerdy things like video games and board games. Making friends feels so much harder in your 30s than it was in my 20s.

Seems like almost half the player base in DOW1 went for cheesy early game ending builds, which are skill-less and really boring. DOW2 it felt much harder to cheese early game, so the games felt much more balanced and worth while. Can't really remember DOW3, didn't play it much. Wondering about DOW4? Hopefully there will be more gameplay releases soon. Anyone who's played it in some early access like an alpha?

Edit: I love how people are immediately taking offense and getting toxic rather than talking about ideas and strategies 😆 yes, cheesy strats like rushing are skill less and easy to implement and harder to defend against; strat relies entirely on ending the game early rather than engaging in more complex mid to late game strats. It’s not a skillful play, it’s a game design flaw. DOW2 proved this as it moved more towards tactics rather than strategy and had much more substantive early game defensive capabilities that dissuaded cheese

If there any adults here that wanna talk about game mechanics I’m all ears. Ending games early with cheesy builds geared towards over powering vulnerable enemies in a game all about strategy is skill less. I’m glad modern RTS games have moved away from this