What dow1 elements are there in dow4?
After the initial announcement the devs were saying a lot, that the game is going to be close to DoW 1 in how it’ll be played.
Watching the gameplay video left me wondering what exactly is there in the game that comes from DoW 1 specifically? I mean there are elements that are same in every RTS. There are elements that are very similar to DoW 2 and 3. But I do not see any that come from 1.
For example it was said that the base building will be there again. But from what I see it's not a real base building. Yes, you put some structures there to produce units/research, but that's just shallow.
You don't need to think of the layout or something because your opponent has no motivation to go rush your base to destroy your economy. Like in DoW 1 where you might want to go and destroy a generator or two. It feels like it's nowhere near an important piece of the gameplay.
Overall the game feels more like Company of Heroes in Warhammer setting with most of things being exactly the same apart from cover mechanics (which I am happy isn't there). And it’s not necessarily bad, but definitely not what was promised.
What am I missing?