Steel Division 1944 (by wargame red dragon devs) in game trailer and unit stream

[Tinkershuffle]

A blog on the single player campaign and what it will be like when it arrives
http://www.eugensystems.com/steel-division-normandy-44-creating-the-single-player-campaign/

It seems there's no mention of co-op, that's a bit shame and a step back compared to ALB & RD.

[Destraex]

I had no idea red dragon was coop... also no idea air land was.
I bet a lot of people did not.
I really enjoyed the original European escalation single player campaign. Unlocking the units for multi.

The other campaigns in ALB and RD stuffed my multiplayer up because the unit values stayed static while multiplayer was constantly balanced.
This meant using an Abrams for instance in the campaign and having it be so tough then going to multi and having it less or more tough. I remember playing the british campaign and being completely annoyed that challenger tanks seemed so weak. When I got used to it I was not taking advantage of their toughness in multiplayer as I should have been.

[Tinkershuffle]

In fact I'm not sure if RD was co-op or not.. but ALB most definitely was. :)

[Cyrano]

RD has no co-op, as was said, ALB does.

My son loves it.

[HoodedHorseJoe]

Been playing this a fair bit this week as it's a slow week at work.

I always found the Wargame franchise evoked very complicated emotions when it comes to valuing yourself as you play the game, and Steel Division still has the same... problem? If it is a problem?

To illustrate the point: Played a 10 v 10 the other day. It was a blast, utter carnage, but I was definitely the weak link on my team. My opposite had a Beute Firefly that just killed anything I threw at it, and a really good arty game as he/she would just shell the crap out of anything and everything on my side of the field. They must have had great recon as I couldn't hide anything. It was extremely frustrating and I just couldn't do anything to them, apart from one counter towards the end where I counter-pushed with some armour and halted their advance.

I felt horrible, like I was letting the side down... but we won. My teammates were winning elsewhere and despite my failing I'd like to think I held onto enough ground to secure our lead and I was being aided by someone who also struggled against this person. Did what I could, and I didn't feel good about my performance but we still won and it was very confusing, emotionally :D.

Steel Division (and Wargame) aren't very good at teaching you how to get better mind.

[Jarhead0331]

Been playing this a fair bit this week as it's a slow week at work.

I always found the Wargame franchise evoked very complicated emotions when it comes to valuing yourself as you play the game, and Steel Division still has the same... problem? If it is a problem?

To illustrate the point: Played a 10 v 10 the other day. It was a blast, utter carnage, but I was definitely the weak link on my team. My opposite had a Beute Firefly that just killed anything I threw at it, and a really good arty game as he/she would just shell the crap out of anything and everything on my side of the field. They must have had great recon as I couldn't hide anything. It was extremely frustrating and I just couldn't do anything to them, apart from one counter towards the end where I counter-pushed with some armour and halted their advance.

I felt horrible, like I was letting the side down... but we won. My teammates were winning elsewhere and despite my failing I'd like to think I held onto enough ground to secure our lead and I was being aided by someone who also struggled against this person. Did what I could, and I didn't feel good about my performance but we still won and it was very confusing, emotionally :D.

Steel Division (and Wargame) aren't very good at teaching you how to get better mind.

Sounds like all the hallmarks have a fantastic game to me.

[Destraex]

Yep. It's an emotional roller coaster when some fancy pants knows the game so well. That is part of the reason I am an advocate for Eugen allowing map modding or procedural maps. More maps would equal more opportunity for newer players who don't know the maps so well.

[-budd-]

New update today.

2 new maps-Colleville/Mont Ormel

2 new divisions-2e Division Blindée and 21. Panzerdivision

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I tried out the Frenchies on the Colleville map.   It hurts me to say but I did better with them than any other division I've tried so far.  I had 80% of the map by the time phase B started.  That ain't right!

[jomni]

I tried out the Frenchies on the Colleville map.   It hurts me to say but I did better with them than any other division I've tried so far.  I had 80% of the map by the time phase B started.  That ain't right!

Eugen is a French company.

[Jarhead0331]

So much for historical accuracy...

[HoodedHorseJoe]

Just threw together some builds with the new divisions. Will hopefully test them out over lunch.

Has anyone else noticed the the Division builders seems to have all the divisions in it now? Only some are greyed out?

(Or is that just me?)

[Jarhead0331]

There are two more divisions being released on May 17th.

[Rayfer]

There are two more divisions being released on May 17th.

And more maps? I hope so!

[HoodedHorseJoe]

There are two more divisions being released on May 17th.

And more maps? I hope so!

Seems a bit odd considering the game is out in full on May 23rd. Seems a bit of a small window to get feedback.