The shields are much better guys. That little bit of extra detailing with the gold decal does a lot to help make the shields feel less flat. Seeing as you guys have been asking for feedback I will give some more. The spearmen should have shield wall in my opinion. Just as lance formation is iconic to the brettonians I believe this is also the case for the High Elves. It will also help to show that they are elite warriors even their most basic units. Once again looking great guys
Your point is solid because this game sorelly lacks formations. This is a must in any TW game, shield walls, pike formations, etc.. You name it. Also, stupid units like Orcs also needs formations to show off their savagery, like something more loose that can boost melee attack, but decrease defense. There's some mods that can do this kind of stuff, but they don't work well enough. This should be a feature coming off the box, not something the fans needs to address.
Thanquol There's also no voice acting and animations guess CA should remove them along with the rts format and make it a silent turn based strategy. It doesn't have to be in the table top as long as it makes sense lorewise I mean I don't know about you but I'd expect the uber trained well equiped state troops of the empire to be able to form a basic spear or shield wall not to mention the dwarves whose entire fighting style revolves around it pretty much.
That magic exchange at the start of the battle was really cool, high elf magic seems pretty interesting especially with that reload reduction spell. Everything looks so much cooler and flashier in this game, can't wait to see dark elves and that other mysterious race that is absolutely not Skaven :D
Magic useless? Whilst I know where you're coming from with how disappointing and awkward to use it could be, it's far from useless. In past battles, I've scored just over 100 kills with one good Pyromancer used well, not to mention the disruption and morale damage. Highly mobile and easily worth the regiment slot he takes up.
That Phoenix should chill out. I guess the Phoenix is giving the Lizardmen the cold shoulder. The Phoenix looks n*ice* Batman and Robin is an underrated masterpiece.
Arrogant elves think they were superior than us, Filthy elves! but they added the missile resistance for swordmaster,fixed the shield for the spearmen thanks Total War.
The new message promised that the High Elves would "swing from the stanchions" of one of their cities. I know only one sadistic race that would enjoy dead High Elves so. I think we will see some new videos very soon. ;)
@ScudGaming I may have been expressing myself too vaguely. I referred to Dark Elves. And just now on Facebook there was a teaser for a trailer featuring High Elves and the Dark Elves coming tomorrow!
I don't think they "fixed" them, they're just showing that there's a lot of range in what they appear as due to multiple factions being in the game, so people will stop panicking XD
Fixed ? The shields colour scheme has always been different, what we saw in the Lizard teaser/trailer was another faction within the High Elf faction. They haven't fixed anything from what has already been done.
That horn sound effect playing when the enemy got in range, that's excatly what this game needs - IMMERSION! Hope to see more of that stuff in the future, fantastic work so far, keep it up.
loved how all the units moved around, they looked so flexible and full with fighting spirit! Also loved how the individuals were blown away when they got hit by something big! Great job guys! Seems that this wont be a pre-order i will regret.
I had my doubts when I saw the first battle and lineup of the high elves, but with this video I am very happy. Seaguard looks epic and the phoenix guard too. Dragon princes came out as I imagined and you adressed the shields! Good job
Awesome video, but it also highlights my and many other "old school" Total War players' biggest complaint for Warhammer, which is the speed of battles. Now I get it, many players do enjoy this quicker style of gameplay that you guys have been slowly integrating into each TW game more and more, so I'm not asking you guys to remove this option. But as a OPTIONAL mode, that players both before a multiplayer match or before a campaign can activate. This optional mode would make battles last globally longer, having infantry fights lasting much longer, as well as perhaps more "permanent" routing of units. I hope you guys consider this, I know it would make many TW players happy.
themusicman I think he next historical title should slow the battles down, but fantasy series can keep this kind of fast paced battle. It makes it feel more fantastical.
Yeah I understand many people like it to be arcadey for the fantasy games, but like I said I would like an optional mode for those of us who like some realism in our fantasy. That way, people like you can keep your fast paced preference and never even notice the small optional check-box labeled "Longer Battle Mode", and people like me get a massive enjoyment boost out of the game. Seems like a win-win to me eh?
+Tom Pasquill So instead of having an OPTION for people who prefer the old style of Total War battles integrated into the base game, you would rather this be limited to modding, and therefore, limited to:...... Waiting for the mod to be created, waiting for the mod to be updated after every patch and dlc comes out, only being able to play multiplayer with other players who have the exact same "battle mod" downloaded as you, waiting for a compatibility patch to come out with any other mods you have installed (if one even gets created), ect....For people like me who prefer this old style of battles (trust me there are more than you think out there) you'd rather us have to deal with these issues rather than the developers integrating it into the base game as an option you will probably never even notice (if you like the fast battles)?
*I absolutely love the artwork and graphics of Warhammer. The animations are unbelievable. And I love how each faction is so dynamically different. But because most battles only last 5 mins it's hard to get into it. And let's not even talk about the siege battles.... Also I wish there was formations that you could use in battle, like loose formation, shield wall and etc... I feel like Warhammer is more about how fast you can click instead of proper strategy (like positioning, when to strike, watching your units fatigue). All the battles tend to end in a huge blob of troops and it seems like CA doesn't really care that a large amount of people want longer battles. And these Warhammer sequels feel more like expansions instead of stand alone games. I mean madden doesn't even pump out new games this fast. (Maybe Sega is to blame??) I bet they are almost finished making Warhammer 3. I am very happy for Total War Warhammer because of how successful it was, I guess I just don't like where they are headed. Let's Hope the next historical title doesn't follow this trend.*
Pixelated Apollo pixipoo!! I totally agree warhammer would be better if it had some of that medieval 2 grind to the fights, it makes it feel more like a battle
I can agree to some of this especially the siege battles part but if they were to make battles longer wouldnt that mean making units weaker? because if i toss in a carnosaur into a group of swordsmen i expect it to be killing things left and right with each hit it does and not just do an attack and nothing dies because battles has to be longer. Make battles longer but not too much to the point where the monsterous units arent really monsters anymore. And since magic and these giant creatures exist i wont be expecting 20min battles plus i wouldnt want to have a 20min battle each time i actually want to complete my campaigns at some point. This is just my opinion and im sorry if my english or grammar isnt the best.
wouldn't it take months to rebalance everything to make battles longer? like rebalance all the WH1 races from scratch which CA already work really hard on, plus the WH2 races..... dunno most likely there gonna be a mod for both WH1 and WH2 races
Great work on the units so far and a very welcome showcase after the Sale, you guys are doing great work. While the shields could use a tune up (just a little, the Lothern Sea Guard shields are perfect), they're a massive improvement from before and seeing them improved has given me a lot more confidence. I'd like to say that the Dragon Princes and the Lothern Sea Guard are absolutely spot on, good job and I hope everything continues to go this well.
The reason it looks the same as Warhammer 1 is because at the end of Warhammer 3 this'll all be one huge game. How can you expect them to have totally new mechanics and graphics and look if it's all going to take place on one huge map in the end?
Looks fantastic, already booked the release off work and scrawled "Total War:Warhammer 2!!!" across most of the end of September, October and August on the holiday calendar board, much to my colleagues bemusement.
dude ! Leave the best for last. 1st 50 turns High Elves 2nd 50 turns Lizardmen 3rd 50 turns Dark Elves 4th 50 turns Skaven Then go back and continue the one you loved most or start the other legendary lord in the same order :)
Lizardmen first, Dark Elves (because of the black guard and cold one riders) then Skaven. The High Elves are my least favorite just because I find the other new races to be so much more unique, but the High Elves still look awesome.
please do bridge battles with really thight bridges (at least put one in costum battle) also bring back the button that lets you explore a settlement without going into battle and maybe remove the need for a general in every army. lastly i would like to see seiges where you use proper defences like double gates with murder pits in between them.
and add the ability to build fortresses and watchtowers anywhere on the campain map and add unit formations like loose and shield wall and testudo also maybe add mines as there is gunpowder so mines are an option
Magic looks awesome, please balance it in well with a rework of some of the Warhammer 1 spells, particularly Lore of Metal. If you could also make Raise Dead only work on areas where people have died that'd be cool too
from a gameplay perspective it makes more sense to have raise dead work anywhere. but i DO wish it were stronger/made more in areas where people died during the battle. i do agree that lores in warhammer 1 need to be buffed/balanced though.
The armor piercing icon is cosmetic, it indicates that a very high percentage of a units attack deals AP damage, but that doesnt mean they dont have AP. There's a very good chance Dragon Princes have high AP but are just below the percentage threshold to make that icon appear, I wouldnt worry
I'm really liking the Total war Warhammer game series so far, it's like a dream come true as a fan of strategy and warhammer. Part of me is hoping that you guys patch in an army painter when the triolgy of games is complete though, or even within the next instalment.
Got to increase morale for all factions so they don't route fast or easily so battles lasts longer. I was expecting the chameleons to be invisible while standing still maybe forest only? Oh well can't wait for this game! Making a complete dinosaur army in campaign just for fun xD
Very Happy! I saw the E3 demo and was very let down but I kept in mind it was work in progress, Now my expectation were exceeded greatly! I love the vibrant colors of the Lizardmen and the new shields for the High Elves! I cannot wait to play this game!
The stats of the High Elves elite units are too low....what about making them small unit count and more powerful? I see that swordmasters have stats only slightly better than human greatswords...thats unacceptable
Filip that would be nice but form my experience a lot of great stats low numbers units and factions tend to be pretty trash or very underwhelming in their performance in this type of game. as they just get swamped and slowly cut down by units far inferior to them. maybe double their stats and haft their numbers or something
Vibrating SpaceWhale is right, that's a respectable difference. And what do you mean it's unacceptable? In 8th Edition Greatswords are 11 points a model and Sword Masters are 13 points. Greatswords do have better armor which is an important stat. It's also hard to gauge their effectiveness without the more hidden stats. Swordmasters as of this build do slightly more damage, but depending on their attack speed they could straight up be worth like 1.75 Greatswords each. Which is very reasonable.
Double the stats, half the numbers and limit the upkeep. That's the formula to make them more powerful and unique. Like Slayers for example, using bits and pieces of multiple mods I was able to cut the normal unit to 12 men, the RoR to 6, normal unit have a limit of only 3, high stats related to anti-large, etc.. So, 12 crazy dwarfs became monster killers (as it should be), but they alone against a overwhelming force of elite units (like black orcs for example), they put up a decent fight, but they die 100% of the time. This kind of stuff is easy to do, but the developers seems to go for more flashy stuff instead. The Slayers example, there's lots of slayers (80) in the vanilla game just to show off their unique death animation, lol It's cool, but between this and true monster killers, I prefer the second. Also, greataxes for Dragon Back Slayers (goddamn Gotrek influence). And, to be fair with CA, they did the exact same thing for some elite units, like the special bretonnian cavalry for example, it's not like they neglected this approach entirelly.
• Tyrions faction seems to be using a blue and white banner with the North star symbol, rather than the red and white Eataine banner wed previously seen. This is awesome for me, since I personally had had a minor concern that we wouldn't see the iconic High Elf faction emblem in the game.
My favorite pointy eared buggers, cant wait to fiirst play as them, and later comletely DESTROY them as the skav-I mean Lizardmen. Yes yes, the lizardmen, not the race of ratmen, why skaven? Just a story for small children- hehehehe.......he........he................
High elves is my favorite race, their armor looks so elegant and strong. The spearmen's armor kinda reminds me of Gondorian armor from Lord of the Rings! Fantastic! You did an awesome job! I wanne play RIGHT NOW! :D
I love this! The units on both sides look beautiful and the shields look amazing. The Dragon princes look fantastic and I can't wait for this game. The only thing I would want to change and I know this could be easily changed in a mod is the color of the high elves from blue and red to blue and gold but that's extremely minor. I cant wait to see more of this game and keep up the good work!
It's a very much an improvement, I really do like where you guys are heading and listening to the community is a big plus, I still believe we really need race specific formations, they really add so much to gameplay and the sight of a fully formed high elven spear wall would be amazing compared to the loose formations now. Modders have been on this since the release of warhammer 1 so come on guys, do it already!
Seems like they are really involving the community in the development and are really listening to fans more then any of their previous games great job guys
Ed Hendry right, 8 mins is embarrassing, the game looks good but they should pay my channel to give them 15-20 min battles, it only takes a little love, but that's masking the real problem that units touch, and 20 seconds later the stronger unit has won
wildboy789789 it's why I only play campaign with the steel faith overhaul, makes the game more about being able to madly click over the battlefield rather than thought out strategic gameplay.
expecting battles with powerful units,spells and monsters more than 5 minutes is the equivalent of real world fire fight with guns to take more than 20 minute in an open field with no cover and guns being nerfed to the point where It would require 30 rounds to kill a man.You see what I am trying to say here on how It would take the realistic effect of a gun and practically get rid of It similarly If you nerf powerful units down to the point where they would not feel unique anymore just for the sake of longer battles.
I'm not sure if he's asking for slower battles, but a lot of these fights (at least in TW:Warhammer) require a huge amount of micromanagement to win an even match-up. It's extremely hard to do at full speed, and once you have multiple armies leading to 60+ units on the board from each side I'm not sure it's humanly possible.
Okay fanboy, go and pay for the next game the full price + dlc for the another maybe 60+ bucks. Back in the Days of Medieval 2 we pay around 30 bucks for 1 expansion that have 4 complete new campaigns, new Units, new factions and more. Now you pay for 1 new faction and a "New" campaign in Total War Warhammer 1, 15 bucks. The List is endless, The price get higher and higher for a game but the it is less big.
although i'm a child of the old ones through and through, i must admit the high elves a are truly a work of art, the fluidity of their tactics and formations live up to what i've been reading about for so long. bravo! and i'm so glad that the Phoenix guard have lived up to their reputation, they were breathtaking! and i cant tell you how thankful i am that the Sword masters have the anti missile defense. but their stats overall aren't much higher than the great-swords which cannot stand! and the spearmen didn't have an option of forming a shield wall so that should be changed as well. overall im so excited to play the game and expand the first map! thank you so much CA
The shields are much better guys. That little bit of extra detailing with the gold decal does a lot to help make the shields feel less flat. Seeing as you guys have been asking for feedback I will give some more. The spearmen should have shield wall in my opinion. Just as lance formation is iconic to the brettonians I believe this is also the case for the High Elves. It will also help to show that they are elite warriors even their most basic units. Once again looking great guys
Your point is solid because this game sorelly lacks formations. This is a must in any TW game, shield walls, pike formations, etc.. You name it. Also, stupid units like Orcs also needs formations to show off their savagery, like something more loose that can boost melee attack, but decrease defense. There's some mods that can do this kind of stuff, but they don't work well enough. This should be a feature coming off the box, not something the fans needs to address.
MrStarkiller1100 u
Peter Husen me?
MrStarkiller1100 just a miss click... sorry
Thanquol There's also no voice acting and animations guess CA should remove them along with the rts format and make it a silent turn based strategy. It doesn't have to be in the table top as long as it makes sense lorewise I mean I don't know about you but I'd expect the uber trained well equiped state troops of the empire to be able to form a basic spear or shield wall not to mention the dwarves whose entire fighting style revolves around it pretty much.
Wow the Skaven units were so sneaky you couldn't even see them, please fix this CA!
#errorTWjokedidnotgetmoneynotinserted
What's a 'scaven'?
Total War its a joke lol
I agree with Total war here, Whats a Skaven? That sounds like a word a heretic would use!
A scaven is something you best discuss with your local witch hunter!
Nice ! CA has listened regarding the Swordmasters deflection! :D
That magic exchange at the start of the battle was really cool, high elf magic seems pretty interesting especially with that reload reduction spell. Everything looks so much cooler and flashier in this game, can't wait to see dark elves and that other mysterious race that is absolutely not Skaven :D
those magic animations are just beautiful!
Also, magics suppose to be a support functionality, not a main battle technique, that doesn't make it useless.
Magic useless? Whilst I know where you're coming from with how disappointing and awkward to use it could be, it's far from useless. In past battles, I've scored just over 100 kills with one good Pyromancer used well, not to mention the disruption and morale damage. Highly mobile and easily worth the regiment slot he takes up.
The Kroxigors look sensational.
Shagrat65 Indeed! Way better than any model ever produced for them. Buffed alligator bros.
Def mate. The movement as well - just looks tremendous. The moment at 10.40 is such beautiful destruction!
Well, it is decided that I will have at least 1 Full Kroxigor army...
Wow CA actually listened to the community :D
Swordmasters of Hoeth have Deflect Shots now. I'm so happy...
hello :D
That Phoenix should chill out.
I guess the Phoenix is giving the Lizardmen the cold shoulder.
The Phoenix looks n*ice*
Batman and Robin is an underrated masterpiece.
What killed the Lizardmen? THE ICE AGE!
And that's the Kilian Experience
Kartoffelkopf This guy gets it.
Your name is a classic too, my god.
Where there's a chill there's a way.
Arrogant elves think they were superior than us, Filthy elves!
but they added the missile resistance for swordmaster,fixed the shield for the spearmen thanks Total War.
the great book of grudges yep, also I hope they release a trailer for Karak Zorn even that's not going to happen😢
They are listening! This is awesome! Not let's what for Indy's video, right Great book of grudges?
There initial battlehorn sounds wimpy as fuck
Did you notice that those damn elves have silver shields?
Gotrek Gurnisson it just for standard spearmen.
The amount of detail on each unit is realy impreesive
continue the good work
Wow! Wind Spells FTW! The Lizardmen will return to crush these High Elves... Kroq-Gar will avenge Lord Mazdamundi's defeat!
Nah, he's a bit busy preparing for the Battle at the Fallen Gates.
He's too busy preparing for battle at the Fallen Gates.
nooo never
Well said brother! We will avange the lizard wizard!
PRAISE KEK! SHADILAY!
#MakeMazdamundiSlannAgain
Damn, those Kroxigors straight up ate the spearmen
More TW2 content, love you guys! Can't wait for more 'ritual' update, really really really want to see the skaven reveal.
The new message promised that the High Elves would "swing from the stanchions" of one of their cities. I know only one sadistic race that would enjoy dead High Elves so. I think we will see some new videos very soon. ;)
HERESY!
Kopesh88 it could be dark elves as well tho, either way I'm excited !
@ScudGaming I may have been expressing myself too vaguely. I referred to Dark Elves. And just now on Facebook there was a teaser for a trailer featuring High Elves and the Dark Elves coming tomorrow!
Good work on those shields, amazing.
Nice to see CA listens to feedback.
And they fixed the shields ! Awsum ! Now to wait for the next thing to frequently complain about :P
fanofwar40k
Yay!
looks way better
I don't think they "fixed" them, they're just showing that there's a lot of range in what they appear as due to multiple factions being in the game, so people will stop panicking XD
Bring give/trade regions back into total war
Fixed ? The shields colour scheme has always been different, what we saw in the Lizard teaser/trailer was another faction within the High Elf faction. They haven't fixed anything from what has already been done.
That horn sound effect playing when the enemy got in range, that's excatly what this game needs - IMMERSION! Hope to see more of that stuff in the future, fantastic work so far, keep it up.
The dragon princes colour scheme and textures are so damn awesome.
This is the very first video that I've seen of warhammer 2. I wasnt even interested back then and now this is most of what I play nowadays
Dragon Princes easily the most beatuifull unit in the game.
Also diffrent shields. Great Video keep it up!
This looks really nice, I love how you can see the improvements in the ground textures between this video and the lizardman trailer.
Incredible! For the Ten Kingdoms.. For ULTHUAN!
loved how all the units moved around, they looked so flexible and full with fighting spirit! Also loved how the individuals were blown away when they got hit by something big! Great job guys! Seems that this wont be a pre-order i will regret.
SHOW ME THE SKAVEN ALREADY!
Chill out. You sound like a fucking heretic.
the is no such a thing like Skaven. Go back to work, peasant, or else..
Looks like we have a heretic to imprison...
They've shown themselves a thousand times already, it's just that we couldn't see them.
My Eyes!!!!!!!! what heresy is this?
Darren is the best dude for showing a battle. With all the zoom and editings, the guy know his stuff.
I can't wait for us to see a Dark Elves Vs Skaven Battle :3 **15/10 Hype Train**
I had my doubts when I saw the first battle and lineup of the high elves, but with this video I am very happy. Seaguard looks epic and the phoenix guard too. Dragon princes came out as I imagined and you adressed the shields! Good job
Awesome video, but it also highlights my and many other "old school" Total War players' biggest complaint for Warhammer, which is the speed of battles. Now I get it, many players do enjoy this quicker style of gameplay that you guys have been slowly integrating into each TW game more and more, so I'm not asking you guys to remove this option. But as a OPTIONAL mode, that players both before a multiplayer match or before a campaign can activate. This optional mode would make battles last globally longer, having infantry fights lasting much longer, as well as perhaps more "permanent" routing of units. I hope you guys consider this, I know it would make many TW players happy.
themusicman I think he next historical title should slow the battles down, but fantasy series can keep this kind of fast paced battle. It makes it feel more fantastical.
Yeah I understand many people like it to be arcadey for the fantasy games, but like I said I would like an optional mode for those of us who like some realism in our fantasy. That way, people like you can keep your fast paced preference and never even notice the small optional check-box labeled "Longer Battle Mode", and people like me get a massive enjoyment boost out of the game. Seems like a win-win to me eh?
it is optional, it's called modding.
+Tom Pasquill So instead of having an OPTION for people who prefer the old style of Total War battles integrated into the base game, you would rather this be limited to modding, and therefore, limited to:...... Waiting for the mod to be created, waiting for the mod to be updated after every patch and dlc comes out, only being able to play multiplayer with other players who have the exact same "battle mod" downloaded as you, waiting for a compatibility patch to come out with any other mods you have installed (if one even gets created), ect....For people like me who prefer this old style of battles (trust me there are more than you think out there) you'd rather us have to deal with these issues rather than the developers integrating it into the base game as an option you will probably never even notice (if you like the fast battles)?
themusicman I think I'd like that too, coming from some of the older total wars.
@8:23 I almost thought that the phoenixes was about to do a special combo attack/spell XD
That would've been amazing!
Wow. So ready for release day :)
Heir is such a CA shill! There...before the other wild accusations came in I covered it for you ;) Seriously though CA...game looking good!
DarrenTotalWar lol the conspiracies were true ;)
Looking great so far. I really like the presentation of this Let's Play. Love the combination of gameplay and replay footage
This looks so goooood!
This is such a nice lets play, he tries not to talk too much and alternates between camera views. Perfect!
*I absolutely love the artwork and graphics of Warhammer. The animations are unbelievable. And I love how each faction is so dynamically different. But because most battles only last 5 mins it's hard to get into it. And let's not even talk about the siege battles.... Also I wish there was formations that you could use in battle, like loose formation, shield wall and etc... I feel like Warhammer is more about how fast you can click instead of proper strategy (like positioning, when to strike, watching your units fatigue). All the battles tend to end in a huge blob of troops and it seems like CA doesn't really care that a large amount of people want longer battles. And these Warhammer sequels feel more like expansions instead of stand alone games. I mean madden doesn't even pump out new games this fast. (Maybe Sega is to blame??) I bet they are almost finished making Warhammer 3. I am very happy for Total War Warhammer because of how successful it was, I guess I just don't like where they are headed. Let's Hope the next historical title doesn't follow this trend.*
Pixelated Apollo pixipoo!! I totally agree warhammer would be better if it had some of that medieval 2 grind to the fights, it makes it feel more like a battle
Yep,siege battles are underwhelming at best and downright pathetic at their worst.You're on point with everything else you've said too.
I have to agree specially with battle speed. Thankfully best tww mod makes battles longer and more strategic, you play SFO apollo?
I can agree to some of this especially the siege battles part but if they were to make battles longer wouldnt that mean making units weaker? because if i toss in a carnosaur into a group of swordsmen i expect it to be killing things left and right with each hit it does and not just do an attack and nothing dies because battles has to be longer. Make battles longer but not too much to the point where the monsterous units arent really monsters anymore. And since magic and these giant creatures exist i wont be expecting 20min battles plus i wouldnt want to have a 20min battle each time i actually want to complete my campaigns at some point. This is just my opinion and im sorry if my english or grammar isnt the best.
wouldn't it take months to rebalance everything to make battles longer? like rebalance all the WH1 races from scratch which CA already work really hard on, plus the WH2 races..... dunno most likely there gonna be a mod for both WH1 and WH2 races
Great work on the units so far and a very welcome showcase after the Sale, you guys are doing great work. While the shields could use a tune up (just a little, the Lothern Sea Guard shields are perfect), they're a massive improvement from before and seeing them improved has given me a lot more confidence. I'd like to say that the Dragon Princes and the Lothern Sea Guard are absolutely spot on, good job and I hope everything continues to go this well.
We await the right moment yes-yes, soon soooooon.
That looked absolutely beautiful guys. Good job!
The reason it looks the same as Warhammer 1 is because at the end of Warhammer 3 this'll all be one huge game. How can you expect them to have totally new mechanics and graphics and look if it's all going to take place on one huge map in the end?
Looks fantastic, already booked the release off work and scrawled "Total War:Warhammer 2!!!" across most of the end of September, October and August on the holiday calendar board, much to my colleagues bemusement.
Looks amazing, not enough dinosaurs, but it looks amazing.
WOW just WOW. Amazing work CA can't wait to play this!!!!!!!!
Awesome! Who will play first as High Elves?
Norsca says hello, you filthy newworlder!
dude ! Leave the best for last.
1st 50 turns High Elves
2nd 50 turns Lizardmen
3rd 50 turns Dark Elves
4th 50 turns Skaven
Then go back and continue the one you loved most or start the other legendary lord in the same order :)
Dark Elves are first for me. Ulthuan will be mine! Then, so shall the world! (Insert deranged cackling here).
Lizardmen first, Dark Elves (because of the black guard and cold one riders) then Skaven. The High Elves are my least favorite just because I find the other new races to be so much more unique, but the High Elves still look awesome.
Agreed. but thats why I want to do them 1st. leave the best for last! 😁
please do bridge battles with really thight bridges (at least put one in costum battle) also bring back the button that lets you explore a settlement without going into battle and maybe remove the need for a general in every army. lastly i would like to see seiges where you use proper defences like double gates with murder pits in between them.
and add the ability to build fortresses and watchtowers anywhere on the campain map and add unit formations like loose and shield wall and testudo also maybe add mines as there is gunpowder so mines are an option
Beautiful!
Great work on the shields guys. It really shows you care as much about this game as we do!!
Looks absolutely amazing, but battles are still too short :(
agreed, i would love longer battles, and better sieges, but maybe they'll fix it in the 3rd game, if i'm not mistaken they won't do that in this one!
WarriorofSparta Very Short
I prefer the faster pace of TW Warhammer compared to older game. Some mods tweak the numbers so that battles take longer if you want it.
The mods that excist doesn't fix the problem. And when you use mods you can't get achievements, nor play ranked battles online.
WarriorofSparta they need battle legnths of medieval 2 or something
The models looks really awesome and the shields much better!
The dragon princes are great!
I'm hyped!
Yeah all good but, where is Krell?
myaahh its me krell.
God dammit Krell
Shields: Fixed
Phoenixes: Above any expectation
Good work CA! And well played Darren!
Magic looks awesome, please balance it in well with a rework of some of the Warhammer 1 spells, particularly Lore of Metal. If you could also make Raise Dead only work on areas where people have died that'd be cool too
Yea I hope they rework some of the old factions as well and don't just focus on the new ones.
from a gameplay perspective it makes more sense to have raise dead work anywhere. but i DO wish it were stronger/made more in areas where people died during the battle. i do agree that lores in warhammer 1 need to be buffed/balanced though.
I can't wait for the regiments of renown for these units. Thanks for listening to us CA!
Dragon princes .... one of the strongest cavalery in game and dont have armor piercing?
Yeah, seems pretty stupid that a unit which is supposedly one of the best cavalry units can't actually fight other elite cavalry units...
The armor piercing icon is cosmetic, it indicates that a very high percentage of a units attack deals AP damage, but that doesnt mean they dont have AP. There's a very good chance Dragon Princes have high AP but are just below the percentage threshold to make that icon appear, I wouldnt worry
That may change of course...I kinda hope it does.
Also why are they only 100 armour and not 120 if not more?
It could also mean that they have so much normal damage that their AP icon doesn´t even appear.
The units all look so much better than in the E3 gamplay. Nicu :3
Where's Zapdos?
He thought the battle was too 'shocking' tee hee
His soon in pokemon go dont worry about it.
The phoenix ice and fire are stunning! Good job CA!
also please look into changing sieges..
I'm really liking the Total war Warhammer game series so far, it's like a dream come true as a fan of strategy and warhammer.
Part of me is hoping that you guys patch in an army painter when the triolgy of games is complete though, or even within the next instalment.
Bring back the formations of the units pls
Looks really amazingly good. My inner elven thing is fulfilled.
Have they added minor settlements into minor settlement battles? That was my biggest beef n the last game.
Awesome! I'm currently playing a Wood Elf campaign and can't wait to play with the High Elves.
GREAT !!!!
The frostheart pheonix is just pure awesome!
Got to increase morale for all factions so they don't route fast or easily so battles lasts longer. I was expecting the chameleons to be invisible while standing still maybe forest only? Oh well can't wait for this game! Making a complete dinosaur army in campaign just for fun xD
Very Happy! I saw the E3 demo and was very let down but I kept in mind it was work in progress, Now my expectation were exceeded greatly! I love the vibrant colors of the Lizardmen and the new shields for the High Elves! I cannot wait to play this game!
The stats of the High Elves elite units are too low....what about making them small unit count and more powerful? I see that swordmasters have stats only slightly better than human greatswords...thats unacceptable
Filip that would be nice but form my experience a lot of great stats low numbers units and factions tend to be pretty trash or very underwhelming in their performance in this type of game. as they just get swamped and slowly cut down by units far inferior to them.
maybe double their stats and haft their numbers or something
Vibrating SpaceWhale is right, that's a respectable difference.
And what do you mean it's unacceptable?
In 8th Edition Greatswords are 11 points a model and Sword Masters are 13 points.
Greatswords do have better armor which is an important stat. It's also hard to gauge their effectiveness without the more hidden stats. Swordmasters as of this build do slightly more damage, but depending on their attack speed they could straight up be worth like 1.75 Greatswords each. Which is very reasonable.
Double the stats, half the numbers and limit the upkeep. That's the formula to make them more powerful and unique. Like Slayers for example, using bits and pieces of multiple mods I was able to cut the normal unit to 12 men, the RoR to 6, normal unit have a limit of only 3, high stats related to anti-large, etc.. So, 12 crazy dwarfs became monster killers (as it should be), but they alone against a overwhelming force of elite units (like black orcs for example), they put up a decent fight, but they die 100% of the time. This kind of stuff is easy to do, but the developers seems to go for more flashy stuff instead. The Slayers example, there's lots of slayers (80) in the vanilla game just to show off their unique death animation, lol It's cool, but between this and true monster killers, I prefer the second. Also, greataxes for Dragon Back Slayers (goddamn Gotrek influence). And, to be fair with CA, they did the exact same thing for some elite units, like the special bretonnian cavalry for example, it's not like they neglected this approach entirelly.
Filip Dont they all get martial prowess though?
1.75 greatswords is very reasonable? ^^
The only feedback I have right now: keep up the good work. Tzeentch approves of your changes and improvements.
MY BODY IS READY
• Tyrions faction seems to be using a blue and white banner with the North star symbol, rather than the red and white Eataine banner wed previously seen. This is awesome for me, since I personally had had a minor concern that we wouldn't see the iconic High Elf faction emblem in the game.
My favorite pointy eared buggers, cant wait to fiirst play as them, and later comletely DESTROY them as the skav-I mean Lizardmen. Yes yes, the lizardmen, not the race of ratmen, why skaven? Just a story for small children- hehehehe.......he........he................
Dain II IronfootKing Under The Mountain you're a dwarf. Have some pride in your own brethren instead of those filthy lizards.
This guy disappeared overnight, only a strange triangular symbol carved into the bedhead remains.
Oh dont worry, Im going to CRUSH them all when the world map comes out.
High elves is my favorite race, their armor looks so elegant and strong. The spearmen's armor kinda reminds me of Gondorian armor from Lord of the Rings! Fantastic! You did an awesome job! I wanne play RIGHT NOW! :D
I DON'T WANT TO PLAY AS PONTUS!
This looks really awesome.
I love this! The units on both sides look beautiful and the shields look amazing. The Dragon princes look fantastic and I can't wait for this game. The only thing I would want to change and I know this could be easily changed in a mod is the color of the high elves from blue and red to blue and gold but that's extremely minor. I cant wait to see more of this game and keep up the good work!
Still no formations? Come on want some shield wall action
That framerate...
Those kill cam cinematic scene are awesome, would love to see that, it would make battles so much more epic
I want to play the game!!! :D
That was freaking awesome!! I'm so hype for this game. Continue your amazing work.
Are they called high elves because they smoke a lot of weed?
Best reply i have ever seen for a bad pun
And I thought I finally found my faction :(
they are called high elves because they won in the civil war
ArmorDonio don't worry there will be a mod or something
you have the wood elves with those mushrooms so :)
It's a very much an improvement, I really do like where you guys are heading and listening to the community is a big plus, I still believe we really need race specific formations, they really add so much to gameplay and the sight of a fully formed high elven spear wall would be amazing compared to the loose formations now. Modders have been on this since the release of warhammer 1 so come on guys, do it already!
Noob
JK, thanks for the new gameplay, cant wait
Seems like they are really involving the community in the development and are really listening to fans more then any of their previous games great job guys
I want formations to be includet in this game, please
As someone who was concerned about the shields they look great in this video, nice work CA
please make battles slower!
Ed Hendry right, 8 mins is embarrassing, the game looks good but they should pay my channel to give them 15-20 min battles, it only takes a little love, but that's masking the real problem that units touch, and 20 seconds later the stronger unit has won
wildboy789789 it's why I only play campaign with the steel faith overhaul, makes the game more about being able to madly click over the battlefield rather than thought out strategic gameplay.
They are following the TT instead of a regular TW game, hence the fast pace.
expecting battles with powerful units,spells and monsters more than 5 minutes is the equivalent of real world fire fight with guns to take more than 20 minute in an open field with no cover and guns being nerfed to the point where It would require 30 rounds to kill a man.You see what I am trying to say here on how It would take the realistic effect of a gun and practically get rid of It similarly If you nerf powerful units down to the point where they would not feel unique anymore just for the sake of longer battles.
I'm not sure if he's asking for slower battles, but a lot of these fights (at least in TW:Warhammer) require a huge amount of micromanagement to win an even match-up. It's extremely hard to do at full speed, and once you have multiple armies leading to 60+ units on the board from each side I'm not sure it's humanly possible.
Looks awesome guys! Good work!!!
High Elves and Lizardmen again?
We want to see Dark Elves and Skaven now...
anyways, nice to see new units like dragon princes and phoenix....
jamreal18 you dont understand, Dark Elf and Skaven will be in there, but only playable as DLC
jamreal18 July will probably be for High Elves, then August for Dark Elves and September for Skaven.
None of them will be a DLC. CA has annaunced that there will be 4 different races at release.
Dont feed the troll.
What part of 4 base races don't you understand. They've stated on multiple occasions that Skaven WILL NOT be DLC.
Ooooh sick! :D
Just in time to instant like and share! :)
High elves REEEE!
Amazing how much work they put in for a "simple" gameplay video.
Still no Banner, Officer and Musicans in any faction....so hilarius for a "Warhammer Fantasy game"
not sure that's the most important part you ignoramus
Okay fanboy, go and pay for the next game the full price + dlc for the another maybe 60+ bucks. Back in the Days of Medieval 2 we pay around 30 bucks for 1 expansion that have 4 complete new campaigns, new Units, new factions and more. Now you pay for 1 new faction and a "New" campaign in Total War Warhammer 1, 15 bucks. The List is endless, The price get higher and higher for a game but the it is less big.
I wish you'd make more of these, really engaging!
remember to buy the gore dlc for 9,99
If you have it on first game you don't need for the second.
do not troll around it's 2,49€ people!
Irongut No.You are a fool.
Not even if you point a gun at me.
hahaha...no
Dragon Princes was my first unit ever to paint, and these look so epic! I can't wait to see them more in action.
First 😊
The horn sound was cool, it ads a awesome effect it will be awesome to see cinematic videos.
I love your commentary Darren! Keep up the good work, the high elfs look cool :)
dude I can't wait to play the game, I just love how the high elves look. Amazing.
• Dragon Princes look great, as do the Phoenix Guard (and was it just me, or could you hear the faint beating of drums as he zoomed over them?)
Total war is one of the only games where I can replay the campaign for hundreds of hours
although i'm a child of the old ones through and through, i must admit the high elves a are truly a work of art, the fluidity of their tactics and formations live up to what i've been reading about for so long. bravo! and i'm so glad that the Phoenix guard have lived up to their reputation, they were breathtaking! and i cant tell you how thankful i am that the Sword masters have the anti missile defense. but their stats overall aren't much higher than the great-swords which cannot stand! and the spearmen didn't have an option of forming a shield wall so that should be changed as well. overall im so excited to play the game and expand the first map! thank you so much CA
Loving this! still cant wait for it. Need more vids my dood