Video title: yes. I've just worked out Paradox DLCs after like 7 years of playing EU4 and HoI4. Now Eugen. Lol. This game seems like a friggin steal at $10 and I dont think the reviews for this game are fair. People thumbs down for reasons that are esoteric, like "I played this game for 400 hours but now it's bad because the DLC is expensive." It's this kind of review on strategy games that absolutely floors me. Maybe because I play board games and tabletop war games. For the price of a single HQ miniature for WH40k you can get a game that requires no painting, no purchase creep (having to keep buying more for your army, adds to painting queue). This game looks like the game I think it's trying to be. Call to Arms Ostfront Gates of Hell Ostfront Arms ... or whatever, it looks like a timekiller but much more limited in scope and complexity. Thank you for b-roll and the good advice my dude
Hi, thank you so much for this overview and your previous review video. Your videos were the most concise and to-the-point summaries of what this game and the DLCs are about that I could find. Made me finally pull the trigger right at the end of the Steam sale. :) It's always aggravating that these more niche titles don't really get the coverage they need to interest new players that are not already part of the club. (I bought a bunch of other more niche strategy titles recently and they are all great, but for every single one it took me hours of research to come to a decision. For instance, I bought all the newer Strategic Command titles which are truly excellent but for which you will find basically no reviews anywhere on the internet aside from user reviews on Steam and a bunch of selected RUclips videos.) Anyway, sorry for rambling and best of luck with your channel!
Thank you for your comment I'm glad you found it useful! I had never heard of the Strategic Command titles before but I'm doing some research on them now, thank you for introducing them to me! I hope you enjoy Steel Division 2 and please let me know if there are any other titles you think I should cover as I totally agree, it's a shame some lesser known (but amazing) games get less attention.
This stupid publisher should pay you money for have the time and effort to make this video. I only bought the game because of your explanation of the game, thank you!
Great vid I am confused I got the tribute to d day thinking it would be d day missions I guess I'm wrong also last week I got the Dunkirk dlc can't even find it on sd 2?
appreciate you going through all this. i looked up the game on steam and was immediately overwhelmed and turned off by the number of options. They should probably just bundle all this into a "complete edition" or something.
@@twiglets2 I have to agree with William. All these dlc's you've done a great job on describing really should be part of the base game. It's unfortunate some gaming developers are treating players like dumb cash cows. I'll speak with my wallet on this principle. Game looks fun though.
If Romanian and Finnish divisions are what you want then certainly the history pass from the general deluxe edition is the most cost effective way of getting those - I hope you enjoy!
@@twiglets2 I recomand you to play historic missions. This missions are fun. And practicaly every day i play a skirmish battle. Lovas vs New Zeeland, Italians vs Brits,Canada vs France,etc. Eith France legionars is fun,i played with 1 Blindata România Mare,big battle,Romanians winner. :) All game is fun. Now i espect nre Nemesis Drvar(Serbians,Croats,etc),and new Army General(who i think,are battles from Romania and Hungary,in this dlc,Romanians fight alongside with allies). Will be fun.
@@nannunbgd Do you play the Army General much? I found it hard to play but think I maybe need to spend more time to learn how to play it properly. I normally play skirmish (badly!)
@@twiglets2 -Yes,watch on my playlists. Is not so hard. You can use pause,think and resume. Quiqk save a battle before to start battle,play,and if you dont like what you doing,after battle,load again that battle.
I feel like digital storefronts don't do enough to layout structured comparable dlc packs which adds to the confusion. Imagine if the DLC list wasnt a big fucking column of different entries and was able to be broken up into segments. a section for nemesis packs, a section for reinforcement packs, a section for general campaigns etc. Bundles should highlight the appropriate dlc entries in the storemenu that are included so people know exactly what they actually are for. The developers are definitely complicit in the problem but more could be done by steam and gog to mitigate the worst of it.
Yep they really should! In my opinion the main downside to the game is the lack of new content in the updates / DLC, or they're too expensive for what they give. I think that's a common opinion with SD2 which is a shame as it's a fricking awesome game!
Sale is now until January 5. - I consider going for the general deluxe + back to war. In total costs me 22,50€. Good deal? Yea and by the way thanks for the explanatory video, that cleared things up a lot for me!
Is a good game,i play from the begining and i have all content. Is a pleasure to play,i prefer this game from all rts ww2 games.Ferdinant is a slow 200 mm monster. If you known to use him,you destroy all. + In the same division youhave Tiger P and some AAA panther. :)
@@twiglets2 - Try,is a fun game. Until now,for me,is the best. You find me on sd2 with the same id. Maybe we play a coop or pvp,skirmish,multi or army general. I never tryed army general coop. I think is a good experience.Even if you lose,you learn,and you play again. For first Army general,i recomand you Orsha. Is the easy.
Ah great! So Aces are just cosmetic??? Bummer. I really thought they had a real influence in the battle. I presume you buy your bundles on Steam? Where exactly can I get the FREE DLCS?
That's right they're just cosmetic, I too was disappointed with that! Personally I get it all from Steam, if you use Steam you can see all of the DLC's on the Steel Division 2 page (you have to scroll down a bit to "content for this game" and expand the selection to see them all) and you'll see that half of them are 100% free! Right now the paid for DLC's have deep discounts (up to 80% off) so it's a great time to take a look! Hopefully the video helps you decide which are right for you :)
@@twiglets2 I am getting all of them. Like I did for the Normandy 44 game...although that game had only 4 DLCs I believe. So Americans and Brits on Eastern Front maps I would assume? I will probably just play the historical content as I am not big on the fantasy-made-up scenarios. You have a great channel here. I have subscribed.
@@MikeyRumi180 yeah that's basically it with the American and British units, plus others! I believe you get the Back to War pack for free if you already own Normandy 44 which contains a tonne of western front units, a nice bonus! Thanks for the kind words, it means a lot :)
As far as I'm aware when you install a new DLC the game doesn't look any different. You just have access to new units / divisions / maps depending on which you've installed. Try to start a skirmish and see if you can select the Polish / American / British divisions that come with Tribute to D-Day?
ts a good game slow game. but the ai cheat a bit. the ai mortar 81mm can fire way more 3km and know the position of my supply truck with cover. my 81 cant!
Death on the vistula: Lead your army on the brand-new Huge Army General Campaign: Vistula, in which the freshly reinforced German forces will try to stop the Red Army's attempt to liberate Warsaw So this game is calling rape and pillage "Liberation"
just pirate this game and all of their dlc and every installer is just a 1mb executable, so this is content present in the base game from the beggining that you pay to unlock, lmao.
Which SD2 DLC would you recommend to others? Have you played Gates of Hell Ostfront which is a very similar game to Steel Division 2?
I have a question it may be stupid but as you mean want the units do you mean control or fight against
@@destroyer7713 Both really, mostly for me to control but to play against them is fun too!
@@twiglets2 understand thank you for clearing that up
@@destroyer7713 no problem, I hope you found the video useful
@@twiglets2 it was
Video title: yes. I've just worked out Paradox DLCs after like 7 years of playing EU4 and HoI4.
Now Eugen. Lol. This game seems like a friggin steal at $10 and I dont think the reviews for this game are fair. People thumbs down for reasons that are esoteric, like "I played this game for 400 hours but now it's bad because the DLC is expensive."
It's this kind of review on strategy games that absolutely floors me. Maybe because I play board games and tabletop war games. For the price of a single HQ miniature for WH40k you can get a game that requires no painting, no purchase creep (having to keep buying more for your army, adds to painting queue). This game looks like the game I think it's trying to be.
Call to Arms Ostfront Gates of Hell Ostfront Arms ... or whatever, it looks like a timekiller but much more limited in scope and complexity.
Thank you for b-roll and the good advice my dude
Hi, thank you so much for this overview and your previous review video. Your videos were the most concise and to-the-point summaries of what this game and the DLCs are about that I could find. Made me finally pull the trigger right at the end of the Steam sale. :) It's always aggravating that these more niche titles don't really get the coverage they need to interest new players that are not already part of the club. (I bought a bunch of other more niche strategy titles recently and they are all great, but for every single one it took me hours of research to come to a decision. For instance, I bought all the newer Strategic Command titles which are truly excellent but for which you will find basically no reviews anywhere on the internet aside from user reviews on Steam and a bunch of selected RUclips videos.)
Anyway, sorry for rambling and best of luck with your channel!
Thank you for your comment I'm glad you found it useful! I had never heard of the Strategic Command titles before but I'm doing some research on them now, thank you for introducing them to me! I hope you enjoy Steel Division 2 and please let me know if there are any other titles you think I should cover as I totally agree, it's a shame some lesser known (but amazing) games get less attention.
Just bought the game on the xmas sale, thanks for the easy digest rundown!
No problem my friend, I'm glad you found it useful!
The game could really use a 'Game of the year edition' as they was called back in the day, where you get all the current DLC
@DoubleODonut 100%, I'm confident they would sell more as gamers would be less confused!
Can't believe I've had to watch a 11 minute video just to understand this clusterfuck. Thank Twiglets 2 for the good vid
It's a shame isn't it, not sure why they chose to do it this way but I'm glad the video helped!
thanks, I was so confused about the different editions and what they offered
I hope you found this useful, took me a while to figure it out myself!
This stupid publisher should pay you money for have the time and effort to make this video. I only bought the game because of your explanation of the game, thank you!
@agentalberta6531 haha thank you! I hope you enjoy your purchase!
Great vid I am confused I got the tribute to d day thinking it would be d day missions I guess I'm wrong also last week I got the Dunkirk dlc can't even find it on sd 2?
appreciate you going through all this. i looked up the game on steam and was immediately overwhelmed and turned off by the number of options. They should probably just bundle all this into a "complete edition" or something.
@williamfoster2681 You're welcome, I hope it was useful!
@@twiglets2 I have to agree with William. All these dlc's you've done a great job on describing really should be part of the base game. It's unfortunate some gaming developers are treating players like dumb cash cows. I'll speak with my wallet on this principle. Game looks fun though.
I would like to play both Romanian and Finnish divisions, so I think I'll get the general deluxe edition. Is it worth it?
If Romanian and Finnish divisions are what you want then certainly the history pass from the general deluxe edition is the most cost effective way of getting those - I hope you enjoy!
@@twiglets2 I recomand you to play historic missions. This missions are fun. And practicaly every day i play a skirmish battle. Lovas vs New Zeeland, Italians vs Brits,Canada vs France,etc. Eith France legionars is fun,i played with 1 Blindata România Mare,big battle,Romanians winner. :) All game is fun. Now i espect nre Nemesis Drvar(Serbians,Croats,etc),and new Army General(who i think,are battles from Romania and Hungary,in this dlc,Romanians fight alongside with allies). Will be fun.
@@nannunbgd Do you play the Army General much? I found it hard to play but think I maybe need to spend more time to learn how to play it properly. I normally play skirmish (badly!)
@@twiglets2 -Yes,watch on my playlists. Is not so hard. You can use pause,think and resume. Quiqk save a battle before to start battle,play,and if you dont like what you doing,after battle,load again that battle.
I feel like digital storefronts don't do enough to layout structured comparable dlc packs which adds to the confusion.
Imagine if the DLC list wasnt a big fucking column of different entries and was able to be broken up into segments. a section for nemesis packs, a section for reinforcement packs, a section for general campaigns etc.
Bundles should highlight the appropriate dlc entries in the storemenu that are included so people know exactly what they actually are for.
The developers are definitely complicit in the problem but more could be done by steam and gog to mitigate the worst of it.
@Enos666 That's a very good point, it can be so confusing for many games and the storefront does nothing to help you understand what you're seeing!
So what I’m getting is the first half of the dlc should have been made into 2-3 updates lmao
Yep they really should! In my opinion the main downside to the game is the lack of new content in the updates / DLC, or they're too expensive for what they give. I think that's a common opinion with SD2 which is a shame as it's a fricking awesome game!
lovely video!
Thank you! I hope it was useful :)
Where is KURSK? Kurt Knispel, top tank ace of WW2? Both Eastern Front.
Great vid mate, keep it up
Cheers buddy!
Sale is now until January 5. - I consider going for the general deluxe + back to war. In total costs me 22,50€. Good deal? Yea and by the way thanks for the explanatory video, that cleared things up a lot for me!
You get a lot of content with those and more western front units in Back to War so I think it's a good deal - I hope you think so too!
Is a good game,i play from the begining and i have all content. Is a pleasure to play,i prefer this game from all rts ww2 games.Ferdinant is a slow 200 mm monster. If you known to use him,you destroy all. + In the same division youhave Tiger P and some AAA panther. :)
The Ferinand is my favourite unit but it always gets destroyed, I don't know how to use it properly - it's very fun though!
@@twiglets2 You must have good air cover,1 or 2 infantry units close,and use him from cover,hidden in forest.
@@nannunbgd Thank you! I'm going to give that a try, hopefully he will stay alive longer now haha
@@twiglets2 - Try,is a fun game. Until now,for me,is the best. You find me on sd2 with the same id. Maybe we play a coop or pvp,skirmish,multi or army general. I never tryed army general coop. I think is a good experience.Even if you lose,you learn,and you play again. For first Army general,i recomand you Orsha. Is the easy.
Ah great! So Aces are just cosmetic??? Bummer. I really thought they had a real influence in the battle. I presume you buy your bundles on Steam? Where exactly can I get the FREE DLCS?
That's right they're just cosmetic, I too was disappointed with that! Personally I get it all from Steam, if you use Steam you can see all of the DLC's on the Steel Division 2 page (you have to scroll down a bit to "content for this game" and expand the selection to see them all) and you'll see that half of them are 100% free! Right now the paid for DLC's have deep discounts (up to 80% off) so it's a great time to take a look! Hopefully the video helps you decide which are right for you :)
@@twiglets2 I am getting all of them. Like I did for the Normandy 44 game...although that game had only 4 DLCs I believe. So Americans and Brits on Eastern Front maps I would assume? I will probably just play the historical content as I am not big on the fantasy-made-up scenarios. You have a great channel here. I have subscribed.
@@MikeyRumi180 yeah that's basically it with the American and British units, plus others! I believe you get the Back to War pack for free if you already own Normandy 44 which contains a tonne of western front units, a nice bonus!
Thanks for the kind words, it means a lot :)
That voice is great.
Thank you!
i downloaded a tribute to d-day DLC yesterday on my steel division 2 i cant find it n the game!!! done it va steam can anyone help
As far as I'm aware when you install a new DLC the game doesn't look any different. You just have access to new units / divisions / maps depending on which you've installed. Try to start a skirmish and see if you can select the Polish / American / British divisions that come with Tribute to D-Day?
please make a new video on sd2 dlcs these videos are so helpful
I was considering a new video soon, is there anything specific about the DLC's you would find useful? Happy to put something together for you!
Bless u
yeah its so confusing
only reason why i still buy the game is this video
So many new units, but so few new maps! It's so jarring to play as America/Canada/etc on Russian maps....
ts a good game slow game. but the ai cheat a bit. the ai mortar 81mm can fire way more 3km and know the position of my supply truck with cover. my 81 cant!
I've heard this from a few players and I'm not sure why the developers have made this happen. But it will feel even better when you win!
Death on the vistula: Lead your army on the brand-new Huge Army General Campaign: Vistula, in which the freshly reinforced German forces will try to stop the Red Army's attempt to liberate Warsaw
So this game is calling rape and pillage "Liberation"
just pirate this game and all of their dlc and every installer is just a 1mb executable, so this is content present in the base game from the beggining that you pay to unlock, lmao.
I think you just blew my mind!
Scam with extra steps.