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The game: Incredible best battlefield since 3/bc2

The Publisher: It's EA bro.

They removed EXP from PVE lobbies an advertised feature, I have been playing for 22 hours and don't have more the a 6x scope for my sniper. This ♥♥♥♥♥ retarded

This is not it...

Bought instantly the second I saw it up on steams page in the middle of the night:

Graphics:

The game absolutely looks pretty, It ran like ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on my 4070 laptop. As soon as I got out of the Sewers it just went to ♥♥♥♥ for me performance wise. No amount of patches is going to fix this anytime soon it will be years before the cards are running things thing smoothly. The Character visuals and animations have this uncanny cartoon feel to them and not in a good way, I genuinely prefer heavily modded oblivion visuals to this.

Gameplay:

Everything about the game mechanically feels off, the switch to the Unreal Engine is very noticeable I can't even cast while holding my shield. Enemy AI has long since been fixed by the modding scene this is such a step back into jank it is just weird.

Sound:

Sound is great from what I played nothing was really off there.

Verdict:

Get it on Gamepass, Wait for a sale, Wait for some patches, Wait for some mods. All this made me want to do was go and download the original with mods idk rushing this out the door to beat skyblivion to the punch was petty as hell and outsourcing it to another dev to do was pretty weak handed.

Not buying horse armor this time sorry Todd.

3000 hours on COH2, 100 on 3...

Disappointing Homogenisation and Lacklustre Campaign

UPDATE: Disgusting monetization & poor update support.
(They are now charging for DLC that was given out for free I can't even...)

Introduction:
Company of Heroes 3 fails to live up to its predecessor's legacy, offering a disappointing experience marred by several key flaws.

Faction Homogenisation:
In Company of Heroes 2, each faction had a distinct flavour, akin to chess with intricate counter play. CoH 3, however, strips away this diversity, leading to a bland game play experience where no faction feels truly unique until late game upgrades—a departure from what made its predecessor great and reminiscent of the homogeneity seen in every game that desires to foster a "competitive scene". The game is an RTS, the most fun is had in 4v4 1v1 & 2v2 balance sweats are such a small percentage of the playerbase catering to them is nonsensical.

Single Player:
The campaign in CoH 3 is a tedious affair, lacking the brutal, visceral storytelling that defined Company of Heroes 2. Where its predecessor excelled in narrative depth and emotional impact, CoH 3 feels like a watered-down stroll through generic scenarios. The potential seen in Ardennes Assault remains untapped, leaving a void where innovative rogue-lite elements could have vastly improved replay ability and engagement.

Multiplayer:
Despite its aspirations, CoH 3's multiplayer scene is a ghost town compared to its predecessor. The dwindling player base speaks volumes about the community's preference for the older title, highlighting significant dissatisfaction with the current iteration's game play and design choices.

Aesthetic and Atmosphere:
Gone are the gritty, realistic elements that defined Company of Heroes 2. CoH 3 opts for a cartoonish, overly cheerful aesthetic that undermines the game's historical context and thematic seriousness. The absence of gritty, swearing units and visceral combat contributes to a superficial, un-engaging atmosphere that fails to capture the intensity of World War II.

Conclusion:
As a long-time fan who invested over 3000 hours into Company of Heroes 2, CoH 3 is a bitter disappointment. Its lack of faction diversity, uninspired campaign, and failed multiplayer ambitions make it difficult to recommend. For those seeking the depth and authenticity that defined its predecessor, CoH 3 falls short, leaving players longing for the grit and strategic depth that once made the series shine.

Verdict:
I cannot in good conscience recommend purchasing Company of Heroes 3. With a mere fraction of the engagement its predecessor offered, it fails to justify its cost let alone your time. Buy the second game there are still more of us playing it than this garbage, whatever relic used to be it is a ghost of it's former shell. I wish this game was just as good but no amount of half-assed patches and further homogenisation of the game will make it better it's a dumpster fire anyone who tells you they prefer the third game to the second is smoking crack.

Genuinely the best space game I've ever played I cannot recommend it enough.

It's Eve, but single-player with ship-building and resource mining

If you enjoyed Eve but don't want a job this is the game.

3400 Hours.

A 2 year College degree is approximately 1600 hours in class time.

A 4 year University degree is approximately 3200 hours in class time.

If you like WWII and you like RTS games this is the absolute must play period, forget the third game it is a pale comparison to the beauty of this game. Now that we've got better hardware this games true beauty feels like it's shining through, back then I would dump the graphics on this just to be able to play and it was still my absolute favorite game.

Now with computers strong enough to handle 4v4 matches with 2-10x resources and population limits you can experience the real chaos that is CoH 2. While the matchmaking scene will never return to the glory days of the Covid Peak where we had lobbies running around the clock in discord with people hopping in and out there are still MORE players playing this then the sequel that should tell you all you need to know.

If you for some reason have never played this game and are looking to get into it, don't let it's age dissuade you this is simply the best WWII RTS, and honestly I'd argue the best RTS game flat out bar none.

Oh relic, what happened...