Its obvious that CoH 3 was developed with console players in mind.

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Hav0k

Feb 23, 2023 @ 5:48pm

Its obvious that CoH 3 was developed with console players in mind.

I just realised something and that is this game is going to be built around console as well as PC, in my eyes this is a big mistake from relic as RTS games on consoles are an extremely niche genre.

You can tell this from the game play as the UI is literally a console UI.

Maps are console friendly with basic bits of cover scattered across empty looking maps that dont have anywhere the detail that coh2 and 1 had.

They are catering to console players to make it easy for console players to get into.

Splitting a Primary PC game with console community undermines what this game is about. it has or never will be a console game. and the only people who played coh2 are veterans

When relic are patching the game for balance reasons they have to cater to what console players want as well as PC players.

Why waste development time catering to a inferior rts minority on console instead of listening to the die hard players that have been here since day one?

CoH was will and always will be a PC game for PC Gamers

Relic have let us down.

How much you want to bet the main focal point of developing this game was how it can be adjusted and played on console... PC was just an after thought.

Thats why the graphics are a toned down mess

Maps are empty and soulless of life

AI is literally worse than coh1

Sounds effects are pathetic

Units die way too quickly and the general feel of the game feels like one of those "put your feet up on the sofa for a quick 20 minute game of COH on a console"

I don't want to hate on relic as im sure they will be able to turn this around somehow but from the get go , it feels like on those situations where a great company that used to make great games have gave in to greed and decided to release it for consoles to generate extra money.

I bought coh1 on the day of release and still have the case and cd for it, i loved this game from the minute i played it as it was a one of a kind game.

The matches are no where near as intense or epic feeling as coh2 for example, i'm a high level coh2 ladder player and this games multiplayer matches are usually over in 20 minutes as the TTK is much lower and tanks enter the fray way to early ruining the early game infantry skirmishes.

Making this game cross platform is a massive mistake.

Last edited by Hav0k; Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:16pm

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WhiteKnight Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:03pm

I had my suspicion when i saw CoH 3 graphics that it might release on console and it was announced.

Relic is already terrible at balancing their games, I wonder how would they do for console version.

Connatic

Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:08pm

Originally posted by MrBananaGrabber:
This game is absolutely awful, it makes Iron Harvest look and feel amazing by comparison.

Overplayed your hand friend. Now it's obvious you're a troll.

KanyeWest Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:09pm

Originally posted by Connatic:
Originally posted by MrBananaGrabber:
This game is absolutely awful, it makes Iron Harvest look and feel amazing by comparison.

Overplayed your hand friend. Now it's obvious you're a troll.

Even Iron Harvest had better sound design than this.... gameplay was obliviously much slower and not as balanced but it had heart...

coffeemm8

Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:11pm

more REEEEing about consoles.

Connatic

Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:17pm

Originally posted by Bleeding Eyes:
Originally posted by Connatic:

Overplayed your hand friend. Now it's obvious you're a troll.
Even Iron Harvest had better sound design than this.... gameplay was obliviously much slower and not as balanced but it had heart...

The way people are describing CoH 3, I would have thought they were talking about Iron Harvest. Now that one was disappointing.

But instead we say "well they tried" or "it had heart" because it was indie.

Enrlich Hartman Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:20pm

now i think of it , it makes sence ,thats why maps in coh3 feels so soul-lees basic , and empty .

Guyver

Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:24pm

Originally posted by Connatic:
Originally posted by Bleeding Eyes:
Even Iron Harvest had better sound design than this.... gameplay was obliviously much slower and not as balanced but it had heart...

The way people are describing CoH 3, I would have thought they were talking about Iron Harvest. Now that one was disappointing.

But instead we say "well they tried" or "it had heart" because it was indie.

It may of been disappointing to you, but looking at the positive reviews it's gotten. It's fair to say it was a good game.

ForrestFox has Company of Heroes 3

Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:29pm

OP have let us down. He clearly is a consolophobic. he hates other gamers, and ruined our trust. WE can never have faith in OP any longer and will never play with him again.
We shall stand united against OP and his comments.
We we we, etc etc..

Esmarix

Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:33pm

Originally posted by ForrestFox*RTF*:
OP have let us down. He clearly is a consolophobic. he hates other gamers, and ruined our trust. WE can never have faith in OP any longer and will never play with him again.
We shall stand united against OP and his comments.
We we we, etc etc..

But he is not wrong, I just cant believe this UI on this game, I thought it was a mistake or something but it totally makes sense now considering the consoles and the game is just off somehow, in several ways.

Hav0k

Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:38pm

Originally posted by Esmarix:
Originally posted by ForrestFox*RTF*:
OP have let us down. He clearly is a consolophobic. he hates other gamers, and ruined our trust. WE can never have faith in OP any longer and will never play with him again.
We shall stand united against OP and his comments.
We we we, etc etc..

But he is not wrong, I just cant believe this UI on this game, I thought it was a mistake or something but it totally makes sense now considering the consoles and the game is just off somehow, in several ways.

Look at alpha footage from a year ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6W6NHC2QPM

The UI was so much better and very much what players wanted from a UI. clean crisp and precise, not this consolised mess we have now.

The gameplay was actually better then too.

What happened?

#10

KanyeWest Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:39pm

Originally posted by Zdm:
Originally posted by Esmarix:

But he is not wrong, I just cant believe this UI on this game, I thought it was a mistake or something but it totally makes sense now considering the consoles and the game is just off somehow, in several ways.

Look at alpha footage from a year ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6W6NHC2QPM

The UI was so much better and very much what players wanted from a UI. clean crisp and precise, not this consolised mess we have now.

The gameplay was actually better then too.

What happened?

All got removed for an easier migration for consoles, most likely they were told make it easier for a console port and the gameplay got ripped apart for this...