A couple questions before I buy

[blossom]

1. I'm confused about the expansion packs. I assume the ones listed for $20 are for the old version of the game. Do they come packaged with the new version so you can get the game and the two expansions for $20?

2. How is the player base when it comes to playing with newbies? I've read a couple people say veteran players like to kick you if you don't have a certain amount of hours. Is this true?

[CantStopTheComf]

Originally posted by blossom:

1. I'm confused about the expansion packs. I assume the ones listed for $20 are for the old version of the game. Do they come packaged with the new version so you can get the game and the two expansions for $20?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2442960021

[blossom]

I read that guide last night and it doesn't explain how the expansions work.

[blossom]

Or I suppose it does, it seems to say it's the new version for all three, but I'm still not sure what I need to BUY. You get all of it except Normandy for $20? Or is there a DLC menu in-game?

[Fable]

Originally posted by blossom:

Or I suppose it does, it seems to say it's the new version for all three, but I'm still not sure what I need to BUY. You get all of it except Normandy for $20? Or is there a DLC menu in-game?

The base game gives you the American Invasion of Normandy campaign, that's it. If you want the German Market Garden (OF), British Liberation of Caen (OF), German Tiger Ace (TOV), and American Causeway (TOV) campaigns you have to buy the Opposing Fronts and Tales of Valor expansion packs. The new Steam version of COH lets you play all the campaigns from a single menu/game, but you still have to buy the expansions separately to unlock them.

Just buy the "Company of Heroes Complete Pack" on the Steam page if you want everything, that includes 4 items: the Steam version of base COH that can be used to play all the campaigns, the OF and TOV expansions needed to unlock the extra campaigns (you do not need to install them, but do need to own them, they can be played from the Steam version of base COH), and the old "Legacy Edition" which you will only need for some old mods and should otherwise avoid.

Is this clear?

[Iron Knights]

$20 for expansions is not reasonable, Steam needs to wake up and put them out for $5.00 each. This is an OLD game.

[Fable]

Originally posted by Iron Knights:

$20 for expansions is not reasonable, Steam needs to wake up and put them out for $5.00 each. This is an OLD game.

They go on sale pretty regularly, last sale had the Complete Pack for $9.24. I agree the regular prices on Steam especially for older games are too high usually but imo with how often sales happen you should really never be buying anything full price unless its a brand new just released game.

See price/sale history (scroll to graph at the bottom):

https://steamdb.info/sub/1529/

[blossom]

Originally posted by Fable:

Just buy the "Company of Heroes Complete Pack" on the Steam page if you want everything, that includes 4 items

Nice, okay. I think what was tripping me up is the "legacy version" is simply the old version and I couldn't find any indication that the two expansions were updated beyond the "legacy version." Wasn't sure if buying the complete pack would be a waste of money if it was put into some kind of menu in the new version.

My other concern is I'm currently on a potato... the Company of Heroes demo runs fine if I tweak the settings. I wonder how the new version will fare. Oh well, can always refund if it's a disaster.

[Fable]

Originally posted by blossom:

Originally posted by Fable:

Just buy the "Company of Heroes Complete Pack" on the Steam page if you want everything, that includes 4 items

Nice, okay. I think what was tripping me up is the "legacy version" is simply the old version and I couldn't find any indication that the two expansions were updated beyond the "legacy version." Wasn't sure if buying the complete pack would be a waste of money if it was put into some kind of menu in the new version.

My other concern is I'm currently on a potato... the Company of Heroes demo runs fine if I tweak the settings. I wonder how the new version will fare. Oh well, can always refund if it's a disaster.

The Steam version doesn't have any graphical improvements as far as I know, its main additions are that it has Steam ran multiplayer servers (since the Relic ones shut down) and has a few more bug patches. It's not a remaster or something. So I think you'll be fine.