Total War: Warhammer II announced

**Dumanthis** · March 21, 2020, 03:28 AM

Originally Posted by King Athelstan

Fixed it for ya

- You've gotta use the [youtube] tag, and do everthing after the v=in it, which in this case of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86X0raZtDT8 would be 86X0raZtDT8

Hey, thanks for the tip!

**Daruwind** · April 10, 2020, 06:47 PM

CA had lately Twitch stream about King's Shilling Patch - Dev Commentary, which went little undetected among other things but...if true, it actualy revealed lot stuff.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/558157183

reddit thread with compiled points
https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/co...m_on_the_26th/

MilkandCookies video on topic

and to skip all that..tl dr:

Thanqol not coming before game 3. 100% confirmed not coming game 2, the look on their faces said please stop asking.
CA is actively looking into updating all races so as too leave them on an even playing field when TWW2 finishes. This can include new lords, units, or mechanics.
CA is well aware of the Order faction power imbalance. One designer is primarily working balance when it comes to Order vs Undead vs Chaos vs Destruction.
CA said don't worry about Grimgor he will soon be Da Best.
CA wants to look at adding more battle terrain effects such as shrines, spooky forest, or arcane fulcrums. The problem is getting the AI to recognize how to use these whether it be avoiding hostile terrain or utilizing beneficial terrain.
CA said they will consider adding special buildings on Albion for Norsca. I recommended one in the Citadel of Lead for a Belakor reference and the swamp place for Famir and they told someone to write it down.
CA said Toddy will have his day.
Undecided on if Duels will be a thing in TW3.
Sieges will be overhauled for game 3.
Thinking about moving Grombrindal
More unique skills for game 1 lords and reworking game 1 blue line skills
Mention that Mousillon would be a cool campaign to do

**Dumanthis** · April 11, 2020, 03:06 AM

If I should blame CA for one bias, that would be the overloving the Undead

**Abdülmecid I** · April 11, 2020, 04:06 AM

A great reply from Grace to the complaints about the perceived lack of communication regarding Warhammer. It demolishes some of the misconceptions the reddit mob had created to justify the seemingly inexplicable (after the naval battles, it must be the second time Games Workshop is blamed as a scapegoat for something it was totally innocent of) and illustrates how the marketing department operates inside a large company. It shows that their policy largely depends on how well or badly each product is received (a useful lesson for customer complacency, perhaps?) and is off course shaped according to the reasoning of the higher-ups not the employees, who directly communicate with the fandom. It is determined by its estimated impact on public relations and hype announcement not by how frankly and roughly worded complaints of certain forums may have alienated Creative Assembly.

**Mhaedros** · April 11, 2020, 05:28 AM

I find it insane how people can look at CA's communication with their fans, and say it's "lacking". Have these people never had jobs with a boss and rules to follow?

**Daruwind** · April 11, 2020, 06:54 PM

I added some estimation for Troy in Troy section..
https://www.twcenter.net/forums/show...1#post15897884

But I think info might be interesting even for Wh people. So far we were expecting Troy in Summer/September. However original release date was almost end of year and we all know how 3K was delayed. And right now there is whole Covid situation is still not back to normal so....September/November sounds valid now. But this might have implication for Wh3 as well. Big TWs are being hyped and teased for almost a year. And usually CA starts with teasing after dropping previous title..which means that our early expectation to see Wh3 at March/May might actually be shifted to May/September 2021 ...that could be even original CA plan. What do you think guys?

(plus that is like another DLC for Wh2...

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Originally Posted by Daruwind

Just going through some stuff...

Original release date was 27.11.2020... which was changed to 2020. This is 6+ month old change as of now but given current situation we can think about that. It is April and it looks like news about next Wh2 DLC are going to be out in May (CA comfirmed delay) that is putting release date at best at June. Which in turn would mean Troy at earliest at September but that could be again easily fall back to November as of current situation...

But then we got one comment from Grace which went little undetected from my side

Comment is from 23.3.2020 and from that point point situation in Europe is not back in normal yet..
https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/co...mui/?context=3

**King Athelstan** · April 12, 2020, 08:19 AM

At the backend of november seems like a reasonable date, september would be too early I reckon, as everything everywhere is being pushed back due to the current situation.

**Steph** · April 12, 2020, 10:44 AM

Delay form CA + more time at home = more chance to finish my mod...

So I won't complain too much

**Daruwind** · April 12, 2020, 11:50 AM

Well it is definitely increasing chance for another DLC...that´s my main bonus.

I hope that there will be 4 more DLCs for Wh2 counting the very next one (HE/Greenskins - June) and some pre-order for Wh3 (Kislev,Araby...pick your favourite) and two more DLC in between..like October 2020 + April 2021. One to update WE and one for Beastmen. Let´s say Beastmen vs clan Moulder and WE Ariel vs Vampires as Neferata, my quess is one FLC will be dwarf LL and second no idea and same no idea what FLC will be for pre-order

**King Athelstan** · April 12, 2020, 01:40 PM

I'm very much looking forward to properly trying out DA BEZT

**Daruwind** · April 14, 2020, 09:08 AM

Today CA is having reddit AMA so I´m going to fill here all various interesting bids

1)
-Two more LL packs are incoming, that is pre-covid plan so probably will happen, unclear if it is counting HE/Greenskins or not

-Still just Lord Packs ramaining for Wh2 policy