Anything with MMO-features, sandbox, early-acces, SJW, RMT, is an instant no-buy for me.
It is remarkable how the video games industry seems to get more dumb over time, while pretty much every industry matures and innovates based on demand, these guys keep shoveling more and more shit towards consumers.
Fortunately they are sure to keep selling to one audience, the people making the reviews;
“Dawn of War III successfully takes the best elements from the previous two games and blends them with traditional RTS mechanics to create a game with deep strategic gameplay.”
9/10 – Hardcore Gamer
“the game Warhammer 40k fans have been waiting for”
9/10 – Gamereactor
“An excellent RTS experience”
4/5 – Empire Online
Meanwhile in reality:
RECENT REVIEWS:
Mostly Negative (132)
ALL REVIEWS:
Mixed (7,125)
A few years ago I considered that I no longer appreciated MMO's and games as much, because I had played similar games before. These days I understand that despite technological advancements, most sequels are inferior to their predecessors.
Mount and blade II was announced in 2012. That puts it in the same league as Daikatana, Star Citizen and Duke-Nukem forever. If it needs mods like M&B did, it might be playable in 2022, provided it doesn't straight up fail.