

The player chooses three elite units at the beginning of the game, and introduces them once enough elite points have been earned. Dawn of War 3 Relic Entertainmentīut D o W 3 - due to be released for Windows PC on April 27 - also includes seriously powerful elite units, which are also earned through possession of territory.

There is no resource management, save for capturing and defending resource points which automatically generate income that can be used on building up military force. Ironically, the genre that D awn of War 3 borrows from most liberally, especially in its multiplayer mode, is the MOBA, itself the child of real-time strategy's multiplayer shortcomings.ĭoW 3's only mode is essentially about bossing lanes, wearing down defensive positions and managing elite units. Through the Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War series, and its World War II kin Company of Heroes, Relic has tweaked and refined the RTS, forever seeking to stay ahead of game-spoiling strategies and dull chores, while borrowing from other forms.
