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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Word in forums is that this definitive edition doesn't have LAN, a feature that the game had before Steam.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I vaguely recalled DoW was a Gamespy Arcade game so did a bit of googling

    Looks like most versions removed that when Gamespy Arcade shut down... 11 years ago? https://steamcommunity.com/app/4570/discussions/0/522728268959131532/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/dawnofwar/comments/268ygf/lan_multiplayer_patched_out_of_soulstorm/

    Been more than a minute since I tried DoW online but other games of the era basically used Gamespy Arcade as a drop in server browser. So if they were just switching to Steam/GoG for that, it really depends on what kind of LAN support those packages have.

    So... annoying but doesn't seem unique to this release?

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