Just got the game on a Steam sale and your guide has been a big help getting started. Have you considered doing more tips/strats videos for COH2? There is really a lack of them on TH-cam. Thanks for the video.
Other players: Strategy this strategy that blah blah blah Me: Choose Soviet Union Max out conscripts Select all Select explosive satchel Select enemy Panzer or Stug Select URRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Wait for satchel to explode Repeat
love this guide my game downloading been waiting ages to play did have installed on my laptop but it broke so I braught a desktop set up. performs better got like an hour left
Great Presentation...very informative. After making so many mistakes while playing as newbie, I really needed this video to help understand the basics. Well done.
Oh, if there was one feature I would LOVED to have on games. Let me move the minimap. Personally I prefer the minimap at the right down corner because it is the easiest for me to look fast, and personally I have realy hard time looking fast to the left upper corner. (Few games I don't play have minimap on left upper corner, and that is the only reason.)
@@ringzy they usually rush into your territory when you least expect it, I can understand why it may be difficult to handle them or why they seem unfair to go against
is company of heroes 2 compatible with company of heroes? I wondered why I had desert skins for vehicles but don't see any desert campaigns in company of heroes 2. I'm confused.
2:32 Are you saying you CAN or CAN'T swap them out? It sounds like you're saying you CAN, but then you say that's why it's to wait to know which one you want to use, which implies that that you CAN'T swap them out...
DarrenTotalWar I know what the screen said, but it sounded like he said "can swap them out," which, if is indeed what he said, is in conflict with what the text says. That's why I wanted to verify. I later watched with captions and saw that he indeed said "can't swap them out," so that settled that. /facepalm @vahnn0
Everyone's always making videos about the basic mechanics of games, but no one ever makes a video of how to actually WIN the game. What I'd want to see are the actual tactics and the "correct" order in which to build things at the start of the game, and what the enemy will try to do and how you counter that.
It's too complex that's why. The amount of variations and possibilities are endless, you'd be forever countering your own arguments. This is a beginners guide, sounds like you're looking for intermediate or advanced, but you'd almost need a guide for every unit and every situation. There are some dedicated COH2 channels out there, but they also patch the game every 3-4 months with big balance changes.
Good guide. I don't play multiplayer because I know I'll get stomped as I can't even beat the AI on hard. Hope you do the factions and their various openings. Thanks, man!
"total war tomorrow or the day after" -DarrenTotalWar, 14/01/16 This outright lie to me hurts. Only a free copy of warhammer on release will heal all wounds ; )
Well,that explains a bit.But I need another answer please.Every time I starting it,it say "Unable to connect to Relic server"?What is that thing?Please reply it.
so i am still kinda new to coh2 i started playing like few months ago and like how to unlock other vichles for factions like for the ussr i want to use the tank that has the squar like head but i cant use it so how do i use it in multiplayer?
@@RepublicOfPlay so can you even change units for factions bc i have seen people spawning diffrent units then i have and we played the same faction so can you or not bc idk?
Played this game since alpha and quit a few months ago; are German tanks still ridiculously powerful, with conscript molotovs still being nerfed to the ground?
I know its been 5 years, but it would be great if you came back to this and did faction overviews
Did he ever cover them
@@benjaminnadeau7305 no
his last video is from 8 months ago, so basically i guess the channel is dead.
Not a noob, but it's always good to gather extra information
Fantastic video, very well edited!
+GeneralsGentlemen Thanks!
Detailed video. Clear voice, with a good pace. Thanks.
+Gartzos Thanks!
That's 90% of anyone that makes CoH2 videos. Army RTS games attract that type of person.
Just got the game on a Steam sale and your guide has been a big help getting started. Have you considered doing more tips/strats videos for COH2? There is really a lack of them on TH-cam. Thanks for the video.
Great video as always Darren, and at a great time, was thinking about picking up the DLC's for COH2, so your faction videos will be very helpful!
Perfect timing on this guide. I just started playing in Jan 2016 and the game can be a little overwhelming in terms of content. Great work!
+ZyklonExecution Thanks, hope you get into it easily!
Please do an in depth review of every faction, would be very interested. Good work!
Just picked up the game for free on Steam.
In battle , how can I deploy tanks ? Unlock those unit buttons , like the starter , the "house" ?
I just bought it for 5€
i bought it today for 1$
@@fredericotito9479 Me too, yesterday.
Hoffnungsloser Typ where ?
Other players: Strategy this strategy that blah blah blah
Me: Choose Soviet Union
Max out conscripts
Select all
Select explosive satchel
Select enemy Panzer or Stug
Select URRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Wait for satchel to explode
Repeat
The best stagedy is no strategy comrade
@@wetcat6514 r/usernamechecksout
It's the only way to play the soviets
@@Cooky_McGee How so I find this on reddit
@@wetcat6514 just type in reddit's search bar: r/usernamechecksout
I'm new to COH2 so this was extremely helpful, thank you :D
Praying for Wermacht in-depth.
Thank you for this :) Played COH 1, and this one is a different beast !!!
in what regards?
Thank you for those first steps. I really want to play this game in a way it deserves.
Very smooth and clean delivery. Thanks
You forgot to mention to use quick assigned troop numbers. Select a unit press ctrl+numeric value 1-9 to assign. Very important tactic imho.
love this guide my game downloading been waiting ages to play did have installed on my laptop but it broke so I braught a desktop set up. performs better got like an hour left
Thought I knew most things already, but you told me a couple of extra things. Great tutorial. thanks.
Very good guide! One of my favorite RTS games :)
Bandito yeaah but you have to pay for other forces than germany and ussr
thanks bro !! good watch direct clear focused no shit talkling or junk click bait attempts this just got you subscribed !!!!!! HEIL R.O.P
Nice video Darren, I bought this in the sale, make more!
+Sebidee TW Will do Seb, thanks!
It's free so I'm here.
Finally a good guide. plz make more!
Cheers!
One of the best Strategies of all time.
Just got the game and this video is helping a lot
Can't wait for the computer already I have to see your guide first before I play Company of Heroes 2
This video was superbly done, my friend! Thanks for the effort.
Great Presentation...very informative. After making so many mistakes while playing as newbie, I really needed this video to help understand the basics. Well done.
Amazing guide, thank you!
Oh, if there was one feature I would LOVED to have on games. Let me move the minimap.
Personally I prefer the minimap at the right down corner because it is the easiest for me to look fast, and personally I have realy hard time looking fast to the left upper corner. (Few games I don't play have minimap on left upper corner, and that is the only reason.)
"Don't be intimidated!" I'm at 2:18 and 😳. lol Thanks for this though. It'll hopefully flatten that difficult curve as I start.
Very easy to understand. Great work!
Thanks for making video, taught me some stuff I had no idea about.
Have you played Hearts of Iron 3 mate? Highly recommend it, especially with Black Ice mod.
Was gonna subscribe, but I see you only have 1 or 2 COH2 videos. Do more of these and ill happily hit that subscribe button 👀
Sorry, I cover a variety of strategy games. Recently reviewed Iron Harvest, Total War Troy and Crusader Kings 3 for instance.
@@RepublicOfPlay thats no big deal im sure when I get the time to play those games ill come back to your videos
Very good guide, great advice!
Just picked up the game, super helpful video man! Thanks!!!
This just showed up in my recommendation after I finished installing COH2. How convenient
You got it for free on steam right?
@@crashrevenge9068 yes
Althogh turned out I'm freaking sucks on it
Darren, you did a great job on this video very helpful. Thank You
I have a problem when I play coh2 I unlocked the building that you can get heavy tanks but there are no heavy tanks I can’t get anything
all I can say is the bot is quite unfair....even you put it at normal difficulty
How so?
@@ringzy they usually rush into your territory when you least expect it, I can understand why it may be difficult to handle them or why they seem unfair to go against
easy and normal bots dont retrear out of MG fire. Just put 3 HMGs around their Base and build up
Bots are a fucking joke. The only thing annoying about them, is them cutting of your territory all the time
hope you see this. Is there a button to zoom to last alert. I am loosing squads who shout "grenade" but I have no idea who shouted it
is company of heroes 2 compatible with company of heroes? I wondered why I had desert skins for vehicles but don't see any desert campaigns in company of heroes 2. I'm confused.
very concise, great video thanks mate
More videos please. Keep up the good work.
Do you ever plan on doing a run down on all the specific factions?
Why guard troop can equip PPSH , not ordinary troop ?
Maybe I'm stupid but this all went completely over my head
2:32 Are you saying you CAN or CAN'T swap them out? It sounds like you're saying you CAN, but then you say that's why it's to wait to know which one you want to use, which implies that that you CAN'T swap them out...
Cannot swap them out. At the time you linked, the screen says "Can only use one commander per game".
DarrenTotalWar I know what the screen said, but it sounded like he said "can swap them out," which, if is indeed what he said, is in conflict with what the text says. That's why I wanted to verify.
I later watched with captions and saw that he indeed said "can't swap them out," so that settled that.
/facepalm @vahnn0
It's ok, I slur my words sometimes! Sorry!
thank you very much this game now free xd
Can you do Faction guides next? I'm new to the game and don't really understand the differences between the factions.
Excellent work.
Holy fucking shit this video is so well made I love you so much
Very informative, thank you
Informative!
Thanks for great explain about game
The whole game plus DLC was on sale for $20 so I got it today. Never played an RTS before.
Hope you enjoy!
Thank you Sir! Very helpful!
Would love to see the strengths and weaknesses :)
Great video. Really helped.
Everyone's always making videos about the basic mechanics of games, but no one ever makes a video of how to actually WIN the game. What I'd want to see are the actual tactics and the "correct" order in which to build things at the start of the game, and what the enemy will try to do and how you counter that.
It's too complex that's why. The amount of variations and possibilities are endless, you'd be forever countering your own arguments. This is a beginners guide, sounds like you're looking for intermediate or advanced, but you'd almost need a guide for every unit and every situation. There are some dedicated COH2 channels out there, but they also patch the game every 3-4 months with big balance changes.
Still wish this game wasn't so brutal getting past that early skillcap to actually be a functional player is crazy
why my codex dont appear in my screen when i start the game
What is this game like to play with a control pad? I don’t have pc :(
Bro i love your opening slide of presenting your name... how do you do that ?
If I want to focus on the single player mode in this game am I better to go for CoH 1 or 2?
Hey guy, awesome video! so nice information, what program use to edit the video? Thx
as always, great advice, tnk
Good guide. I don't play multiplayer because I know I'll get stomped as I can't even beat the AI on hard. Hope you do the factions and their various openings. Thanks, man!
there are other players that can't beat the game on hard, i just arrived today so that includes me too
I just bought the bundle for 75% off thanks for the help
Thanks for this. Still learning.. :)
Very helpful thanks
Nice work!
+Tobias Eissner Thanks!
@darrentotalwar which game do you like better, COH 1 or COH 2?
Did you ever get round to creating anymore videos?
Pretty awesome video, I'm new to the game and this helps a lot, Thank you
+Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin No prob! Hope you enjoy!
+DarrenTotalWar Are you making more videos of Company of Heroes 2?
Not until next week
Thank you, I'll keep watching, Im subbed you to now :)
Do you get commanders as a loot from 2 or more players vs. AI?
Which factions can make retreat points
5:39 - the enemy soldier dies, then LEAPS into the air
I download at oceanofgames and why my commanders not avawin game?
I have one simple question for you.Can I save people who got shot?I mean,if one of them got shot he didn't die but struggle to move.Can you tell me?
You cannot.
@@RepublicOfPlay thank you.Well,at least I can replace them.
"total war tomorrow or the day after"
-DarrenTotalWar, 14/01/16
This outright lie to me hurts. Only a free copy of warhammer on release will heal all wounds ; )
+Nasmr Yeah sorry, I need more time with the mod before I can make a video. It'll be good though!
I need help.Why I cannot use any commander in any game?Did I actually have to buy it?
Not sure, most commanders are free, some are paid.
Well,that explains a bit.But I need another answer please.Every time I starting it,it say "Unable to connect to Relic server"?What is that thing?Please reply it.
@@hm6504 have you bought the game? If you've pirated I can't help sorry.
Well...It can't be help.But wait a second.Those game actually how much cost of it?
Yes... Actually I have pirated from my friend.I didn't want to spend money too much so yes..
Hey... what version of coh 2 is this???
Thanks a lot for your cool video, it helped me a lot. do you have any advise to prevent my game from crachin all the time?
thanks
Thanks! Great game!!!
Why i can't use commanders for British.....
so i am still kinda new to coh2 i started playing like few months ago and like how to unlock other vichles for factions like for the ussr i want to use the tank that has the squar like head but i cant use it so how do i use it in multiplayer?
DLC i think - gotta buy the commander that has it
@@RepublicOfPlay so can you even change units for factions bc i have seen people spawning diffrent units then i have and we played the same faction so can you or not bc idk?
Played this game since alpha and quit a few months ago; are German tanks still ridiculously powerful, with conscript molotovs still being nerfed to the ground?
German tanks are not op, simply u gave them time to make them
+Snarfindorf German tanks are really powerful, but you have many ways of dealing with them. AT guns and Piats being the best way to go about it.
Damn last time I played was February of 2015 crazy thats so long ago now
Hit the giant crab's weakpoint 7:02
Ds3?
Man, this is awesome begginer guide, it reminds how to play, ty u got like & sub :)
Good video. Very nice explained imo.
+Fuzti13 thanks!
TERRIFIC BREAKDOWN, SUBSCRIBED.
THANK YOU
The most shitty thing that might happen is when one of the players destroys the Bridges and the Blitzkrieg starts . DEPLOY KATYUSHAS !
Reminds me a little of axis and allies game.
uhm so how do i build all the things on the right stay grey
Some buildings require buildings to be built first. If you hover over the icon itll tell you what it needs.
oh i got it i need to buy that truck to build stuff lol
Good vid ,thx
I just got this on steam 2024, hope i find some players
You spelled Wehrmacht wrong. Disliked, unsubscribed, reported and called the cops.
They'll never catch me.
Hahahaha