In addition to individual skills what will you do in WAR .
DateTime:7/8/2009 5:21:12 PM

Each squad leader can be outfitted with custom equipment that is earned during the missions. This is done on an inventory screen that looks like it could have been lifted from any number of role-playing games. Squad leaders have item boxes and can be given a loadout simply by dragging and dropping weapons and items into the appropriate boxes. Some items have prerequisites, so not all squad leaders can use every item.The cover system effectively prevents the use of the "dumb rush" tactic. Trying it will occasionally work, but more often than not, it would simply mean the death of your troops. Instead, Dawn of War II requires both strategic moves, such as flanking, and use of special weapons like Blind Grenades (stun grenades) if you want to claim the advantage. In one particularly effective attack, we tossed a Blind Grenade at a patrol, immediately had the assault marines jump in from above and then rushed in with the force commander while having Tarkus and his men lay down front fire. The opposing patrol didn't know what hit them.

The inventory screen is also where you'll improve your squad leaders' skills and abilities. Every mission earns the squad leaders experience, and when they gain a level, skill points can be spent. These skill points can give new abilities, enhance existing ones or simply give extra item slots. You'll have to choose your skill points wisely, however, because in Dawn of War II, there are no "give backs," and players will only earn about half of the required points to max out all the skills over the course of a game. This means that a player is forced to choose between specializing and maxing out a few skills or generalizing and never mastering any. It's a deliberate choice that was made in order to encourage replay value.