Dawn of War II - Your Opinions?

So, Relic has released the newest title in its groundbreaking Dawn of War series. However, most people have complained about the drastic change from standard cookie-cutter RTS, with the absence of base-building and more focus on small, bloody skirmishes between the 4 factions of the game (The whole world itself has 7 main factions, and many different factions thrown in between).

 

Reception has either been completely for or against it:

 

Pros:

• No base building
• Focuses more on the troops and their personalities
• Keeps the game action-oriented and that it assures that no moment is ever without action
• The Games for Windows Live system allows you to keep in touch with friends
• Simple and easy to get into for RTS newbies

 

Cons:

• No base building
• Too much focus on the troops
• The UI is too drab/meh/eww for people
• No massive army battles
• Windows Live screws things up

 

And plenty more that I've probably overlooked. With a IGN Review of 9.0, it doesn't look like this game will bomb anytime soon. So for those of you that have played it, what are your opinions?

 

P.S. This is a test blog.

 

-Delta