Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 creative director says King Art considered adding other factions to the game like Death Guard, but decided on Adeptus Mechanicus because 'lore-wise' it's the most 'interesting in terms of gameplay'

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  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 creative director Jan Theysen says King Art considered adding other playable factions besides Adeptus Mechanicus
  • Theysen says the team played around with the idea of adding Death Guard, but it was too similar to other factions
  • He says Adeptus Mechanicus is "lore-wise" the "most important faction that never was part of a Dawn of War"

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 creative director Jan Theysen has revealed that King Art considered adding other playable factions that didn't make the cut, but felt Adeptus Mechanicus was the best fit for the fourth option.

Dawn of War 4 will feature four separate faction campaigns for the Space Marines, Orks, Necrons, and Adeptus Mechanicus, which the creative confirmed was "the first thing we decided" because Dawn of War, and Warhammer in general, "is fundamentally about the factions" and "how weird and crazy and cool they are."

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