Dawn of War III - Thoughts + Opinions

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It's coming! Dawn of War III is due for release sometime next year. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Dawn of War series, I'll backtrack a bit. Dawn of War started off as classic RTS way back 2004 with the initial release of Dawn of War. This was followed by a number of expansions such as Winter Assault and Dark Crusade which added factions like the Tau, Imperial Guard, and Necron. The series was massively popular and is still thought of as a benchmark in RTS design. The popular Company of Heroes series also developed by Relic was very similar in terms of game mechanics. Fast forward a few years to 2009 when Dawn of War II was released. This changed the formula a bit and focused more on an elite strike force rather than base building and resource gathering like the past games. This was followed by two expansions and with the second, Dawn of War: Retribution, The Last Stand mode was introduced; a four-player arena-combat wave-based spin-off. This was hugely popular and was later released as a standalone game.
So now that you're up to date, Dawn of War III!! We don't know much about it yet but from the trailer it looks to be truly epic. The campaign will feature three playable races, Space Marines, Eldar and Orks, with the storyline switching between races. Base building is back but there is still elite personalised units, so it sounds like a bit of mix of the past two games.

So, who's excited?! What are your thoughts and opinions on Dawn of War III? Played any of the Dawn of War games before? We'd love to hear your thoughts.