Each preview will be a self-contained slice focusing on a particular aspect or aspects of the final product that will be available for a limited time. Relic has kept an eye on what their sister studio Amplitude has been up to with Humankind, and we can expect something similar to their OpenDev scenarios. This isn’t your typical Early Access situation. But all that lead time is so Relic can put some unfinished slices of the campaign, skirmish, and PvP modes on our plates and collect our feedback on everything from the strategic layer to the match pacing. Even I was raising an eyebrow when I heard Company of Heroes 3 was being announced in summer 2021 for a late 2022 release. Starting today, you can be a part of that process. It was players they selected who voted overwhelmingly for the Mediterranean theater as the setting, and gave them detailed feedback on the playable armies to make sure they were fun on the field and felt the way both history and RTS enthusiasts felt they should. Thus, this long-awaited sequel has been a sort of collaboration between the devs and fans since basically the very beginning.
Before any battle plans were even drawn up for Company of Heroes 3, Relic flew a small group of series veterans into Vancouver to get their feedback on what the next installment should be.
