War Spoils explained by Relic

New armies aren’t the only new thing in Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies!

We’re proud to introduce the all new War Spoils system.

Why War Spoils?

War Spoils replaces our previous progression system.

The primary benefit of switching to War Spoils is that we can add more content to the system over time in a seamless way. With the previous system any new content would be automatically granted to higher level players while causing lower levels players to have to grind for an unacceptably long period. Our plan is to continually add new content into the War Spoils system allowing all players a fair chance at being able to access it.

The exciting thing is that all players now have a chance of getting some of the best items in the game every time they get War Spoils.

How Often Do War Spoils Drop?

War Spoils drops occur frequently and the rate is solely based on time spent in battle. Win/lose, units killed/produced/lost, game size, etc. does not matter. We may change this in the future, but we’ll let you know when we do.

If you want more War Spoils drops then you need to play more.

Once War Spoils are granted a player’s timer resets.

To make sure your playtime counts towards your next War Spoils drop ensure:

That you complete the game – it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, but completing the game makes sure our system logs your playtime.
That you’re connected to our servers! Being connected lets us track your playing time.
Playing multiplayer or against the AI. Campaign matches aren’t counted, nor does time spent in menus.
Playing at least five minute games.


What Items Are Won Through War Spoils?

Everything including premium commanders, intel bulletins, skins, faceplates, and victory strikes. Most of the items in the game can be accessed via War Spoils. Let us know what sort of items would you like to receive in a War Spoils drop.

War Spoils is a system that we intend to invest more in and continually update and evolve to add more value to our players.

Thank you for playing and we’ll see you on the front lines!

That you complete the game – it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, but completing the game makes sure our system logs your playtime.

Jump back to quoted post27 Jun 2014, 16:49 PMRogers

Cool stuff, I really like this new way of getting things. Much more accessable and user friendly.

Jump back to quoted post27 Jun 2014, 17:12 PMNapalm

This x a million. I'm not hard up for a couple buck though, I wouldn't mind paying for some of those new commanders.

Jump back to quoted post27 Jun 2014, 17:00 PMPingPing

Just set up a 1V1 vs the AI and alt+tab.

Let the PC farm for you - Alt+Tab back in 20 mins later and repeat.

Jump back to quoted post27 Jun 2014, 17:15 PMvietnamabc

Really just afk and farm. Why don;t somebody just create a game for farming 4v4, players log in and Alt-tab doing something else, 6 hours later reap the profit, like the old TF2 farm room. Seriously, 6 hours for a single drop is just pathetic, at least make it like ~30min, roughly as TF2.

Jump back to quoted post27 Jun 2014, 17:10 PMAmiPolizeiFunk

Well I've done skydiving so... never bungee jumped.

I'm just waiting to see what Quinn does.

Jump back to quoted post27 Jun 2014, 17:21 PMMajorBloodnok

Not forgetting Jeff Brad and PQ....