I think the article that you posted to, GazD, someone skewed the original article from Eurogamer. The main point of the Eurogamer article was to state that members from Relic were going to be working with Vigil on the development of DMO now that Space Marines is finished -- not necessarily that DMO would contain direct elements of Space Marine (although it does say that DMO is looking to Space Marine's combat for inspiration).

Either way, good find and good news IMO. Relic is a studio that is familiar with the IP and has a proven track record of creating quality games. Given that MMOs are such a massive undertaking, it is good to see that DMO is getting the development attention and resources that it deserves.

If combat in this game is slow at all, I will not be playing it. 40k to me is about fast paced force on force combat using cover/concealment to destroy your enemy. If all I am doing is right clicking on something and standing around waiting for it to die I will not be happy.

If DMO's combat is anything like Space Marine's the game will be fantastic. Relic nailed it 100% with Space Marine. Having played the demo extensively now I can say that Relic has a new franchise on their hands, and DMO has a real standard to meet with how wonderfully crafted the game and characters in Space Marine are.