Dawn of War/Exansion Question

[Zarcath]

I played Dawn of War in Beta and it was an alright game. Recently got an itch to play it again so i dl'd a retail copy. It's pretty shitty playing on my own and I want to play online.

Question is, does the expansion come with a cd-key? can I buy the expansion and then play online with the expansion even though the retail doesn't have a valid cd key? or would I have to buy both the retail and the expansion?

Reason I'm asking is because, yeah, i'd like to save money if possible and just buy the expansion. The Retail and Expansion are still expensive and CompUSA doesn't even carry them anymore so I'd have to order it online, rather not drop $70 on something I might not even play that much.

Expansion worth it? Should I just save my money and just play skirmish games with myself? Do people still play regular Dawn of War or is the expansion pretty much required?

[Hatorade]

IF you looking to play online BUY the game. Cracked games are there mainly for single player types. Think of it as renting before you buy. No lots of people still play without the expansion. They recently rebalanced it "again".