The expansion is so featureless, I don't know how to get myself excited over it. They have not mentioned a 'single' feature worth the excitement of a new product.
For some 'night battles' may be the key, for me its just gloss. It would be a nice addition but I can live without the night battles. There is no word on something truly special, like in VI they redid the whole reinforcement system (though it only worked after the patch).
There are no campaign replays, no added diplomacy options, wishy-washy response by Shogun to AI improvements, no announcement as to the Save/Load Issue yet, no additional modability options, nothing nada.... BTW, after reading Shoguns latest FAQ, the settlement moving by Barbarians is also not a true feature. Settlements are fixed, the Barbarian factions can simply survive even if they didn't have a settlement left, just like the human player now in RTW.
So tell me, why should I be excited or look forward to another mod for which I have to dish out additional money?!!
Mods have done nearly as much, which is a lot more considering they do not have the source code. I know CA can do better, its just that their imagination or will to improve this game in a real way is somewhat lacking.
PLEASE CA, take more time with the expansion, but give a true expansion with REAL features, not recycled stuff (night battles, Mongol invasion inspired Barbarion Invasion).
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