First off whilst i may have been playing the series since STw, i have only been playing mp since Rome.
I hated RTW mp due to the uber units, and ultra-fast routing.
Now i just played my first M2TW mp game. 10000 each, me as England, them as France. We both choose balanced armies, mine a mix of billmen, longbowmen and some knights, his a mix of dimsounted knights, noble cavalry, pikemen and cannons. I loose narrowly, i suffer 96% casualties, my opponent 86%, the deciding point of the battle was a long melee in the middle between my infantry and his before his superior cavalry made the difference. Battles last a long time, movement speeds are very good as well.
From my first impression i would say that mp is MUCH better than RTWs.
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