View Full Version : Who you want to see in the Demo ( a poll for demo fanatics)
Polemists
01-26-2009, 15:16
Yes, we have left the amusing realm of threads and moved to the pointless realm of polls...welcome :laugh4:
So which factions would you like to see in a demo?
There is no option such as I don't want a demo, because this is for DEMO FANATICS :)
This brings up a good point, I wonder which faction is going to be the 'standard' one. like England in M2TW and Julii on RTW. Anyway, I would very much like to see the 13 Colonies or India, they're entirely new and it would be a great opportunity to introduce new units and building structures, as well as resources.
Sir Beane
01-26-2009, 15:56
This brings up a good point, I wonder which faction is going to be the 'standard' one. like England in M2TW and Julii on RTW. Anyway, I would very much like to see the 13 Colonies or India, they're entirely new and it would be a great opportunity to introduce new units and building structures, as well as resources.
The standard faction is almost certainly Britain.
I voted for a random faction. Purely because I'm far too cool to play as the popular factions. :laugh4:
Sol Invictus
01-26-2009, 15:56
I voted Prussia. This is their first appearance in a TW game and their infantry achieved legendary status in this era. What better way to preview Linear battle? Deutchland Uber Alles!
Sir Beane
01-26-2009, 15:58
I voted Prussia. This is their first appearance in a TW game and their infantry achieved legendary status in this era. What better way to preview Linear battle? Deutchland Uber Alles!
I like Prussia for their white and black colour scheme. It's just so ... efficient looking. Very German :laugh4:.
Mailman653
01-26-2009, 16:44
I voted France. Vive le Roi!
Quintus.JC
01-26-2009, 17:23
The standard faction is almost certainly Britain.
Probably. Past standard factions are featured on the front cover of the game e.g. Julii for Rome, English king for Medieval II. Empire: TW seems to have a multi front cover thingy going on depending on which country the game is sold in.
Examples:
Britain
https://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7585/empireboxart1st2.jpg
USA
http://www.totalwar.com/asset_library/Screenshots/Empire_Cover_US_small.jpg
Germany
https://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8342/etwpcpackgev2og3.jpg
Lusitani
01-26-2009, 18:38
Portugal!!! :P
But if its Prussia or Great Britain thats fine.... :juggle2:
GMaximus
01-26-2009, 18:53
Spain, Sweden or Prussia in descending order of desire. Three factions which I'm (quite randomly, really) itching to play in ETW...
Fisherking
01-26-2009, 18:58
Probably. Past standard factions are featured on the front cover of the game e.g. Julii for Rome, English king for Medieval II. Empire: TW seems to have a multi front cover thingy going on depending on which country the game is sold in.
Examples:
Britain
https://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7585/empireboxart1st2.jpg
USA
http://www.totalwar.com/asset_library/Screenshots/Empire_Cover_US_small.jpg
Germany
https://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8342/etwpcpackgev2og3.jpg
You left out France and a few other covers….but what I want to know is if they are paying Ioan Gruffudd for his picture being on the cover?
It looks a little strange seeing Hornblower dressed in an army uniform…
:yes:
You left out France and a few other covers….but what I want to know is if they are paying Ioan Gruffudd for his picture being on the cover?
I was just about to mention that! :laugh4:
The German cover looks very original.
GMaximus
01-26-2009, 19:26
If you look at the men in the background closely, you'll see that in fact, the cover depicts what seems to be a Prussian soldier running from some redcoats with captured flags...
Sir Beane
01-26-2009, 19:29
If you look at the men in the background closely, you'll see that in fact, the cover depicts what seems to be a Prussian soldier running from some redcoats with captured flags...
Well spotted! I guess someone forgot to recolour the background uniforms. Hope that gets sorted out for the retail version of the cover. :laugh4:
[*Delete* please, Sir Beane beat me to it]
GMaximus
01-26-2009, 19:41
Well spotted! I guess someone forgot to recolour the background uniforms. Hope that gets sorted out for the retail version of the cover. :laugh4:
I'm just glad that from what I've seen the Polish uniforms will be dark red, and we'll probably be getting the Polish version here in Lithuania (it was Poland-Lithuania, although you couldn't really tell from the faction preview...), so it won't be that noticeable if that someone gets sloppy again and forgets to recolor. :laugh4:
I put my vote on Sweden. I do look forward playing as the Swedes, since this is the first time "my" country appears in a TW game, also it will be interesting playing a TW game with at least some focus on northern Europe.
This is a huge error on my part.
Just after voting I realised that I didnt want to spoil the game. In demos I simply want to test the basic without even touching the real deal. This means that the demo hopefully contains some insignificant and uninteresting country... like Great Brittain. Yes, that should do it.
:balloon2:
Quintus.JC
01-26-2009, 20:07
You left out France and a few other covers…
Can't find them all unfortunately...
France
http://www.console-life.com/upload/Games/PC/empire-total-war.jpg
but what I want to know is if they are paying Ioan Gruffudd for his picture being on the cover?
:laugh:
If you look at the men in the background closely, you'll see that in fact, the cover depicts what seems to be a Prussian soldier running from some redcoats with captured flags...
:sweatdrop: :sweatdrop: :sweatdrop:
Belgolas
01-26-2009, 22:02
I voted for all of them :)
Gogo United Provinces :juggle2:
I voted Great Britain and France. I can definetely see a demo for the game involving the two countries. I don't exactly know how though. Maybe toss in United Provinces too.
I dunno about faction but a recreation of the Infamous Shogun demo mission (but with Guns!) would be way cool :2thumbsup:
Needs something like a 2vs3 ship battle too.
peacemaker
01-27-2009, 04:50
definetley 13 colonies. I really want to play as either them or france, idk they both seem cool.
I'm looking forward to see the demo have a land battle between the some obscure German states, and a sea battle between two obsure native American tribes.
Polemists
01-27-2009, 07:30
The demo legion grows :laugh4:
Okay, on another note....
I voted Prussia but I'd like to play Austria. I'd like to see cannons or some interesting calvary, then again I'd take anything long as I get.
DEMO
I've adjusted my signature.
I would say Britain will be in the demo, maybe Prussia, America and France as well.
Polemists
01-27-2009, 11:20
Awesome sig, I have one word, DEMO
I think it's almost certain we will get a 13 Colonies v British battle, as that seems to have been in nearly every trailer, and alot of screenshots and wall papers.
I'd like to see something with a little more culture difference to though, like maybe Ottomans vs a Euro faction or Euro's vs India Faction type thing.
All of this, and more...will be brought to you by
DEMO
Gogo United Provinces :juggle2:
I think they will be the most versatile to play as a demo, being not to big, land based in Europe, and a good navy around the world.
pdoyle007
01-27-2009, 16:43
Great Britain vs France.
You won't want to give away too much in the demo, but a nice open plains battle between the old foes will whet our appetite, shut us up and allow us to see how the new 'ranged' fighting works.
The game will then still have shiney new naval combat, new agents, new provinces, urban fighting, and politics for the final few weeks of arguing.
Plus if something glaring is wrong CA can still make minor adjustments.
Ituralde
01-27-2009, 20:22
I want a Sea Battle of Great Britain vs. Spain. Pretty much the ordinary thing one should expect.
And then of course the Land Battle between Prussia and India! :2thumbsup: Yeah, I just want to see it!
Megas Methuselah
01-27-2009, 22:08
It was only after I cast my vote for the random, undheard of faction (the Cree, perhaps?) did I realize I lost my opportunity to vote for all of the factions. Oh, the shame!!!! Shame has been inflicted upon a defeated king!!! ~:mecry:
Incongruous
01-28-2009, 00:13
My bet is something like the Plains of Abraham, or perhaps Blenheim?
random unheard of faction. then india
i like the non normal factions, gotta have some difference in unit choices, nothing more drab than playing 2 campaigns in a row in M2tw and Rtw with factions with almost identical unit rosters. bring on uniquness :)
cheers knoddy
bloodshed
01-28-2009, 03:04
Im surprised it said on their calender that they were going to release a new unit today but its getting late and still nothing besides confirming the release date and updating the specs.
Polemists
01-28-2009, 05:44
It is late and it isn't.
It is late if we assume that they are a month late with releasing the game and all we have for it is a silly unit.
They are not late though when we view the whole 28 day period, known to some, as Feb.
In CA's defense when they did Rome demo, they did include Carthage vs Rome and Elephants, which was very different from Shoguns samurai demo, and when they did mtw2 demo, the animations were the main newness, and they did include two battles and five different factions, so it was different. Even gunpowder units and cannons were included.
I'd be happy with just land battles but I know alot of people want to see the new feature this time around to, which would be naval battles.
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Belgolas
01-28-2009, 05:48
WE WANT DEMO!!!!!!! Brings out pitchfork
bloodshed
01-28-2009, 06:08
Meant to put a comma after surprised.
Sheogorath
01-28-2009, 06:28
The Battle of Gangut would be a great naval intro to the game, but that's just my crazy Russophillia speaking, probably :P
Polemists
01-28-2009, 08:53
I think the naval battle is a good option because not only do we finally get to see in Naval battles are as hard or easy as several people think, but we get to also see the land battle animations during a boarding.
Of course, a land demo would also be interesting because I am curious to see how cannons work this time around and calavary.
Long as we get
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DEMO
Sir Beane
01-28-2009, 12:41
I'm really looking forward to naval battles, so thats still my number one demo want. There hasn't been a decent ship to ship combat game in a very long time.
I still have fond memories of games like Sea Dogs and even the flawed sequel Pirates of the Caribbean. I liked the second one even though it was horribly buggy and unfinished, just becausre it had good boats.
GMaximus
01-28-2009, 13:15
I'm really looking forward to naval battles, so thats still my number one demo want. There hasn't been a decent ship to ship combat game in a very long time.
I still have fond memories of games like Sea Dogs and even the flawed sequel Pirates of the Caribbean. I liked the second one even though it was horribly buggy and unfinished, just becausre it had good boats.
Ah yes, PotC. Naval combat was the only thing that kept me comming back to it, and needless to say it got dumped right after I got my hands on Corsairs: The Return of the Legend. Although I don't think that came out anywhere beyond eastern Europe.
I'm thinking that for the demo we'll get a small naval battle, maybe a one-on-one of Thirteen Colonies vs. Brittish. Or maybe a RTW tutorial-esque battle where the player is given only a small fleet, say, one or two ships, and the AI controls two larger navies. Although I sincerely hope that's not the case, because all that interrupting by lame advisors annoyed me in those. It would be a good chance to see what good are the advisors this time around, though.
Polemists
01-28-2009, 13:47
I'm not sure what kind of advisors we have this time around, but i'm pretty sure if I did a poll people would want more attractive female advisors, and less stale voice sounding military advisors :laugh4:
Just a thought.
That said that would be rather upsetting, because in the Rome one all you really did was hold off one infantry charge, kill some archers, and then charge with main force. The whole thing was fairly short.
If it was a ship tutorial, it would probably be. A ship attacks with X so you have to use X kind of shot. Then a ship with a small crew attacks so you must fight them off in a anti boarding action. Then you must board ship whatever and destroy it.
Similiar to a POTBS mission.
Familyguy1
01-29-2009, 13:50
Yes it will be interesting to see what we get with the demo. I expect a Battle,( for us to test out ranges, formations, and garrisons!):yes:
And also a naval battle to test out how it works etc, etc.
**Hi there guys, first post in the Guild, I am also a member over at TWC, found this site in a thread, so Im joined up to both**.:book:
Sir Beane
01-29-2009, 14:21
Yes it will be interesting to see what we get with the demo. I expect a Battle,( for us to test out ranges, formations, and garrisons!):yes:
And also a naval battle to test out how it works etc, etc.
**Hi there guys, first post in the Guild, I am also a member over at TWC, found this site in a thread, so Im joined up to both**.:book:
Welcome to the Guild Familyguy1, we hope you enjoy yourself here. And allow me to also welcome you to the Empire Total War forum. :bow:
I think you're right about the format of the demo. One land battle and one naval battle sounds like the most likely scenario.
pevergreen
01-29-2009, 14:29
Hi there Familyguy1, why don't you take a look around the Entrance Hall as well!
There's a whole lot of people there who rely on new members posting! Quintus gets whipped if he doesnt greet enough new people. :laugh4:
Quintus.JC
01-29-2009, 22:45
**Hi there guys, first post in the Guild, I am also a member over at TWC, found this site in a thread, so Im joined up to both**.:book:
Please come and introduce yourself at the Entrance Hall (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=28), I don't wanna get whipped by Monks or any of the other senior staffs. :no:
Sir Beane
01-29-2009, 22:57
Please come and introduce yourself at the Entrance Hall (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=28), I don't wanna get whipped by Monks or any of the other senior staffs. :no:
By Monks or by Monk? Because if it's monks I didn't know the Entrance Hall had it's own abbey :laugh4:.
These people make unreasonable demands of us AM's. Greet the newbies, clean out the camel stables, polish the Mod's HOF trophies.. they even demanded that I get them an ETW demo! (I totally did btw :2thumbsup:) :clown:
We need some kind of AM workers union. :laugh4: Except the Org is a dictatorship run by camels and madmen, and-
*Sir Beane was thrown into the dungeon for this post*
The poll is telling CA that the two most wanted factions are Great Britain and Prussia. Get to it guys!
Quintus.JC
01-29-2009, 23:11
By Monks or by Monk? Because if it's monks I didn't know the Entrance Hall had it's own abbey :laugh4:.
:oops: now I'm gonna get whipped by Monk from the Entrance Hall and the monks from the Monastery. :uhoh:
Better hide :hide: Who's knocking? :eeeek: NOOOOOOOO!!!! :ahh:
Familyguy1
01-29-2009, 23:30
But what if I want him to get whipped.... :whip::whip::whip::whip::whip: :laugh4: :laugh4:
No prob Ill make an Entrance lol.
Have CA said anything about the contents of the demo? I really hope they will give us something very small to play around with. If they let us test two gaxiljonbiljon ships in a naval battle, and billions of soldiers in a land battle, the game will feel spoiled when I lay my hands on it.
A :balloon2:! A :balloon2:! My kingdom for a :balloon2:!
Sir Beane
01-31-2009, 23:55
Have CA said anything about the contents of the demo? I really hope they will give us something very small to play around with. If they let us test two gaxiljonbiljon ships in a naval battle, and billions of soldiers in a land battle, the game will feel spoiled when I lay my hands on it.
A :balloon2:! A :balloon2:! My kingdom for a :balloon2:!
There have been no details about the demo at all, except that there will be one. My guess if that the demo will give us one small land battle and one small naval battle.
Lusitani
02-01-2009, 04:54
I'm really looking forward to naval battles, so thats still my number one demo want. There hasn't been a decent ship to ship combat game in a very long time.
I still have fond memories of games like Sea Dogs and even the flawed sequel Pirates of the Caribbean. I liked the second one even though it was horribly buggy and unfinished, just becausre it had good boats.
Sea Dogs was really nice....it was a pleasure to sail around those islands and the battles were really nice.
And then there's ...PIRATES!!! The last version of it goes with me everywhere lol
Oh sorry for the off-top ...ahrrrr
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