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Josephus V
06-01-2004, 05:43
Maybe I'm just new but I love VI over the MTW. I haven't gotten into MTW yet...I've tried the English and the French but haven't pass about 50 years. I love VI as I have an Irish, Welsh and NU campaigns going on right now. I just love this period right now. Does anyone else feel the same?
gaelic cowboy
06-01-2004, 06:35
Yeah it is good but I do miss the more unusual troop types from MTW http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
shakaka36
06-01-2004, 07:37
theirs no Byzantine empire in VI, so i like MTW better
ThijsP
06-01-2004, 07:56
In VI has too little troop types so I would have to choose MTW
ah_dut
06-01-2004, 08:27
I agree, VI's scope is too small, I prefer a much larger map and razing the pope, wherever he is to the ground with my 10,000 strong elmo army http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif
Xiphias
06-01-2004, 19:52
VI is nice but there is no GA mode and you can't go on a big conquest spree so I prefer MTW.
CountMRVHS
06-01-2004, 21:21
I'm with you, Josephus V. Occasionally I make my way back to a European game, but they usually don't last much longer than a couple of sittings and then I start thinking about how much fun a Scots campaign would be...

Sure, VI doesn't have the troop types or massive scope, but there's something great about building up your petty kingdom and destroying your enemies with hordes of Celtic Warriors. And it's just good fun to have the Vikings on your case, hoping your fyrdmen can withstand the next assault.
Xiphias
06-01-2004, 21:34
The Vikings are nothing before the Golden Hoard though.
Don Corleone
06-01-2004, 22:07
I'm kinda partial to MTW myself. I find the trade & stategy of MTW to be more engrossing. VI has its place, as I've found the games go quicker, but I'm still more partial to MTW.
Ragss
06-01-2004, 22:57
Ive never gone more than 20 turns in VI...Never really cought my interest.
katank
06-02-2004, 00:35
Never played VI map much as I started with MTW 1.0 and loved the default map.

I like the better expanse of the MTW map and having fortresses and gunpowders weapons is so much cooler than a measly keep and soem mangonels as state of the art.

the redeeming virtue of VI is the simplicity and the fact that agents like assasins and spies are more accessible.
octavian
06-02-2004, 03:31
i couldn't agree more Katank, VI has its place, but i've grown to love MTW. Partially because i started with Vanilla, and only got VI in Dec of last year. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif
nizar
06-02-2004, 07:34
i last played a VI campaign late last year. This forum has kept my interest for MTW. especially the various mods. thank you for all the hardwork by the modders.
Seven.the.Hun
06-02-2004, 07:38
...hooked on VI
Lord Godfrey
06-02-2004, 16:45
I alternate campaigns - one in MTW and the next in VI. Helps keep my interests up in both games.
King Edward
06-02-2004, 16:54
I find VI a bit tedious as there arnt many unit types but the additions it made to the Original camp are well worth the notes alone
Tricky Lady
06-02-2004, 17:05
I haven't played VI yet (too busy spending my little time on the MTW map), but it sure looks promising to me: nice time frame, totally different factions, playing on a Britain/Ireland map.

I look forward to playing a VI campaign.
cutepuppy
06-02-2004, 18:02
I like MTW more than VI. More faction choices, I like the heavy cavalry a lot. Or turcoman horse. There's nothing more satisfying than entering a battlefield with 16 units of THA and rout an ennemy force which is five time bigger than yours by luring its units one by one of the main army, surround them and completely annihilate it.
Although I have to admit it's nice to see a force of huscarles and jomsvikings rushing a peasant rebellion of 4000 men.
katank
06-02-2004, 23:17
I personally don't find turcomans that attractive unless they are valor upgraded and morale upgraded from tripoli.

their morale is too low and it shouldn't be that way for dedicated HA that they have same morale as vanilla HA.

szeks are so much better. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif
Lord DeVeau
06-04-2004, 05:01
This is very interesting,

I have purchased VI a while ago but I am in the middle of MTW w/ control of have of over half of the euro-russian continent except in with the Golden Horde so I am trying everything (bribing, etc.) to slow them down and re-inforce my troops to the far-east.

I don't want to stop to install VI, yet.

cheers: http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif