Well, this looks different...

Having played MTW fairly solidly for the last six years, I am finding the migration to M2TW a bit... challenging. Are there any other threads out there devoted to this arduous transition?

Siege battles are a particular source of confusion for me... I have seen Welsh Longbowmen (amdittedly rather bloody good, I suspect) turn numerous of my own siege towers to cinders in less volleys than I could count on a Simpsons character's hand, whilst my own peasant archers (okay, they sound pretty crummy - and admittedly were not set to use flaming arrows) barely killed a couple of attacking men as they pushed forward their battering ram in a separate battle.

My melee troops like to take all day to leisurely climb my siege towers, then it takes many repeated commands to move along the enemy's pallisades... And when they do finally charge the enemy standing there only a couple engage.

I still have not figured out where I need to place my men to capture the enemy's gate (I managed it by luck rather than judgement, which may explain why I kept losing it again soon afterward) and I don't even know what towers are for! (Although I suspect it may have to do with gaining access to and control of walls?)

Worst of all, I've played through the siege tutorials and read the manual in its entirity (was bored waiting for the game to arrive) and still can't seem to fathom it... :(

Not that this ist stopping me enjoying the game - I actually like not knowing what's going on! :D