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[Polemists]

Well if you really want combat that lasts hours and hours you are probably better off looking at none mainstream games.

Most mainstream games are always trying to streamline and shorten things to make them easier and quicker.

There's just alot of casual gamers that prefer quick short, 30 min battles and then getting back to the campaign map. Of course if you want longer battles with more skills and fore thought there is always multiplayer. The AI is just that though, AI, it will never match the hours of gameplay that online combat can provide.

[Rhyfelwyr]

Battles cannot possibly be fought at a historical pace, it would take years to do a campaign.

What I'm concerned about is that CA manage to keep battles interesting and tactical with the shorter times for battles.

[Ignoramus]

The thing I liked most about the original Medieval is you could get those epic battles which went for an hour and a half. Now admittedly, I wouldn't want too many of them, or else you'd never get through a campaign. But if two fleets of 20 ships met I'd hope that the action last for at least 20/25 minutes.

[Monk]

As I read this, I can't help but think of the motion of ships in the waves. I wonder how much they will rise and settle with passing waves. How violent will the weather be? A violent sea with equally behaving ships would actually be very exciting. Now, in saying this, I must admit that I am a land battle man. I never gave much thought to this new CA introduction.

But if they got this right...

Indeed, it's always good to try and keep expectations low, with any thing, be it a movie or a game. I'm sure we've all experienced going into something with self built expectations only to find a good product, but unable to help feeling let down.

However. I can't help but let a little candle burn in my blackened heart, I want to see this. The sight of two fleets going at it in a terrible storm where the individual ships are visibly being shaken and heaving up and down with the waves would be simply breathtaking

[Vlad Tzepes]

The thing I liked most about the original Medieval is you could get those epic battles which went for an hour and a half.

Yeah, I once had a 4 1/2 hour long battle against all the Mongol Horde in MTW. And when it seemed I was about to win, computer crashed. Now THAT'S entertaining, one night to remember.

I definitely go for 15 min. battles.