No excuse to not buy a classic.

**Togakure** · 02-19-2009, 16:53

One very nice thing about the Warlord edition is that there are several new campaign scenarios (starting in 1530, 1550, 1580 and the Mongol Invasion), which add a lot of interesting playtime to the original game.

I enjoyed WE very much, both SP and MP. It has differences that have been viewed as cons, but I think it's really a matter of personal taste. The troop stat can be modded if you find the balance not to your liking.

After hundreds of hours of playing the original version, I obtained WE and never looked back except for a few comparison tests. I found WE to be better suited for my tastes overall, and a few glaring issues with the original (the endgame "Hojo hordes" issue in particular) were fixed.

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In regard to the whole MP community thing, my understanding was that folks could still log in and play the original version online, in addition to WE. Why didn't those who didn't like the WE balance just go back to playing original? Perhaps there was more to why the numbers dropped than just the mass disapproval of the new version.

**caravel** · 02-19-2009, 18:19

No, AFAIK once the new version was out the servers began running it, this meant that MP players had to move on to the new version. Puzz3D will correct me if I'm wrong.

**Togakure** · 02-19-2009, 19:13

Heh, actually yes. That wasn't really a question, Asai Nagamasa/Caravel, and I'll be happy to correct you (I am formerly Togakure O'Jonin). Yuuki is undeniably knowledgeable about such things, but there are others with experience and knowledge here.

On the official STW server at the time that I was active almost daily in MP (2003-2005), I know that if two players had the same version of STW, be it original 1.xx or WE/MI 1.0x and one created a game, the other could see it and join it. It was possible to play either on the server, just as it's possible to play both vanilla MTW and VI on the same official server now. You can still do this on a fakeserver.

**caravel** · 02-19-2009, 20:16

Masamune,

Sorry, I didn't realise you were referring to fakeservers, must have misunderstood your post then...

**R'as al Ghul** · 02-19-2009, 20:42

Hi Nagamasa,

I think Masamune is saying that as long as two players have the same version (which one doesn't matter, mods also work) they can play a game, whether they are on the official server or on the fakeserver doesn't matter. That's also my experience.

R'as

**caravel** · 02-19-2009, 20:55

R'as,

Yes I had gathered that. I had thought that Masamune was referring to the official servers.

Originally Posted by R'as al Ghul

Hi Nagamasa,

I think Masamune is saying that as long as two players have the same version (which one doesn't matter, mods also work) they can play a game, whether they are on the official server or on the fakeserver doesn't matter. That's also my experience.

R'as