Quote Originally Posted by Ethelred Unread View Post
I really don't think that the TW model is set up at all for these wars. If you want the grand strat map then you can't have the real time battles because each section of the front is huge, (=lots o' regions) and the battles take months, whereas prior to 1900 (most) battles could be fought decisivelyin a day, or a couple of days.

If you have smaller battles for specific objectives then where is the strategic importance after each battle? You would be fighting constantly and each turn on the strat map would be one day - which isn't practical for a game purporting to be ww1 TW or ww2 TW.
This is true. 20th century warfare is not compatible with Total War's strategic and tactical scaling. The game would have to extrapolate tiny tactical skirmishes into front rupturing major victories on the strategic map.

In modern warfare tactics are still important battle by battle but are insignificant compared to industrial might and staying power. Something might be doable that would allow tactical fights to exist with strategic maneuvers but it couldn't be TW as we know it.

Empires is not the end of the line. FBE is spot on. If Total War keeps on making money, CA will keep on making Total War.