How do you think CA is doing, right now?

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 11-25-2009, 17:56

Why would we want to see a Rome 2 anyway? You're kidding yourself if you think it's any different from M2 or Empire.

**gollum** · 11-25-2009, 18:02

Bingo, but try to explain this to EB enthusiasts and RTW fanboys. In any case CA may make better games if it has more moderate resources. Or far worse ones of course. In either case a dramatic change will happen if they get into difficulties which considering how bad TW has become can be nothing else than good imo.

**Fisherking** · 11-25-2009, 18:28

If we look at the bog, then they did listen about the AI. It just turned on them when they lost the programmer.

Yes, they are under pressure form SEGA. SEGA is not doing all that well and CA is carrying a big burden because they made the money for them in sales. Now they have to do it again.

They are under a lot of pressure from the fan base too because of the problems with ETW and a loss of confidence which will likely impact sales.

I am not forecasting the end of CA or the Total War franchise but things could be a lot better.

They are sort of between a rock and a hard place.

**Durallan** · 11-26-2009, 03:59

Originally Posted by Fisherking

If we look at the blog, then they did listen about the AI. It just turned on them when they lost the programmer.

Yes, they are under pressure form SEGA. SEGA is not doing all that well and CA is carrying a big burden because they made the money for them in sales. Now they have to do it again.

They are under a lot of pressure from the fan base too because of the problems with ETW and a loss of confidence which will likely impact sales.

I am not forecasting the end of CA or the Total War franchise but things could be a lot better.

They are sort of between a rock and a hard place.

Why didn't they tell us this in the first place instead of giving us excuse after excuse after excuse?
it feels more boy crying Wolf! than something genuine. It comes once again to telling us the truth, we are grown ups, most of us we can take it!

**antisocialmunky** · 11-26-2009, 06:08

Originally Posted by Durallan

Why didn't they tell us this in the first place instead of giving us excuse after excuse after excuse?
it feels more boy crying Wolf! than something genuine. It comes once again to telling us the truth, we are grown ups, most of us we can take it!

Because it is a rather pathetic answer if you think about it.

**Durallan** · 11-26-2009, 06:19

it is a pathetic answer if you think about it, but the other excuses were even more so, and I can't remember them either which goes to show how memorable they were, but having said that, I don't really know, after ETW I'm not really planning on NTW unless someone like yahtzee or some gamer friends tell me its awesome and worth buying, there were just too many bugs and stuff in ETW for me to get the bad taste out of the mouth, so to speak.

**peacemaker** · 11-26-2009, 07:12

I think CA's under pressure now. They've finally learned that people are tired of the bad AI and they're stepping up. I personally won't be buying NTW due to lack of funds, but if they continue on the uphill slope in terms of CAI I will likely be buying their next game.

Now that they've learned that they can't get away with awful AI now, perhaps they WILL make the next release with fantastic AI. If so, I'll be first in line

**nameless** · 11-26-2009, 05:12

Originally Posted by Fisherking

If we look at the bog, then they did listen about the AI. It just turned on them when they lost the programmer.

Yes, they are under pressure form SEGA. SEGA is not doing all that well and CA is carrying a big burden because they made the money for them in sales. Now they have to do it again.

They are under a lot of pressure from the fan base too because of the problems with ETW and a loss of confidence which will likely impact sales.

I am not forecasting the end of CA or the Total War franchise but things could be a lot better.

They are sort of between a rock and a hard place.

Meh, they're a business not a charity group so they have to make a living, why that's so hard for some people to understand is beyond me.

They want to make a good game and they got the drive. From what I read on his blog they are looking to do better and make amends on NTW. With 1.5 they've fixed most of the major issues. Now it's the Battle AI and the sieges (at least form what I see anyways)

If NTW works out then that'll be good.

But not me...I'm expecting Gettysburg: Total War for the console in 2012.

Let's hope it never goes to console, that would be a bad decision.

**antisocialmunky** · 11-25-2009, 18:29

Well, the pattern isn't really downsizing. Its shutting down the studio, retaining IP rights, and figuring out what to do with the IPs you got from the studio. That's the EA model anyways.