How many people are still playing?

[edyzmedieval]

One month vacation for me and I'm playing ETW like crazy. Started an unmodded, fresh, 1.5 campaign with Prussia on normal/normal to see how I can create the German Empire and so far I'm enjoying it... :)

So, anyone still playing ardently despite NTW out and running?
I prefer the variety of ETW though.

[Fisherking]

I miss the scope of ETW but at the moment I am still working through NTW.

It is not to say that I won't pick it up again; I still have it installed, but there is a lot to like about NTW even without the extra theaters.

[antisocialmunky]

NTW's map is pretty much the MTW/RTW/MIITW one without N.Africa... So I think people are just spoiled with the size of ETW's map :-p. Its plenty enough though the faction count is a little low.

[Peasant Phill]

I'll probably will start playing again once patch 1.6 is out.

[Lucius Verenus]

One month vacation for me and I'm playing ETW like crazy. Started an unmodded, fresh, 1.5 campaign with Prussia on normal/normal to see how I can create the German Empire and so far I'm enjoying it... :)

So, anyone still playing ardently despite NTW out and running?
I prefer the variety of ETW though.

Not buying NTW -may do when it hits the bargain-bin - not too sure yet.

Still playing ETW - just getting to the end of a N/N Prussian campaign myself - 1796 and mopping up the last Maratha provinces (taken almost all India, 'Liberated Portugal, Persia, Jamaica etc) - those Maratha's really do get around

[Mailman653]

What's 1.6 rumored to contain?

[Fisherking]

Ah! Rumors and speculation!


Let see;
Rumor #1 a BAI fix,
Rumor #2 drop-in battles,
Rumor #3 the Holodeck from the Starship Enterprise.

(be advised, some people will still complain that the BAI is no good unless they wake up in the recovery room of a local hospital with a bayonet wound in their guts.)

[NimitsTexan]

[B] Rumor #3 the Holodeck from the Starship Enterprise.

I'm going with that one.

[nafod]

I found DarthMod and enjoy it. However my Empire experience left a pretty bad taste in my mouth, and I'm not really interested in NTW so I passed on it.

Still find the mid to late game pretty dull regardless.

I don't mean to imply that I won't purchase another CA title in the future, but yeah I'm done with the hype around these releases.

[Grombeard]

I'm waiting for 1.6 (will then give it another try; if it still sucks, it's back on the shelf) and playing Third Age: Total War in the meantime... :)

[Fisherking]

I think 1.6 will make a big difference if the AI is working right and they fix a few of the most glaring bugs.

As long as it seems to be taking they must be working on some heavy stuff. It has been announced for what, 2 months now or so?

Still, if you are waiting, NTW gives some very entertaining play.

[Kobal2fr]

*raises hand*. Can't afford Napoleon just now, and besides I'll let it be modded more thoroughly, for a year or so, before picking it up in the bargain bin. That's the soundest policy when it comes to CA games from Rome onwards, it seems.

Plus, I never really got the time to sink my teeth into Kingdoms at the time, so there's that to consider as well when I'm tired of Empire + DarthMod.

[sassbarman]

bargain bin for me to with Nappy, I won't buy another totalwar game on release again. Fool me once...

[Fisherking]

Yep, well the fooled you again!

This one actually worked on release.

[gollum]

CA has written its own Aesop myth.

[Tomisama]

Yep, well the fooled you again!

This one actually worked on release.

Gents, don’t look for business as usual with CA.

I have been buying these games for ten years, and Napoleon breaks the mold for many, many, different reasons.

My guess is that you will be seeing this same engine applied to every conflict from the American Civil War, back to the warring kingdoms of ancient China. And every one of them in full working order on release.

CA will be the mod masters, cranking out a full new product (same engine) as fast as they can be produced, and they will all be great!

You don’t have to believe me, just watch

[A Nerd]

The above sounds good! I'm still playing Empire, currently doing well on my GB campaign. Though the AI does seem alittle weak at times, its still enjoyable. Might even give Napoleon a go when I have more money. I've been playing TW games for years and yes, I do like M2TW! Hopefully they continue to produce more games, though I would like them to me more 'sandboxie' and less like the mission based rigidity of Napoleon (at least in my opinion). Total war is fun, looking forward to continuing my multiple campaings on multiple titles!

[AussieGiant]

I certainly stated some time ago that CA needs to scale back and consolidate for a period of time. As Tomisama just stated, I expect them to do far more defined periods which have more detail to them and allow them to focus on stability, look and game play. N:TW has got me hooked and the game looks amazing. I certainly don't mind the narrower scope as it's been executed very very well.

So to answer the question, no I have not been playing E:TW because N:TW is taking up all my time.

[Skott]

I just reinstalled after hearing v1.6 being out. I hadn't played in a while so thought I'd see what changes there are. No plans to try NTW at this time.

[Zim]

I'm still playing, or more accurately playing again. The game's a lot better since 1.5 (and now 1.6) came out.

[Peasant Phill]

I just started playing again. let's see how it goes.

[Martok]

I'm afraid I haven't played Empire in months. I've wanted so badly to like it; but in the end, I just got fed up.

I got tired of the crashes, the imbalances, and -- most/worst of all -- the craptastic AI, especially on the strategic level. And while the various patches/updates have fixed the majority of the first two problems, CA/Sega has done almost nothing about the last one: I got sick of DOW's from factions that should've had little or no reason to want to attack me, DOW's from factions that didn't have an even-remotely realistic chance of beating me, factions refusing to accept peace terms no matter how badly they were losing to me, and factions that offered ridiculously lopsided deals (in their favor) that no ruler in their right mind would ever accept.

The "Black Knight" AI has been a problem with this game from the beginning, and I've seen no signs that it's improved in any significant or meaningful way. I keep desperately hoping against all odds that CA does at least one more update to fix (or at least significantly improve) it, but it's hard for me to be at all optimistic at this point. Unless & until the campaign AI is addressed (especially with respect to diplomacy), ETW will remain forever uninstalled on my computer.

[Durango]

I'm afraid I haven't played Empire in months. I've wanted so badly to like it; but in the end, I just got fed up.

I got tired of the crashes, the imbalances, and -- most/worst of all -- the craptastic AI, especially on the strategic level. And while the various patches/updates have fixed the majority of the first two problems, CA/Sega has done almost nothing about the last one: I got sick of DOW's from factions that should've had little or no reason to want to attack me, DOW's from factions that didn't have an even-remotely realistic chance of beating me, factions refusing to accept peace terms no matter how badly they were losing to me, and factions that offered ridiculously lopsided deals (in their favor) that no ruler in their right mind would ever accept.

The "Black Knight" AI has been a problem with this game from the beginning, and I've seen no signs that it's improved in any significant or meaningful way. I keep desperately hoping against all odds that CA does at least one more update to fix (or at least significantly improve) it, but it's hard for me to be at all optimistic at this point. Unless & until the campaign AI is addressed (especially with respect to diplomacy), ETW will remain forever uninstalled on my computer.

Why not play Medieval instead?

But really, this killed any hope I had that Empire would be playable. And with Napoleon, why would anyone even bother?

[Fisherking]

If you have not played NTW you can not judge it.

It is a different beast than ETW.

I have not been able to drag my self back even after the patch. I have no idea what got changed.

But I will tell you that NTW is more than worth the money, especially now that the price is so reduced. It is a different experience totally and entirely from what you got in ETW.

It is a shame that everyone is so gun-shy now, because it is an excellent game.

[Durango]

I meant that with Napoleon out, why play ETW

Napoleon's multiplayer experience looks like the best iteration out of the newer Total War games.

[Alexander XXI]

Have not played for the best part of nine months due to University, going to start a campaign now, not sure what state the game is in, last time I played AI could still not invade by sea.

[A Nerd]

I've seen the French land an army near one of my English cities in America. I've also heard stories of Maratha sending large armies all over the place via fleets. I do think it's possible. I don't know with what patch this was made so, but definately possible in 1.6.

[edyzmedieval]

It is possible in 1.6, Maratha declared war and took Leeward Islands from me.

[Hooahguy]

i still play, but only with Darthmod.

[edyzmedieval]

Fired up a Prussia campaign on normal, steamrolling through Europe.