How many people are still playing?

[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.

[A Nerd]

My computer had some work done. ETW was deleted. I have to reinstall, which I plan to do. Probably give the French a go when I do. Would love to invade England, in all my campaigns I have yet to do so. I have taken Paris on several occasions as a variety of different factions, but have yet to take London. Perhaps as France I will.

[Fisherking]

I hadn’t played since the last patch so I decided to give GB a go. (been mostly on NTW)

There are a lot of changes! At least to GB but a few in the way the game plays.

No one said much about it so far.

The starting forces are changed. They are for the most part weaker, particularly in England and Jamaica.

I noticed the CAI acting a lot different in diplomacy even more than any by the BAI. Trade seems to have been tweaked too.

Anyway ETW is still in the top 10 on Steam (#8) while NTW had dropped to 13.

I find that a bit curious because ETW seems almost primitive, compared to the game play in NTW.

[Lancome]

I am a true General! I play all my total war games ranging from RTW- ETW.

[edyzmedieval]

Restarted playing ETW after going crazy on NTW again...
The scope is still want brings me back, the variety. I so wish many NTW features were included.

[Fluvius Camillus]

I started a VH/M game as my own country the United Provinces. I am doing well enough, it is my first campaign on ETW and I am having quite a hard time.

I like this game A LOT, I've played it for the past week for hours. I love the game and the naval battles, despite all the criticism I heard. I play the Special Forces Edition and haven't patched up, are those patches save game compatible?

Many of the old hands have been progressively more annoyed from RTW forward. They liked the old quasi-chess approach which emphasized field battles above all else.

I am a RTW - Europa Barbarorum - BI - Alex - MTWII (and Kingdoms) veteran. I liked all those games (EB the most), I really like the bigger focus on diplomacy ETW has. I was becoming tired of the blitzes and countless battles.

~Fluvius

[Fisherking]

Steam does automatic updates when ever you load the game. You always have the newest patches just by accessing Steam on-line.

Mods are the only thing you can add or have an out of date copy of.

[Fluvius Camillus]

Steam does automatic updates when ever you load the game. You always have the newest patches just by accessing Steam on-line.

Mods are the only thing you can add or have an out of date copy of.

So there are actually advantages of Steam, well thank you.

~Fluvius

[PlanoChase]

i just started playing it

[A Nerd]

I have a French campaign currently rolling. Britian took the 13 colonies. They then made a move from there on some of my local holdings and sent a stack after Paris that I defeated in a fort near the city. Currently, I have 1/2 of the 13 colonies (thanks Britian) and am rolling south. A few more military researches and I will raise an army to march on the UK. Much of holdings in the American theatre will soon be mine! Well, except for what my ally the Spanish hold...for now.

[Heartfire]

I succumbed to the N:TW features.

I started a Prussian game and tried to steamroll the German states, but Austria intervened and almost won the war for themselves. But, the French finally marched against the Austrians and are helping put pressure on them. If I can win a few more battles I should be in good shape to change the tide of the war. Silesia and Prague are hotly contested zones. Not to mention the Russians keep trying to take Poland...

[Forward Observer]

I was playing Shogun2 so much that I was afraid I would burn out, so to break things up a bit I recently started an English campaign in Napoleon.

By alternating sessions between the 2 games, the play is staying fresh for each.

Now, if I could just port howitzers to Shogun2 and warrior monk archers to Napoleon, ----I'd have two really weird games!

P.S. I somehow thought I was in the Napoleon forum when I posted this. However, I have also started a French campaign in Empire just to add to the confusion
of trying to manage three TW campaigns in three different games at the same time. If I give up sleeping and bathing, I could probably fit in a Med II campaign too.

Cheers