New To Rome Total War

[Octavian_of_the_view]

I'm an RTW addict. Have been playing it pretty consistently since 2006. Ancient history and ancient warfare is an interest, so I'm sure that lends to my obsession.

This goes the same for me. I absolutely love this game despite its faults and recently ordered it for my mac so well see how this experiment goes.
Also I hope some people still play MP, I've never had a chance to play it so i want to try my hand.

[smooth_operator]

I clocked plenty of hours on RTW...and i find nothing regrettable about it...Still one of the best of the TW series

[ytghazal]

So yah just like the guy who started the thread i just bought Rome total war, just a month ago i bought medieval 2 and medieval, ive played beginning of campaign in medieval,halfway through a medieval 2 england campaign (won campaign conquering the world) anyways i started up my rome total war yesterday (day it arrived) and right away set campaign to to m/vh figuring from medieval and medieval 2 id have the experience in battles. so i start up, rebel army WOOHOOO first rome battle (i skipped tutorial) send my troops, i choose to go to battle map, first thing i notice is my mouse is suddenly very very sensitive (graphics are on full). Secound thing i notice is that Morale goes down much faster than in medieval 2, in medieval 2 i usually send cavalry to charge the archers and get some kills, weaken them out, one volley and my cav are running for their lives,one united routed, ok i say time to take this slower got to get to know the new tactics, ooh look skirmishers, so i send my 3 battallions of skirmishers, dont turn of the skirmish option finally have to micromanage them by then they are routing after one volly of spears against a phalanx which did nothing but kill 2 For ROME, send 3 legionaries with my general behind, they last longer but i lsot most of my troops and was now at the number and hight disadvantage, barely won it.

Apparently unlike medieval and medieval 2 people day way faster (need to get used ot this), Also troops lose Morale very quickly if their arent troops and a general nearby (unlike medieval 2 (more experience for me in medieval 2) where you can send one battallion to go on a crazed killing spree if you micromanage against the right enemies, also requires more rush entire army tactics needs getting used to) now my mouse is overly sensitive and only on rome, medieval and medieval 2 its fine as well on the rome demo and the others i have so any help here would be nice, Sapping is way cool they should have had it in medieval 2. Troops also move way faster, I like how if you run cavalry through your own troops they get knocked down, i also like when enemy army is running and your shooting arrows how ppl dont just fall they also slide a little, What i dislike is that if you send a cavalry battallion to charge (which is easier to do in this game) they always run for middle of enemy battallion (unlike medieval 2 where yo can get them to hit just the right side(coming from the front) of the battallion,also i have yet figure out how to use the whole spear throwing yet, any tips are nice although i plan to read up on forums and become a decent player by the end of the week. ty guys.