What do you feel about the M2TW engine v.s Rome total war?

[Cute Wolf]

M2TW, graphics aside, actualy also have the better gameplay options, but some important features of Rome (management, influence) are removed and turned to be Chivalry and Piety, loyalty is also good additions though.

The one things that I love in M2TW is the Princess :D

[Zarax]

I for one think that the RTW engine hasn't been used to its fullest potential yet.
The only things I'd wish from M2TW is the increased number of factions and models plus the better flexibility in modding AI and missions (plus maybe permanent stone forts), everything else can be done with BI.

[GenosseGeneral]

Edit: Lol, wrong thread.

[Lazy O]

RTW

Most MP battles are played on flatlands, so terrain is not an issue, you mostly do not have time to view the pretty knights in shining armor....

RTW is also more faster and responsive. M2TW is very very slow in comparison.

[Shade]

Charges in the M2TW engine seem to be much more powerful, for both cavalry and infantry. While in Rome a cavalry charge to the rear would cause a respectable amount of casualties and hit the morale, in M2 all but the heaviest units would be annihilated by a good charge. The movement and formation of units also seems much more organic and fluid, which might tie into better graphics and animations to make Rome armies appear stiffer.

[fomalhaut]

MTWII is certainly much slower though. more fluid and pretty? yes, but at a cost that everyone kind of just seems to be taking their time. even when running

[Ca Putt]

oh yes unlike rtw where units either immediately react or not at all(had a unit of slingers die because they refused to climb a wall and claim a tower :/ ) in M2TW units carry out orders somewhat sluggish and it can take some time to realign your units etc. but afterall that brings us closer to reality. in RTW(vanilla) you'd have to watch out for every one of your units all the time or it runs aways without you noticeing, because it was flanked by heavy infantry :( . in M2TW the only thing that can happen is some knights popping out of nowhere and charging into someting whereas most of the time you could even see them comeing.