Quote Originally Posted by Monk View Post
Maybe, but i remember very similar early information about ETW's system. It sounded good in theory but what we got was awful.
True, but ETW was clearly their low-point in a lot of respects (sales not being one of them). I think we all agree that CA pulled up their shorts for TWS2 and delivered a game which was one of the best showings, even if it wasn't perfect. For that reason, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on future refinements. In fact, they've already clearly made one change that I think is a huge improvement: traits for armies. It's unclear whether this will only apply to Roman Legions, or whether non-Roman factions will get it as well, but I really, really like the fact that they are making efforts to give individual armies their own flavor, not just generals.