I didn't click any more often either in the Trebia battle because I was already clicking continuously just as I do in STW or MTW, but I got less done and I don't even have the full 20 units yet.

CA's vision is to make the game play like the movies "Gladiator" and "Braveheart".

I don't think single player is going to be a problem because, if something is off with regard to the tactical battles, you will apparently be able change it. In multiplayer, you don't have that option. You just have to adapt or not play. So, if infantry in MTW walked at speed 6, ran at speed 15 and charged at speed 17 while cav walked at speed 9, ran at speed 20 and charged at speed 22, that's how you would have to play it. You might get some mileage out of a mod if you could convince a few others to use it. Of course, mods don't spring from nothing. They take months of work, and my experience is that you can't convince enough people to use a mod to make it a viable option for online play.