Quote Originally Posted by afrit
I mostly agree. The gameplay may be very different from MTW, or pretty similar . Can't predict. But the immersion feel of the map will definitely not be there for me.
Immersion or not, the MTW strategic part was really fun to play. If huge numbers of cities are introduced but most of them surrender anyway because you take the capital, they would just be a nuisance of micromanagment. I think about the worst thing in the Campaign map in MTW was the arbitrary "front line" effect that has been described above, which is no longer present.
In addition, holding the number of cities overseeable adds to an identification effect. It will be especially aggravating when you see the enemy siege devices crush a house in your city that you remember to have placed there yourself. But also especially fun to play.