How excited are you about RTW?

**Somebody Else** · 09-15-2004, 11:52

I regularly wet myself thinking about it.

**Lord Dazed & Confused** · 09-15-2004, 12:34

Very excited and even more so after reading a few of the reviews - just like a kid at Xmas and I'm 36

Doh! now I'm depressed I forgot how old I was

**Quietus** · 09-15-2004, 14:11

I'm not as excited about RTW as I used to. Just cautiously excited now.

I have my doubts about the strategic AI just like English Assassin ( check the PC Gamer Review thread at TW Center: diplomatic AI seem to be a dog

)

To be honest, I'm a lot more excited about the new game I just discovered a week or so ago :Imperial Glory . Giddily excited to be exact

Having said that, I'm still giving RTW a chance. I've been waiting for this since the first Gamestar screenshots and the commotion it made!

**The Grand Inquisitor** · 09-15-2004, 15:22

Call me 'Eeyore' but I'm not that excited. Usually, with a few exceptions, version II of games series is the best - Civilization II, Diablo II, Caesar II, Lords of the Realm II ...

Besides, I haven't played all the mods yet ... [actually I've only just started on this.]

Hopefully TW will buck the trend.

**PSYCHO V** · 09-15-2004, 15:38

arr..VERY

**Adrian II** · 09-15-2004, 16:13

Quietus, my man!! Thanks for that hyperlink!! J. H. Christ, this looks exactly like what I've been waiting for for ages. If the review is anything to go by of course. Apart from the diplomacy (which may turn out to be run of the mill after all) consider the apparently detailed set-up of battles, as well as the full-flung maritime battles that are a huge bonus for naval buffs like me.

"There is apparently a deep morale model built into the game, which takes into account a whole variety of factors when determining how efficiently your troops perform in battle. The leadership ability of the particular unit's commander; whether your troops are defending their homeland; even the intricacies of the terrain, and how drastically it differs from the unit's home; all of these elements will come into play when determining their performance.

Your troops will also interact with the environments in meaningful ways. You'll see them take cover behind battlefield debris with automatic precision, and strategically occupy buildings as soon as they approach them. All these forms of cover can take damage as they're assailed with artillery, however, so they're not useful forever.

Engagement on a maritime region is an entirely different beast. Powering these exciting encounters is a fully-realized naval warfare mode that looks as sharp as it plays."

Oh brother, make this real...

**Tricky Lady** · 09-15-2004, 18:12

I downloaded the demo one of the first days after its release, but I haven't got any farther than playing the tutorial, so, no, I don't think I am very excited about RTW yet.

But I'll buy the game as soon as possible anyway, because I want to join the "PBM team" that will start a PBM thread for each of the Roman factions. It surely looks fun to me playing a faction (or more general "a game") for the very first time and report on that in a PBM thread.