Poll for the 5 question to be answered by CA (with actual Poll this time)

[Soulflame]

If the mods decide there is not enough time for this poll (which I understand perfectly) they can close this down. But since it was opted many times, and because there still is no word from any of the mods which action is the best one, I decided at least to go ahead and make the poll. That way, should the mods decide that this poll IS valid, at least we had more time to vote.

Please only vote for 5 questions (or less).

From the previous thread (without the poll)

The Emperor
I think a Mod should choose the main questions.

Soulflame
The Emperor: Seeing as the mods haven't replied to our suggestion to propose the 5 questions, or a system to choose the 5, and with only about 6.5 hours to go, I think we need to act. If the mods decide after we post the poll and voted, at least we had a safety backup: there were going to be 5 questions that could be answered even if the mods didn't show up.

I hope the poll works this time.. I checked all lengths in advance..

[GilJaysmith]

Looks good. I'll check the vote around 9am GMT tomorrow and copy the five high scorers to Roxy. (In the event of a tie, I'll just pick at random, so no rigging it on the offchance that I'll include twenty-seven questions just because they happen to be joint fifth in the poll :-)

[Gregoshi]

Hey folks, I wouldn't worry about we mods getting involved. Several of you have been doing a nice job with this and you seem to be very fair about selecting the questions, so press on! My hat's off to those of you who have helped work this out from beginning to end.

[Tamur]

Nice work Soulflame. I was having a horrendous time trying to pick an even subset, you've got a good cross-section here.

[Degtyarev14.5]

Alright, I submit another:

Can CA / Activision comment on planned after-sale service and support? This extends beyond releasing monthly historical battles to issues such as patches - more than one if necessary, please - that deal with obvious bug-fixes as well as more general troop / faction imbalances.

If you're interested, another submission:

Will all faction leaders die at age fifty-six?

A.

[Myrddraal]

Can you give some example of how moddable RTW will be? Will there be modding tools released?

18 votes and counting (come on you know this is the most important question...) =)

[Bob the Insane]

Put my votes in but I would add that I will be happy with any of the questions being asked, I juct can't wait to see this game in my hands and any info makes the wait a little easier...

[Soulflame]

Alright, I submit another:

Can CA / Activision comment on planned after-sale service and support? This extends beyond releasing monthly historical battles to issues such as patches - more than one if necessary, please - that deal with obvious bug-fixes as well as more general troop / faction imbalances.

If you're interested, another submission:

Will all faction leaders die at age fifty-six?

A.

I cant edit the poll to add more questions, and alot of people have voted already anyway. So I'll try to answer them with my own (limited) knowledge and common sense.

I don't think they'll comment on after-sale service and support anyway. They will obviously say "We hope we don't need to do many bugfixes/imbalance changes, but if they are needed, we'll do them as fast as we can". Just like the release date of the game itself: It's done when it's done, plz don't keep asking for it, because it's useless anyway.
And in the very remote possibility that they don't have an after-sale team, they won't admit it anyway (but I can't imagine they won't have a team).

As for the second question, they didn't all die at 56 in MTW, so I guess in Rome they won't either.

[Degtyarev14.5]

Hmmm... You are aware that Viking Invasion introduced that system whereby a general will die forty years after the commencement of his career? As an unexpected side-effect, all princes, kings, khalifas, doges, sultans and emperors died at the age of fifty-six.

Furthermore, Activision was not prepared to authorise CA to develop a patch to address this rather severe bug. That it got through the QA net in the first place is astonishing: that CA employees had to end up fixing it in their own time is unforgivable.

I believe either Activision or CA had better speak up and address this concern before I decide whether to invest in their products again.

Please note that any misgivings I bear are directed at Activision, not CA.

A.

[Bob the Insane]

Hmmm... You are aware that Viking Invasion introduced that system whereby a general will die forty years after the commencement of his career? As an unexpected side-effect, all princes, kings, khalifas, doges, sultans and emperors died at the age of fifty-six.

Furthermore, Activision was not prepared to authorise CA to develop a patch to address this rather severe bug. That it got through the QA net in the first place is astonishing: that CA employees had to end up fixing it in their own time is unforgivable.

I believe either Activision or CA had better speak up and address this concern before I decide whether to invest in their products again.

Please note that any misgivings I bear are directed at Activision, not CA.

A.

You could try asking that on the .com site but you had better have your flame proof pants on..

Better still try a direct e-mail to Activision customer support and see what the response is... If they can't be bothered responsed, well that speaks volumns too...

[The_Emperor]

shameless bump...

[Steppe Merc]

I always wondered why CA needs Activision anyway. What do they do besides ruin their games?

[Tamur]

Err... provide the cash to make them.

[Gregoshi]

One suggestion now looking at the voting: perhaps we should throw a bone to those who are interested in the MP aspect of the game, i.e., take the highest vote getter for the two MP questions as the fifth question since the MP questions are lagging very far behind SP and modding questions. We do have one modding question up in the top 5 so that aspect is at least covered. MP is the only category that seems like it will be neglected purely based on the voting.

That is just my two cents/pence/florin/denarii(spelling?).

[Mithrandir]

Here here hear hear

[Soulflame]

Just to make sure:

The suggestion is:
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These are the two multiplayer questions:

*How is Multiplayer different in RTW from MTW? e.g. new options/features/game types/online battles?
*Are there any considerations at CA to ever try a MP campaign, or have they given up on that concept?

If they both don't make the list of 5 through voting, the highest voted of these two replaces question number 5 on the list.
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I think it's a fair suggestion.
Can the mods can confirm I summarized it right?

[Mithrandir]

Here here hear hear.

[Bob the Insane]

Just to make sure:

The suggestion is:
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These are the two multiplayer questions:

*How is Multiplayer different in RTW from MTW? e.g. new options/features/game types/online battles?
*Are there any considerations at CA to ever try a MP campaign, or have they given up on that concept?

If they both don't make the list of 5 through voting, the highest voted of these two replaces question number 5 on the list.
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I think it's a fair suggestion.
Can the mods can confirm I summarized it right?

Pandering to the needs of a vocal minority group...

Rome was a Republic, not a representational democracy...

[Colovion]

I want MP to get some representation - so that sounds good.

[Stuie]

Just to make sure:

The suggestion is:
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These are the two multiplayer questions:

*How is Multiplayer different in RTW from MTW? e.g. new options/features/game types/online battles?
*Are there any considerations at CA to ever try a MP campaign, or have they given up on that concept?

If they both don't make the list of 5 through voting, the highest voted of these two replaces question number 5 on the list.
========

I think it's a fair suggestion.
Can the mods can confirm I summarized it right?

What's fair about that? You don't like the democratic process, huh? If the majority chooses otherwise, I say let the results stand.

[Medieval Assassin]

What's fair about that? You don't like the democratic process, huh? If the majority chooses otherwise, I say let the results stand.

Indeed, fair is fair, and fair is what the most people want.

[Gregoshi]

Whatever. It was only a suggestion to give a little satisfaction to supporters of the three main parts of the game. It doesn't matter though as the game comes out in 3 days anyway.

[Beelzebub]

Why do you guys ask questions who's answers we will know in 2 days when the game is released? What a waste.

[Colovion]

Why do you guys ask questions who's answers we will know in 2 days when the game is released? What a waste.

Because we're excited about the game more than you.

[Tamur]

Because we're excited about the game more than you.

lol!! Believe it or not, we'll be asking questions AFTER it comes out as well! We're crazy like that.

[GilJaysmith]

OK, it would appear that the most popular questions are:

- How will logistics be handed in RTW? Will we be encouraged to maintain lines of supply? (52 votes)
- Can you give some example of how moddable RTW will be? Will there be modding tools released? (39 votes)
- How is it determined whether you fight during the day or at night? (39 votes)
- Will faction re-emergences still be in like they were in MTW (tied to loyalty of province etc)? (38 votes)
- Can we have the EXACT same controls as in MTW? What about alt-click commands? (35 votes)

If you're all very nice to one another on the Jousting Fields today, I'll also forward the most popular MP-related question which was:

- Are there any considerations at CA to ever try a MP campaign, or have they given up on that concept? (28 votes)

I will now go interrogate Roxy for answers to the above... thank you all and good morning.

[The_Emperor]

Thanks Gil, You deserve a Beer!

[Myrddraal]

- Can you give some example of how moddable RTW will be? Will there be modding tools released? (39 votes)

Yippee! Hope the answer is good. :)
Ok I'll calm down now...

[crushinator]

some of the questions appear to have been answered in the link below (i've also pasted the text) ... enjoy

http://forums.esprit-str.com/viewtopic.php?t=12321

1- Will the crushed factions come back again in the game like in Medieval ?

If you defeat a faction, but treat the inhabitants of their cities
very badly (high taxes, etc), there is a chance that the settlement will
revolt and a faction will reappear.

2- For the multiplayer part, will you use GameSpy again ? Will it be possible to create dedicated server ?

All Internet multiplayer will be handled by GameSpy. All matchmaking and game browsing will happen either in GameSpy Arcade, or via the in-game shell. However, the games themselves are hosted by an individual on their own PC. We also support LAN play.

3- What big modifications for the multiplayer part since Medieval ? What we saw seem to be very similar.

in addition to having the amazing detail that these now is in Rome: Total War, we've included River, Siege and Open battles that can be fought on any terrain, in any weather, at any time of day and for up to six people using any of the games 21 factions. In particular, the sieges represent a huge step forward. Never before have you had to fight such epic battles that require the player to fight To the walls, THROUGH/OVER the walls, ON TOP of the walls, THROUGH the city streets, culminating in a pitched battle in the city centre J Additionally, we've included the historical battles as multiplayer battles.

4- Will a ladder be present ?

The retail release of Rome: Total War will not support ladders, however it is something that we're interested in looking in to.

5- Will it be possible to customise the interface ?

You will be able to switch between three camera modes (RTS - similar to other RTS games, Total War - total free camera that allows you to look in any direction and General Cam - the camera is locked to the General of your army - you can only see what he sees - difficult, but a lot of fun J). In addition to this, you will be able to redefine every key in the game to your own preference.

6- Will it be possible to move the camera with the mouse like in Medieval ? (The new RTS Camera is a good idea, but in bigger map with mountains, or walls, and a lot of soldiers, it's sometimes hard to use)

If you push the camera to the edge of the screen, you can move the camera around.

7- Will you release modding tools with the game ?

An editor to create your own battles and Historical Battles will ship
with the game as an unsupported feature. It's the same tool that was used to create the historical battle maps.

8- Will you release an add-on ?

We're driving hard to get the greatest strategy game of all time intothe shops on time around the world. Let us finish that first. Please

[Stuie]

General Cam - the camera is locked to the General of your army - you can only see what he sees - difficult, but a lot of fun

I loved using this in the demo. Definitely more difficult, definitely more realistic, definitely a lot of fun.

And I agree The_Emperor... Gil deserves a beer. Maybe even a whole case of beer.