Quote Originally Posted by Murmandamus
Have you not seen a horse moving at speed in the real world, DisruptorX? What dissapoints me is that the horses just run through spears like they aren't there. Horses should baulk at a barrier of spear points.

Speeds in RTW seem pretty good to me, but I always felt that running/horse movements have been too slow in past games. Cavalry should move a lot faster than infantry. That's the whole point of getting on a horse.
Yes, I have, which is why I am amazed by the way that it takes horses a long time to catch up with fleeing skirmishers.

After playing a bit more I have determined that only Skirmishers and Cavalry Skirmishers/light cavalry are actually moving at inhuman rates, the rest seem to be fine. Unfortunatley, those 2 unit types are most of every AI army. Also, the "school of fish" movement the cavalry do adds to this sped up feel, as they turn much faster than they normally can when not in battle.