Quote Originally Posted by AdrianII
LOL, you've made your point I believe. Remember though that for most players historical detail and references are a huge part of the fun, if not their main reason for playing the game in the first place. Otherwise what's the point in playing a TW game instead of the single most brilliant abstract game in the world, i.e. chess? That's why they are 'nit-picking' as you would call it. It's impossible to recreate history, but the game has to have that 'feel' about it. That's a fine line. For some the killing speed is killing the game. For me the graphics are a horrible disappointment, no matter how brilliant the game may turn out to be with respect to tactics, the new integrated stategy map and other fantastic new features. Anyway I'll shut up until I have the game.
I understand completely what you are saying, but my feeling on the matter is that people are judging their idea on realism in respect to killing speed from MTW. MTW was not any more realistic as RTW, infact how do we know what realism is anyway?
How many of us have fought in a battle recently? Sure we can quote battles going on all day but they involve massive numbers of men with multiple lines of battle, etc etc.

Im going to try the killing speed mod to see how I like it, but personally I feel its going to make battles between the stronger units go on and on and on and on. If I see cavalry charge into a bunch of infantry and get 'stuck' like in MTW I wont find that realistic at all.
I guess none of us really know so its all a matter of perspective isnt it?