I salute CA for a fantastic game. It's THE BEST strategy game I have ever played, and it went beyond my expectations. I look forward to the continuing series of Total War games.

Regarding this forum, I think The Org is an impressively mature, respectful and insightful community, and I don't think the developers think otherwise. There's not a lot of bitching here, just a lot of enthusiastic people who want to be a part of making this series of games better and better.

I have been playing Star Wars Galaxies (the MMORPG) for the past year, and I have to tell you that the player forums for that game are awful. You've never seen so much flaming, bitching and general hostility toward the developers and everyone else. On the other hand, this forum is a pleasure to participate in, and exceptionally sophisticated, in my humble opinion.

Just my two cents.