i dont have those problems i always get with my cav routers only when its cav then i dont get em.
for me is rome total war perfect and i think for many others too.
and you can use tactics!
look on the keyboard there is a thing looks like that "P" press it and you have the time too make decisions, that is what i used when i bring a huge force into battle, with smaller forces is it not necessary(for me).
the first time ive played rome i thought oh my god thats crap, but later it was in my eyes the best game ever.
you must see it like this the first game of the total war series was shogun, then came medieval and now rome.
for me who buy first medieval and later shogun total war, is shogun the crappiest game ever. for other not who buy it first.
thats the same here you think all it must be the same like medieval but its not medieval this is something new.
i hope you understand what i mean.