My final thoughts on RTW

[TheDuck]

ToroganaSama, I understand you don't like the game.. but you are making a generalization that may not be true...

'particularly veterans'...

I count myself as a veteran. I've played MTW a LOT (I like both Vanilla and MedMod both..), and STW before it.. I love RTW. FYI I will have all three games on my harddrive for a long time to come. They are all fantastic. Just as they are all different. Similar, yes. But with very fundamental differences each one of them.

I understand your dislike and encourage you to continue to speak your mind, but it is patently unfair of you to suggest that veterans are more likely to dislike this game, you just don't have the datum to prove such an assertion.

Also a question: what cut scenes are you complaining about? I just ESC out of all the talking and such and find it wastes no time.. Am I missing something here? I listened to one battle speech in my first game and figured 'damn, thats a waste of time', so now I just hit ESC. If I've played 500 battles I've wasted about 250 seconds worth of time, over the course of hours of play. It ain't a lot in comparison to game time. So I must be missing something..

And just a note for all as a level set..

I'm 46 years old.. I'm into Ancient/Modern History and Ancient/Modern Military History. I'm an avid player of computer based strategy games (STW, MTW, RTW, Combat Mission Series, Starcraft, Command and Conq. Series, AOE2, Laser Squad Nemesis all have seen plenty of attention on my system), and board based strategy before that (Panzer Leader/Panzer Blitz/Chess/so much more..). To me a game must be fun above all else, otherwise why bother? I like historical accuracy, but if they made it exactly like history, boy would some things be dull (so I fundamentally agree with ToronagaSama on this point).

I personally would have been just has happy with a game with less graphical improvements and more AI improvements (just as many have alluded to..), but I do not think that makes RTW less of a game.. only a different one (which I still find extremely fun). That said, if ya ain't having fun, I truly feel sorry you wasted your money.. If that is the case than going back to MTW is the right thing to do.

And finally.. because I'm into historical accuracy...

ToronangaSama said:
It must have been quite a shock for troops used to such type of warfare to encounter Disciplined Roman Troops, who would neither break nor run. Using tactics to maximize their stay in battle and killing effectiveness, full body shield, short stabbing sword, and fighting cohesion.

Read Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars, the Roman troops were known to route also. It was less likely, agreed, but not 'none' as you suggest.