Comparison of Support from CA

[Aelwyn]

I think CA needs to grow some thick skin and face/discuss the criticism they might receive.

Or, hire someone with this thick skin to deal with it and report back to them with the constructive feedback.

I have a lot of experience with this. And....I need a new job.....

[ElmarkOFear]

I am hopeful that the patch will address some of my personal "most-pressing" issues:

LOBBY
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Private Chat Rooms (Passworded)
Added permanent Ban function
Added permanent Ignore function
Elimination of the ability to use any name when logging in to MP lobby.
More game info. in the game listing.
Ability to see who is in game and who is in lobby (Greyed out names like in MTW or something to that effect)
Ability of host to determine who has not hit the ready button after army selection has been completed by everyone else.

GAME
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Accurate Replay function
Added logfile function
Elimination of the ability to "cheat"
Quicker in game chat (Use T for all, Y for team)
Elimination of DeSynch problems
4v4 added back into play
Decrease in lag and drops (better online/network code)
Abillity to play with same faction as your teammates or opponents.

WISH LIST
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Map Editor
Ability to see who is in what games in the MP lobby without having to join the game.

If most of these items are addressed, you will probably see me more often in the RTW MP lobby. I might even write a story about my experiences as an RTW noobie-type person! Might even be so happy as to play my first TW Single player campaign game! (Don't hold your breath, MP is my vice!)

[Sp00n]

I still cant tell you how dissapointed I am by Romes MP aspect and I have no faith that they will get it to anywhere near the type of standard of thier last 2 releases with 1 patch its needs about 4.

I now play Eve online again which is as you all know a monthly payment game, but they recently added a free expansion to Eve which was very buggy on release some 2 weeks ago since then its been vurtually cured by patches and while it was bad the developers released a statement saying that they were aware of all the problems with the add-on and were working to sort them out as soon as possible, CA could at least of extended that type of courtesy before the petition was sent to them as they must have known on release that Rome was an unfinished game and the reviews in games Magazines wernt realistic the writers need to get out of CA,s backsides and write reviews in accordance to how the game plays not its looks compared to MTW (it only improves on the campaign map).

Ive enjoyed so much being part of this community for the last 5 years, but apart from playing MTW and the mods for it I cant see myself returning to Rome, its a complete mess online and 1 patch wont sort out the numerous problems it has IMO I wont even consider returning unless they sort out the army movement problems.

So many friends have already left, I dont want a list of what they might be doing it would just be nice to hear something from time to time of which they dont seem capable of. How hard is it to post saying something like that.

MizuSp00n

[ElmarkOFear]

I am with you on that Spoon. I still won't care for RTW's MP compared to STW and MTW, but if some of my old friends are playing it, I will stop by every now and then to get a game in. Though, I will never play it as much as STW or MTW.

I was always more interested in the social aspect of the TW MP experience than anything else. The horrible MP lobby, the lack of features, and the terrible in-game chat, ruined this and were what made me decide to stop playing RTW MP.

[Puzz3D]

The Shogun issued a statement a few days ago: The Patch, and remember Mike B said 22 programmers out of 74 were working on the patch. It sounds like a major effort to me. You can see by the Shogun's statement that CA only gets one chance to patch. They have done well in the past with that one opportunity. I wouldn't take the lack of several smaller patches as a sign that the game can't be brought up to a good standard of play.

[ElmarkOFear]

That is impressive and may go a long way in restoring the MP community's faith in CA's willingness & ability to provide a decent MP experience. I have my fingers crossed.

[LestaT]

Can this be done ?

1. Game like RPG style multiplayer.
a) Choose a tribe/faction, start as sargeant maybe.
b) Choose 'profession' to command (archers/cavalry etc)

2. Roam from town to town (and cities) gathering allies or getting 'mission'
from Governors (to eliminate rebels etc) using RPG style map (?)

3. More mission successfully concluded recieved more money to upgrade or
add troops.

4. Battles are fought on battle map like Single Player version.

5. After certain level maybe get promoted to captain and can 'hire/command'
other type of unit (so now command maybe sword & archer).

6. Chatroom replace diplomat type speeces where aliiances can be forged.

7. Bribe can also be included to maybe 'backstab' ally during battle with other
faction.

Well, this is a basic idea and I'm not really sure where to put this post actually. Feel free to comment or to add suggestion.