New patch announcement at .com

[Spino]

They have specifically mentioned that they have worked on both battlefield AI and campaign map AI in just about every announcement they've made on the upcoming patch, though. They'd really be provoking a backlash if, in the end, the AI improvements in the patch are not substantive. If they haven't been able to make substantive improvements, I'd think they'd avoid mentioning it at all. I guess all we can do now is continue to speculate until mid-January.

- dcd111

I agree. With previous TW games I don't ever recall CA promising that AI improvements would be one of the main issues addressed in an upcoming patch. The fact that this has been reiterated on more than once occasion lends credence to the notion that they have put substantial time and resources into it.

But all bets are off until the patch is released.

However, the language of Shogun's post at the Com makes me somewhat nervous...

Up till now we have been reluctant to issue a date for the patch as we have not wanted to give misleading information. We now feel confident enough to state that the patch will be out no later than the middle of January. Bear in mind, however, that it will need to go through QA. This is an exhaustive process and why we only get the one chance to get it right. Please be patient: we have been working very hard to make this patch as good as it can be and I know it will be worth the wait.

The statement in bold leaves me to believe that unless the upcoming patch creates any serious bugs or issues we won't get another patch until the release of the expansion pack which will most likely include some fixes and tweaks to the original. It looks like Activision keeps its developers on a short leash when it comes to support. This is rather frustrating as RTW is such a large and complex game. Stuff is bound to slip through the cracks in the next patch. Way to go suits, have you learned nothing from companies that bend over backward to support the community?