In beta?

[Colovion]

The vanilla release of Rome was deffinately a beta product. Now most of the bugs are fiixed and it's pretty good, but there are still some problems which will probably be fixed in the expansion; though I'm actually mostly looking forward to the Europa Barbarorum mod. RTW was deffinately a revolution in the series, as revolutions are rather abrasive in nature.

[FURRY_BOOTS]

The vanilla release of Rome was deffinately a beta product. Now most of the bugs are fiixed and it's pretty good, but there are still some problems which will probably be fixed in the expansion; though I'm actually mostly looking forward to the Europa Barbarorum mod. RTW was deffinately a revolution in the series, as revolutions are rather abrasive in nature.

i would never have thought, but now it makes sense, some of the bugs were so blatantly obvious that shows the game wasnt properly tested, if tested at all. if thats true then thats pretty poor, CA were counting on non total war players not to notice, & because TW veterans are the minority then they can put up & shut up unless they make enough noise then well give them a patch
, the biggest game of all time HL2 was released with virtually no bugs, rome could have been the same

[The Stranger]

where can you get the europa barbarorum mod when its ready

[MacBeth]

The game doesn't seem to inspire the same kind of wonderful tactics, strategy & battle threads that we used to enjoy on these boards during MTW.

My love of the TW series has been diluted in direct proportion to its new mass appeal - hurry up with HOI2 Paradox.

[SpencerH]

Beta - i.e. unfinished.

A few minor bugs are acceptable but based upon the large number of bugs and their effects on the game, the initial release was clearly unfinished. Patch 1.2 appears to have fixed most of the bugs and added some improvements :b: but one of the best changes on the tactical map compared with MTW, horse archers, is now in need of a fix and we've been told no more patches. What else will we find in the next few weeks? Will we then be expected to fork over another $40-50 for the expansion in order to get the fixes for RTW but then inherit the bugs from the expansion?

BTW I'm 46 years old, ex soldier, now scientist and have played TW and CIV since they started.

[Daevyll]

I think the main reason people here complain so much about RTW is because it is so very nearly the game we all want.

It is frustrating to see a game come so close, yet failing on just enough points to make you want to cry.


Think of a lost race; if you lose by a mile, you'll get over it a lot quicker than if you lose by a handswidth.

[The Stranger]

yes i think thats the problem. but what is HOI2 from paradox or something like that

[frogbeastegg]

I think the main reason people here complain so much about RTW is because it is so very nearly the game we all want.

It is frustrating to see a game come so close, yet failing on just enough points to make you want to cry.


Think of a lost race; if you lose by a mile, you'll get over it a lot quicker than if you lose by a handswidth.

Yes, that's it exactly, at least as far as the frog is concerned. So close! 1.2 is so close to what I hoped for with 1.0 it is painful to see it stumble on just a small handful of issues. For example the campaign and battle AI is now much improved, but I find myself facing armies filled with weak units like warbands whereas before I faced swordsmen and other good units. If only the AI still used good units in addition to the new fixes ...