RTW 1.3 Patch Petition

**screwtype** · 03-02-2005, 12:51

I wouldn't want another patch. It would be unlikely to address the major underlying problems, such as the AI and game balance, and all it would be likely to do is delay the expansion pack.

I think a better idea is just to present to CA the bugs and glitches that have been found since the release of 1.2 and ask for a fix to be included in the XP.

**Jambo** · 03-02-2005, 13:33

Well, if the saved game bug is as bad as it could be, then Rome will be a distant memory long before any expansion comes out. We're early March now and it's an estimated 7+ months till the expansion. That's a long time to wait and another £30 of hard earned money....

**Mayfield The Conqueror** · 03-02-2005, 16:57

You are going to have better luck having the community patch up the game between now and the expansion anyway. The discussions in the game mechanics forum have been *very* helpful to me at least and I am sure with some cooperation a small patch could be made up by the people who are modding the game.

**Red Harvest** · 03-02-2005, 17:08

I see that the egotistical a$$wipe killemall54 had locked the thread over at .com pertaining to this. Another moderator had said to leave it open. But ole killemall54 needed to go on another power trip.

**BeeSting** · 03-02-2005, 19:58

Originally Posted by Red Harvest

I see that the egotistical a$$wipe killemall54 had locked the thread over at .com pertaining to this. Another moderator had said to leave it open. But ole killemall54 needed to go on another power trip.

Yeah.... what is up with that guy? Someone needs to pull the sarrisa up his a$$.

**screwtype** · 03-03-2005, 04:46

Originally Posted by Jambo

Well, if the saved game bug is as bad as it could be, then Rome will be a distant memory long before any expansion comes out. We're early March now and it's an estimated 7+ months till the expansion. That's a long time to wait and another £30 of hard earned money....

What savegame bug? The only one I've heard about is the breaking of AI sieges in reloading a save.

It's a nuisance, but hardly a gamebreaker.

And I don't think 7 months is long to wait, after all we waited, what, nearly five months just for the 1.2 patch which has only fixed some of the more glaring problems.

The point I'm trying to make is that a mere patch won't fix the game's major flaws anyhow, like the ten second battles, instant routing, AI, game balance, steamroller effect, shallow campaign etc. It's going to take CA a long time to fix issues like that - assuming they ever manage to fix them. A patch that fixes stuff like savegame siege breaks or horsed archer moving fire would be nice to have, but is not going to make a critical difference to enjoyment, so why bother with one when CA will only have to spend weeks playtesting it to try and ensure it's stable? That will only put a fix for the real problems back still further.

So I'd much prefer CA put their energies into putting together a much better game for the XP and *then* start worrying about the minor glitches. I know from my own experience programming that it's a waste of time trying to nuance the details before you tackle the big issues, because there is no limit to the amount of time you can spend on details and then the big things never get done.

**tai4ji2x** · 03-03-2005, 04:56

Originally Posted by screwtype

It's a nuisance, but hardly a gamebreaker.

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A patch that fixes stuff like savegame siege breaks or horsed archer moving fire would be nice to have, but is not going to make a critical difference to enjoyment

this depends on your personal situation. if you can only play an hour or so every night or every other night, this bug will impact you greatly.