Guys, I didn't think that RTW was all that bad. Sure, I did have some problems with it, but some of those could be fixed with the Total Realism mod (which I will be downloading, soon), but even I have some petty little problems wit hthe game, namely the lack of certain other disasters that could happen to people, such as famine. So far I've seen floods and plagues, but no famines yet.

These are all the 'little' problems I have with it... stuff I'd like to be seen improved and fixed in later expansion packs and possibly the next in the Total War series.

I have to admit, I do a lot of bashing and heavy criticism myself every now and then on many subjects, but when all is said and done, remember this: It's just a game, don't take anything too seriously.