Quote Originally Posted by Satyr
After having exchanged a couple emails with one of the staff at CA I think the problem is one of lack of communications from CA and the fact that CA can't fix the problem because of Activision.
Aw heck you exchanged emails with a CA staff member and didn't post them here? How inconsiderate

I have to agree though, from what I've read they have a contract with Activision and they can't release another patch unless Activision agrees, which they apparently don't.

So I'm inclined to think that if there's going to be some sort of campaign, it should probably be directed toward Activision rather than CA or gaming mags.

Quote Originally Posted by Satyr
Even if they wanted to distribute another patch I don't think they can. Rome belongs to Activision and I don't think anything will be different until the first game or expansion is released under Sega.
Again I tend to agree, except that I heard the XP is stll under contract to Activision, though I don't know if that's true.

Quote Originally Posted by Satyr
If after that happens and CA fails to deliver a decent game or reasonable patches I will abandon CA all together. Till then I will maintain hope that they do GET it but can't do anything other than what they are doing.
Yes, I can overlook the flaws in RTW if we see a substantial improvement in the XP. As I said to another poster, RTW shows all the signs of being rushed to market prematurely. I'm hoping that with the XP we will see the polish that was lacking in RTW. I'll be very disappointed if we get the same old game with nothing more than a new map and units. But CA has dropped a few hints here and elsewhere that that will not be the case