Quote Originally Posted by screwtype
You know, I have to take issue with that. CA spent four years developing this game! That is hardly what you'd expect from a company that doesn't care about its products.

More likely Activision blew the whistle and forced them to release before it was quite ready. Either that or the code has just proven too complex to fix. But I don't think one can assume they don't care about their games or their customers. After all, they've given us five great games and expansion packs, most of which have been very well received.

I just hope that when it comes to the XP, they have paid attention to some of the criticisms of RTW, particularly the complaints about quick battles and the less than ideal campaign and battle AI. If they fix these things, and also design it to be as moddable as possible, then I can probably live with a few minor bugs
I didn't say they don't care about the game. I said they are not interested in maintaining a high level of quality in the gameplay. That's why they don't see something like the loadgame issue or fast battles as issues that should be addressed. Of course, CA isn't one person, but some key proqrammers who were interested in gameplay left before RTW was released. You can readily see the shift away from gameplay in RTW.