Quote Originally Posted by Orda Khan
It is the mindset of the TW player, wanting always to be the Best ( at playing a PC game ) and the lengths that some will go to.
This is not exclusive to Total War gamers. You're talking about human nature.

Also, Total War games do not accurately simulate the historical effectiveness of weapons or warriors. If you choose your army based on historical makeup, you are going to be at a disadvantage in this game. Most players aren't going to take unit X just because historically unit X was better than unit Y when in the game it looses to unit Y. They are going to take unit Y.