Honestus!

Damn, the thread almost slipped under my radar... good to see you, old bugger!

I play RTW occasionally, but it simply isn't as good as the previous titles. I don't care about historical correctness, but still have to echo most of the comments here; RTW isn't balanced enough for playing without rules.

A mod ain't gonna work (except for small, dedicated groups), unless it's somehow sanctioned by CA. The XP is already looming on the horizon, so I doubt that any "community" effort could get finished early enough to be useful.

I for one won't be buying the XP, no matter how good or well-balanced it may be, unless CA changes their patching policy. One patch for a game of such complexity is just ridiculous. In an ideal world, CA's sales would be hurt tremendously for such a lack of support.