is there a better game

[Colovion]

yes:

MTW

[[seminoles]shadow]

let me think... nope

[Romeus Petrus]

My vote goes to Warcraft III, and all its XPs. A lot more balanced than TW.

[Colovion]

My vote goes to Warcraft III, and all its XPs. A lot more balanced than TW.

thing is, this poll should only really be made once RTW is "finished" as in with all XPs as well as any patches afterwards

at the moment MTW looks much better than RTW - unfortunately it seems as if this genre does not look kindly on having features not totally tested or flushed out as there are hidden ramnifications for every mistake and oversight. Once these are ironed out and we have the EB mod, I think that RTW will by far outstrip MTW in some aspects. However, in other aspects MTW has a kind of allure which is difficult to explain. Something about the many historical events (such as the incredibly impacting Mongol invasion), the many eras you 'evolve' through and a decent balance between the factions and vast differences in play styles between each faction - not just each region; something about marrying off daughters to other nations (how I would love to have the ability to have a Family Tree with othier Royal Families branching in and out of it through the centuries)... the added religious themes with the Crusades and Jihads was a nice touch as well as being able to ransom off troops captured after the rout + ransoming off the Generals or Kings you capture... or killing them all!

RTW has some great visuals - have some things which have a good amount of new work (the Campaign map) but in some ways I don't think it'll ever play in quite an in depth and personal way which MTW has.

[hoof]

My vote goes to Warcraft III, and all its XPs. A lot more balanced than TW.

The last thing I want is for the game to be balanced. Real life isn't balanced, and neither were the historical factions that RTW is based on. I'm interested in a reasonable facsimile of the Roman times, at least on the battlefield, and that means having the various unit types reflecting their historical counterparts.

If the romans have the best infantry, so be it. If the Parthian Horse Archers are virtually unstoppable vs non-cavalry armies, then so be it. If the Carthaginian infantry blew chunks compared to Roman infantry historically, then I want them to in this game.

The fun for me is learning the units strengths and weaknesses and figuring out how to win with what I have in a particular situation. Balance makes me ask "what's the point?". When two sides are balanced by design, I no longer have the question of which side has an advantage, because neither side does.

There's a saying I heard once: When you're body is in complete balance, that means you have died and are now a corpse.

[Shambles]

Id say Every game iv ever played is better than rome,
I hate the thing and uninstalled it.

[Shambles]

The fun for me is learning the units strengths and weaknesses and figuring out how to win with what I have in a particular situation. Balance makes me ask "what's the point?". When two sides are balanced by design, I no longer have the question of which side has an advantage, because neither side does.

When it come to rome total war,
All u haft to do is have a lot of cav archers,
and some infantry
And watch the ai Constantly march up to your army geting pelted with arrows
Then turn back and get shot in the back by arrow fire
then watch them do the same again,
March up to u decide not to then turn back untill there almost all dead,
Then send in the infantry.

Thats without mentioning that the AI dosent even relize when it has a height advantage, Or a great possition.

the Game sux

Better games...

Pong
pack man
frogger
Any text based RPG
Final fantasy sereise that includes the 1st ones
Super mario brothers All of them Even SMB 2
Punchout
Super punchout
gun smoke
rygar
doom 1 2 and 3
hexen 1
Blood
half life.
delta force serize
Morrowind
Gothic
Mafia
Grand theft auto serize
STW
MTW
Axes and alies
Age of empires
Empire earth
the sims
Sim golf.
splinter cell,
max payne.

Even free games like
Aces high
or
carom 3d
Even though carom 3d is Full of bugs and glitches With scoring system totaly messed up, And the physics engine being slightly out,
It still Easily out classes rome tw

I could just go on and on.
ShambleS

[Shadow]

I voted yes cause I feel that all the total war series were great and I can stop playing it.

[drone]

Shambles, I think you forgot Tetris....