MTW or VI - Which Is Really The Best Medieval Multiplayer Game?

**Tomisama** · 07-16-2005, 19:47

Just doing a little research for Medieval Clan Wars 4v4 Tournament.

Your participation and comments are appreciated.

Thanks in advance

**ichi** · 07-16-2005, 21:14

Clearly VI, more units and fations, no swipe, better balance, fewer bugs.

ichi

ps where's the Gah! option

**Tomisama** · 07-16-2005, 22:36

"I don’t play Medieval multiplayer" is the GAH!

**t1master** · 07-17-2005, 00:50

tuff call....

it seems many who are in mtw are new to the game... they don't know about the exploits and even take units like pikes and chiv knights. these guys seem like good fellows, just new.

vi is clearly the better of the two,cause it's got viking era, imo the best era in the second installment, it's a guts era...

my point is, the mtw is looking like a good recruiting ground to find some new folks and say, hi, and go spend five or ten bucks and get vi... but i do love the english army in mtw, sooooo sweet :)

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 07-17-2005, 06:21

Ti you contradict yourself here.

tuff call....

vi is clearly the better of the two

Its a no brainer. VI is the best game of its type ever invented for MP.

**Tomisama** · 07-17-2005, 14:51

OK, and I don’t mean to be wise guy, but why are there people still playing MTW multiplayer?

I just checked the latest pricing for both the Viking Invasion Expansion Pack, and the Medieval Battle Collection (MTW/VI combo). They are both 19 to 20, dollars or pounds (either way).

So that’s 20 bucks for the “best” real-time-strategy multiplayer game “on the planet”!

Again, why was it there are people still playing MTW multiplayer?

**Puzz3D** · 07-18-2005, 15:51

Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny

Its a no brainer. VI is the best game of its type ever invented for MP.

Yes, but VI lacks balance. Original STW was better because the multiplayer balance was superior, and that outweighs the improvements to the battle engine in MTW/VI. However, the means are there in MTW/VI to restore the balance to what it was in STW v1.12, and actually improve on it. Check out Samurai Wars for an example of this.

The last time I played Samurai Wars I had 3 excellent 2v2 games in a 1 hour period online. That's a high return of enjoyment for the time invested. We also had a CWC competition using Samurai Wars, but made a mistake in using small maps which were not suited to the 3v3 team games.