Best map!

[[DnC]]

RTW map by far. It offers far more indepth strategies. Sure the AI is less adept then a human player, but that in my opinion has nothing whatsoever to do with RTW's campaign map itself. Although STW and MTW campaign maps were fun and good in their own way, I prefer RTW more so. What I personally find lacking in RTW has nothing to do with the campaign map. If certain things are added and improved upon (like AI, more and better diplomacy options - being able to coordinate attacks on cities, being able to tell factions to piss off your land, call armies from further away then armies that are directly near the friendly and/or enemy armies [in the influence sphere] as long as enough movement points are left for the army being called upon - like the AI can do [hope this last one makes sense]), then the campaign map's great gameplay potential will be justified. I think (hope) BI will provide just that bit more to make RTW have more appeal. Just like VI made MTW better (never played MI).

[King of Atlantis]

The rtw map would be better if the AI could handel it, but it cant.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Well as I said I prefer the RTW map, that doesn't mean that I think the AI handles it better. I was talking only about the map, if you asked which game I preferred I would say MTW because I have spent 100's of hours playing it and it is far better for replay value.

[King of Atlantis]

But, the thing is what makes MTW better than RTW. THE MAP! In every other aspect the games are pretty much the same with rtw having a few advancements.

RTW map- When my empire is big i have to spend ours getting my men across my empire. That is annoying. With ships in mtw i can get my troops acrosse europe in a year. And that is realistic.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

True, but that is not the map. That is the period of time that a turn represents.

The map is not all of what makes MTW better, MTW does not iirc have as many annoying bugs as RTW and the battle AI at least appears to be more competent, although that could just be my memory.

[King of Atlantis]

The AI in rtw just seems to have to muxh do do. If rtw was made with the mtw map i believ it would be a much more enjoyable game.

[Samurai Waki]

The whole problem with Map vs. AI in RTW is the fact that as mentioned before the AI can't handle it. Also, the style of map in RTW would be better suited for being played in Real Time rather than in Turns. This would make marching distances more realistic, and would keep the Player on his/her toes at all times. I think if a system like HoI2 were implemented in the game, it would more enjoyable in the long run. Of course I do very much enjoy the schematics and look of the RTW map more than the MTW/STW map. The reason why I picked the MTW/STW style map is because it is more suited for the engine, with turns its more like a board game rather than something realistic. of course, adjusting the speed a unit travels and how much time a year would take would be hard to adjust in proper.