Quote Originally Posted by Red Harvest
From most of what I've heard from CA and others about BI and the demo, I don't find it very likely that they are going to do much to really change the game. They chose a different route with RTW and its popular success seems to have sent the message that stimulating gameplay was not worth the effort. For gameplay, it would have been better if RTW had been roundly criticized and shunned. The unfortunate part of that is it can also badly damage a company...so it is lose-lose for players that want some challenge.

As I've said from when BI was first discussed, the schedule appeared far too short to address what was really wrong with the game. Perhaps CA will pull a rabbit out of the hat. I hope so.

Long term...CBR or someone said that CA already intends to use the RTW engine for the next game. Unless AI/gameplay criticisms are taken to heart and addressed, I don't see it being a game that hardcore TW players will be happy with.
Yes I agree, I think if CA were really serious about fixing the problems which have been so widely canvassed on the various forums, it would have shown at least some signs of doing so by now. But they don't care because the game has had such an excellent reception both in terms of reviews and in terms of sales.

The TW series has gone downmarket, it's aimed at the mass kiddie market now, demanding strategy gamers will be lucky if we get the odd bone tossed in our direction from this point.