I tend to agree with Dsyrow1. There has been so much mentioned at the Org about poor AI, yet many forget the fact that we have been playing Total War for years. There will always be those who play only VH and complete their campaign in one sitting and then complain that it was too easy. I have been mainly MP, though I have campaigned with SP too, but I can honestly say that most of the issues discussed in these forums about SP bugs etc have not really manifested to the extent that the campaign becomes becomes boring or downright silly. I never rush through the campaign and perhaps I do things a little differently...I have never use bribes. There again I have never witnessed the load bug, I just continue campaign and the game carries on, with no aimless AI armies 'forgetting' their orders. There are issues with the game as there have been with all of the others. Blatant AI cheats to prolong the game are probably my biggest annoyance. I would like to see a more competent AI army take the field but I also realise that the AI will never match a 'real' player. I try to get around this by fighting armies that outnumber mine. In the meantime, I have every confidence that CA are trying to address as many problems as is reasonable and I believe that BI will provide possibly the best campaign of the series.

MP issues such as stacking units will also, hopefully, be addressed. Gameplay flaws, again, have always existed and players who look for and exploit them, too, have always existed. I doubt that BI will be any different and, no doubt, something will arise that the exploiters can profit from. As is usually the case, you solve one problem and all it does is create a new one. Although this paints a poor picture of RTW MP, it is still possible to enjoy some very good battles, particularly when playing people who do not look for exploits. With MP also, I think BI will deliver a big improvement

........Orda