Well, as a longtime STW and MTW vet I finally got RTW this Christmas - my opinion on the game?

Well, lets just say I've been playing RTW 1.5 non-stop since Christmas Day

I think Simon sums up the communities general feelings on the game, but I have to say I don't think its as bad as a lot of people have made out (maybe thats cos I've only played the fully patched game).

My biggest problem with the game is that I find the battles are over far too quickly - even with the use of the pause button, something I never needed with MTW after a while, battles seem to come and go in 5 minutes. And I've not (yet) had one of those epic, OMG I must share this battle with the folks at the Org battles.

OTOH the campaign map is light years ahead of MTWs. Graphically beautiful, so many more options, so much better organised. Family tree is excellent.

I'm thoroughly enjoying it and I haven't even tried any of the mods yet.