Quote Originally Posted by Orda Khan
From what I can see in the breakdown, CA are making an effort to address some of the issues we have been posting about. I would guess the Mediaeval period is a favourite of the programmers and I suspect they will be trying to produce something special. As usual during the transition period, this place is full of negativity, are there no optimists? I think it is way too soon to rubbish the game, or CA for that matter
We may not always agree on CA's achievements, but here I am on your side. We barely know anything about the game so why is everyone complaining? CA knows of our issues: we have repeated them ad nauseam at the .com, the .org and the .net. I would like to think it is an allergic reaction to hyping MII:TW after the cold shower that was R:TW (for many fans, at least), but people were badmouthing R:TW before it was released also. What has CA done that they suddenly owe us the world?

As for A.I. and balance, there things tend to be relatively fluid until late in a game's development. In other words: they are seldom adressed in anything but vague terms in early previews.