Quote Originally Posted by screwtype
@Powermonger - personally, I'd be happy with a nicely done 2D map. And I agree with you that the giant armies towering over the other landscape features looked pretty weird.

As for the zoomable 3d map - no, it's overkill. That's what we got in Civ4 and the system overhead was scary. (Although now that it occurs to me, the RTW map was already zoomable, wasn't it? Oh well...)

The "county" concept has occurred to me as well. It might have some advantages. But I think there are probably heaps of ways to achieve the same desired result.
I agree that it might be overkill but as a compromise between those wanting to move back to more of map and those who demand 3D, I think it suits both parties well. I also think it allows for greater expansion and inclusion of features in future versions.

The MTW map was superior though, not so much cosmetically (although that's debatable I guess when it comes to RTW) but just functionality. As IceTorque said, it was simple, fast and direct and suited a wargame perfectly. You actually felt like you had accomplished something as a ruler when you saw your colour spread across the map.

Perhaps CA will surprise us with the MTW2 map and deliver something that is agreeable to all.