Increased interest in MTW lately?

[Martok]

Perhaps it's just my imagination, but it seems like there's been a lot more people in the MTW section of the forums this last month or two. Not that I'm complaining, mind you; I think it's fantastic! I'm just curious as to why this is happening.

Are a bunch of us "regulars"--just by coincidence--suddenly getting back into the game again at around the same time? Has the upcoming release of Medieval 2 spurred some of the relatively newer TW players into checking out its older brother? Or is it some other factor that I'm not even thinking of? (For myself, I'm still playing MTW almost as much now as I was when I first got the game over three years ago.)

Either way, I've seen more activity here in the Medieval forums in the last several weeks than I have in months, and that's awsome!

[Mithrandir]

I had a break last month, that should explain the increased forumtraffic.


;)

[TosaInu]

I'm playing some Dux and STWmod at times (it was a sabbatical of more than a year for me). So I also contribute a little bit to this increase.

[naut]

Just got VI, so I guess that got me going ...

[bretwalda]

I took up MTW VI (XL) after a brief break to play Civ3 and Colonization (in dosbox ) and also some other things like playing music and life

Now I am back on track...

[Dayve]

Waiting for EB to make the 1.5 port and decided i would try MTW since everybody always says it's a better game than RTW.

They're right.

[Vlad The Impala]

I just started playing a few months ago after I saw RTW at my brother's place. My own PC is too crap to run RTW, so I'm 'stuck' with MTW, which I happen to like better than RTW anyway. :P

[Dayve]

Gonna get it beefed up for when MTW2 comes out Vlad my blood sucking friend?

[Mithrandir]

they suck blood?

oh terrible joke.

I've not touched MTW for quite a while, I think if i did I'd be back to square one when it comes to the battles...

[Odin]

I've been fooling around with MTW for years, a spot game here, a battle there. Recently I committed myself to some house rules and an English campaign in early. House rule 1 was to see the campaign untill the end, no matter the outcome. So I have been here more probably because my refocused approach to campaigns.

[Divine Wind]

My laptop at uni cant run RTW, so ive come back to MTW.

[drone]

I've gotten into the VI campaign lately. Never tried it until recently, the smaller map is great since I don't have much spare time as I used to.

[UltraWar]

i've been playing on MTW:VI in the Early Period to try and see how much land I can take as certain factions...
so far the screenshots are good

[Shieldmaiden]

I just got MTW: Gold Edition for £5 in the UK, so I'd imagine you'll see a few more newbie budget-buyers like me, with questions and things

[Dayve]

I just got MTW: Gold Edition for £5 in the UK, so I'd imagine you'll see a few more newbie budget-buyers like me, with questions and things

Damnit mine cost me £12... Got it off eBay though, brand new/sealed.

[Mithrandir]

I just got MTW: Gold Edition for £5 in the UK, so I'd imagine you'll see a few more newbie budget-buyers like me, with questions and things

Welcome :)

[edyzmedieval]

Waiting for EB to make the 1.5 port and decided i would try MTW since everybody always says it's a better game than RTW.

They're right.

Exactly. MTW is much better than vanilla RTW.
With EB, the balance shifts much.

[Csargo]

I havent played MTW in quite sometime but come to think I havent played any computer games lately. But I always come to the MTW section to see if I can help anybody out.

Peace

[Shieldmaiden]

Welcome :)

Thank you

[Martok]

I just got MTW: Gold Edition for £5 in the UK, so I'd imagine you'll see a few more newbie budget-buyers like me, with questions and things

Excellent. Welcome to the fold, Shieldmaiden. Feel free to pepper us with any questions you may have!

[Louis VI the Fat]

I still play it every now and then. I guess the prospect of M:TW2 reinvigorated my current interest.

[Powermonger]

I've been taking a break the last couple of months (been playing the Baldurs Gate series) but think I'll start up another campaign soon.

I haven't bought any new games for ages (at least 15 months) as I feel kind of alienated these days with the current direction of games. Maybe I'm just getting old but todays titles look rather gorgeous but feel like empty shells.

[Lord Godfrey]

For whatever reason, I played but never really got into RTW. With the MTW 2 announcement, I have started playing MTW again to get ready for the new release.

[Martok]

I had a break last month, that should explain the increased forumtraffic.


;)

Yes, of course, that must be it.

[Martok]

I'm playing some Dux and STWmod at times (it was a sabbatical of more than a year for me). So I also contribute a little bit to this increase.

Pardon my ignorance, but what's Dux? It sounds like it's a mod of some sort, but I confess I haven't heard of it.

(By the way, when did you demote yourself back to regular member? And why?)

[Mithrandir]

(By the way, when did you demote yourself back to regular member? And why?)

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=63113

[Vlad The Impala]

they suck blood?

oh terrible joke.

It's ok, it was the worst pun I could come up with. :P

@Dayve: I'm not sure yet. I'm very tempted, but I'll see how well it's received before I make any rushed decisions.

[caravel]

I just got MTW: Gold Edition for £5 in the UK, so I'd imagine you'll see a few more newbie budget-buyers like me, with questions and things

That's the cheapest I've heard of it being sold so far. Probably the greatest game bargain of all time.

The renewed interest in MTW has obviously been generated by M2TW's release, and Segas re-release of the old Activision published Battle Collection rebranded as "Gold Edition". For the most part these people will probably ditch MTW once M2TW is released late this year. Several others probably won't be able to get it to run at all, or only partially (there are posts about CTDs all over the .com).

[Ciaran]

I finished an Egyptian RTW campaign and decided to give MTW a shot again, this time trying the early era - usually I play at High.
Therefore, I pay closer attention to the MTW section at the moment.

[L'Impresario]

Pardon my ignorance, but that's Dux? It sounds like it's a mod of some sort, but I confess I haven't heard of it.

It's a MP mod, you can see the sticky in the Jousting Fields forum if you 're interested in some serious online playing;)
(And should you say you don't play MP due to the usual reasons, look at Tosa: he abandoned his Admin post in order to be able to play more often online:p).