Good to hear they are getting rid of the notorious insta-routs. But exactly how much longer are the battles going to be? Since they got it so very wrong in RTW, I have to wonder whether they're going to get it right this time. But at least they're acknowledging the problem. And I guess any lengthening of melee time will be an improvement of sorts.

I couldn't be bothered looking at all the screen shots. But I did notice that in one, the horsemen are all riding with their spears at different angles. I'm pleased about this, because the previous shots I've seen with all the spears uncannily at exactly the same angle looked pretty weird. It also indicates that some of the graphics glitches we've seen in the early screenshots are being worked on.