What kind of AI do you want?

[Ludens]

ok the new AI should be true to the time period. the romans were masters of warfare compared to most other factions of the period. barbarians didn't even have proper formations or unit types. just one big hip of randomly armed/armored men chargin' the enemy lines was pretty much the norm of the time... thus less depth/AI vs MTW IMO. I too hope this reincarnation of MTW will be more than just graphics update :)

I don't quite agree with your starting points. Unlike the Romans would want us to believe, the battle tactics of the so-called Barbarians could be quite subtle compared to the steamroller tactics Roman armies usually employed. Yes, the Roman legion allowed for more flexibility than most other armies at that time, but many Roman generals did not have the ingenuity to use this. I am not saying that the barbarians were sophisticated tacticians, but the idea that barbarian armies were just a mass of men going for an all-out charge is simply not true.

[Sabuti]

I just want the Ai to be better on both the battle and campaign maps. The Ai is what will make or break the game for me. If I hear too many bad reviews of the AI on fan sites I won't even bother buying the game.

[sunsmountain]

After the last couple of months discussing the AI, my general sentiment towards the AI is still in the same direction: Don't buy unless you know they've taken us seriously. Will they stop giving more beautiful breath taking screenshots and start talking about the really difficult stuff? Or will that be too boring according to marketing directors and managers which care primarily for 1 thing, exposure and cash.

And what about the possibility of letting the AI Programmer Team continue long after the Art Team has finished their work??? Anybody from CA like to comment (probably not, but hey, i can always ask )