New Video in German Magazine

[ivoignob]

I have the feeling, the only reason why these pictures don't impress us anymore is the fact, that playing huge battles with massive armys is nothing new to us anymore. The ability to play epic battles was the keyfactor which bounded us to MTW and some others to STW as well, it was not the "better" AI in my humble opinion. Unfortunately the magic is gone, that's why we are alway looking back to MTW. And because of this fact, the programmers have a much harder time to impress us now. Progress is much much slower now. Just a few thoughts, and excuse me for getting offtopic....

[Husar]

I have the feeling, the only reason why these pictures don't impress us anymore is the fact, that playing huge battles with massive armys is nothing new to us anymore. The ability to play epic battles was the keyfactor which bounded us to MTW and some others to STW as well, it was not the "better" AI in my humble opinion. Unfortunately the magic is gone, that's why we are alway looking back to MTW. And because of this fact, the programmers have a much harder time to impress us now. Progress is much much slower now. Just a few thoughts, and excuse me for getting offtopic....

I agree with you, now that the magic is lost, people start picking about details and waiting for a new revolution, but that is pretty hard to make IMO.

[Ludens]

I have the feeling, the only reason why these pictures don't impress us anymore is the fact, that playing huge battles with massive armys is nothing new to us anymore. The ability to play epic battles was the keyfactor which bounded us to MTW and some others to STW as well, it was not the "better" AI in my humble opinion. Unfortunately the magic is gone, that's why we are alway looking back to MTW. And because of this fact, the programmers have a much harder time to impress us now. Progress is much much slower now. Just a few thoughts, and excuse me for getting offtopic....

You are probably right. We have all become jaded to some extent. However, the comments about speed and balance still hold true. It isn't an epic battle if it's over in five minutes, and it isn't fun if you cavalry and cannon are all you need to win. That is not to say that every battle should be a two-hour marathon, but I would appreciate a somewhat slower pace than in R:TW. This videos seem to indicate that the reverse has happened, but that really doesn't mean much. They are meant to give a quick demonstration and look spectacular.

BTW, good observations LegioXXXUlpiaVictrix!