Years to turns....

[caravel]

A bit one sided don't you think?

Perhaps, perhaps not. I'm merely stating this how I see it.

It's true that CA did say little about historical realism, they never did, but they have mentioned improvements to both tactical AI and AI behavior in, for example, diplomacy. And of course various tidbits about gameplay in general. To say that they only talk about visual aspects is untrue and can be refuted with ease.

Every single bit of PR over at the .com was based around the eye candy aspects and not alot else. The AI was hardly mentioned. Then the wikiman let the whole turns thing slip in the forums. The fans became so enraged that a multiple paged thread ensued. The wikiman (CA staff) was never seen again! (maybe he was on holiday or busy, who knows?)

I don't know about the .com but here no CA "apologists" (I didn't know there's something to apologise) have defended turns as clear improvements. While some dismiss any possible benefit of the idea many months before they saw it in action, others try at least to find a good side in it.

An apologist is how Puzz3D described it. I find it to be a much politer term than "fanboy".

The screenshot definitely shows years, but this could be an older screenshot where the years have not yet been removed?