Should I Get RTW, or wait for MTW2?

**SCRIBE** · 09-05-2006, 21:38

RTW looks really good, but since it always crashing and so slow on my PC I went to MTW.
Plannin to get a new computer, should I get RTW or wait for the divinely ordained MTW2?

**King Noob the Stupid** · 09-05-2006, 21:41

I'd say you should wait for reviews of MTW2 and buy your game of choice AFTER ;)

**SCRIBE** · 09-05-2006, 21:44

ahh, thanks for the advice friend.

I often see ppl posting that RTW gets boring after a while and they end up going back to MTW, is that true?
Honest opinion on RTW?

**econ21** · 09-05-2006, 22:03

Originally Posted by SCRIBE

I often see ppl posting that RTW gets boring after a while and they end up going back to MTW, is that true?

Well, I found RTW got boring pretty quickly (on only the second campaign, actually). I can't say I went back to MTW, but previously I did play MTW for a lot longer.

However, then I tried some of the major realism mods for RTW and my opinion changed completely. Rome Total Realism and Europe Barbarorum make the gameplay in RTW match that of MTW, but are graphically and historically much more impressive.

I'd strongly recommend RTW+BI if you are prepared to try mods.

M2TW may be better out of the box than RTW, as CA has had time to fine-tune the engine.

**The Spartan (Returns)** · 09-05-2006, 22:17

well i reccomend RTW riddled with Mods.
trust me those mods are extremely fun.

**Incongruous** · 09-05-2006, 22:57

If you have to choose between the two I would recomend getting M2TW, it's only a few months till release and it will no dount be a far more fulfilling gaming experience. No matter what neysayers have posted, it looks immersive and fun which is really what you want.

However If you can get both, then do, RTW and BI are really cheap now so its worth forking out if you're into it. RTR is a great MOD and its 7.0 biuld is coming out soon, and that looks fantastic, then there is NTW2 which is IMHO the best thing that ever happened to RTW.

But its really just you're choice.

**The Blind Samurai** · 09-05-2006, 23:27

i like rtw but i suggest you wait for m2tw

**Augustus Lucifer** · 09-06-2006, 00:36

Get both, but if you have to get one, get R:TW for now. It will at least give you a new time frame to play around in since you've had M:TW all this time and make sure you get the mods for it(EB, RTR, BL, NTW2, etc.), and then later on if you want get MII:TW then by all means, and by then the great modders here at TWC and elsewhere should have some fantastic mods released for it.

**Ciaran** · 09-06-2006, 15:36

It depends on your budget. If you´ve got the 20€ to spare I´d say give the RTW+BI Gold pack a try. Personally, I happen to like the vanilla game (I just made enemies - but why should I care?) and there are loads of mods to keep you busy for ages. Waiting for MTW2 might prove a risk, if it doesn´t live up to your expectations and there won´t be any mods for it for quite some time.