Should I Get RTW, or wait for MTW2?

**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.

**Andres** · 09-06-2006, 15:52

If you can afford it, get both.

Me like Vanilla too...

Ah, those v 1.0 days, when you could bribe away all those armies, almost for free...

**ShadesWolf** · 09-06-2006, 19:59

RtR is an excellent mod for Rome, its the only thing that has kept me interested in rome

But its down to personnel choice, whats your favourite historic period and do you have an abundance of pennies ?

**SCRIBE** · 09-07-2006, 03:51

Originally Posted by ShadesWolf

RtR is an excellent mod for Rome, its the only thing that has kept me interested in rome
But its down to personnel choice, whats your favourite historic period and do you have an abundance of pennies ?

Hmm, pennies...my coffers are a bit stale at the moment. They will replenish for the time being. For favourite historic period, hmm Im at a split between the Medieval Age and the Age of Antiquity.
The late Antiquity is quite interesting (ROMANS!, or most commonly termed as the Byzantines, but really it is the same thing, trust me)

But really Im kinda leaning towards Antiquity times.
After the Medieval Ages, history to me has gotten 'blah'

.
But its just me.

**whtdoesitmatta** · 09-07-2006, 22:09

<opinion>Get RTW, the time period is cooler </opinion>

**AntiochusIII** · 09-08-2006, 02:10

Well, since there's going to be some time before reviews and forum goodies about MTW2 come out, get RTW first. It is much cheaper, and it certainly is worth the money at the price it's selling right now. I bought it for 50$ in the early days and never looked back -- and those are the buggy days, and the days without the fantastic mods that we have now. RTR is pushing to 7.0 and EB is pushing to 0.8, both of which hold great promises on their own.

**doc_bean** · 09-08-2006, 18:35

RTW Gold is pretty cheap for what you get, the patches have helped the game, and there are some great mods out.

Nobody knows how good M2TW will be. I'd say wait for reviews (especially community reviews) and then make up your mind.