Honestly, EB is such a fantastic mod, I recommend it to everyone I know who plays the regular game. EB is to Rome: Total War what Counterstrike was to HalfLife. Now, if only we could get the corporations to realize that and hire the modders to make Rome: Total War 2, we'd be in business.

Just between you and me, I'd definitely pay $50 or $60+ for a game that was designed as well as EB is, and smile the entire time I'm handing that cash over. And I'm a poor grad student who will have to eat broth for three weeks in order to make such a purchase, but it is totally worth the money.

Now, if only Creative Assembly would realize that....

Anyway, Medieval 2 is not going to win me away from EB. Firstly, my PC can't handle it, and I can't afford to upgrade it or buy a new one. Secondly, after playing Medieval 1 and finding myself disappointed with all the avenues they didn't pursue, I have little faith that it's sequel is going to be all that it is cracked up to be.

Medieval 2 will have prettier graphics and a different feel to it. Maybe even a different style of warfare. But, honestly, it isn't going to hold a candle to the depth and immersiveness that EB does. Only the Europa Universalis series has that sort of appeal.