Been thinking about picking up the Eras pack to try out RTW as a precursor to MTW 2. However, the impression I get is that Rome is just a bit too involved and fiddly with lots of time consuming micromanagement needed. MTW seems to have a reasonable balance but when you have hordes of ships, armies and provinces you can reach a stage where you feel like you're running a global franchise rather than leading hordes of glorious warriors!