German magazine review

[edyzmedieval]

- factions refuse to accept cease fire even when in hopeless position

THat gets on my nerves. I can't stand that bug, it's soooo annoying....

[Stig]

Nah I bet it's the same FEATURE as the Save/Load bug

[Mount Suribachi]

I don't think its a bug though. I think its related to the "gang-up-on-the-human" way they designed the AI (and I've seen that from CA in plenty of interviews for RTW & MTW2)

[Martok]

I don't think its a bug though. I think its related to the "gang-up-on-the-human" way they designed the AI (and I've seen that from CA in plenty of interviews for RTW & MTW2)

I concur. My impression has always been that the AI's refusal to make peace when cornered is more of (as Stig put it) a "feature", and has nothing to do with faulty programming.

What's particularly annoying is that this has been a problem in every Total War game, not just Rome. Granted that while it made a certain amount of sense in Shogun (that the AI-controlled clans often refused ceasefires), it certainly didn't make sense in either of the other games.

[*Ringo*]

I don't think its a bug though. I think its related to the "gang-up-on-the-human" way they designed the AI (and I've seen that from CA in plenty of interviews for RTW & MTW2)

I agree, it's not a bug; in-fact it's common practice to use the "gang-up" (as you so eloquently put it) or cheat technique in AI development, it would just be nicer if it wasn't so transparent!

A little role-play never hurt anyone! *says packing away Spiderman outfit*