Yes, the massive land requirements of both RTW and M2TW have been a let down. I miss the glorious achievements victories. That made MTW so incredibly replayable. It even made the AI react so much differently. Being able to carve a victory your own way was one of the things that made TW great, you could expand, you could crusade, you could establish a strong home. All lead to victory, each lead to a very different game.