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    Default Re: Battle game speed..too fast?

    M2TW is definately not faster than RTW.

    Combat speed seems comparable to MTW, although units route more due to the lack of awesome generals everywhere that MTW had.

    Movement speed seems faster than MTW, but not absurd like RTW due to the fact units have to form after moving.
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    Default Re: Battle game speed..too fast?

    [Bear in mind I didn't fight a ton of battles in the short time I was able to play the game, so take my words with as many grains of salt as makes you comfortable.]

    I still think the movement speeds are a bit too fast, say by about 15% or so. This is particularly true for units that are running (be they infantry or cavalry); walking speeds are pretty much okay. Battle speeds have definitely been slowed down from Rome, though (thank goodness); I now actually have time to think and maneuver!

    All that said, the bigger issue for me is not movement speeds, but the kill rates. Unless units are perfectly matched against each other (and sometimes not even then), men seem to die at an alarming rate. I don't remember how fast it was in Rome, but compared to MTW, I would say Medieval 2's kill rate is at least twice that of its predecessor. Units--both yours and the enemy's--get ground down and melt away faster than you can say Hattin.
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    Very hard to say isnt it!

    Yes sorry movement is slower than RTW....a bit. But battles don't seem to last as long for some reason..? Maybe the kill rate is a factor...

    Not done any tests as such...just a few thoughts...could be wrong.

    I noticed that cav units don't seem so fast....compared to inf units...took longer to chase down routing units than in RTW.

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    The movement and kill speeds are fine for me. I had no problem with the speed of Medieval 1 or Rome either.
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    Default Re: Battle game speed..too fast?

    The battle speed is fine.

    The unit speeds are slightly too fast, for the terrain they are covering.

    A little slower, specially on the heavy infantry/cavalry would be ideal.
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    Default Re: Battle game speed..too fast?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sinan
    The battle speed is fine.

    The unit speeds are slightly too fast, for the terrain they are covering.

    A little slower, specially on the heavy infantry/cavalry would be ideal.
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    Default Re: Battle game speed..too fast?

    The only complaint I have regarding speed at all is that my halberd militia take three years to get across the field- the damn fools consistently walk in sloooooooooooooooow moooooooootioooon. Even with spearwall off.

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    This is a difficult issue. I think that for me to be able to finish a grand campaign I have to play battles quite fast and also to autoresolve many battles, as a single battle can take 15-30 min of real time and with my turtle style (H/VH) I am on the defensive and some battles do not "progress" the game too much at all.

    So, I think there should be a way to slow down the speed in MP at least, maybe in SP as well, but the current speed is a decent default. I mean, I could not play with 2x speed anyway if the game was slowed down...

    I understand that in MP the slower battle speed would make things more interesting and it does not really matter if it takes 10 min more to play a battle. So I completely understand your point about the speed. In SP I can use the pause as much as I like, so I prefer a good pace.
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    Quote Originally Posted by D Wilson
    The only complaint I have regarding speed at all is that my halberd militia take three years to get across the field- the damn fools consistently walk in sloooooooooooooooow moooooooootioooon. Even with spearwall off.
    In fairness, it cannot be easy to run with such weapons especially when in a regiment.
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    Default Re: Battle game speed..too fast?

    Quote Originally Posted by D Wilson
    The only complaint I have regarding speed at all is that my halberd militia take three years to get across the field- the damn fools consistently walk in sloooooooooooooooow moooooooootioooon. Even with spearwall off.

    Ye gods. Is that in loose formation?
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