Battle game speed..too fast?

[Martok]

[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.