1) I love the strategy side of TW as much as the tactical battles. I'm an old TBS guy at heart

2) Online play is too exacting for my liking. In-depth experimentation to determine is a particular unit is 1 or 2 % better value for money etc.

3) Not good enough, and don't have the time to be good enough

4) Too many childish morons on-line. Too many people who spend their lives playing MP who think that somehow makes their male organ larger. The one and only time I fired up RTW MP, the very first line in the foyer was "get the **** out of my game homophobe" from a guy with the delightful name of Captain a**e-bandit. Gosh, what a lovely, welcoming place, such pleasant people! Not at all conforming to every negative stereotype of MPers, and every previous experience of mine in online games.......

5) The battles mean nothing. They have no context. There is no reward or punishment on the campaign map for online battles. They are like ODIs compared to Test Matches.

No thanks, back to ruminating for 5 minutes over whether to spend that last 5000 on Bactrian Auxilia Phase II or new roads........