what is the point in playing a M2TW battle...

**Ar7** · 01-12-2007, 09:38

I hope that when they will work on the next Total War game they will leave the graphics engine as it is and work on gameplay. I don't know about others, but I don't care much about the graphics any longer, I hardly notice them because I am zoomed out most of the time. So I hope to read "The Best AI and diplomacy ever" in the next preview instead of "The Units now have better shield graphics"

I had the game for weeks, but I can't get into it and have any fun, because not a single thing works the way it's supposed to, this is also empowered by an incredibly stupid AI. I guess I will try a few campaigns and then go back to Europa Universalis II (and soon III !!!), because that game is a true example of the fact that in strategy games gameplay matters and graphics are secondary, CA must have confused Total War with a first person shooter.

**Neoncat** · 01-12-2007, 10:49

Overall the whole game is badly bugged and I don't find funny to buy a new car which gasolin meter won't function properly. Or if I would refer to mtw2 you can drive that car, but nothing else really work the way they are ment. Unfortunately you can see same trend with all new games. At least I am waiting for next patch and not 'enjoying' this faulty product. Whatever you say, there are too many bugs that kill the enjoying part in this game.

**invalidopcode** · 01-12-2007, 14:31

I am in total agreement with the original poster.

I find myself more and more auto resolving the battles because trying to get the broken units to fight correctly is very frustrating. Hopefully the patches will fix the issues... *crosses fingers*. I have dabbled with the user mods to fix some of the issues but it is making my head spin trying to keep track of them all.

With that said, I still enjoy playing the game. My one complaint is that 90% of the battles are now sieges which kind of sucks with the city/castle-related bugs (i.e. pathfinding, towers, etc).

If they ever fix these basic problems this game *should* go down in history as one of the best games of all time.

**FrantzITA** · 01-12-2007, 14:49

I think many people complain because the game is simply too difficult for them ... the difficulty to chase routers is realistic ... try to catch 40 men fleeing in bushes , woods ( never been on a horse ? )... come on is already too easy and many times no one escape from the battlefield ( and if they escape is YOUR fault !!! )

there are 34394939 fixes for the 2H bug ... get them ...

Pikeme are cheap , try to learn how to use them instead whining .

Complaints about diplomacy ?? have you never read XII-XIII-XIV-XV century history ?? no ?? thats why you are whining ( and them why you dont get ultimate AI and stop whining ?? you do that for job ?? )