M2TW: Worth the Price?

[fallen851]

It could do that in STW, but has not got there with the RTW style map.

I think this is the problem. I've only played RTW and the demo for STW, which got me into the series. I held off buying STW because RTW was coming out shortly after I played the demo, then I realized I couldn't play RTW because my comp was too slow, so when I upgraded and remembered about RTW I got it.

Anyways, back to the main point, in the STW "battle trainer", I think I have like 60%, 70% max, win ratio against the AI, in the battle with 2 units of spears, 2 units of archers, 1 heavy cav, and 1 spear cav.

The AI is good. It makes good choices, it uses units well, it creates matchup problems for me, and often overruns me.

I've lost a total of two battles in RTW. One where I foolishly charged some rebels up a mountain with town watch, and the other when the Spanish declared war on me and attack 4 units of town watch on the move, with a full stack including Bullmen, and I don't use lame tactics...

However I've taken on three full stacks, with a 3/4 stack, and won. The game is pathetically easy on the battlefield. If that happened in STW, I'm assuming I would lose bad, since I can hardly handle an equal battle...

Now maybe I just suck at STW, I don't know, but I really want effective battle AI!