You've hit the nail right on the head there Omanes. From RTW onwards, CA have re-oriented themselves towards a younger, more thrill-seeking market more interested in graphics and uber-units than in serious stategy and historical veracity.Originally Posted by Omanes Alexandrapolites the Idiot
One can't really blame them for this; they are a commercial enterprise and their success with their later games shows that, from a business perspective, that was a sound policy.
Nevertheless we can mourn the death of the high-quality strategy in STW and MTW, and be grateful that the series continues to be relatively highly moddable.
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