who still plays RTW

[moderniconoclast]

the greek one is awesome! one bad thing though, my favourite unit is gone!!! the armoured hoplites are no more. even if i could just replace the hoplites helmet with the old armoured one that would be a lot better

[B-DogKY]

I have to admit I'm a bit puzzled by those who say they still play MTW. Don't get me wrong, I loved it before RTW, but after reading all the posts about how many people still enjoy MTW, I thought I'd go back and give it a whirl again. I dunno, for me it's like trying to go back to an earlier Madden game, the controls are clunky, the guys are too big, and after the AI sent a 5 BG army after my 10 spearman 1 BG army (spearmen own cav, right, rock paper scissors, riiiiiiight), I was just done. I will say the tactical AI seems a bit better as it did not passively give me the high ground like it always does in Rome, but this was not enough to make up for the slow pace of the battles. I don't mean the time spent fighting, I mean the time spent manuvering your guys just to try and pull off something resembling a coordinated attack. I also have to say that RTW fixed one of the most annoying things about MTW for me and that is the fix where the army units maintain their position relative to the other units. That usta drive me absolutely buggy in MTW. Talk about micromanagement. I also hafta say I prefer the non-Risk campaign map, altho I know it has caused problems with the campaign AI. I hafta agree with a guy who said the new (more realistic) campaign map allows him to become more immersed in the game. Overall, I hafta say that when MTW was first out, it was the best game for me, but RTW pwns it in so many ways for me, and unfortunately, much like life, you can never go home again....