Quote Originally Posted by Bob the Insane
Would love to see it all (a la Stronghold)...

I would love to see:

Ditches and moats as [optional] constructable improvements to Wall or Castle level. You would need a counter of some variety (it is still a game)...
Well the obvious counter is counter-mining and moats, both of which were employed in the middle ages. However it's very hard to represent with the current engine so I doubt we'll see it.

It's a pity they took it out but it was a bit easy in RTW without any counter mechanism.