Happy with the decision made?

[HarunTaiwan]

I will wait about 1 year to buy the game after its release. That's when the final patch comes out, and the modders have fixed the other problems, and made it slightly enjoyable.

But I do think the era will be great.

I will be comparing it to Sid Meier's Gettysburg.

[Freedom Onanist]

Absolutely, the best era for the game mechanics and one of the most interesting in history combined - excellent!

Tightly drilled formations, marching in order against other similar enemies. I have always felt uncomfortable about "units" of medieval spearmen marching around, let alone bands of barbarians doing the same thing. The Romans did, but many of their opponents didn't and I feel CA have always had to compromise with how the units look and feel on the battlefield. In ETW, it will at least look right.

As for the setting, it is the time when the world emerged as it is today. Too often it is ignored in school (probably becasue it is not PC). Not only did nations begin to emerge as we see them now, but political thought, progress, innovation, Reason starting to banish superstition and religion, etc... The Enlightenment - you can't get better than that.