How much real time does a battle take you ?

[_Tristan_]

I was wondering how much real time fighting battles took you (in the campaign) as custom and multiplayer battles might be a little different.

I mean it counting from deployment until the battle result screen.

For my part, simple field battles are over in about 15 minutes whereas complex battles such as sieges or multiple stackes take me around 1 hour/ 1 hour and a half (playing with timer on)

[YAKOBU]

Hi there

I've put under 15 mins.

About 90% of my battles are completed in this time when I outnumber or have better quality troops than the AI. I tend to speed up parts of the battle when awaiting contact with the enemy or chasing routers. I also favour infantry armies so need little manouvering. My more recent battles with Eastern mobile archer armies can take longer.

[Didz]

Usually between 30 minutes and an hour for field battles and anything up to two hours for a seige assault.

[PapaNasty]

For me, usually around half an hour for a field battle and an hour or more for a seige.

It largely depends on my forces and the enemy, i'm terrible for going over the battleground inch by inch in full zoom looking for every ridge and depression, to give my troops the edge.

With a siege much of my time is spent moving troops into position for the final assault once the walls are breached and the enemy has fallen back, very rarely in my games do the enemy try to hold the walls after i make a breach, they always seem to pull back to the square. So much of my time is sending forces to flank and split their own defence.

[Zajuts149]

My battles usually take more time these days as I slow down speed to 0.3-0.5
when there's heavy action. Sometimes i think normal speed is just too fast..
:D

[Tamur]

My battles usually take more time these days as I slow down speed to 0.3-0.5 when there's heavy action. Sometimes i think normal speed is just too fast..

Agreed. Also, slowing down to that level is a great way to get up close to the fighting without losing control of the battle.

I'd agree with everyone on 10-15 mins for smaller battles and up to 1 1/2 hrs for larger ones. But those 15 minute battles can be stretched out if there are some interesting melée units involved

[Khan Krum]

Usually field battles are less than 15 min sometimes sieges take more especially against 2-3 packs of Mongols. :) I remember the days of first Medieval TotalWar when I had 3 hours and more long battles - the reinforcements were keep coming and coming :).

[_Tristan_]

Thx for answering that poll...

I thought I was a slow player considering the inconsiderate use of the Pause button I make but I seem to be in with the majority of players here at the Org.

I feel a bit better...