RTS vs. TBS

Originally Posted by Zenicetus

That is, assumiung the AI could take advantage of it, so it wouldn't become yet another player exploit. As always, that's the sticking point with coming up with new ideas for the game, when there is so much work to do in improving the existing AI.

Yes, assuming the AI can use it.

I play RTS games for what they are, I play TBS games for what they are. If there was a RTS TW I wouldn't play it because most RTS games are the same. The game would be overly simplified and the battles would lose their edge as most RTS games usually don't incorporate flanking or routing or anything a TW game has. Also settlement building would be very wierd.

why would you want to move away from the essence of the total war series???
i play total war for its turn based strategy!

I play Total War (I have all of them, and I play them on a daily basis) for the unique mixture of RTS and TBS.

With Total War I get the feeling all my actions are a part of a bigger plan (World Domination) I get the time to build and react to it.

And ever tried to command 1000+ units in an RTS game....?

from what i know..totalwar series is considered both RTS and TBS(RTS in the battlefield..and TBS in the strategic map). if u want the game to be 100% RTS or TBS, i assure u it will not workout coz the success of the TW series is in the combination of both RTS and TBS. every one would love to change history if he had the chance to and that's what TW series have done, but keeping the game real in the battlefield..very real!

Originally Posted by S.Selim_1

from what i know..totalwar series is considered both RTS and TBS(RTS in the battlefield..and TBS in the strategic map). if u want the game to be 100% RTS or TBS, i assure u it will not workout coz the success of the TW series is in the combination of both RTS and TBS. every one would love to change history if he had the chance to and that's what TW series have done, but keeping the game real in the battlefield..very real!

The TW series are RTT/TBS with 0 strategy in battles just TACTICS...its for PR reasons they call it RTS to not alienate the fans of Dune2 clones...