Total War Online: A dream come true?

[Viking]

I hate MMO's.

[Freedom Onanist]

I hate MMO's.

I'm with you there brother.

This, if true, would be the absolute worst possible news for the TW series as far a I am concerned. Absolute pants, an unmitigated pile of vindaloo curry induced excreta with none of the post-pub pleasure pre ring-of-fire agony.

I have no wish whatsoever to play online TW campaigns against an other human, let alone the kind of nobby who inhabits the MMO world - anyone played BF, WOW, etc...?

I like to play on my own terms, when and where I like.

Reading the desription I think this is the wet dream of some RTS clickfest, "clan", MMO addict and not something serious.

A nightmare more like.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

And Again, any sources or is this just a joke?

[hellenes]

I'm with you there brother.

This, if true, would be the absolute worst possible news for the TW series as far a I am concerned. Absolute pants, an unmitigated pile of vindaloo curry induced excreta with none of the post-pub pleasure pre ring-of-fire agony.

I have no wish whatsoever to play online TW campaigns against an other human, let alone the kind of nobby who inhabits the MMO world - anyone played BF, WOW, etc...?

I like to play on my own terms, when and where I like.

Reading the desription I think this is the wet dream of some RTS clickfest, "clan", MMO addict and not something serious.

A nightmare more like.

1st That I read on the TWC IIRC thats why Ive asked about if anyone got the Swedish PCG magazine...
2nd I wish you all the luck of the world while you keep being dissapointed with each SP TW game released year after year the battlemap PO wont get better...So you will just continue coming here and whining about how bad the PO (programmed oponnent) is and how nonexistant the "diplomacy" is...and nothing will change...

[Geoffrey S]

Ah, I see. It's wishful thinking...

[hellenes]

Ah, I see. It's wishful thinking...

Does anyone have the swedish PC gamer magazine?
Thats what I was asking....
If this rumor is true then we might get our perfect "AI" that we have been craving for...

[Freedom Onanist]

1st That I read on the TWC IIRC thats why Ive asked about if anyone got the Swedish PCG magazine...
2nd I wish you all the luck of the world while you keep being dissapointed with each SP TW game released year after year the battlemap PO wont get better...So you will just continue coming here and whining about how bad the PO (programmed oponnent) is and how nonexistant the "diplomacy" is...and nothing will change...

What are you talking about? Where have I complained about the AI opponents? Or are you projecting your own disappointments on others?

Firstly, I don't mind the AI, it is a computer game, I accept it within those limitations. As far as I am concerned I can't think of another wargame style game that comes close to keeping me entertained as the TW games do.

Secondly, whilst human opponents can be fun, some (many) of them are no improvement on the AI. I don't mean that from a tactical point of view (though some of them are utter rubbish - armies of cannon etc...), just from a logistical one in terms of getting a balanced game going. You only have to look at most online games to see how fundementally unpleasant they can be. To be honest if I want to play against a human I'll go and visit a friend not fester at home and invent some kind of bollox online persona.

Which brings me on to my major reservation with an online version of TW. The problems of getting someone to consistently a campaign game are just too fraught with problems. Any of the scenarios mentioned to deal with this are just compromises. Games like TW offer me the opportunity to get away and play an interesting and entertaining game on my own terms ie I don't have to polute my time with r0x0r l33t sp3ak "yooffs" who "pwn".

TW online? I'm off to play Monopoly or Risk with real people and friends.

If this rumor is true then we might get our perfect "AI" that we have been craving for...

Tosh

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Secondly, whilst human opponents can be fun, some (many) of them are no improvement on the AI. I don't mean that from a tactical point of view (though some of them are utter rubbish - armies of cannon etc...), just from a logistical one in terms of getting a balanced game going. You only have to look at most online games to see how fundementally unpleasant they can be. To be honest if I want to play against a human I'll go and visit a friend not fester at home and invent some kind of bollox online persona.

TW online? I'm off to play Monopoly or Risk with real people and friends.

Depends m8... You can't come on everyday and expect to see good players on all the time. Just have to look awhile.

[Freedom Onanist]

Depends m8... You can't come on everyday and expect to see good players on all the time. Just have to look awhile.

That's just one of my points, I can with the game as it is. I can play it as and when I like.

Anyway, the game is far too complex and time consuming to be able to co-ordinate humans playing it satisfactorily. Let alone all the downsides of online play anyway (true RTS battles all the time? Clickfest City).

[Geoffrey S]

What are you talking about? Where have I complained about the AI opponents? Or are you projecting your own disappointments on others?

Sounds about right to me.

[Mailman653]

Enough said.

[Caius]

I would like the idea. But Im not sure if this game will work with Internet. Graphics look amazing and I dont think it will be possible.