Mh, I played MTW + mod some time ago and also was on this forum.

Most ppl. said that rome would be not as good as MTW.. I bought RTW
2 weeks ago and did some research and lastly decided to use the
RTR (total realism) mod. Well started camp as rome and must say,
this game is better than MTW. Esp. impressed by camp map and
battle scenes - had my first encounter with elephants... the men
fly through the air etc... cool.

Q1: I have 1,45 ghz + ati8500. I it worth to buy a better card fpr
this game ? I don´t know how the game would behave with larger
battles... maybe a 2nd hand 9700 or 9800 ?

Q2: How good is replayability of this game - or longer camp game fun? I noticed that I got bored with MTW cause later battles with too much troops und not so controllable as with smaller forces. Also mostly there would be a kind of stalemate of mine faction and another mighty AI controlled....

Greetz
Alpha