Seeing how Empire has already been in the making and is at least 50-60% done, we should make a list of things we don't want to see in this game. The devs most likely have implemented their ideas for the base of the game and are not going to change this.
Please everyone add to this list all the things that made you disappointed in previous total war games.
Based on what i disliked about MTW2:
1) No more map units for merchants and diplomats.
2) Predictable AI battles. Poor siege AI.
3) Sloppy cohesion of units in battles.
4) Non compliant AI diplomacy. AI starting wars they cannot win when not necessary.
5) A campaign map that is more graphical than functional.
6) poorly written Vice and Virtues.
7) Scattered computer selection of heirs to the throne.
8) Weak animations that limit ability of units.
Missile unit animations that limit the ability of them to react. They won't retreat until they volley. Gunpowder units have problem shooting and just stand there not firing.
9) Artillery reloading every time they move.
10) Auto resolve not calculating defenses properly.
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