More features of EU2 that would fit into MTW:

- Vassal states that you do not directly control, but that are loyal to you (better than alliance), and can't make any treaties of their own. Finally a AI-faction you can turn your back to.

- Grant indepentence to a province (or group of provinces), so they don't rebel untill they get their nation back, often combined with making them a vassal.

- "Core provinces" that only one faction can build the higher structures on. MTW doesn't care that I am the turkish invader in Sweden, I can just as easy build there as in Ankara.

- Casus belli, a cause for war. In MTW the only cause for war is "I want more land, just because". In EU you can war against any faction that enslaves your people (core provinces) as long as you like.

- Stronger penalties for warmongering. No one in MTW cares that I drain my land by an endless war (well, MTW IS about war, I know that, but I still send all able man to the front for 300 years). Should they like that ? Maybe some "war-weariness" (from Civ3)?

- Also from Civ3: I do not have a strategic resource (iron in MTW), why can I not trade it with a faction that has it ? Spanish steel was used all over Europe, not just by mercenaries ...

But please let me explain:
Almost all of this would drift MTW away from being a wargame. Maybe the dev's don't want that, it's their game.
And altough I made a lot of references to other games, I have more fun with MTW than with any other game so far, so very good job.


Belisarius:
The STRATEGIC part of MTW is clearly not about grafics, where all the comparisons to EU are made, so not much strain on the processor there apart from AI imho.
And the "perfect" game is VERY much depending on individual taste, no ? And even if it fits your taste today, who says that you wont get bored by the perfect game in 3 month and buy something else ? If you are really satisfied with the last game, you might even be ready do dish out much more money for another "perfect game", so more revenue for the dev's (who don't get the biggest share of the profit anyway fyi) ...