MT2W:Where are we now??

[TosaInu]

No man ever set foot on a star, yet almost everyone talks about the sun.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

No man ever set foot on a star, yet almost everyone talks about the sun.

Good Quoate Tosa. Still trying to figure out what that means.

[YellowMelon]

It means it is possible to know about things that you observe without actually being there...

Unfortunately I agree with Krook despite his misplaced accusations. Which is exactly why I haven't made comments re the game since I stopped playing. Durrrrrr.

[KrooK]

Tosa Inu - if you want proof check last CWC (this on vanilla version).
Due to "strange" rules made mostly by players whom did not play multiplayer too much, or play only with themselves - rules were horrible. Hardly one understood it and most players called them bad.

On the other hand check CCS rules - simple, easy and matched for everyone. And guess what - with these rules decisive faction on game when cavarly dominate were .... Aztecs. For me that is better direction.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Tosa Inu - if you want proof check last CWC (this on vanilla version).
Due to "strange" rules made mostly by players whom did not play multiplayer too much, or play only with themselves - rules were horrible. Hardly one understood it and most players called them bad.

On the other hand check CCS rules - simple, easy and matched for everyone. And guess what - with these rules decisive faction on game when cavarly dominate were .... Aztecs. For me that is better direction.

Depends who writes the rules. If you had a good player who didn't play much, doesn't nescreassy mean it's going to be bad set of rules Krook.

[YellowMelon]

When I ran DoA I wasn't very active, but people loved the rules. If the person is in tune with the game, then it works.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

When I ran DoA I wasn't very active, but people loved the rules. If the person is in tune with the game, then it works.

Yea, in the case like you, you was able to get good rules even though you wasn't very active. If I did it, I won't proably be so lucky, so it all depends.

[C-bass]

i have played TW since shogun came out, i played it online pretty consistantly up until rome, since rome i have played online only a few times, mostly because i havent baught the new games right away. when i got m2tw my computer crashed and i lost my game, but was planning on getting back on soon. although i can sort of tell from the discussion, how many people play online these days, as an average.

[LadyAnn]

Did they resolve the login issue yet? I shelved my disk after the 9-miss-1-hit login tries some months ago. Can I log in any time on first try?

Annie

[WarMachine187]

The multiplayer part of the game has suffered greatly.I mean, compare now to the days where the Vandal Horde and other veteran clans used to be online playin RTW all the time.

[Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe]

Retrofit? (with all due respect for Mordred one of the greatest MTW1 player around)
Other stuff? ( )

Is any of this worth 5mn of dl time? Not to mention time to try to play it?

Nope?

Why do you wake me up with ghost? http://https://forums.totalwar.org/v...d.php?t=104905

Louis,

[UglyElmo2]

Louis: The Retrofit Mod is actually a very good mod and one which a few of the CA programmers made to make the SP game more difficult. It also allows you to play the Grand Campaign in hotseat mode (which also can be played by PBEM).

I am currently getting up a big PBEM game with some of the NF clan members from the .com. We are taking the smaller/weaker/hard-to-play factions to make it even more challenging. Thus far we have:

1. Scotland - NF Kublai101
2. Sicily - NF On A Mountain
3. Portugale - NF B5Draal
4. Moors - Stig
5. Denmark - BigD (my son)
6. Poland -
7. Venice -
8. Turks -

NF Starcy, NF Flimmeister, and maybe Unhinged Loon have yet to pick. I am taking the last faction left. The battles are autoresolved, which makes the campaign much harder than if you fought the battels vs. the weak AI.

I never cared much for the MP and realtime battles of M2TW, so I let my son convince me to play my very first TW campaign ever in hotseat mode. Up til now, I had never played a single campaign with any of the previous titles. I must admit, I was skeptical, but found out I enjoyed the M2TW RetroFit campaign.

Maybe you should try a hotseat PBEM with someone. I think you might be surprised and enjoy yourself. It's something different in the way of MP play.

Good to see you again.

ElmarkOFear

[LadyAnn]

Gah! Ghost! :)

Playing one of "Ghost" movie's song.

... time is like the river
to the sea
to the sea...

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

I did RetirofFit and did some Hotseats, was fun, but wasn't any good with it lol. My problem is that it takes to long, have to e-mail the save game,etc..., so which is why I won't plan on doing it anymore, but it is fun if you don't mind the long waits.

[UglyElmo2]

Hotseat PBEM games are a must for some of us with long, or variable work hours, with families, or other personal committments, which take away our amount of time per night to play online. I only play PBEM games now, but would probably return to play TW online if the Empire battles are improved to the old Shogun/MTW1 levels.

PS: Warman: Check your PM inbox. I just sent you the info. you requested.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Hotseat PBEM games are a must for some of us with long, or variable work hours, with families, or other personal committments, which take away our amount of time per night to play online. I only play PBEM games now, but would probably return to play TW online if the Empire battles are improved to the old Shogun/MTW1 levels.

PS: Warman: Check your PM inbox. I just sent you the info. you requested.

Since I have to figure out why I can't get on M2TW MP now, I be doing another PBEM or two, you up for it Elmo?



Also, I got your info along with some others, Thank Moo!!

[UglyElmo2]

What do you want to play? Do you have the Kingdoms expansion? If so, we could do one of the campaigns from that. Either us vs. the AI or a Winner Takes All.

Let me know. I am always up for another PBEM. I would recommend playing the RetroFit mod, since with autoresolved battles, RetroFit makes them much tougher to win, especially against castles and Citadels or Huge Cities with Huge Walls. You have to have overwhelming numbers, and even then you may find yourself on the losing end of the deal.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Us .vs. AI sounds good to me Big Elmo

[UglyElmo2]

I'm going on vacation, and will set the game up when I get back. We can play the Kingdoms Crusade campaign if you like. I haven't played that one as the Christian factions (Byzantium and Antioch), so we can try it to see how we do.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Sounds good Elmo. I be Gone Untill Friday/Saturday FYI also to rest my wrists,.

[UglyElmo2]

Sounds like you got a bit of Carpal Tunnel's Syndrome going on there Warman.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Tenditions, same annoying thing though

[Drisos]

Sorry for the bump here... but I just had to say:

The battle balance is fucked up in the newer TW games. (And thereby it's not anyhow intresting as an MP game) The new games killed the old community/clans effectively: Some moved on, leaving too few in S:TW, and the ones thay did move on disliked the new stinky MP game and quit as well.

Wish CA had just stopped after STW... Does that make me 80-year old? Hmm, gotta check that in the mirror.

offtopic:

Hey there oldies!
(Elmo! Back again?)

edit: Cursed microsoft!!! (btw)

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

To Many sadly left, and the ones remaining still may play Samurai Warlords Mod (like me) or MTW/VI even, but even then, we still have to few to carry on, compare to even a few years ago. A lot of people today ,older and newer players, don't care and try not to help out anyhow, so that kills MP even more.


With Minmial from Community, and conutined crappy MP from CA..... I think MP here is deadn and will remain dead.


I miss the old MTW/VI days of Early-Mid 2004

[tootee]

Hi All,

Long time.

Love TW v much, though MP pretty boring now.. am waiting for new TW release

Merry X'mas and happy new year

[TosaInu]

Hello tootee,

How are you?

[tootee]

Hi Tosa sama long time.

I'm doing ok hope you too.. if E:TW is any good hope to see you online in coming months :)

[TosaInu]

Hello tootee,

Great to hear.

I'm fine too, thanks. It's been a long time indeed.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Depends who writes the rules. If you had a good player who didn't play much, doesn't nescreassy mean it's going to be bad set of rules Krook.

Then you need me :)

UglyElmo2
Re: MT2W:Where are we now??
I'm going on vacation, and will set the game up when I get back. We can play the Kingdoms Crusade campaign if you like. I haven't played that one as the Christian factions (Byzantium and Antioch), so we can try it to see how we do.

ELMOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo

Long time no see you Ugly Bastard

[Hunter KIng George]

GAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks whos talking about being ugly.

When u going to stop by for some VI m8?