Impressions of the demo?

[pdoan8]

While stupid AI is not capable to depoly armies/ attack reasonable, all it does is raiding towns... just ANNOYING!

I really hope that it will only be in the demo. It's the main reason I lost interest in TW series since RTW (I play some, but not as much as STW/MTW).

As I play the free play demo, I can't help but keep wondering whether AI is cheating.
- Almost every time I hire an agent, an enemy agent just walk over and kill him (even before he's fully active). How did AI know? AI agents seem to know the exact winning odd and have never lost an agent in all attack attempt.
- AI ships seem to have very long range and they know exactly where my ships are. They appear from nowhere, attack my ships and disappear.
- Similarly, AI seem to know the location and the strength of my army. Since, I rarely have any agent alive for more than 2 turns, I can't tell if AI have any spy walking head of their army or within my territory.

I hope that I just have a very long streak of bad luck.

[Zarky]

I hope that I just have a very long streak of bad luck.

What I've found out is that it's very hard to keep new agents alive after certain point in the game, freshly trained metsuke/monk don't stand a chance against rank 3 or above agents.
AI ships don't have any longer range than you do (unless they have better tech), but AI seems to know where there are ships/troops, without that ability AI would be extremely weak.

[edyzmedieval]

I don't think CA will ever come close with the genius that MTW was.

[Monk]

I don't think CA will ever come close with the genius that MTW was.

Sorry sir, i didn't mean to step on your lawn.

[Gregoshi]

Sorry sir, i didn't mean to step on your lawn.

We'll give you a quarter if you mow it.

[edyzmedieval]

Sorry sir, i didn't mean to step on your lawn.

You want some fries with that while you mow it?

Was MTW the first TW game you played?

I started with the original, and played extensively. STW was gold, but I find that MTW improved almost everything of the original while providing a huge space and multitude of cultures. Plus the incredible atmosphere.

[OUT4BLOOD]

Are you more of a singleplayer enthusiast? I find it hard to see how MTW was an improvement on STW multiplayer

[edyzmedieval]

Are you more of a singleplayer enthusiast? I find it hard to see how MTW was an improvement on STW multiplayer

Yes, I play mainly singleplayer. MTW MP wasn't that much of a difference over STW, I agree, but it's the SP that concerns me the most.

[OUT4BLOOD]

I don't think CA will ever come close with the genius that MTW was.

Was MTW the first TW game you played?