Broken Promises

**Tully Bascombe** · 03-21-2009, 23:09

This game was originally advertized as extending from 1700 to 1830. I just bought the thing, hoping to play a little Napoleonics. Much to my surprise none of the campaigns extend past 1799. I'm very, very, very disappointed. How could they do this?

**A Very Super Market** · 03-21-2009, 23:11

When did they say that?

Besides which, they announced the change pre-release by quite a bit. Don't know why you're complaining

**NimitsTexan** · 03-21-2009, 23:17

You can continue the campaign indefinately, if you choose. And the end of the tech tree is definately 1815-1830 era technology.

**pevergreen** · 03-22-2009, 03:18

They game was originally going to be 1700-1820. Check the first summary thread for that.

But they changed it. If you had been following the pre release, or read anything about the game afterwards, chances are you would have realised.

Theres always expansions and mods anyway.

**MikeV** · 03-22-2009, 04:52

Originally Posted by Tully Bascombe

How could they do this?

Well, because they are the Creators.

Besides, it gives them a chance to publish Napoleon:Total War, and get a new batch of $$$ from us Beta testers ...

**Tully Bascombe** · 03-22-2009, 15:01

Originally Posted by MikeV

Well, because they are the Creators.

Besides, it gives them a chance to publish Napoleon:Total War, and get a new batch of $$$ from us Beta testers ...

Even if they had fulfilled their original promises they still would have had the chance to release expansion packs for the Musket and Pike era (1500 to 1700), and for the Victorian era (1830 to 1914).

**Hooahguy** · 03-22-2009, 15:26

so, what other things did CA promise but not deliver? please tell.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 03-22-2009, 16:25

Originally Posted by hooahguy

so, what other things did CA promise but not deliver? please tell.

Everything. They delivered a piece-of-crap ETW. I had the full version of ETW on my computer since the release date, and I have not even opened it once. Good thing I did not pay for the game. What a waste of money it would have been.

**Husar** · 03-22-2009, 16:45

Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus

Everything. They delivered a piece-of-crap ETW. I had the full version of ETW on my computer since the release date, and I have not even opened it once. Good thing I did not pay for the game. What a waste of money it would have been.

That tells me a lot more about you, than the game... are you really saying you didn't even try it, yet you think to know it's bad?

**Meneldil** · 03-22-2009, 15:53

Originally Posted by Tully Bascombe

Even if they had fulfilled their original promises they still would have had the chance to release expansion packs for the Musket and Pike era (1500 to 1700), and for the Victorian era (1830 to 1914).

Napoleon > Pike & Musket and Victoria on marketing basis.

**Tully Bascombe** · 03-22-2009, 17:20

Originally Posted by Meneldil

Napoleon > Pike & Musket and Victoria on marketing basis.

I guess what I'm saying is that per my preferences Napoleon Total War > American Revolution Total War, which is basically what Empire Total War is. They could have at least included mini-campaigns for the War of Austrian Succession, the Seven Year's War, the Northern War. Instead they included 4 mini campaigns in North America, which were small scale wars of little gaming interest to me.

**Meneldil** · 03-22-2009, 17:36

The RtI campaign is more of a tutorial than a real campaign. It's based on an interesting and quite important event, which is appreciated and known not only by military history freaks but also by normal people.

Most people don't give a damn or even know the 7 years war, the Northern war and the Austrian succession. Everybody have heard of the american revolution. Furthermore, it is a good way to cater to north americans, since their continent had more or less been left out of previous TW games.

ETW is not American Revolution Total War. Completing the RtI campaign doesn't take more than a few hours, and you don't even have to do it: you can start a Grand Campaign right away .

**Ibn-Khaldun** · 03-22-2009, 17:45

Originally Posted by Tully Bascombe

I guess what I'm saying is that per my preferences Napoleon Total War > American Revolution Total War, which is basically what Empire Total War is. They could have at least included mini-campaigns for the War of Austrian Succession, the Seven Year's War, the Northern War. Instead they included 4 mini campaigns in North America, which were small scale wars of little gaming interest to me.

Those 4 mini campaigns are supposed to be a Tutorial. They are not meant to be MTW2 Kindoms style small campaigns.
Also, TW games are there for YOU to create your own history. When player reach 1756(start of Seven Year's war) he have already built an empire that would be unhistorical and such war would never occur.
I'm 100% sure that Napoleonic Wars will come out in the end of the year or at the beginning of next year. It's and opportunity that CA will not pass.