Rome II

[Grim.Reaper]

TW is one series that I have always eagerly anticipated before each release. Also, I have never ever accepted the offer of having part of my forces under AI control. Just one of my house rules. I have also become enamored with yet another possible first faction...Pontus.

I have been contemplating loading the first Total War: Rome game today to play a little of that beforehand....but have held off since I wouldn't touch it again after Tuesday:)

[mikeck]

Man, on a side note, I just visited the TWCenter forums for Rome 2. Not unexpected but I have not seen a bigger collection of Bitchers, whiners, pissers and moaners in a long time. Hell, the game isn't even out yet and there are complaints about "draw distance", what siege is like, how the AI doesn't look as good as S2, how the campaign AI sucks, why diplomacy will suck, etc...and not one of them has played the ^*$-ing game yet. "Oh, look at 1:54 into the siege video...see! The one group is behind a building ! Classic stupid AI! See, it's gonna suck!"

Just sayin'...you know, if you don't think you will like a game, don't buy it. If you didnt buy it, then why bitch about it? Few things are as annoying as trying to discuss cool things about a game and "that guy" insists on spamming posts about how this sucks or that sucks. Christ! It's a $49 game for the love of Pete...people act like they are buying a car.

[Staggerwing]

Hey guys, What the Frell is this: http://www.totalwar.com/en_us/totalwar-arena ?

Total War is going Em-Em-Oh? With in-game currency?

Join the Legion
If you buy Total War: ROME II, you will also receive privileged access to Total War: ARENA content; including advanced beta access, in-game Legion Armoury bonuses and approximately $15(USD) of in-game currency.*

to pre-order Total War: ROME II, visit the SEGA Store.

Available
3rd September 2013
Pre-order now and receive the 1st DLC Pack free – click for details.
PREORDER NOW
*ARENA may still be in development at time of ROME II purchase, in-game currency amount may vary due to local market fluctuations, offer is time limited, subject to terms and conditions, check back to www.totalwar.com/arena or our Facebook Page for forthcoming details and updates.

[Bison]

I'm excited for the game.  The funny part is that I bought Empires after it had come out and was trashed by the fickle total war gamer mobs.  Any who I suspect this one will be trashed and praised and played all the same.  Tuesday will be nice, but next weekend will be even better when I really get to lounge around and play it for myself.

[Bison]

Hey guys, What the Frell is this: http://www.totalwar.com/en_us/totalwar-arena ?

Total War is going Em-Em-Oh? With in-game currency?

Join the Legion
If you buy Total War: ROME II, you will also receive privileged access to Total War: ARENA content; including advanced beta access, in-game Legion Armoury bonuses and approximately $15(USD) of in-game currency.*

to pre-order Total War: ROME II, visit the SEGA Store.

Available
3rd September 2013
Pre-order now and receive the 1st DLC Pack free – click for details.
PREORDER NOW
*ARENA may still be in development at time of ROME II purchase, in-game currency amount may vary due to local market fluctuations, offer is time limited, subject to terms and conditions, check back to www.totalwar.com/arena or our Facebook Page for forthcoming details and updates.

Total War: ARENA will be CA's first title in a F2P model, representing over a decade of strategy gaming expertise and a new spin-off for the Total War series. Offering players the chance to pitch history's greatest commanders and their armies against each other in massive team-based battles, ARENA will focus entirely on online multiplayer, mixing elements of RTS and MOBA gameplay.
http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/65121-Total-War™-ARENA-–-New-Free-to-Play-Game-in-Development-at-Creative-Assembly?s=b9d5eaee3017280e8f561a8b36f20300

iirc this has been discussed for sometime and was originally intended for Empires.

[son_of_montfort]

Man, on a side note, I just visited the TWCenter forums for Rome 2. Not unexpected but I have not seen a bigger collection of Bitchers, whiners, pissers and moaners in a long time. Hell, the game isn't even out yet and there are complaints about "draw distance", what siege is like, how the AI doesn't look as good as S2, how the campaign AI sucks, why diplomacy will suck, etc...and not one of them has played the ^*$-ing game yet. "Oh, look at 1:54 into the siege video...see! The one group is behind a building ! Classic stupid AI! See, it's gonna suck!"

Just sayin'...you know, if you don't think you will like a game, don't buy it. If you didnt buy it, then why bitch about it? Few things are as annoying as trying to discuss cool things about a game and "that guy" insists on spamming posts about how this sucks or that sucks. Christ! It's a $49 game for the love of Pete...people act like they are buying a car.

Yeah, TW has always drawn that sort of fire. But nerd-rage is pretty much a key component of the internet regardless.

[Grim.Reaper]

Man, on a side note, I just visited the TWCenter forums for Rome 2. Not unexpected but I have not seen a bigger collection of Bitchers, whiners, pissers and moaners in a long time. Hell, the game isn't even out yet and there are complaints about "draw distance", what siege is like, how the AI doesn't look as good as S2, how the campaign AI sucks, why diplomacy will suck, etc...and not one of them has played the ^*$-ing game yet. "Oh, look at 1:54 into the siege video...see! The one group is behind a building ! Classic stupid AI! See, it's gonna suck!"

Just sayin'...you know, if you don't think you will like a game, don't buy it. If you didnt buy it, then why bitch about it? Few things are as annoying as trying to discuss cool things about a game and "that guy" insists on spamming posts about how this sucks or that sucks. Christ! It's a $49 game for the love of Pete...people act like they are buying a car.

I don't even look at that site anymore....

[Gusington]

I still visit TWC but over about 10 years, I have 100 posts there. There is a lot of nerd rage there...it can get to you after a while.

[tgb]

Man, on a side note, I just visited the TWCenter forums for Rome 2. Not unexpected but I have not seen a bigger collection of Bitchers, whiners, pissers and moaners in a long time. Hell, the game isn't even out yet and there are complaints about "draw distance", what siege is like, how the AI doesn't look as good as S2, how the campaign AI sucks, why diplomacy will suck, etc...and not one of them has played the ^*$-ing game yet. "Oh, look at 1:54 into the siege video...see! The one group is behind a building ! Classic stupid AI! See, it's gonna suck!"

Just sayin'...you know, if you don't think you will like a game, don't buy it. If you didnt buy it, then why bitch about it? Few things are as annoying as trying to discuss cool things about a game and "that guy" insists on spamming posts about how this sucks or that sucks. Christ! It's a $49 game for the love of Pete...people act like they are buying a car.

Clearly you've never been to the Paradox boards before a big release.

[RooksBailey]

A "How to Play" series has been posted on the official website, complete with vids:

http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/How_To_Play


Most TW vets will be familiar with the mechanics, but it should come in handy for newbs.

[undercovergeek]

You can honestly already basically do this if you pause the game, issue orders, unpause and watch the results play out.  Rinse and repeat as the battle progresses.

this is my technique, zoom into watch the gory detail - pause, see whats happening elsewhere, address problem, zoom into watch gory detail

[undercovergeek]

A "How to Play" series has been posted on the official website, complete with vids:

http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/How_To_Play


Most TW vets will be familiar with the mechanics, but it should come in handy for newbs.

even though i dont think i need to ill play all the tutorials just to soak up the awesomeness

[undercovergeek]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/09/02/wot-i-think-total-war-rome-ii/#more-167204

no damning indictments except maybe the AI and an over advertised RPG element for your general that doesnt do much - i think weve tackled the AI problems here already so all in all - i wish i hadnt volunteered for baby sitting duties tomorrow!

[tgb]

Eurogamer notes some other problems

as does joystiq

[Gusington]

Eurogamer 7/10 on release day aint so bad for release day. Eurogamer also stated this: "The game has also had its AI revamped, and I'm pleased to report that it's somewhat cannier." That was for the tactical battles. The review mentioned that the campaign AI actually got a little dumber! Wonder where that came from.