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    Re: Has Total War lost its soul?

    Double post.
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    Re: Has Total War lost its soul?

    Oh Dear,
    I have the Rome II disk plus greek factions.
    Yet to install the game waiting on a broadband upgrade and CA to fire off some patches.
    From looking at the posts it seems there is a lot of...
  3. Re: So they are porting Rome 2 to the Xbox 1 and Ps4...

    Oh well business will go where the most money is to be made.
    If console games are where the cash is, Thats what will happen.
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    Re: Are all total war launch reactions like this?

    Double post
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    Re: Are all total war launch reactions like this?

    Well the Rome II reception on the TWC seems about on par with the Empire release.
    Maybe its a Warscape thing?
    Okay Empire was new territory and a new game engine so that may mitigate some of the...
  6. Re: Why Rome 2 is awesome! (Positive comments only)

    Well the game title ROME 2 is a plus.
    Enjoy your Iceni campaign Rob.
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    Re: Benny Hill eat your heart out...again!!

    Hmm,The thing is, Its the same game engine since ETW. Why does history keep repeating itself?
    One would have thought our CA friends would have copped onto the issue after the 3 previous releases?...
  8. Thread: Should i wait?

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    Re: Should i wait?

    My game disk is due on Friday.
    However I think I will wait a few weeks before I bother to install it.
    I tend to look at the general reports and take an overall assessment of good points and bad....
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread - part 2

    Shame the old thread was binned.
    Still one can understand the motive.

    I see the French executive are doing their best to drum up support for a Syrian attack.
    Of course they stated they will not...
  10. Thread: Battle AI

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    Re: Horrible AI again ( Even on legendary difficulty) Game breaking.

    Thanks Craig, The flack seems to be hitting the fan at the moment.
    Nevermind I am sure you guys will come up with some tweaks.
    My copy will not arrive until Thursday or Friday so you have a couple...
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    Hmm, Joseph.
    The U.S. is the super power and can be talked into anything when its whispered their street cred is at stake.
    The Europeans have been playing them for patsies for decades.
    Want a war...
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    I think President Obama does not want to go to war with Syria.
    Despite the hawks screaming for all kinds of mayhem to be rained down on that country.
    Its not about a quick missile strike in and out...
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    Re: Where are the AI improvements?

    The game engine has been given certain battle formations to apply.
    These are basic to the factions. Heavy infantry army (civilized), Heavy infantry (barbarian).
    Cavalry heavy, Cavalry light again...
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    Well president Obama is still weighing up his options.
    He I think is concerned for his political legacy and is fairly savvy regarding public opinion.
    The U.S. cititizens are not in a gungho mood...
  15. Re: Pre order on Rome 2 on Amazon UK NOT AMAZON US.

    Never mind all we can amuse ourselves going through the Rome II teq forum on our TWC and maybe picking up some tips.
    For getting a smooth install and what buttons/options to press?
  16. Re: How to Play Total War: ROME II & 2-weeks of 24-Hour Community Support

    Many thanks Trish. You are a credit to the CA team.
    I do wish you luck with customer support and coordinating everything.
    regards,
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    The biggest problem I see for the rebels is a very poor media image.
    Allowing the rebellion to be hijacked in a large part by dubious foreign fighters has sure cost them.
    Very few western citizens...
  18. Re: Pre order on Rome 2 on Amazon UK NOT AMAZON US.

    5th or 6th of September delivery is what I have been told.
  19. Thread: Fracking UK...

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    Re: Fracking UK...

    As far as I can tell Fracking for shale oil or gas is kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel.
    Its highly expensive, Wells have a short production life. So a company has to constantly drill more...
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    I see Jordan and Lebanon have refused to allow their territory,s or airspace to be used for attacks against Syria.
    Of course they maybe just covering their asses regarding their populations.
    So the...
  21. Re: 2 British 18yo girls (vol. teachers) fall prey to acid attack in Zanzibar. A warning to Westeners?

    Its a sad thing that so many young women are nieve when it comes to trying to do good.
    These poor girls paid a cruel price for their idealism.
    Plus a lot of these damn aid agency,s should get a...
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    Re: Russian Homophobia

    So it appears a large percentage of Russians do not like the gay scene and would prefer it not to become mainstream in society.
    Well thats kind of Russia,s own business.
    As an older contributer I...
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    It would seem Mr Cameron did not get the support he hoped for from the British political establishment.
    So things are delayed regarding attacking Syria.
    Some reports on U.S. evidence regarding...
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    Re: Why we shouldn't get our hopes up.

    Well I have ordered Rome II disk version.
    I hope its going to be an excellent game.
    Of course I shall want to mod it if possible once I have got used to how it works.
    I like my games to have the...
  25. Re: Why it might be better to cancel your physical copy pre-order and get the Steam version instead!

    Pre order from amazon uk and an Irish customer.
    You will not get the disk until the 5th or 6th of September
    Amazon are posting on the 3rd of September.
    To another query Amazon are including the...
  26. Re: Anti-americanism - why is it so prevalent in the west?

    Anti Wall street, Anti U.S. foreign policy. Anti U.S. federal politic,s.
    The above do get quite a bad press apart from maybe FOX news.
    The average U.S. citizen is not disliked by most people. Its...
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    I am looking forward to the grandstanding in the house of commons tomorrow.
    Plenty of order order shouts no doubt.
  28. Thread: Euro Crisis

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    Re: Euro Crisis

    True Ludicus. Overall Germany is doing very nicely.
    How ever if the chickens came home to roost and Eurozone countries defaulted or demanded large haircuts on their debts.
    Where would the German...
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    Re: Tel Aviv Introduces Racially Segregated Kindergartens

    Hmm, Its really Israels own business on how they handle their education system.
    As long as the children are happy and well looked after, Does it matter?
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    I must say that watching the various news channels and western politicians claiming this and that feels like Ground Hog Day.
    Now I could understand them taking a belligerent stance if say the Syrian...
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    Re: The game is only 9.9 gb !!!?????

    :)Well amazon Uk are releasing the boxed game on September the 3rd.
    So I should get it on the 5th or 6th.
    Never mind steam servers should have cooled off by then.
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    Re: Celtic Hill forts

    It would make a nice interesting feature.
    However our CA friends have gone to great lengths to reduce sieges and awkward walls from their game.
    So I think its unlikely the hill forts will make an...
  33. Re: I don't understand why I can not besiege Jerusalem

    Simple's.
    This is a CA alternative reality version on history.
    In this reality Jerusalem has been deemed a village of no importance.
    As have other cities which are now villages.
    Gameplay rules...
  34. Thread: Euro Crisis

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    Re: Euro Crisis

    Angela Merkel has now stated it was a mistake to allow Greece to join the euro zone.
    So why has she supported the moves to keep Greece within it?
    Billions of euro,s loaned and savage cuts to the...
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    Well I do hope someone will ask D. Cameron on Thursday in the House.
    How much cash is this lesson to President Assad going to cost the British Taxpayer.
    Likewise the people of France should ask...
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    Poll: Re: The Syrian Civil War Thread

    Hmm, I think my forecast some posts ago on airstrikes will prove correct.
    Cyprus is seeing a build up of fighter bombers with support aircraft,
    British and possibly French aircraft?
    Of course once...
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    Re: unit health bonus question

    Hi HouseoffHam,Thanks for your reply.So a positive value would be needed.In that case any value above 0 say 0.1 should work,this would keep your unit alive for the battle but cut down hit...
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    unit health bonus question

    Hi members,A question i have wanted to ask for some time.What if one set the unit health stat at zero.The unit would i assume have to rely on trainning level,armour,morale etc,no more getting hit...
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    Re: HotFix114

    Hi dvk901.Filefront is up and running.Looking forward to new patch and thanks team for all your work.regards magpie.
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    Re: I want to switch off the video

    Hi felicissimus,Your welcome.Those battering ram breaks in seige battles used to drive me nuts.magpie.
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