Hello CA, hello twcenter.net,
I´ve always been a fan of this community but only recent events made me to create account and write something.
I was watching today stream in anticipation of something really big as I was playing DeI mod last month and half and stopped playing it just because EE came out.
At first, I was like "Attila...mhm..ok why not." Than it went on ok as I was still waiting for the "ohh...yes" moment...but it didnt come at all. So I went to work and I was still thinking about what I saw. And than suddenly I realised: "WTF CA?"
I mean...I am one of there "Rome:Total War 2 preorded asap" people as I love ROME period and I love Total War and first one....you know the story...I didnt even have technical issues and I was just little bit disappointed from the battle feeling and campaign simplicity.
But now...wow...I´m being angry about Rome 2 now, because I see you are trying to sell me "new game" with features that should be in the former one at first place!
I mean:
Family tree - long discussed thing...everybody knows
Politic - why is a new "big thing" ability to assign governors? I mean this should have been one of basic pillars of R2 instead of that stupid absolutely useless and boring political game!
Siege effect stufff....yes, looks cool, sounds cool....BUT (!) it´s the very thing that was presented in the first Siege of Carthage preview some five years ago! This stuff was presented as new for Rome 2 and there was never any clue that publisher is cutting it out befeore release (I found out that this cool atmospheric idea is missing after first three hours in the game).
Some charts, graphic...jesus do we really need to pay for a new whole game to deserve some normal UI?
And than...nothing else....the first show of brand new game and not really one major game design change...nothing...dead in the water...same old Rome 2 with new skins and some small things...
I´m very upset...and sad. I wish I am wrong and there´s more to it in this Attila add-on (or you are about to sell it for 15 pounds) because the first info is such a let down for me.