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    Default Re: Is Rome2 worth buying?

    Well, since the question was whether Rome 2 is worth buying and not whether Rome 2 is better than Rome 1 or M2TW, yes, it is indeed worth buying. If you are interested in the time period, if you are interested in better graphics (we are talking about the vanilla game and not about mods) and a more modern approach in terms of UI , music, etc then yes, absolutely, I can only recommend Rome 2.

    Also you will need the base game if you want to download and play any of the great mods currently available for the R2. I would recommend one of the most appreciated and played mods for Rome 2: Divide et Impera (DeI). Used to play it a lot. That alone makes the base game worth buying, not to mention that even without mods the game runs fine and is much better than at release.

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    Default Re: Is Rome2 worth buying?

    Obviously, the answer you get is hopelessly colored by who you ask... For me, the answer is no... RTW2 is not worth buying. I would say it is worth forgetting however...

    - A

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    Default Re: Is Rome2 worth buying?

    Quote Originally Posted by Axalon View Post
    Obviously, the answer you get is hopelessly colored by who you ask... For me, the answer is no... RTW2 is not worth buying. I would say it is worth forgetting however...

    - A
    I second this opinion.
    TGC in order to continue its development seak one or more desicated scripters to put our campaign scripts mess to an order plus to create new events and create the finall missing factions recruitment system. In return TGC will give permision to those that will help to use its material stepe by step. The result will be a fully released TGC plus many mods that will benefit TGC's material.
    Despite the mod is dead does not mean that anyone can use its material
    read this to avoid misunderstandings.

    IWTE tool master and world txt one like this, needed inorder to release TGC 1.0 official to help TWC to survive.
    Adding MARKA HORSES in your mod and create new varietions of them. Tutorial RESTORED.


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    Rome 2 with all the campaign dlc very much worth it

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    I've just recently bought the game and am loving it.
    Buy it on sale if you're not sure

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    It is because of this
    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfil...64&searchtext=

    Hands down best mod for Rome 2 that I have played. It is like playing a whole different game that is difficult and challenging. You need Rome 2 and Wrath of Sparta

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    Hi Xellos. You might have a little difficulty at the start, but Rome 2 is definitely worth playing and buying IMO. Take a look at GreenleafTotalWar on Youtube - he plays an Egyptian campaign and gives a lot of little hints, tips and exploits throughout. Hope you have fun!

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    Quote Originally Posted by C.Maximus View Post
    It is because of this
    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfil...64&searchtext=
    Hands down best mod for Rome 2 that I have played. It is like playing a whole different game that is difficult and challenging. You need Rome 2 and Wrath of Sparta
    Thanks for the kind words C. Maximus.
    +rep for that comment

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    While recognising that some people really don't like the game (fair enough, different people like different things), I'm still enjoying Rome II.

    I like strategy games in which units and armies can get better through experience and training. I used to play a lot of Civilization IV; I enjoyed the way that units could acquire abilities through experience. However, as I couldn't play the battles in the way that we can with Rome II, sooner or later my experienced armies would be unlucky in battle and get wiped out. I like the army traditions system in Rome II, which means that even if my best army is overwhelmed and destroyed, I can found a new army and reinstate their legacy. Of course, as technology and buildings improve, we can recruit better units - who will lack the experience of our veteran early units - so I like the ability to train an army with a champion.

    Games which offer opportunities to try different tactics work well for me. For example, playing as Cimmeria, my armoured, slow-moving hoplites had no chance of catching the horse archers of my enemies. A Cimmerian player could try different ways of solving this problem. You can use lighter, faster steppe spearmen (together with slingers). You can focus on technology and buildings which allow you to recruit steppe lancers and citizen cavalry who could beat the horse archers in melee (especially combined with the technology and building chain which leads to faster horses) or you can focus on technology and buildings which gives you access to better skirmishers such as your own archers (including both bow infantry and horse archers). I noticed that the TWC Strategy & Tactics forum has some thoughtful discussions. On YouTube, Maximus Decimus Meridius comments on tournament games. He also provides commentaries on the abilities of units as well as 'MLG moves'; together, his videos provide a masterclass in how to build armies and use units on the battlefield.

    I like games which offer different levels of difficulty in a way which does not simply give AI factions bonuses. As I see it, Rome II does this in different ways. Some factions have more powerful rosters than others. Different factions specialise in different types of unit (such as horse archers, swordsmen or spearmen). Some factions start with more regions than others and have stronger or more vulnerable starting positions. I looked at the Egypt campaign posted by Greenleaf on YouTube (thanks for the recommendation, incontinentia) and this reminded me of the multiple factors which can affect difficulty - Egypt starts with a lot of regions but seems to have a weak roster and a dangerous rival (the Seleucid Empire), at least initially.

    If we capture new regions in a strategy game, do the new regions offer us anything new or do they give us more of the same thing? The combination of the many branches of the building chain and the mercenary unit system make capturing new regions enjoyable for me. In Shogun II, I like the feature that certain regions are particularly good at some things, for example they give you better horses or better weapons or armour. In Rome II, the choices that AI factions make when they select buildings can make a big difference - and the AI factions make different choices about what to build in different campaigns. In an Iceni campaign, when I captured one settlement in Gaul, there was a building which allowed me to recruit new types of units which I could not recruit anywhere else. I went back to an earlier save and captured the same settlement; this time, the AI faction had chosen a different building chain, which boosted the economy and provided better infantry morale. In another settlement, an AI faction had constructed a building which made my horses faster (level III horses) which is useful - especially when combined with a temple of Epona which boosts cavalry morale. Those combinations of effects can alter the dynamics of a campaign (for example, in the Iceni campaign I mentioned, my cavalry are better than they would have been if the AI faction had chosen a different building or if I had not chosen to build an Epona temple in the region where I recruit cavalry).
    Last edited by Alwyn; May 15, 2016 at 06:24 AM.

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    I think yes, I plan to buy the spartan edition

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    Default Re: Is Rome2 worth buying?

    So my question is is it worth buying after all? Did you guys enjoy it the way you did the first game?

    I was one of the many unfortunate fools that pre0rdered Rome 2 and I STILL want my money back. The game is blasphemy in relation to the original. It's pretty clear the designers of Rome 2 were not fans of RTW. They cut the heart out of it. If you must try it, do yourself a favor and wait for a $10.00 sale.

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    With the final edits to the game it is absolutely worth it. It will not replace RTW but then again nothing ever will. I've liked all of the TW games to varying degrees but that's me. I would say it's improved in some key aspects for TW like the diplomacy. You wont just randomly get stabbed in the back by supposed allies and you can really see how and why relationships either grow or deteriorate. Also in battle I do enjoy watching my victims fall to their knees with javelins in them and watching my barbarians hack people's heads off. But hey, that's me. It also has a much larger map now and the graphics are much, much better than when they were at launch. Now I wont lie to you, I didn't enjoy the expansions for this game all that much. I mean Caesar in Gaul and Hannibal were both a snooze fest for me. I haven't played the Wrath Of Sparta campaign but that one does look half decent tbh. The new campaign they gave out for free was a lot of fun. I did like playing as Pompey and pitting everyone against each other and slowly carving my way through Italy. Also siege weapons make some pretty explosives now. I just love watching a unit get hit by my ballistas! ^.^
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