Rome Total War 2 Hopes, Dreams

[thebull0425]

Here's hoping that if this is the next iteration of the game, that 1. They allow for far more factions 2. They allow for far more territories 3. Add more units to start 4. Just in general offer more..............I loved Rome Total War, to me it's the standard bearer.

Addendum: Offer scenarios that are more specific to regions and dates, i.e Rise of Rome, Peloponesian War, etc.....

Just some Thoughts. Let me know what you think.

[Scutarii]

CA should take a look at some of the mods around here and try putting that kind of effort into Rome 2, for starters. I really think to live up to people's expectations, they'll need to really step it up from RTW.

You're ideas are good, btw. I'd like to see a more developed trait system, less restrictions on modding, and just more depth in general to the factions (ie: Rome shouldn't be the only mostly complete roster). Making at least some effort to stay reasonably close to history could be good too (Screeching women, Roman Battlefield Ninjas, is it someone's job to just think these things up?)

[Solid Snake]

You know what I´d like, a lot more of historical battles, and difficult when the AI just kicks you into the ground and the laughs at you. Also it would be good for scripted events, Carthaginian invasion for example, to be able to command Julius Caesar, that would rock too, I dream of crushing Egyptian boats with Greek ships in real time combat, I dream of, I dream of better pre-battle speeches, ah that would be GOOD

[DaveOz]

If Empire Total War is any indication, the next Total War game will have LESS factions and territories

But either way god, i want Rome Total War 2

[Dud doodoo]

If Empire Total War is any indication, the next Total War game will have LESS factions and territories

But either way god, i want Rome Total War 2

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You do know that Empire has about twice, if not 3 times, the amount of factions as Rome, right? And around the same number of territories?

[Darth_Revan]

Rome 2 would have to have more territories..have to!! waa! economic dominance in the ancient world was on capturing cities and many trading ports and routes! please CA no more less terrirtories lol

[cupoftea]

Ye, but as long as CA doesn't finds a better system for sieges more cities/ towns just means that the game will be a siege fest.

I would like more factions, better diplomacy options, more accurate armys, better AI,...

[Sextus Molestus]

To be honest I'd like to see actually unique cities...it feels like I'm sieging the same place every single time I attack somewhere...

[the persian Immortal]

To be honest I'd like to see actually unique cities...it feels like I'm sieging the same place every single time I attack somewhere...

agreed this have to change.
1.but it would be more awesome if the map was bigger in rome total war onley 35% or 1/3 of the parthians empire was availeble in the campaighn.

2.and the faction should be more close and balanced as I see the gouls and the parthians are too weak in this game since they were two strong factions in the real world.

3.they game needs more unites and it should be special units I think that many many factions in the game can recruit roman legions like the Armanians the selucid and the numads I think that the legions was onley used by the romans so those other factions really need some new Heavy infantry.

[Yojimbo]

I really hope THEY don't make one ca has been useless lately. I'd want valve or something to make it they should sell the rights and stop turning out crap. ETW was the wake up call that ca aren't even trying anymore. Valve or paradox.

[Nikos]

I really hope THEY don't make one ca has been useless lately. I'd want valve or something to make it they should sell the rights and stop turning out crap. ETW was the wake up call that ca aren't even trying anymore. Valve or paradox.

Oh come on with the Drama man. If it wasn't for CA, this forum wouldn't even exist. And some of the best RTS games ever made would not exist. Don't you think you're being a little harsh?

[thebull0425]

Better Diplomacy for sure.
More Factions - yes, this for sure.
Rebels - no generic units, each should be treated as a sub faction
Territories - By god expand on this.
AI and Diplomacy - much, much better than what it is
Units - more, nuff said
Naval combat - would love it. Can I be Carthage and shatter Rome's naval aspirations, I would like to try.

To me RTW is the standard bearer. Medieval TW2 was ok, but just that, ok. Castles, cities, who cares, or really what they should have done was have castles and cities in each territory combining economic and military.

[mikoli]

Before I die some day I would like to see Gladiator 2 and play Rome Total War 2!

[Genius of the Restoration]

I'd like to see an expanded world map. The representation of the Seleucid Empire was a joke. You can't even make it to the Punjab, like Alexander did, in vanilla RTW. Yeah, you can fix it with mods, but in my opinion something like that should really be included in the original game.
Oh and decent AI

[Seleucid king]

I want 2 see BLOOD!

[Junius]

I would love to see unique cities. Imagine fighting through the streets of Athens under the Acropolis, or sieging the walls of Rome, only to fight your way through the Forum. Babylon, Alexandria, Jerusalem, all these would be shoe ins. I think they should increase the actual size of the world map, and include more territories, this might solve the 'siegefest' scenario occurring. I would like to see more emphasis placed on historical fact. Less of The Mummy-esque Egyptians, rather I would like to see the Ptlometic (sp?) kingdom realised in all it's glory. I would also like to see sub-campaigns, or the provincial campaigns promised in the Rome Total War menu. Things like the Peloponesian War, or the Diadochi Wars, that could be a smaller campaign with new factions and unique units.

I'd also like to see a shift in emphasis, away from just solely focusing on Rome. Instead, I would like to see all the other factions fleshed out, with believable Barbarians and Hellenes. Ship combat is not a priority for me. I think it would be fun at first, but just get repetitive, but saying that I would like to see some historical naval battles, like Actium or Salamis. That reminds me, more historical battles, and a video introduction to each one. I would like to feel as if I were on Time Commanders. I would also like to see the implementation of the Tech Tree present in Empire, it would be a better way of developing troops than the increased city/barrack sizes.

Just my €.02

[Sextus Molestus]

Ship combat is not a priority for me. I think it would be fun at first, but just get repetitive, but saying that I would like to see some historical naval battles, like Actium or Salamis.

You make a good point about the ship combat, unless there were just as many different naval units as land units, which would be practically impossible if we were to also have a historical game.

I want 2 see BLOOD!

I want to bathe in their blood! I want to bathe in their blood for a week! Now, kill them all! Sorry, couldn't resist.

[desjar]

i dont know about your guys but maybe they could have an earlier start date like before 270 B.C for all of them, like parthia was probalbly well along around before rome was, and the breakup of alexander's empire for just some examples
Like everyone else would enjoy to see new factions, better political map, new units, i too would enjoy the naval battles at first or the historical ones, better diplomacy would be nice, rebels would be see different units for them or expand them rebels a little, like someone else said have unquie cities like rome, carthage, athens, Byzantine, Seluicia, Alexandria.
oh and blood would BA to see RTW 2

[Xerrop]

i dont know about your guys but maybe they could have an earlier start date like before 270 B.C for all of them, like parthia was probalbly well along around before rome was, and the breakup of alexander's empire for just some examples

Regarding Parthia you are wrong - their empire was created around 250 B.C. by King Arsaces.

And the Diadochi wars would be a good idea for a smaller campaign like in M2:TW Kingdoms.
(other campaigns could be the unification of Italy in the 4th/early 3th century, or an map featuring 5th/4th century Greece and factions like Sparta, Athens, Thebes, Corinth, Argos, Macedon ...)

I'd like to see an expanded world map. The representation of the Seleucid Empire was a joke. You can't even make it to the Punjab, like Alexander did, in vanilla RTW.

True, Parthia and the Seleucids were badly represented - the map in Rome2 has to include the Indus Valley.

[wilhelm1990]

Yeah especially EASIER diplomacy where i don't have to keep sending diplomats out that get assassinated ALL THE TIME.