Features you want to see in Rome 2

[Lord Dakier]

So with the release of the highly anticipated Rome 2 Total War we know we're going to get the greatly requested shore landings from the looks of things. CA asked this with Shogun 2 and it no doubt helped them.

So heres the question, what features do you want to see in Rome 2 Total War?


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I'd say let's try to keep this place a bit structured and organized, especially now with all the emotions coming up
So please use this thread when you would like to talk about any features you wish for and/or want to discuss.

Thank you.

I think it would be good if we made this thread stickied.

- MasterBigAb

Previous thread for reference: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=547227

[Humble Warrior]

Everything.

[Dominick]

Historical accuracy, lots of factions, but not a too complicated game

[Gnosis-Serpent]

Historical accuracy, lots of factions, but not a too complicated game

I completely agree. I really would love to play as other factions to kill the Romans! So I hope that will be in the game.

[Heavy Weapons Guy]

Grand Campaign map with map extended to India.
Historical accuracy.
More focus put on non-Roman factions.
Starting date when Rome wasn't too big.

[The Useless Member]

Grand Campaign map with map extended to India.
Historical accuracy.
More focus put on non-Roman factions.
Starting date when Rome wasn't too big.

I'm hoping you mean it covers western Asia. If so.

[Heavy Weapons Guy]

I'm hoping you mean it covers western Asia. If so.

Yes! And it's already confirmed that the map will be bigger than RTW's. It will be expanded further to the East.

[America125]

Grand Campaign map with map extended to India.
Historical accuracy.
More focus put on non-Roman factions.
Starting date when Rome wasn't too big.

how do you wand a GC extendedto india and want historicaly accurate game play but all else I agree

I hope they dont take out all four seasons and I would like to have realistil chariots I hope they put alot of work into those

[Lord Dakier]

I don't want hardcore historical accuracy to be honest. Rome 1 and Medieval 2 didn't have it and they were both great. Historical accuracy is subtle, with the encyclopedia I think its brilliant and hopefully modders will take care of the die-hard historical accuracy. I do agree with it being more historical than its predecessor but only to the level of Shogun 2.

[King Gambrinus]

sea landing battles have to be the "new" feature...we already saw a development with this in FotS (sea artillery) and pre-Shogun 2 they said it would happen.



Please let there be a new engine that doesn't lag or feel heavy too...

[lolIsuck]

The ability to found new places, kinda like forts but you do have build/recruit and upgrade options and they make income, that would be epic.

Also, I hope they go back to more buildings in region capitals, more then there were in RTW and M2TW even, being able to build only like 5 things in a city sucks.

And of course more of everything, more units, more regions, more factions, more agents, more epicness.

sea landing battles have to be the "new" feature...we already saw a development with this in FotS (sea artillery) and pre-Shogun 2 they said it would happen.

This is in.

[King Gambrinus]

This is in.

Yes, I saw afterwards, although I'm a bit concerned its just a gimmicky way of starting the battle instead of a proper landing with enemy defences on the beach, etc...


Basically, I want the sea landing from "Troy" to be in there...

[ByeNow]

The ability to found new places, kinda like forts but you do have build/recruit and upgrade options and they make income, that would be epic.

Also, I hope they go back to more buildings in region capitals, more then there were in RTW and M2TW even, being able to build only like 5 things in a city sucks.

And of course more of everything, more units, more regions, more factions, more agents, more epicness.



This is in.

This would be GREAT, however the cost of starting a new city or whatever should be fairly high and only like 1 per region. There have been occasions on witch rulers of factions have started a new capital themselves.

[mandalore9]

sea landing battles have to be the "new" feature...we already saw a development with this in FotS (sea artillery) and pre-Shogun 2 they said it would happen.



Please let there be a new engine that doesn't lag or feel heavy too...

Honestly, this is my only and biggest fear. Ever since Empire, it seems like they take a few steps back in terms of optimization with each new engine. I just really hope it won't be as bad as empire was on release... 5min loading time and 5min turn time.

[♔The Black Knight♔]

All factions are playable according to this article.

You can play the campaign from the off as any of the nations on Rome II’s map, that mass choice of cultures and combat styles that Rome’s wannabe empire and its enemies comprised – each with their own tech trees, content and internal conflict

[Heavy Weapons Guy]

Awesome! That's very good to hear!

[Rorarii]

Is there any point in asking what we want ?/ will CA actually take any notice ?

I want class warfare - Patricians V Plebs.
I want accurate units, no more samey legionaries.
I want accurate formations - phalanx - is either 4, 8 or 16 deep! not any fantasy number.
I want the 7 hills of Rome
I want more Strategic options - religions, lower-class agents to negotiate with
etc

R

[Heavy Weapons Guy]

Is there any point in asking what we want ?/ will CA actually take any notice ?

R

Of course they will. At least consider it.

[la haie sainte]

Of course they will. At least consider it.

I don't think they do.I think they will just try to stay the most generic they can, so to get widest pool of customers possible independently from what we ask for.
For a really good game(100 times better then the retail one hopefully we can rely on modders).
unless they piss them off like they did with the creator of darthmod.

btw, is he going to mod rome2?

for some really artistic units you can always rely on Pdguru( if he is still interested in modding for rome of course...)

[wrcromartie]

Is there any point in asking what we want ?/ will CA actually take any notice ?

I want class warfare - Patricians V Plebs.
I want accurate units, no more samey legionaries.
I want accurate formations - phalanx - is either 4, 8 or 16 deep! not any fantasy number.
I want the 7 hills of Rome
I want more Strategic options - religions, lower-class agents to negotiate with
etc

R

This seems a bit unfair, reading the feature list of Rome 2 that's been announced sounds like they have definitely listened to our requests.