In preparation for Rome 2...

[mrartist]

I purchased a new monitor from Tiger Direct. 29 inch wide by 9 inch tall. I also ordered a new comp from MainGear should be here around the 15th of July. Yea, I'm psyched to play the game.

[craziii]

haha, u guys actually prepare yourself for a game? word of advice, don't hype yourself up too much, it is just another game. you might end up disappointed when the game doesn't live up to your 3 months of hype and that will be all your fault. relax, grab a beer/soda, have fun with whatever you do for fun and enjoy the game when it comes out.

[kikokyle]

haha, u guys actually prepare yourself for a game? word of advice, don't hype yourself up too much, it is just another game. you might end up disappointed when the game doesn't live up to your 3 months of hype and that will be all your fault. relax, grab a beer/soda, have fun with whatever you do for fun and enjoy the game when it comes out.

That's what we're doing lol... It's not like we're wearing shirts that say "ROME 2 TOTAL WAR", we're just relaxing waiting for it and in preparation, or out of hype and expectations, we're playing other Total War games and such...

[DogSoldierSPQR]

In preparation for Rome 2? Nothing...
The fact that I'm so hyped for Rome 2 has put me off of playing all the other total war games haha
I can't even play the original Rome now because of the ridiculous AI. I just want to play Rome 2 now
To sum it all up, everything else seems pretty crap right now because of how much better Rome 2 is looking!

[kikokyle]

In preparation for Rome 2? Nothing...
The fact that I'm so hyped for Rome 2 has put me off of playing all the other total war games haha
I can't even play the original Rome now because of the ridiculous AI. I just want to play Rome 2 now
To sum it all up, everything else seems pretty crap right now because of how much better Rome 2 is looking!

Whenever I play vanilla Rome now (running a YT campaign), it just feels so crap compared to what I've played on XGM, RS2, RTR, and EB lol. But, I like it for the nostalgia

[DogSoldierSPQR]

Whenever I play vanilla Rome now (running a YT campaign), it just feels so crap compared to what I've played on XGM, RS2, RTR, and EB lol. But, I like it for the nostalgia

RS2 is my favourite mod but cannot be bothered to play it much anymore because Rome 2 is always on my mind haha
This is torture

[Raikou]

RS2 is my favourite mod but cannot be bothered to play it much anymore because Rome 2 is always on my mind haha
This is torture

Soon as I'm done with my first singleplayer campaign as Rome I demand Co-Op Barbarian tribes Campaign sir !

[PeskyParthian]

I'm gonna be creating a playlist of music to listen to while playing, while the game is downloading & installing.

[❋ Flavius Belisarius ❋]

I will watch spartacus, vikings, (Alexander and Troy movie) and then some documantary on youtube won't hurt.

[Spartacus041]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1BKxeKtieM

[Aragorn-Elessar]

I'm playing shogun 2 and starcraft 2

[Centurio (Latin)]

I've been watching some documentaries on the fall of rome and certain battles such as the battle of teutoburg forest plus i'm drawing out my campaign plans for when it comes out.

[war1machine]

I sold my old total war games a while back, so i keep searching youtube for videos of others playing it, which i suppose only makes things worse

[Ghost_loy]

Been busy playing Crusader Kings 2 while waiting for Rome 2.

http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/...9F1EB1E2AE947/

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/59...0ADAD3C25CA39/

Obviously I've still got a long ways to go.

[Zipzopdippidybopbop]

Crusader Kings II.

Just finished a wee campaign of that myself, playing as the Duke of Athens. Managed to get my son on the Imperial throne, and slowly but surely refounded the Roman Empire.

Not bad, but I'm a bit tired of it now!

[Ghost_loy]

Woops, my thread was moved, sorry mods didn't know there was a specific place to put that. Thanks for the move.

[TheRomanRuler]

My preparation is to not read/watch anything about ancient era till Rome 2 gets released, since Rome 2 was announced i have:
-Played all TW:s after Empire TW
-Watched all possible docs about WW1 and best ones about WW2
-Watched few movies, both history-related and non-history related
-Played many games, i must name Planetside 2, it is amazing how it is, but it is nothing compared to what is going to be, it has major updated every 2 week, and one time i forgot to update it 3-4 months, i had to download 8GB of patches . Again, it is only alpha compared to what its going to be, yet its better than most games
-Played Hearts of Iron 3 (inc expansions) and Victoria 2 (inc expansions)

For a start. Just anything that is not Rome related, that way Rome 2 feels WAY greater when i get my hands on it

[Stath's]

ΕΒ, ΙΒ2 now with the expansion, ROP, Aristeia. And waiting for RS 2.6 and a new patch for RTRVII.

[Mikelus Trento]

This seems like a good time to start watching again my complete collection of HBO's "ROME" series. If you've never seen it, I highly recommend it as a great time filler for the next 50 days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uocQ8t9K9FA

[Lord Dakier]

Yeah this shows been tossed around a lot at the minute. I hear CA and HBO are 'doing' something apparently.

It's a good show, just wish it didn't end how it did and a bit too short I felt.

EDIT - The guy who plays Marc Antony makes the shwo for me.