How do you play M2TW?

**Asean** · November 11, 2006, 03:35 AM

How do you play your campaign? When you lose a HUGE battle, which cripples your military and economy, do you load your previous saved game and try to win that battle, or do you accept your defeat and try to rebuild and continue on your campaign? When I first got RTW, I would load my previous saved game, but I found that to be boring, now I just accept my defeat and try to rebuild. I will do this with M2TW, whatever happens, I will continue on.

**legionari** · November 11, 2006, 03:42 AM

I lost a massive army to scotland so i just recruit another which had trebuchets

**Artavardiya** · November 11, 2006, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by Asean

How do you play your campaign? When you lose a HUGE battle, which cripples your military and economy, do you load your previous saved game and try to win that battle, or do you accept your defeat and try to rebuild and continue on your campaign? When I first got RTW, I would load my previous saved game, but I found that to be boring, now I just accept my defeat and try to rebuild. I will do this with M2TW, whatever happens, I will continue on.

Although I'm still waiting for my copy I would never reload from my last save as it practically cheating. Gets boring anyways. Plus I'm gunna have much more fun with the roleplaying aspect of this TW game, I just have a feeling it will immerse me in the era.

**CIaagent11** · November 11, 2006, 04:26 AM

I never reloaded because I lost.

**Reiver** · November 11, 2006, 04:27 AM

No, I never reload. If I lose it makes the game more interesting. I would enjoy losing a campaign (a possibility at the moment) more than I would a straightforward victory.

**Faenaris** · November 11, 2006, 04:28 AM

I never reload either. If I lose, I lose. And in M2TW, I have lost a lot more batles than in RTW. Damn you, Frenchmen!

**Grell** · November 11, 2006, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Faenaris

I never reload either. If I lose, I lose. And in M2TW, I have lost a lot more batles than in RTW. Damn you, Frenchmen!

Hehe! I never reload either and won't when I get the game, nefarious English!

Regards,

Grell

**Faenaris** · November 11, 2006, 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by Grell

Hehe! I never reload either and won't when I get the game, nefarious English!

Regards,

Grell

:grin: I'm telling you, I rather have the "real" (as in real-life) French. In M2TW, they are being such a pain in the behind that I'm starting to feel queasy.

**Grell** · November 11, 2006, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by Faenaris

:grin: I'm telling you, I rather have the "real" (as in real-life) French. In M2TW, they are being such a pain in the behind that I'm starting to feel queasy.

LOL!

You're cracking me up big time!

Regards,

Grell

**Keresztes** · November 11, 2006, 04:54 AM

It depends. If the loss was only an inconvenience I would reload. I mean, if Gaul only has one province left, and you can pump out like one or two armies a turn, what does it matter if you lose one in a freak battle? Gaul is still going to lose, so I'd reload to shorten the campaign length. If it was a close war, I wouldn't reload, though. By allowing the enemy to keep major advances against you, you are forced to dig out your strategic thinking. That is where the TW games really shine through and become fun.

**scottn72** · November 11, 2006, 05:14 AM

Just glory on and hopefully learn from your mistakes. Don't think I'll ever reload - just fight to the death (which looks very likely in my first campaign) then start a new one.

**Gunfreak** · November 11, 2006, 04:33 AM

I almost reloaded when my Crusader army went to the bottom of the sea, but i didn't.

**ProudNerd** · November 11, 2006, 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by Gunfreak

I almost reloaded when my Crusader army went to the bottom of the sea, but i didn't.

argh oh no not those terrible super aggressive and huge pirate fleets they sucked big time.

**scottn72** · November 11, 2006, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by ProudNerd

argh oh no not those terrible super aggressive and huge pirate fleets they sucked big time.

Yep pirates are a real pain early on.

**ProudNerd** · November 11, 2006, 05:21 AM

Originally Posted by Asean

How do you play your campaign? When you lose a HUGE battle, which cripples your military and economy, do you load your previous saved game and try to win that battle, or do you accept your defeat and try to rebuild and continue on your campaign? When I first got RTW, I would load my previous saved game, but I found that to be boring, now I just accept my defeat and try to rebuild. I will do this with M2TW, whatever happens, I will continue on.

man reloading is just such a cowardly and weak way to play..why the heck would anyone do that :S

**Lord Janos** · November 11, 2006, 07:09 AM

My current game:

I invaded Nottingham as Scotland with two nobles (out of four), all my mailed knights from my empire, and most of my highlanders. That was an army of roughly 1000 troops. I fought against the English army of around 1200 and got defeated. They took heavy losses too (around 1000). I played on, and about 15 turns later I now have control of the entirety of the British Isles! Setbacks make things more fun, unless it's something stupid that you yourself have done like letting a city revolt, and thinking, "Yeah this will be easy" and are shocked to find a full stack of rebels there when you attack... that's what I did and was not impressed.

**Taelok** · November 11, 2006, 07:38 AM

In my current campaign as the Turks, I'm -8k in debt and at war with Byzantine. I won't reload and I will fight it until I lose my last city, which will be quite soon!