Total War General Discussion Thread: Shogun to Rome 2!

[DaveTheBrave]

So which faction are you guys gonna play first??

I gonna go as I always have said from the announcment of the game, SPARTA!!! (lucky me that CA did a greek culture pack)

[Augy]

Its coming out in September, so i'll wait awhile till i buy it.
Plus, i might even wait till about a year after when its as cheap as Napoleon: Total War is nowadays, that way i don't have to deal with their DLC horse-shit because it will be included in some super-cheap Total War bundle.

So which faction are you guys gonna play first??

I gonna go as I always have said from the announcment of the game, SPARTA!!! (lucky me that CA did a greek culture pack)

Quite conflicted as to which one to pick first, probably Rome because obviously they are the most indepth faction.
After that, i will either play Carthage or Macedon.

[Tali]

No, in the case of Rome 2, that picture is completely false. They are giving out a game with more content then any tw game before it. Then they are giving the Greek city dlc to anyone who preorder.

So what do you propose for those of us who can't actually afford to pre-order the game at the moment?

I know, and as myself and several other has stated previously, it's simply the way the market goes. I simply just don't like it.

 - This is pretty much my own view on the topic as well. I accept that it is a very common aspect of the gaming industry now to mass-produce DLC and squeeze every last penny out of a game, I just personally hate the practice. The irony of it is that most small Indie companies without the fanbase or resources to get away with making DLC are really the ones that need the money most - huge teams like Creative Assembly/SEGA are already grossing millions on these projects within the first day of release. Their motivation comes from profit rather than a love for the project and games in general.

You  buy Rome 2 whenever you can afford it, and enjoy a game with as many factions as Shogun 2, but the same faction diversity as napoleon.


Then you are to stop acting like you are entitled to every single bit of content CA creates.

[Rydog]

Playing RTW1 to get the hype fired up again for RTW2

[DoctorWarband]

Gonna play Arveni, they look fu**ing awesome.

[DaveTheBrave]

btw, check this out: http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/67023-Rome-2-preorder-is-25-percent-off

I don't know if it works but I saw this on the official Total War forum. I guess it works though.

[DoctorWarband]

Geez...
Anyone who got STEAM get this discount.

[InfamousBeats]

For all you dutch fella's out there (and Belgium btw): http://www.zavvi.nl/games/platforms/pc/total-war-rome-2/10622825.html

P.S. This is the Dutch version of a British website, so the same deal should be available in Britain.

[TWking]

On Play.com it's £25 on GAME its £30.
I am not getting if from steam.

[Garonai]

I just pre-purchased it!

[Gaius Marius]

Well, isn't this a lovely thread.

[DoctorWarband]

Very, my Roman enemy.

[Desert Thunda]

I would play as Sparta and try to stay away from the Athenian fleet as much as possible. After I finish playing them I might switch to Carthage or Iceni

[DoctorWarband]

Anybody is going to play Arveni?

[DaveTheBrave]

 

Anybody is going to play Arveni?

Of course, I will play with all factions in Rome 2 but I will start with Sparta