04-18-2003, 03:44 PM
...anyone else see this page yet?;<br>
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www.totalwar.com/community/unit1.htm<br>
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OK -this brings up some issues;<br>
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1. Samnite Gladiators - seems to be pretty much a "fantasy" unit.<br>
2. Spartan Hoplites - well this unit sounds good anway.<br>
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In thinking about units, the start date and the traditional tech tree - I'm really wondering how all of this is going to work.<br>
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Related Point = In 264 BCE Carthage, Rome, Macedon, Syria, Egypt (at least) were well established states. CA isn't going to limit them to some primitive peasants, javlinmen at the start are they??? That would make NO sense from a historical standpoint and not be too good.<br>
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Again, what I think is wrong w/ the system is - it's too "gamey". CA has an opportunity to break w/ the past and give us a deeper political/economic/strategic/tactical experience on a larger scale. The hints regarding the strategic map give us a glimpse of exactly that.<br>
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- I don't want to wait 5 years (20 turns) to field significant forces. The powers I listed above already had them in 264 BCE.<br>
- I don't want to "tech. up" to train different types of units - this just does not make sense from a historical perspective.<br>
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Just my opinion of course - I am a grognard at heart - and the inclusion of a Samnite Gladiator UNIT doesn't give me much of a comfort level at this point.<br>
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Still it's a bit early to draw any conclusions. I'm sure we will know so much more after E3.<br>
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Comments??<br>
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Regards,<br>
Barkhorn.<br>
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<br>
www.totalwar.com/community/unit1.htm<br>
<br>
OK -this brings up some issues;<br>
<br>
1. Samnite Gladiators - seems to be pretty much a "fantasy" unit.<br>
2. Spartan Hoplites - well this unit sounds good anway.<br>
<br>
In thinking about units, the start date and the traditional tech tree - I'm really wondering how all of this is going to work.<br>
<br>
Related Point = In 264 BCE Carthage, Rome, Macedon, Syria, Egypt (at least) were well established states. CA isn't going to limit them to some primitive peasants, javlinmen at the start are they??? That would make NO sense from a historical standpoint and not be too good.<br>
<br>
Again, what I think is wrong w/ the system is - it's too "gamey". CA has an opportunity to break w/ the past and give us a deeper political/economic/strategic/tactical experience on a larger scale. The hints regarding the strategic map give us a glimpse of exactly that.<br>
<br>
- I don't want to wait 5 years (20 turns) to field significant forces. The powers I listed above already had them in 264 BCE.<br>
- I don't want to "tech. up" to train different types of units - this just does not make sense from a historical perspective.<br>
<br>
Just my opinion of course - I am a grognard at heart - and the inclusion of a Samnite Gladiator UNIT doesn't give me much of a comfort level at this point.<br>
<br>
Still it's a bit early to draw any conclusions. I'm sure we will know so much more after E3.<br>
<br>
Comments??<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Barkhorn.<br>
<br>
<br>
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