Rome 2 : Total War

CaptainRAVE · 29 Aug 2013 at 11:55

havenrl said:
Is there any early access for this game, or steam just giving digital orders chance to download early and wait for the 3rd?

Just a chance to download early so it will be good to go when it unlocks

Darujhistan · 29 Aug 2013 at 12:56

nineteenforty4 said:
I'm not happy about it but I think this tw looks crap tbh
Looks like a tw rip off of civilization

Total ****e.

It's nothing like Civ, not even the same ball-park.

Darujhistan · 29 Aug 2013 at 12:57

havenrl said:
Is there any early access for this game, or steam just giving digital orders chance to download early and wait for the 3rd?

It's not early access as far as I know.

havenrl · 29 Aug 2013 at 13:25

Ok cheers guys for the response to confirm this.
Should alleviate pressure on the servers for downloading a bit (maybe in hope? )

matt_fsr · 29 Aug 2013 at 14:09

Kishywish said:
Just noticed the 102 steam achievements.

29.6% of players have completed one hour of gameplay?

Probably a bunch of testers, hence the skewed stats.

Haven't pre-ordered this yet, but I'm sorely tempted to grab it. Can't decide whether to go for Amazon and have a nice old-skool hard copy, and risk missing out on playing it on day 1.

(that is, if my internet returns to life in time to preload it!)

nineteenforty4 · 29 Aug 2013 at 14:41

Qel said:
and considering it's set in the Ancient world with Rome as the primary focus (of the advertising at least) how exactly did you expect it to look?

Like a TW game? RTW was in the same setting and didn't look like Civ

jakspyder said:
its the campaign map? If you play it purely campaign map. it is very similar to Civ

But in this you can enter the fight and command the armies...

Yeah the map is very Civ but even the characters you have in the corner of the screen during battles look very similar - I'm not liking it at all

CaptainRAVE · 29 Aug 2013 at 14:43

The campaign map looks far better than that of Civ and it isn't like that is even the main focus of the TW games.

nineteenforty4 · 29 Aug 2013 at 14:47

CaptainRAVE said:
The campaign map looks far better than that of Civ and it isn't like that is even the main focus of the TW games.

It is the main focus for strategists.........
But if they are making it look more like civ they might of ripped off other things from it
and civ is crap, copying bits of it will make a game worse

Jono8 · 29 Aug 2013 at 15:01

My sainsburys entertainment order is now preparing for despatch

. Seriously cant wait for this game.

I presume even if we get the boxed version early we cant play it until Tuesday?

havenrl · 29 Aug 2013 at 15:20

Any press reviews out for this game yet?

Kishywish · 29 Aug 2013 at 15:56

Jono8 said:
I presume even if we get the boxed version early we cant play it until Tuesday?

There'll undoubtedly be a day zero patch to 'unlock' the game via steam.

Vtec9k · 29 Aug 2013 at 16:48

I'm all preloaded but away on holiday until a week on Sunday. Please no one play until the 8th so I don't get jealous!

freak2002 · 29 Aug 2013 at 20:04

Anyone know if the Jungle download comes with the Greek States DLC? Ordering tomorrow!!

Just realised its the DVD. Anyone know the cheapest download location?

carlazai · 29 Aug 2013 at 20:18

i think gmg is the cheapest for downloading legit, might be some russian etc sites with a few £ more off

freak2002 · 29 Aug 2013 at 20:22

Does it include the dlc? Thx. Never heard of gmg!

CaptainRAVE · 29 Aug 2013 at 20:31

Isn't this steamworks? i.e. it doesn't matter where you buy it from?

freak2002 · 29 Aug 2013 at 20:39

CaptainRAVE said:
Isn't this steamworks? i.e. it doesn't matter where you buy it from?

I thought that but some say it is standard edition (Zavvi) and deffo does not come with the dlc, it even says the lower price is reflective of this.

Cdkeys is cheapest but it is skirting around the question on both Facebook and email.

Gmg is the cheapest that definitely comes with it.

EdwardTeach · 29 Aug 2013 at 22:43

schumi said:
Cheapest I've found. £25
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-War-R...d=1377724283&sr=8-1&keywords=rome+total+war+2

Does this deffinately come with the dlc?

I have placed an order but could see no mention of it.

The official Rome 2wiki actually gives the same link for Amazon as you have on the page which discusses the preorder dlc. I. E. It says you get the dlc if you preorder from one of our participating partners and has a link to Amazon there.

How much is the dlc to buy separately?

EdwardTeach · 29 Aug 2013 at 22:48

Here is the wiki page

http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Rome2_preorders

Jono8 · 29 Aug 2013 at 23:22

EdwardTeach said:
Does this deffinately come with the dlc?

I have placed an order but could see no mention of it.

The official Rome 2wiki actually gives the same link for Amazon as you have on the page which discusses the preorder dlc. I. E. It says you get the dlc if you preorder from one of our participating partners and has a link to Amazon there.

How much is the dlc to buy separately?

It specifically says about the greek culture pack on the Amazon page for Rome 2 :confused: