Ancient massive armies, bloody politics, and economic power is all in your hands! Command vast armies in your hands!

What I think of the recent patches? The game is getting better and better in my own opinion. When it first came it, it was very buggy which I admit that. The campaign was very confusing because without a clear of political system.

The biggest disappointment was that there is no avatar mode in Rome II. I was getting hyped and had high hopes about it which I was expecting something big. That gotten the best of me and I should be more self-aware of it.

Depsite of that, I am still happy that I got it. There are many who are pissed off about it. Then, why you bought it in the first place?

Yea, it's called marketing. Customers should have the right to know of their products before making a choice. Didn't I know it was going to have a bad launch?

The patches has improved the game and need to go deeper in CA's website and the forums to know how the game work. If you didn't preorder the game, you will have to pay separate to get the Sparta faction along with Greek factions. Others are paid DLC and some for free which that depends how worthy they are.

The another biggest disappointment was that the Beast of War is a wasted 3 dollars because in my opinion should be a freebie and should have focused on making a avatar mode package instead with real time strategy like Crusader Kings II and other strategy to give more fluid campaign in multiplayer.

With two disappointments in the way, how does it holds up? It's good, but that not good. Rome II's battles are very damn impressive and I mean it's a beauitful to wreck destruction on destroying things and massive battles.

The Army system is much better and there's no need to setup garrison which you can focus on the invasion while your settlements has it's own garrisons. It's a unquie Army system that you can named your armies and navies as you can give them symbol of their standard, pick a army skill, and better understand how you will use your army works.

Generals and Agents works the same way like in Shogun 2, but the sad part that family system like in Shogun 2 is not that instead replaced by Political system that no one seems to understand. That's a another disappointment as well.

How I rate this game with the latest patch? I give this a 7/10 for unqiue world on terms how Rome II wonderful is, but it has drawbacks.

It is better than Rome I? In my opinion, it's much better and more impressive than Rome I because I think that CA did their research well except their fantasy units. Multiplayer is another story.

Multiplayer before the patches was broken at the start and it improves better with the patches. It's just like Rome I with a new map choice. It has co op and head to head campaigns in Multiplayer which it has nothing else to do there.

Either you love it or hate, Rome II kicks ass!

Ancient massive armies, bloody politics, and economic power is all in your hands! Command vast armies in your hands! What I think of the recent patches? The game is getting better and better in my own opinion. When it first came it, it was very buggy which I admit that. The campaign was very confusing because without a clear of political system. The biggest disappointment was that there is no avatar mode in Rome II. I was getting hyped and had high hopes about it which I was expecting something big. That gotten the best of me and I should be more self-aware of it. Depsite of that, I am still happy that I got it. There are many who are pissed off about it. Then, why you bought it in the first place? Yea, it's called marketing. Customers should have the right to know of their products before making a choice. Didn't I know it was going to have a bad launch? The patches has improved the game and need to go deeper in CA's website and the forums to know how the game work. If you didn't preorder the game, you will have to pay separate to get the Sparta faction along with Greek factions. Others are paid DLC and some for free which that depends how worthy they are. The another biggest disappointment was that the Beast of War is a wasted 3 dollars because in my opinion should be a freebie and should have focused on making a avatar mode package instead with real time strategy like Crusader Kings II and other strategy to give more fluid campaign in multiplayer. With two disappointments in the way, how does it holds up? It's good, but that not good. Rome II's battles are very damn impressive and I mean it's a beauitful to wreck destruction on destroying things and massive battles. The Army system is much better and there's no need to setup garrison which you can focus on the invasion while your settlements has it's own garrisons. It's a unquie Army system that you can named your armies and navies as you can give them symbol of their standard, pick a army skill, and better understand how you will use your army works. Generals and Agents works the same way like in Shogun 2, but the sad part that family system like in Shogun 2 is not that instead replaced by Political system that no one seems to understand. That's a another disappointment as well. How I rate this game with the latest patch? I give this a 7/10 for unqiue world on terms how Rome II wonderful is, but it has drawbacks. It is better than Rome I? In my opinion, it's much better and more impressive than Rome I because I think that CA did their research well except their fantasy units. Multiplayer is another story. Multiplayer before the patches was broken at the start and it improves better with the patches. It's just like Rome I with a new map choice. It has co op and head to head campaigns in Multiplayer which it has nothing else to do there. Either you love it or hate, Rome II kicks ass!