So I was waiting for a 75% sale...

[dollars202]

I was going to get this at 75% off but i'm hearing it won't even have the three kingdom period? what do people think is the game worth it or naw?

[g4lactus]

+1

[Nero]

Absolutely worth it, the outrage mostly over lack of dlc, people still like the game as is. The very few bugs and crashes aren't that problematic.

[Ragnarjan]

yes its a great total war game but it has occasional bugs and if your pc is old you may have optimisation issues,get it on sale,summer sale is soon,you dont really need the dlc as there was a lot of free stuff added with each dlc that you dont need to buy the dlc to get,

[Aikuris]

I'd personally recommend getting the base game and The Furious Wild DLC.

Other than that, I'd recommend ignoring all other DLC unless they're free.

As for not having the 'Three Kingdom period', that depends. Yes, there isn't the traditional story between Wei, Shu and Wu yet there are still mechanics in place where three kingdoms will emerge on each play through, yet this is dependent on which faction is in the best position to become one of the three. For instance, your own faction may become a kingdom instead of the norm, so it's more like a sandbox take on the era and is more accommodating for those of us who like to role play.

So if you don't mind that, the game is still awesome.

[Xenos]

When you hear people saying that "it doesn't have the Three Kingdoms period" it just means that it doesn't have a start date right at the start of the Three Kingdoms period. But a campaign will still end up with the formation of three big kingdoms battling for China.

[Literally Me]

75% off would be worth. The game is still a buggy mess, but when it runs smooth it's great.

[dollars202]

All right i'll consider getting it when it's 75% off. Just depends on if CA has those type of sales anytime soon. Ohh just heard they aren't supporting it anymore, does that mean no more bug fixes coming in and are there still bugs after the latest patch?

[Crimsomrider]

Originally posted by dollars202:

Ohh just heard they aren't supporting it anymore, does that mean no more bug fixes coming in and are there still bugs after the latest patch?

Unfortunately yes, the game has plenty of severe and minor bugs left unresolved which will never get fixed, along with recently implemented mechanics which are either not balanced or don't work properly.

[dollars202]

Originally posted by Crimsomrider:

Originally posted by dollars202:

Ohh just heard they aren't supporting it anymore, does that mean no more bug fixes coming in and are there still bugs after the latest patch?

Unfortunately yes, the game has plenty of severe and minor bugs left unresolved which will never get fixed, along with recently implemented mechanics which are either not balanced or don't work properly.

That's sounds like it's not fun, what do you mean by severe bugs, like crash to desktop bugs or something else?

[Crimsomrider]

Originally posted by dollars202:

Originally posted by Crimsomrider:

Unfortunately yes, the game has plenty of severe and minor bugs left unresolved which will never get fixed, along with recently implemented mechanics which are either not balanced or don't work properly.

That's sounds like it's not fun, what do you mean by severe bugs, like crash to desktop bugs or something else?

The game has random crashes to desktop, yes. Unfortunately it was never fixed. It happens completely at random whether you click a notification ingame or during a long battle. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen enough times to leave a bad taste.

As for severe bugs, I mean gameplay bugs which crippled or ruined game mechanics and made them no longer work properly. As an example:

- As of latest updates, the Nanman elephants cannot attack city gates. This basically breaks the entire siege gameplay of Nanman factions because elephants are their only siege units. CA didn't fix this so now Nanman players can't do sieges properly.

- The spy feature worked perfectly until the latest updates. You could use spies to extensively manipulate enemy factions in so many various ways. Ever since the patch however, the spy feature has been crippled to the ground and it's now a completely useless feature that does nothing and can't be used 99% of the time.

- The new mechanics such as randomly generated invaders were terribly overtuned and broken. They did some "balancing" however the mechanic itself is still garbage while the 2nd version of this mechanic doesn't work at all.

These are just some of the gameplay issues with the game, there are countless others unfortunately. I've been with the game for a long time and I believe anyone interested in it has the right to know how messy it is and full of bugs, so buy at your own risk if you're interested.

[The Devil]

Morale system is a broken mess for certain factions, don't listen to people they broke their game.

[dollars202]

Originally posted by Yawn:

Morale system is a broken mess for certain factions, don't listen to people they broke their game.

Are you refering to people using mods or CA itself?

[Crimsomrider]

Originally posted by dollars202:

Originally posted by Yawn:

Morale system is a broken mess for certain factions, don't listen to people they broke their game.

Are you refering to people using mods or CA itself?

That was CA's mistake too.

The latest updates brought changes to the morale system, which basically ruined the battles in the game because you can barely touch the enemy army and they immediately rout. Extensive feedback was being given on the issue, but they did nothing to fix it.

[Muerte]

Seeing how anti consumer CA has become by now i'd say get the game "outside of steam ;)"

[Dipperly]

Its sad how the handled things, not gonna lie but the game is still super worth the full price. Its for sure in my Top 3 for Total War games.

On a side note I haven´t played the game for a couple of months and can´t say much about those new bugs or balancing issues so there is that. But I almost didn´t have issues when I played it back then.

Its not the best optimized game but is ok.