I really like the tac combat of DOM-I.
It's great to be able to script your forces and watch your army of hundreds of units fight a huge battle in less the 2 minutes.
I played HOMM,AOW series and such games and sure enough battles can be tedious and boring. In AOW-SM I sometimes has 20 minutes siege battles
Truth is DOM-I is the fantasy TBS game I always wanted. Only drawback is micromanage. That fixed (at least to some extent) I am sure DOM-II would be my all time favorite.
can't wait to see the new AI in action
The old one was a bit too easy, once you learned it's patterns.