[st.patrik]

Originally posted by Zerger:
Actually Dom 1. is far from great. It is average.
It is a very simple wargame. More units and spells wont make it more complex.
IMHO with a diplomacy system, or with that weapon / armor system the game would have more potential. It is just a simple wargame now, as it is.
1000 different units? Seriously who cares? You wont use 90% of the units at all.
I dont really understand IW. Instead of the +400 new units they should add diplomacy just for example. Or anything strategical addition would be lot better than +400 units. (Yes, including the wep-arm system.]
This is why I wont order the game. I will try the demo, and wait for some add-on packs. If there will be any..
Right now I dont feel that I must preorder this game.

I might agree that Dom I is not *great* just due to the interface and level of micromanagement required in the late game, but to claim that Dom I is "a very simple wargame" is foolish. The strategic depth of this game is immense; this is what makes up for the interface etc.

As regards not using the 1000+ units, well of course in no single game are you going to use anything like that, because you only are 1 of 14 nations [in Dom I], and your magic choice won't enable you (in all likelihood) to summon all summonable creatures. But the advantage of 1000+ units is replayability - you can play 14 different games and have them be pretty different in battle tactics, because each time you are fielding a different army, with different strengths and weaknesses than the one before.

This level of replayability is what brings people back to Dominions over and over again, and makes it a great game. Now with the improvements in interface and micromanagement in Dom II, this will be even more the case.

I'm not trying to be offensive, but If you don't like this kind of game, play something else that you do like, rather than complaining that you don't like this one.

If you have new positive suggestions that might improve the game, rather than just general statements that you don't think it's that good, please share them.