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Thinking of Buying/Playing Rome Total War 2

Do you need the emperor edition if you're just going to only play a couple campaigns at most? What does the extra DLC deliver to the core gameplay if I play for example one campaign as Rome and one as Barbarians?

I have the original Total War and Empire too so not sure if I should shell out $60 for the "full" Rome Total War 2 experience, or if the base game with patched updates is fine (stuff like AI, mechanics, patches and updates, is that why Emperor Edition would be worth it?)

Posted Jan 27, 2019, 5:42 PM UTC

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CalMcGBehold, a red horse•

The Emperor Edition is the base game, it includes no extra DLC.

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Welsh_DragonTWBritons•

Emperor Edition - A quick guide.

Emperor Edition contains the base game and all the free content, specifically:

•Rome II Base Game (8 playable factions, Rome, Carthage, Macedon, Iceni, Arverni, Suebi, Parthia, Egypt.)

•Patches 1 - 15 (including the Patch 15/Emperor Edition major overhaul.)

•Imperator Augustus Free Campaign (10 playable factions in that.)

•6 Free DLC factions ( Pontus, Seleucid, Baktria, Armenia, Getae, Massilia)

•Free Battle of Pydna Historical Battle.

•Many, many AI controlled factions in the Grand Campaign upgraded with their rosters from the paid DLC, so you get to fight against them and only need the DLC to play as them.

You'll also get Patches 16, 17, 18/Power & Politics, 19 and 20/Ancestral Update automatically downloaded when you install.

(Note: Mac users will only be updated to Patch 17, as 18, 19 and 20 haven't been released on Mac yet.)

Emperor Edition does not contain the paid additional content, specifically:

•5 Culture Packs (Greek States, Nomadic Tribes, Pirates & Raiders, Black Seas Colonies, Desert Kingdoms)

•5 Campaign Packs (Caesar in Gaul, Hannibal at the Gates, Wrath of Sparta, Empire Divided, Rise of the Republic)

•2 Unit Packs (Beasts of War, Daughters of Mars)

•Blood & Gore DLC.

(Note: Mac users can't use Desert Kingdoms, Empire Divided or Rise of the Republic because Mac users are still on Patch 17.)

Emperor Edition is a rerelease that accompanied the Patch 15 Major Overhaul, rather than a Game of the Year edition. (Also it's a free update for anyone who had Rome II, or whoever buys an old disc copy of Rome II even now. It functionally replaces Rome II, so everyone who plays Rome II has Emperor Edition these days.)

Hope that helps.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

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AroundworkOP•

So the game came out in 2013 and still costs $60?

The fuck?

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jaberkatyshusbandFourth Age: Total War•

It's been getting surprisingly regular support. The latest campaign pack (Rise of the Republic) came out just last August, I think.

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Welsh_DragonTWBritons•

So the game came out in 2013 and still costs $60?

Yes, but it's also a game that represents hundreds of hours of gameplay, had a ton of stuff added to the base since launch (which I detailed in my earlier post,) and is regularly on sale on various sites for hefty discounts.

In fact at time of posting (and for the next 20 hours) it's 75% off on Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/total-war-rome-ii-emperor-edition

With most of the paid DLC discounted at 66% off: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/search?sort=bestselling&search=total%20war%3A%20rome%20II

Hope that helps.

All the Best, Welsh Dragon.

P.S. For reference, I paid full or near full price for it all (except Blood & Gore which I don't want,) and at 1781+ hours of gameplay and counting I think I more than got my monies worth personally. :-)

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DeciusMoose•

It goes on sale for very cheap pretty often

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DEFINITELY_ASSHOLE•

All the total war games go on sale for huge discounts multiples times a year. I've never paid full price for a total war game and I have them all.

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CK2Benchmark•

If you play it with heavy modding, Rome 2 can be enjoyable.

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Reach_Reclaimer•

Get Shogun 2 or Medieval 2 instead. Vastly better games

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