First of all, no, there's nothing wrong with the game (at least not that i'm aware of o.O ).

This is my first MM game, i own MMVI The Mandate of Heaven Collector's Edition, but i've never managed to get em working on my old XP, or even my Win 7. I popped in the game today to give it a whirl and do some dungeon crawling (or at least that was the plan). My party consists of a Knight, Cleric, Rogue and Sorcerer. I chat up the locales, get used to the controls, see whats where in town, etc.

I head off in search of adventure and encounter some dragonflies, a few seconds while i figure out how to fight back and i immediately question myself "Is mashing the attack button all you do in this game?".

Excuse my epic and uber ignorance, but i was expecting turn-based combat where i could survey the situation, plan out my moves, etc....

With that said, maybe someone can help me better enjoy this game....somehow? although i think i see myself uninstalling this sooner rather then later, even though i want to try and like it...

Ah, maybe you haven't found the key switching between turn-based and real time? It might be something like space or return. Once you hit it, then the game comes to turn-based and then you can plan your attacks, strategies and so on.

Without that, yeah, M&M games can be frustrating.

As mentioned, the Enter key switches modes.

Also the Greyface patch is worth considering, since it adds handy extras such as mouse look.

My hope has been re-newed, i shall look for that option lol

Thanks!