Generic advice: wait for a sale. ;-P

Personally I left this series after Medieval 2, got myself the box compilation which is nice. After that they completely ruined it, Rome 2 was not only DRM riddled, but was a dreadful game. Wouldn't bother with any other in the series.

I wanted to get it with the 20 bucks I have, but my brother wanted me to subscribe in WOW so I can help him in Dungeons :P
Are you specfically referring to "Steam" DRM or they added another layer of DRM?

Errr...guys, no...Attila is:

a. better optmized than Rome 2
b. a better game overall

A good read on the matter:

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/01/04/best-total-war/

As if Charlemagne worth 15 euro...errr...can't say. I rarely buy games outside sales. So i still don't have the Atilla DLC's yet (but i can say that i have every other Total War games)

Personally, i like a lot more the two Shogun games, followed closely by the original Rome, the Medieval games, Attila, Napoleon, Empire and my least favorite being Rome 2 (was a mess stayed a mess).

Despite me loving the original Shogun, i ended up loving equally its sequel. Shogun 2 with all its expansions is truly worthy of the name Total War and probably doing right what Empire could not: a proper firearms era.

But if you are on a tight budget and want the game - buy in a sale or a bundle.

I think the reason as to why there are no mods is because of the Warhammer/Games Workshop license

I just think Games Workshop does not want to be held accountable if something like Copyright takedowns happen.

I mean look what happened to that "Complete Lord of the Rings Middle Earth" mod for Skyrim.

Well, I think it was napolean I picked up, and yes if memory serves it was steam or such like. Glad I only picked it up for a quid or two, it went in the bin and on the list of those never to buy.

Yes

Or don't want modders using assets from their license for other mods

I'm pretty sure they won't incur legal liability if someone makes a mod of another company's IP, I think they're just being cynical in not wanting modders to use the assets they helped develop in ways they can't profit from.

Also a note that GW may have killed modding in the contract so they could supposedly sell more DLC.

Heck was there modding in Empire, Shogun 2, Rome 2, and Attila?

Anyway the only DLC I am excited for is the possible Bretonnia DLC. I have read the history and I prefer a High Medieval Faction in Bretonnia than a Late Medieval in The Empire.

No guns and cannons for me.

Just bows, horsemen, and armored swordsme and pikemen.

Yes because a random YouTube person shows exactly what state Rome 2 is in now.

This youtuber went in Excruciating Detail my friend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXkWfEIALxM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6eaBtzqqFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy5GRaHzFnI

I do not think it's worth it. CA/SEGA dlc model is not worth supporting either. The game doesn't seem like it was optimized better than Rome 2. If you watch videos for TW: Warhammer, you see their machines chugging along to try and render that game. So I don't see much hope that it will get better with time due to patches. I don't think a smooth running game is that high of a priority to them.

I don't think 2013 equals 2016.

But that's Rome 2 though. He never talked about Attila Total War or the Age of Charlemange DLC.