u/Glomli

I'm debating buying TWW3 + and its DLC, but I genuinely can't tell if it's actually for me or if i'm just attracted to the idea of it.

What interests me the most is:

• managing cities/provinces
• expanding my territory
• diplomacy and faction politics
• the overall "grand strategy" feeling
• building an empire over time
• the fantasy aspect and the races/lore (big fan)

But at the same time, I'm worried about two things:

1. The actual warfare/gameplay becoming tedious after a while I don't know if I'll enjoy manually controlling battles long term or if it'll eventually feel repetitive/stressful.
2. The campaign becoming boring in the mid/late game A lot of strategy games lose me once the challenge disappears and it turns into:

• pressing end turn
• upgrading random buildings just because you can
• autoresolving everything
• managing 20 settlements that no longer feel meaningful

Basically: I love strategy/systems/progression, but I tend to bounce off games when they become maintenance simulators.

For people who play TWW3 a lot:

• does this sound like a game I'd enjoy?
• do you actually finish campaigns?
• how engaging is the mid/late game?
• and how important is enjoying the battles themselves?