Heres original and in a decent size <| sep |> Have they not only changed the ability for the extra portion of damage to be crit ? Most people with an AA reset have it so the extra damage cannot crit , but the main AA based damage can . As long as the damage is converted to True damage you can still be hitting around a 11 . 2 k true damage on the 2 Q <| sep |> give an article that actually has links to the studies they cite , otherwise it just feels like the author could be inferring a lot of bullshit towards their narrative not saying they are . I just wouldnt take anyones word for it without having the data to look at . <| sep |> Advance em right to the back of the oven <| sep |> Seeing the lines of people running into each other is just a nice aesthetical detail . The strategy is about positioning your armies , knowing when to attack and flank and much more . There are times when you ' ll autoplay battles because it ' s an identical scenario to one you just won just 5 minutes ago but the gameplay takes a long long time to feel stale , sieges can be quite repetitive . Although Shogun 2 is the most polished , it does have quite a small map and almost all factions have more or less the same units . Might also be worth looking at Rome 2 or Attila or even Warhammer if you want more variety between factions . I ' d definitely recommend any Total War game to fulfill what you ' re looking for . As for XCOM 2 , it feels the same as the first game just with more urgency . More of a kill or be killed style of gameplay as opposed to bunkering down . I ' d assume if you didn ' t like the first you wouldn ' t like the second .