I have been playing R:TW for a few months now (on and off - I had other more pressing things to do [
] ) and it made me value CIV3 even more. The battles in R:TW are awesome, but the AI is totally stupid. Both in the Turn-based part AND in the battle part. Winning on the highest level takes no real effort at all. Civ3 is enjoyable for 2 years, R:TW only for 2 months it seems. All due to the AI...