Specifically everything
Honestly, hearing you say you've played both and find them comparable is unbelievable to me - maybe you have ETW on the lowest settings possible
graphically
ETW ships look real
ETW the cannon fire looks great
ETW the ships handle and sit in the water well (EIC they float above the water)
ETW can handle 32 ships
ETW the damage looks real (EIC it looks identical no matter what damage a ship takes)
ETW ships list and sink according to their damage they take
As an average gamer all I can say is the ships and battles in ETW look real and in EIC they look fake
The ships handle alot better (maybe this is a gameplay adaptation and naval lovers dont like it)
The ship handling is more intuitive , handling large fleets is easier and alot more fun
I dunno, to me there is no comparison
and I really cant see where your coming from because they are poles apart - the fact that you think its superior leaves me agast
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/4629/empire2009030621265950j.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i307/Colinrm2_photos/ShipBlowingup.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3111/fullscreencapture312200.png
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5549/hzhjzjz.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu136/ETW8898/Empire2009-03-1611-15-22-32.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu136/ETW8898/Empire2009-03-2013-44-25-06.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/simonkevnorris/Empire Total War/Empire_001-1.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9618/boat3l.jpg
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/5621/empirec.jpg
Honestly, hearing you say you've played both and find them comparable is unbelievable to me - maybe you have ETW on the lowest settings possible
graphically
ETW ships look real
ETW the cannon fire looks great
ETW the ships handle and sit in the water well (EIC they float above the water)
ETW can handle 32 ships
ETW the damage looks real (EIC it looks identical no matter what damage a ship takes)
ETW ships list and sink according to their damage they take
As an average gamer all I can say is the ships and battles in ETW look real and in EIC they look fake
The ships handle alot better (maybe this is a gameplay adaptation and naval lovers dont like it)
The ship handling is more intuitive , handling large fleets is easier and alot more fun
I dunno, to me there is no comparison
and I really cant see where your coming from because they are poles apart - the fact that you think its superior leaves me agast
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/4629/empire2009030621265950j.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i307/Colinrm2_photos/ShipBlowingup.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3111/fullscreencapture312200.png
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5549/hzhjzjz.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu136/ETW8898/Empire2009-03-1611-15-22-32.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu136/ETW8898/Empire2009-03-2013-44-25-06.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/simonkevnorris/Empire Total War/Empire_001-1.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9618/boat3l.jpg
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/5621/empirec.jpg
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