I liked how RoN: RoL added a strategic element to this game. It definitely made things more interesting from the perspective of researching technologies, which I have to admit was somewhat frustratingly difficult in building up enough points, and having a core army built. Once you actually played the battles though, they really all just felt the same. Yes, the terrain differed, but you always had to take cities, and there was never any real difference in the way they all seemed to feel. The way the different factions played also never really seemed to come out - at least in the single player game. Not played multiplayer yet, but I'm not really sure I will.