I know that we all love facing the occasional brand new Empire Total War player. You know, the one that brings militia and no riflemen, the guys that charge their cavalry gloriously into your neatly placed squares and shoot their own men in the back of the head. I enjoy fighting them every once in a while too. Although, I would like to see more and more quality players emerge for ETW. I have tried to do my part in passing on what i've learned the hard way. I have put together this video as an aid to newbies.
You can find it on the main page here www.stgamers.com under the title, "Replay Review 4 Part I"
Hopefully this will save us some explaining and we can direct new players to these hints and tips.
I am by no means a great player, just one who has learned a few things. Feel free to post comments about my narration or my tactics, all criticism is welcome.