In-game Tactical Depth

[Maedhros]

Just quoting a sub-suggestion I made in another thread, I'd like to see some opinions exclusively relative to this 
If this is somehow considered spam or repeating the suggestion unnecessarily, please block and/or erase! Thank you.

(The original thread is here, by the way: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,33808.0.html)

I just had an idea.... I don't know how much programming it would involve, but hell, I'd personally love to see it in-game.

You've all almost certainly seen the coaches in basketball games (mainly, but not only) drawing strategies on little white-boards.
Imagine you could divide your army into sections/cohorts (as proposed in http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,33432.0.html).

You then open a little white-board for yourself - like the minimap that pops up when you press backspace - and select the different cohorts. Then, you "draw" their paths, with orders to hold, follow, or charge in point determined by you.


With a reasonable prediction of the direction the enemy army is going to ride/walk in (maybe the quality of this prediction could be determined by some party skill?), the player would be able to ambush, flank, surprise... etc.!

Yipii, I quoted myself. Did that sound important?

 

[Krest44]

im not entirely sure what your saying so ill take it on the quote. It would be extremely nice to (if you want to) use a white board like screen to prematurely draws arrows for where your men run to, or hold, or stop. It would be a bit more realistic then doing ALL your commands on the fly in battle, this would be limited when attacked while your running away. (but if you have tracking/spotting at higher levels you might be able to expect an attack, ergo, more time to prepare.) But it's ludicrous when attacking a castle or another pitched battle, you have time and your ready, yet still everyone runs willy-nilly into battle.

 

[Maedhros]

But it's ludicrous when attacking a castle or another pitched battle, you have time and your ready, yet still everyone runs willy-nilly into battle.

Obviously: this suggestion is meant for field battles 

 

[Krest44]

But it's ludicrous when attacking a castle or another pitched battle, you have time and your ready, yet still everyone runs willy-nilly into battle.

Obviously: this suggestion is meant for field battles 

that's what I meant. Well, I'm confused but I'm sure that I'm in agreement with what your saying.