Do you really want to turn the game into a wallpaper? The tactical combat is not great, but is it really that bad?

Your goal is to save developers time to handle other issues in WoM.  What exactly are those issues that would circumvent combat?  Also, if you do that, you would need the developers to look at the automatic usage of spells during combat or like Vallu751 we just get ride of a lot of spells.  We would also need a way to control what AI can use during auto combat resolution so we don't overuse spells for small battles. 

They would also need to make it a lot better then the current 'automatic battle' resolution.  Using tactical instead of Auto I can win with no damage, while with auto I usually have damage if not one or two unit dead.

I guess I'm in the minority. Just thought I could do just fine with simplified, Civ-style combat in WoM and just have focus on the empire building and spellcasting more than tactical battles.

It's too bad that for all the time and effort put in to Elemental, (devs and players) it may be quickly overshadowed by the next game or 2.  Is it possible it may never reach it's full potential?

Well i guess this would bring MP a step closer to being like SP.

Just make auto-combat better (some options like autocombat with/without spells, autocombat retreat, and fire archers for 2 rounds before melee combat starts).

If you do that, people can choose any way they like to play.

Main reason they shouldn't get rid of it?  They do auto combat even worse than tractical combat.

tactical combat needs to be re designed not removed. and im not going to bash the OP becuase the person is just giving his 2 cents and tossing up ideas is always good to look at things in different perspectives. but all in all tactical combat for elemental should be kept. but like i said it needs a COMPLETE revamp. i mean if im fighting from inside my city i dont want to see a tactical fight over some field with houses and fences id like to see a walled structure that i know my men are defending from. examples that come to mind would be AOW SM. if you fought in your city your definitely see the advantage displayed in the tactical combat.

also for OP minor factions will be done eventually they jsut got no free devs to work on it right now. and i do hope they make them unique. im hoping for a civ5 ish like city states sorta thing but elemental lore. examples like an angel mini faction with a white citadel and lush green plains with holyish landmarks. or demon mini faction with hell terrain and fire. undead mini faction with an evilish looking landscape with green smog and graveyards. devs can really go to town and make the unique factions really nice. they can make them like the wildlands and they be like stamps around the map.

=D

Theoretically, haven't they given us the option of getting rid of tactical combat?  Doesn't Autoresolve basically make this for you?  I'm not seeing a reason to remove the option of do it yourself combat. 

The OP is crazy for asking for such a removal of tactical combat. Please call the men in white suits and tell them to bring the OP a straight jecket for making such a ridiculous suggestion. I swear some people just have no common sense. Turn based tactical is what makes these types of games fun. Only an IGMO would not want them in the game.

Just copy the TC from FE and see what happens. It can't get worse.

If TC is removed I see no reason to play the game at all. Then I might as well write down some numbers on a piece of paper, write "population" next to them and draw an ugly map without hills, trees or colors.

It's not like WoM is exactly in high demand right now. But don't worry, no matter how FE turns out you'll have a few people insisting it was a mistake and that they should go back to WoM instead.

That's just the nature of the Internet.