I want a game along the lines of say, Anno 1404, but one that includes lots of empire building and combat.
Essentially, Age of Empires meets Caesar 3 meets Supreme Commander (size maps). I would jizz at that.
I would also jizz at a Total War done in real time. Something like this has been done before, see
Knights of Honor
Screenshot of the campaign map
And another
And Another
Basically, CA should make a game like what they did. Tbh, the game is just about total war, it even has zoomed down real time-tactics modes like Total War. However, graphically, it is inferior, especially in regards to those real time battles TW has. Other than that, just as deep a strategy experience can be gained from Knights of Honor, perhaps an even deeper one. And, I think the screenshots of the campaign map look great (and this was released by a poor Polish developer around 4 years ago). The water's shit, but that's alright, the map itself is very detailed, almost like an art piece.
I still don't get how CA puts out a terrible RTS like stromrise, and yet doesn't consider something like my idea yet.