It seems, that regardless of what faction the player picks, Marathas is the only AI faction that seems to shoot straight for their respective goals. Usually, by 1740'ies they have taken over ALL of India, Persia and are pushing straight into Anatolia and across the Caucasus into Russia. I suspect, that if they player picks factions such as Prussia, Austria, Sweden, etc. (factions that do not have any goals in India), and strictly adheres to the long campaign goals, Marathas might come out as winners (have their 25 province goal) or there'd be a tie between the player and the Indians.
The question is, why only Marathas? Why are other potent AI factions (Spain, Britain, France, Russia, Ottomans) seemingly unable to demonstrate any kind of pointed direction (towards their respective campaign goals)?
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