I know that the idea of the game is to offer more of a challenge (as well as being more historically accurate - which it certainly is...this is the only reason I got R:TW
) but..... Having played a number of pretty succesful Romani campaigns (roleplaying, as best as I could), and then having to re-install EB because of bugs (all sorted now I think. I hope) I'd tried a couple of campaigns on VH/M. Koinon Hellenon and Makedonia. With the Koinon I was interested in the well-thought out government system (basically you play as two factions, and a 'helpful' ally.... Having come across the huge, multi-stack armies of Makedonia during this campaign I thought...hmmm, a real alternative to the might of Rome.
Ahem...now, as I said, I know the idea is to be challenged but..., is being economically crippled really a
challenge? (and with the Koinon you are economically and militirarily disadvantaged) And..., where did the historical aspect go? Surely the only reason for Rhodos being in the KH is because of the aid they supplied to Athens.... What they are in the KH is a huge drain on your economy.
So, then you get to the Makedons and....where have those huge armies gone? Pella's left unguarded, so Epirus attacks. OK...so, they'll hold out until my relief force can crawl its way up the map.., so you're half way there and....oh, Corinth is under attack now. OK...then.., Epirus attacks your walls..., but I'm confident, there's enough of a force in the city to hold-out, just need to stop the rams and.....what's this? The gates are open? The gates of Pella have, by subterfuge, been opened to the Epirus? The gates of the Makedonian capital, the heartland of Makedonian power have been opened by agents within....
Kinda puts the idea of 'roleplaying' on the ground and stamps all over it....
Any suggestions as to how to overcome these factors?
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