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Ktonos
11-14-2002, 11:53
Well;
einar
11-14-2002, 14:27
I prefer to start in the early period, construct all buildings, region and castle improvements, etc.
Ktonos
11-14-2002, 14:31
Yes, but usually (when you start on early) at 1200 3 or 4 factions are already eliminated and 1 or 2 other dominate the map. Things are far more stable when starting in high. The only thing I like about early is the fact that the Byzantines are strong.
Díaz de Vivar
11-14-2002, 14:55
Me too, Einar. Early period. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
w00tage
11-14-2002, 22:43
i rarley start in anything other than early, ive only played once on late
solypsist
11-14-2002, 22:44
we needed a poll on this? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif
Mithrandir
11-14-2002, 22:48
Quote[/b] (solypsist @ Nov. 14 2002,15:44)]we needed a poll on this? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif
Dont know, I think we should keep a poll on that...:mad:.
FesterShinetop
11-14-2002, 23:29
Yeah, the more polls... the merrier...

I mostly start in the early period, started in the high period once and liked it very much though.
Niccolomachiavelli
11-15-2002, 05:24
Early bothers me too much. Something about being forced to conduct all your battles with spearmen and peasants which is unnerving to me.
Shahed
11-16-2002, 21:40
I like early, most options in expansion, unit production, buildings. Makes a great game when you like to plan everything out long term.
LordKhaine
11-17-2002, 04:10
Usually early... but sometimes I do high.
deejayvee
11-18-2002, 01:58
I start with High because I find in the early period if I sit down and develop first, the AI usually kills each other and I fight armies of peasants against my good units.

On high, however, at least the AI starts with some development and you still get a long enough game.
Niccolomachiavelli
11-18-2002, 02:01
Not sure if many of you play early and high because of the campaign time length limit or not. For those of you for whom that is the case, there is an easy way to set the campaign end date. I started a thread in the main hall called "campaign length" wherein Gil (i think) tells you how to alter the startpos file to set the end date to anything you want. Certainly made me much more eager to start late period games.