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Maybe I'm just a whimp but I only really play on normal difficulty, easy's too easy, hard's too hard....
just wanted to see what the consensus of players play on.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/flirt.gif
heh, the mod took out the word of displeasure i chose in the last choice
Voted normal, since thats what I mostly play games at. Will try a hard next more than likely, since I try and work up to it. First campaign easy to learn the basics, then a normal one to learn more skill, then a hard one to see how bad I really suck. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/tongue.gif
Naagi http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/joker.gif
I play Hard with GA activated. This offers me a real challenge, because I do hind it hard and this is exactly how i want it. I dont wanbt to be conquering the entire map as i don't see that as very realistic, even though it can be done if I am lucky. I feel more at home with a medium sized empire that is achieving all it's GA's/
i played expert,hard,normal and easy but mostly normal,the only campaign i finished in expert was the polish(feels great)and it was a conquest not GA http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/tongue.gif.
My first few campaigns I played easay, now I play on normal. I'm thinking of starting one on hard, though. What exactly is the difference, besides amlut of startg florins? Smarter AI?
just expert in MP
SP i mean ..sorry ..just a hard day at work and some beers http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
I play normal. I've played them all, but I prefer a game where the dice aren't weighted towards either party. If it's going to be hard it should be hard because the AI is smart, not because it has silly advantages.
-Musashi
I'm a wuss I go for normal, but I'm working my way up slowly. Once I finish a normal campaign I'll graduate to hard.
Finishing a campaign is the hardest thing for me I get bored after 200 years or so unless I'm working towards a GA goal or in a war.
Just started my first campaign (GA) on hard setting as the Polish. And it's going pretty good so far... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
Normal for most part.
The game already seems to have outrageous production advantages...why give them more? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gif
I can still lose quite handily on Normal either getting overwhelmed or going bankrupt; I save Hard for when I really want to get humble.
Expert, is there other settings?
fenir http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
Normal is farrr to easy, so I play on Hard. Expert is to unrealistic for me..
I always play on Expert- My first campaign was on normal, but that was it. Anything less than expert feels too easy. I like having the feeling that there's a chance you might be destroyed(albiet a small chance).
Currently playing a late period GA game as the Byzantines. Im locked in a massive war with the Egyptians, which I will win with some luck, but in the meantime Im hoping the Horde, which shares 2 borders with me, doesnt get involved. If they do- I'll be in some real trouble.
Normal http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gif its the highest 1 without giving the ai combat bonuses, and as i want to learn the unit strengths properly before i come into mp again i use it, They should however have an expert ai without the combat bonuses
Well i went straight on the expert with the Polish took over europe with ease but then the real hard bits came in and my faction was demolished.
Too hard for me at the moment i havnt quite got to grips with trade yet.
yep, thats about right. gotta love that opponent +2 moral bonusQuote:
Originally Posted by [b
Which are the effects of increase the difficulty level? the AI becomes smarter?enemy troops raise their stats?both?the difference between normal and expert is only stats advantages for the AI?
No idea. The only thing I am sure of is the morale bonus on higher settings.Quote:
Originally Posted by [b
I am trying to play through a complete campaign with each faction in the game before going higher than "normal"; still a ways to go http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
If you want to see the effects on tactical AI try a few custom battles at higher settings
AI units have an attack, defense, and morale bonus on expert mode. That's really the only difference. If it was a matter of the AI being smarter that'd be one thing, but I don't like it when the AI has an artificial combat advantage. It's just not realistic.
-Musashi
Voted "normal" - not quite like me http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
Reading about those artificial bonuses, I do not want to try to play anything more than hard any more. That is silly that computer has to cheat in that way.
The difference should be in how the AI moves and thinks, not in changing the excel file for the units.
Shame on you CA
Come on MP for some serious training. After that, you would come back and fight the AI at expert mode without a flinch. Or vice versa: play SP at expert mode before going on MP (without seeking to challenge the best players just because you played expert mode).
Annie
I've played Expert mode. I'm not saying it's too hard for me, I still conquered the whole world in a matter of a couple hundred years, but it feels unrealistic for the AI to have artificial advantages in combat, and it wrecks the sense of immersion for me.
Honestly I'm more worried about the realism than some silly idea of 'challenge'. I've played far too many games to find an AI challenging anymore, and been far too high up far too many multiplayer rankings to care anymore. I grew out of being competitive ages ago http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
-Musashi
Thank you for the invitation, but I shall stay at SP and play with my PC, just not to hurt my fallings of pride and superiority.Quote:
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Yeah this is why I dont play expert anymore. Moral bonuses and suchlike... not exactly "fair" is it? SO I play hard all the time now. I should play MP sometime, but the three reasons to stop me...Quote:
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a) I pause a lot to assign moves (I like my lines of troops to move as *one* http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/tongue.gif )
b) From what I hear MP usually gets badly "ruined" by "cheap" armys. I like my nice mixed forces in sp... with my knights and my archers.
c) I like to play with a force *I* made myself. I like to know I built up the buildings to make that nice fancy knight http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
i play on hard
Hmm..Well, it depends. For a "normal" game I use a HRE or Danish. Then I use a "expert" for Elmohead. So I guess it depends... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...s/rolleyes.gif
P.
When I first started to play this game, I always played battles w/o pausing. I figured if I wanted a sim of medieval war, that was the way to go. hehehe I have since become much more lazy. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
I suspect there is no "pause" in MP :shudder:
Since I play MP regularly I always play expert difficulty. The AI really needs those bonusses to mask its stupidity.