Moving up a few notches.

[Tony Furze]

Well, life being too short...no longer a spring chicken...he who hesitates...etc and other cliches of aging:

I ve actually moved on to play Expert. It is a whole new game. the battles are really good, and testing of tactics. Moreover, the campaign takes on a new meaning in relation to the battles.

So, glad i made the leap.

I'm taking it easily with Vikings in the VI campaign - I tried them on Expert in the main European Campaign (the Danes , I mean). Apart from being totally taken aback that I survived past 1205, I really feel they lose their best mix of units by the High Era, so get less interesting. Hence I switched to the VI campaign.

A short question: when the Faction leader takes the entire army out on a spot of "military tourism" ( some people wrongly term it "invasion") and leaves behind low tax levels and some peasants to take care of the Kingdom, does that affect the economy back home in any way? Are the support costs still active, or only when the army is present?

I noticed when I did take nearly everyone out, there was a sudden boom in the economy...

Meanwhile I ve started a campaign as the English on Expert, Early, Conquest just to see if it's a fluke , or whether I have actually improved.

A million thanks to all here.