Hello All,

I just finished playing a VH/H game as Baktria using 1.1. Generally, my play style is to play several different strategies for an hour or two until I hit on something that works. The strategy adopted was immediately going to war with AS, which lasted almost 70 years in the end. One thing that surprised me is that while the war in the East was going poorly, AS had managed to drive Egypt back to Africa and destroy Pontos and claim just about all of Asia Minor. Another big surprise was that Lusothana had conquered all of the Gauls, the Germania, and the Helvetii. Also, they were halfway down Italy and were about to collide with the Carthaginians, who had conquered most of southern Italy.

My question is: On the VH setting, do some factions benefit more than others? My guess is that the money would most benefit those with large empires (AS) or those in isolated ares. Factions that wind up immediately fighting other factions would not benefit as much because their opponents would have more cash as well leading to no net advantage. Thus, I would expect the KH, Epirios, and Makedonians not to benefit as much. Have others come to similar conclusions?