I won't play on any battle difficulty besides Medium, the game is balanced for it, and I don't want ridiculous results like elites routed by missile troops.

I won't play on Very Hard campaign difficulty because not only is diplomacy and naval warfare stupid, but all AI factions get 10,000 bonus mnai every turn, which means endless, pointless warfare. A battle or two every few turns is fine, five identikit battles every single turn is boring.