What makes playing Saka the hardest faction in the game?

[Cute Wolf]

Sauro is definitely "Much" easier than Saka, because they usually expands westward, and facing largely less or unarmoured Sweboz as their chief source of wars... compare than with Saka who face countless Pezhetairoi and Argyraspidai spam, and typically better armoured army...

Yeah, with Saka, you need to properly micromanage your HA to get best effectiveness, but with Sauro, all was too repeatable.... attack gawjam X, let them foolishly run toward you and you decimate them, close in for mop up the higher tier (and better morale) foes, and you won.... I have completed them both (and with Saka, I was archieve world domination... har - har - har....), and I must say, with Sauro, I had built a lot of pile of skull using Sweboz, Aedui, Avernii, and Romans..... the first three was a largely unarmoured levies....

BTW: Saka reform will save your ass.... Hoplitai Hellenikoi FTW, and you'll made the best mix of army at the world!!!