That's the spirit!
I'm not sure which kind of game I prefer. When the battles are fought there is always the possibility of a small faction successfully defeating a larger one, if the strategy is right. However sometimes you get onto drama over battle map 'exploits' which can get ugly and ruin games. Also once everyone understands that a couple of horse can take out a full stack games can get really cagey and slow-paced with lots of forts whIch is not to everyone's taste.
On the other hand while AR is simpler (and quicker to play) it is also biased towards certain factions and it's much more difficult to turn the tables on a larger faction which can outproduce you, making games more predictable.
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