Quote Originally Posted by fallen851 View Post
I'm sorry if you can't beat the AI without rushing to Praetorians. I'll agree the AI is somewhat more challenging than most TW games, but that doesn't say much. I have to give it a chance to be able to compete, and rushing to Pratorians doesn't give it a chance. Maybe our difference is in our expectations. I expect the AI to actually defeat me. If you just expect them to give you a fight here and there, then you are right.

I do take video games quite seriously though, was a semi-professional SC2 play for awhile and made some money doing it... that may be the difference.
No need to start trolling. I can beat the AI but I usually don't impose self restrictoins on myself. If beating it with pretorians is too hard I just start another campaign wtih a faction which doesn't have such an overwhelming advantage. FYI Rome can be played with Hastati only and still win by virtue of having access to the richest lands in the game early on and the manpower to take them. I know I can pull it off but I find no particular entertainment value in it.

As to being semi-pro for SC2, this sounds like "a little bit pregnant". You're either pro or a really involved casual. SC2 is a lot harder to master than TW though. I would enjoy a MP battle versus someone with your micro skills however. Want to set up a match?