Quote Originally Posted by solypsist
it's little use to compare rtw to mtw, so that's not a good place to start. i found myself referencing mtw, but this is a different game, and once i left mtw behind (campaign map part, anyway), rtw has increased in enjoyment.

the greeks are one of the easiest to use, try a different faction.
Try playing as one of the explicitly weaker factions, say Gaul for instance (which many folks consider very weak).