Yepp, I started out with the intent of fighting each and every battle, however around 1250 I stopped fighting all of them. (I overbuilt my army so losing a bit more was not such a big problem :) ) Now I am fighting the interesting battles ;)

Quote Originally Posted by doc_bean
You should fight the battles you want to fight. While some can be very gratifying others are just boring (if you have twice the number of troops, and they're better equipped and trained). I tend to start off fighting a lot of my own battles but as the game progresses I focus more on the strategic side.