Well Akka, i think you need to ask urself though, if you were playing all the factions (or all teh factions are played by skilled people instead of dumb computers) then would greece still be easy to play? you have 3 fronts and in all 3 you are in the weakest position (Pontus has the best position on Asia minor... Selucide has the potential to be the strongest thing around, on Sciliy Carthage starts teh strongest and Scipiies is also stronger than you... on the Balkans the Macedonians start with at least 3 times as much stuff as you.) The only thing you got going for you early on is Rhodes.

As for Macedonians vs Brutties, The Macedonians still have to deal with the Thracians and Dacians sometimes, but Brutties have their back totally safe and also start with the Roman allies who will give them big trade a lot sooner than the Macedonians. Not to Meantion they will suffer from a unstoppable plague fast. Early on Macedon army will own the Romans due to better Cav but later on it starts to get really tough. but ofcourse with Macedon's position you can seriously hurt the Romans long befoer Marius reform comes around.

In the Short run Macedon is good.. but in longer run they probably will lose out to the Romans.