Quote Originally Posted by Azi Tohak
Hey, as much as I love both RTW and RTR, I am curious if anyone else runs into the same wall I do. I just get bored. Once I reach critical mass, the @#*@$ micro-managment and idiot battles just get to be too much for me to manage an empire that (right now anyway) spans all of Asia Minor, and just keeps going south and west.
I just like a challange (see the list of who I use), but man, once I get to a certain point, nothing can match me.
That happen for anyone else, with the same feelings attached?
Azi
Azi,
I know that feeling man. You seem to be a conquer-all-provs-kinda-guy am I right? If so try a different approach - roleplay your faction according to history or other parameters.
Ex: As the Carthaginians I tend to play it according to the history when it comes to all other factions other than the Romans. Now here is where I reverse history and make the Romans and the Senate protectorates of Carthage and if they don´t succumb I march an ele-army across the alps and sack all Italy, not Rome and not keeping any settlements. I keep my peace with the Numidians and skirmish the Iberians, like Hannibal.
Another approach than the-conquer-all-provs are to accumulate protectorates since their lands counts as yours to reach that 50 provs target and then simply take Rome to finnish off the game. I remember an apic game as the Britons where I subdued Iberia, Gaul and Germania as protectorates before marching on Rome.
Have you ever played a purely defensive game, not expanding outside your original territory? Try it, it´s a true challenge since the AI will be in charge and you can only respond and defend.