Quote Originally Posted by nameless
I think most of my victories were because of my wardogs which I must admit are nice cannon fodder and can distract and hold an enemy long enough to either route them or allow your guys to flank them. Another thing I noticed is that the enemy never charges in front of you and always splits up into smaller groups which are easy for my troops to flank and smash them, does the AI always does this?
Welcome to the Org! Sounds like you are off to a good start, though that's the first time I've heard of someone crediting wardogs as being their decisive, battle-winning unit.

Many members here will agree with you that the AI acts arthritic and indecisive in the tactical context. I, for one, take that with a grain of salt. No computer program is going to be up to snuff against a competent human player. The AI usually comes straight at you, and its infantry line often does break up into individual units or small groups. From what I have been able to observe, the AI-controlled infantry units will break off from their initial objectives and turn on a missile unit when attacked. This does disrupt the AI's lines and makes them easy to flank. The AI does a better job with cavalry and missile troops, however, so beware when you are fightings the Macedonians or Egyptians, for example. At any rate, I would imagine that so long as you are playing on E/E, you are going to have a fairly easy time of it. Ratchet up your game's difficulty setting for a more challenging time. Enjoy!