Big provinces or small provinces? Your preference

[bubbanator]

Yes, I would have to agree. I can't stand playing as the Numidians just because it takes five turns to get anywhere at all. However, if I was fighting field battles in those five turns...

But I think that the size of the provinces in Iberia in vinilla are nearly perfect size. Not too big, not too small.

[gardibolt]

Larger territories would be fine if movement weren't so ridiculously slow. But it is, which makes big territories a serious annoyance (especially since they tend to be impoverished anyway, which makes it a lot of movement for little gain).

[Ianofsmeg16]

I think that the EB map is great, its a huge map but the provinces arent seperated by that much at all, its a great map....if someone did that just after BI is released it would make it a AWESOME game, even with the bugs....

[TB666]

I tend to like big provinces more.
The small ones have their advantages but the bigger is more for me.
Sure it takes a while to get to the city but the AI might intercept you with an army so you might have a decisive battle over the province in the open instead of in the city and that is far more cooler then sieges.

[King of Atlantis]

In big provinces you have to travel way to far, plus less cities means less armies, so you are doing relatively the same amount of sieges. Plus managment is rediculous. I like EB's map, but i think rtr went to far with adding.

[professorspatula]

I'd like to see a bit of a smaller map, but divided into more regions. The AI really struggles to co-ordinate its forces where there are vast open spaces and its too easy to pick off its numerous small armies between each settlement. But when you have lots of settlements in close proximity, you get more battles and sieges and its a bit more like the Risk element of the previous Total War games whereby the AI can respond quicker to your own armies moving into attack. So more cities with less space between each one, but not necessarily a greater sized map is my preference. I want there to be a greater enemy presence nearby whenever possible. That said, it could turn into a bit of a chore to proceed, but at least you won't have to spend 4 turns just to move your army to attack the next nearest settlement.

[Coldfish]

Is normal for the desert,arid and unfertil parts of the map...to be less populated...therefore are bigger..nobody wants them..the temperature too is a factor...i preffer more fertil lands if u ask me so can be more provinces