Quote Originally Posted by PseRamesses
Now here comes the rant: What on earth have they reduced the strat-map too? Some 2/3 of the original vanilla, or even less? Africa 5 regions, Iberia 4, Italy 4, Asia Minor 4 - jeeeees! It´s like playing that kids-game: RISK. Can´t wait for RTR or EB to release a BI-version with 200 regions to "horde around" in.
I like the fewer provinces better. Fewer provinces is NOT a kid's game - that's just a silly assertion. More is NOT necessarily better - more cities means more micromanaging, and I suspect fewer cities makes it easier on the AI from a strategic POV. If you dislike fewer cities, fine - just don't exaggerate the impact by calling it a kid game. I frankly didn't like all the extra cities RTR added, and I suspect it didn't make the game easier for the AI. Be careful what you wish for.