Quote Originally Posted by Deus ret.
which it does on vh anyway, since all AI factions receive an additional 10,000 denarii per turn if you set campaign difficulty to that level. I don't know what's the thing on 'hard', though....probably a more aggressive AI and more bribes by them.
Hard is very balanced. Challenging, but not ridiculously so - I hate seeing the ten to twenty full AI stacks queuing up on my borders in VH - just doesn't seem realistic, especially when you're economy is clearly stronger and can't mass produce to obscene levels like that.

I used to play VH/H, but now I play H/H. Its balanced, the battles are a challenge, and the campaign is fun.