VH/M still the way to go?

[Danest]

I go for vh/m... for some reason, EB is the one game where I actually feel pleased when I'm getting smashed around. But, I wouldn't want an advanced battle difficulty, because, as far as I can tell, all it does is allow their stats a bonus. The ai seems good enough at getting chevrons and stars in the games I've played anyway ;) Oh and I suspect that the happiness ratings in towns don't include the slaves and bandits, who will probably always have a portion who are miserable no matter what the government does. There seem to be hordes of armed mercenaries roaming the countryside at any time, so I figure sometimes they just get aggressive. :)