Ok guys, I’m currently down to start playing the current Seleucid 1.5 PBM campaign (Ignor is having download problems which I hope to solve) and I am currently organising the “next” PBM.

Now is the time to influence the Next New PBM in the way you want it to go! I have two polls running at the moment. One is for people to Vote on what Faction they want to be playing and the other is for people to Vote on how many turns it will be for each player – two very important subjects.

Please visit the threads:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=62441

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=62442

If you are in anyway interested in joining the PBM community please vote so you get the game the majority of players want. The Polls are up for a week.

Remember PBM is currently the only (trouble free) method of conducting a multiplayer Campaign.

Not being able to post – I’ve never had this problem myself and I don’t understand how it’s caused. As your PM facility works I suggest you PM a member of the Admin team / Moderator team as it is very important that you are able to post on the relevant threads. Feel free to PM me directly in the meantime if you have any questions about the PBM – I can, and will, post your comments on the appropriate thread in the PBM forum if it’s a question for the community as a whole (and if you request it).

About the next PBM – this will be a Rome version 1.5 game and is likely to start in the next 10 days or so. Although the campaign difficulty will be Very Hard the battle difficulty level will still be Medium (unit size will be Large). These settings are the best balance – VH Campaign gives us a more aggressive and organised AI whilst Medium level battles means that most players will still be able to beat the AI on the battlefield.

There will be varying levels of Victory Conditions as well, which will (hopefully) include special Glorious Achievement style targets.

All this means that the Campaign will still be challenging and interesting for experienced players whilst ensuring N00bie players can still be able to hold their own. If you’re a n00bie who can beat the game on Medium / Medium then VH / Medium will give you a new challenge without feeling you’re completely outclassed by the AI at every turn.

I hope this pre-empts some questions you may have and that it may attract the attention of more potential players.