Expert Mode easier than Hard?

[Asmodai]

Maybe the general just retreated from battle. Since the 2.01 patch, generals tend to leave the battlemap if they are part of a heavily depleted unit.

If general leaves the battlefield it is always message about enemy general running away. And he had full unit of ghulam bodyguards, and he actualy camped near own point of reinforcements. He entered to the melee with the third wave of the troops, and then, he take losses(i killed about half of his unit, but the enemy scoundrel survived, and was able to kill lots of my troopers...)

A.I. tactics on expert is far more better than in hard. Furthermore, computer seems to cheat on economy. cos raising and upkeeping that amount of troops, and in addition, normal structure build up is impossible for only 4000 florins. So i dont think, that hard level is harder than expert.

[Vladimir]

If general leaves the battlefield it is always message about enemy general running away. And he had full unit of ghulam bodyguards, and he actualy camped near own point of reinforcements. He entered to the melee with the third wave of the troops, and then, he take losses(i killed about half of his unit, but the enemy scoundrel survived, and was able to kill lots of my troopers...)

If the enemy general runs away you receive a message that the general is running away. If he withdraws from battle you see him withdrawing from battle as your mounted X-bows try in vain to catch up (that is, if you're me).

[Asmodai]

If the enemy general runs away you receive a message that the general is running away. If he withdraws from battle you see him withdrawing from battle as your mounted X-bows try in vain to catch up (that is, if you're me).

Yes, i agree but A.I only withdraws any unit if the whole army withdraws, so i will have message, that they are leaving the field, so i always be warned somehow that general leaving the battlefield.

And morale of units in first to third wave was extremely high, as well as their fighting capabilities, so i think, that command radius(range from the general where his stars provide additional bonuses) may be extended on Expert. I`m not sure about that, but i`m still trying to understand that battle mechanics.

[Geezer57]

Yes, i agree but A.I only withdraws any unit if the whole army withdraws, so i will have message, that they are leaving the field, so i always be warned somehow that general leaving the battlefield.

No, this isn't always so - at least since the VI expansion. When a general's bodyguard unit becomes depleted, there's a chance for an AI "voluntary withdrawal". There's no notice or warning given in this case, IIRC.