what do you perfer

**The Blind Samurai** · 09-17-2006, 05:25

well i perfer milltary might what do you guys perfer

**Underdog687** · 09-17-2006, 06:11

dimpolacy (which to me incorpartes trade and religion), if that fails then take them by force.

**IrishArmenian** · 09-17-2006, 06:53

I use a mix of diplomacy sabatoge but it all comes down to mite, in the end.

**Keba** · 09-17-2006, 08:36

Diplomacy through military might. Some would call that bullying, but nobody is perfect.

**King Henry V** · 09-17-2006, 08:41

The only way you can win is by military might, so that's where my vote goes. However, my huge wealth is founded on trade, which is thus indispensable. Sabotage is fun though, like when I was playing my last campagin as the Crusader States, I sent a load of Syria trained assassins to kill of the 63 year old Danish King, who was the only member of his family. They succeeded, and I moved my troops in to conquer Northern France, Scandinavia and England. One problem was that the Pope, who was already very powerful, moved into the Danish possessions in Spain. I also managed to bump off the Aragonese faction through assassins, which made conquering some of their provinces a little easier (they had a bout six full stacks in Cordoba alone), but again His Holiness got involved and took territories which should have been mine. But it did create a killer rebel faction which actually invaded the Pope's lands and mine.

**screwtype** · 09-17-2006, 15:56

Originally Posted by Underdog687

dimpolacy (which to me incorpartes trade and religion), if that fails then take them by force.

Dimpolacy - isn't that what the Bush administration practices?

**The Blind Samurai** · 09-17-2006, 16:00

but what combo do you perfer

**screwtype** · 09-17-2006, 16:18

Military might. Dimpolacy, sabatoge and relgion are all cheating in my book

**Ibn Munqidh** · 09-17-2006, 16:50

I prefer Keba's method, diplomacy through a show of strength. If the enemy does not yeild, then the sword.

**Underdog687** · 09-17-2006, 08:48

I know the game always ends in a military takeover (all but 1 of my RTW games where i bribed 5 provence's to make up the 50.
But in the mid game where there are alot of 'strong' factions and alot of 'weak' factions their are alternite paths to take. For me i would do all but military might, as that comes anyway.

**Midnight** · 09-17-2006, 11:34

Strength at arms decides everything, but that's based on wealth, so I'll say trade (no money = no army, or at least no fresh troops).

**Stig** · 09-17-2006, 12:32

marrgie

erhh?

**The Blind Samurai** · 09-17-2006, 15:53

marrying off you princess to a price of anthoer faction and milltay and money are the ones i prefer as a combo how about you guys

**Vladimir** · 09-19-2006, 00:07

How are you all going to finance those large armies? Hmmmm?

**Kralizec** · 09-19-2006, 00:56

I try different strategies for different factions.

Playing as Byzantines should be done in a Byzantine fashion, cunning diplomacy and with lots of spies and assasins

As the French I'd probably use diplomacy to my best advantage, while as the HRE military expansion would be my preffered strategy.

Overall I chose sabotage because there's hardly anything more satisfying then leveling up your assasins and then let them finish off enemy kings

**grzeg** · 09-19-2006, 12:42

Seeing the battle map is always nicer than spending time on the campaign one. I like to use my armies, but sometimes you have to think how to make use of military victories and not to waste too many precious units. You can't raise huge armies without stable economy. You can't have stable economy without trade.

But the look of the battle map, of a field or a besieged city is the best to me.

**Little Legioner** · 09-19-2006, 12:50

Trade off course

Every great power nominee must have a strong economy first. For better equipment, larger force and support of your field armies with fresh troops depends on your financial capacity.

**Bob the Insane** · 09-19-2006, 14:22

Originally Posted by Little Legioner

Trade off course

True at first but I find this drops off pretty quick as the AI starts picking on you. It is not quite as effective in RTW as it was in MTW too because of hte mechanics of the campaign map I guess.

Large populations generating loads of tax is what I find to be the key keeping things going (even if they get a bit unruly once in a while...

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And don't forget the value of pillaging you neighbours if you prefer the direct approach...

I mean it is impossible to play the game with one exclusive strategy and you are eventually going to end up fighting someone...