I prefer the fewer battles myself.

After finally figuring out how to unlock factions, I played and won a short campaign as Macedon which wasn't too bad, but then I started one as the Scythians.

Macedon had been my ally, but they betrayed me. I have since destroyed their armies but they still have a few cities with a few troops.

Macedon has since allied with Brutii, who has attacked me at Larissa every second turn for, what, eight turns? The Brutii have sent 4 stacks, the first totally packed, and the others slightly smaller to break my gates. I have held on by letting archers pick them off from the walls, horse archers grind them into fertilizer, and heavy cavalry to finish them off. Four stacks I've destroyed, I'm under siege again, and I still see two more stacks coming down from Appollonia. Where are they coming from?

It's basically the same battle, fought over and over, the only differences being that each stack is a unit or 2 less than the one before, and every few turns I recruit another unit of Chosen Archers, meaning, I get stronger. I have a half stack on the way to take Thessalonica from Macedon, which seems to be adding a new unit each turn.

They started with armies of about 3,000, of whom all but 90 were killed. Then about 75% killed, and another with 86%. They keep coming to sacrifice themselves on my arrowheads.

I do not know where the Brutii is getting all those units to throw at me. Only 20 or so turns into the game, they only have about 3-4 regions, but somehow they can recruit 10 units for each one I recruit, if I have the money.

I've eliminated Thrace, and nearly eliminated Macedon already, but having to beat away the Brutii nearly every turn, and retrain for casualties does not leave time nor money to go after the others.

Somehow, I still have to remove Dacia from the equation.

Fewer, more decisive battles would be better.

Strength and Honor

Celt Centurion