well I have played both MTW and RTW, (vanilla and EB) and while MTW was challenging for quite some time, once you master the game it isn't that difficult anymore, still fun but easy on VH. On RTW the game was a cake walk, and I was never really interested in the Roman time frame. So far M2TW is both a challenge and quite fun for me. Sometimes I think people take games to seriouly and need to remember that they are just for fun , not a historical simulator. Happy Gaming