Toughest Challange

**Pelopidas** · 03-28-2007, 13:18

...or never play a battle yourself :] ( I could't admit to do such a thing, the AI has been cruched so many times when a human player could beat a Heroïc victory... )

**JeffBag** · 03-28-2007, 15:34

Saba, Pontus, and Hayasdan aren't that hard actually. Saka on the other hand, is pretty much insane. Having 22 farming income out of 3 provinces, and then having to beat the Baktrians who can basically steamroll over anything you have.

**Pelopidas** · 03-28-2007, 16:33

In my opinion Pontus is the most difficult, in VH.

I never expercienced any problem with the Saka...exactly as for the Parthians, your Horse Archers make wonders, and the charge of two or three of your characters will break anything, I even stormed Pezhetaïroi in a frontal charge with them !

**fallen851** · 03-28-2007, 19:12

I suggest you start a new faction, and start in the Sahara province Tuat. You'll never expand very far. Ever.

**NeoSpartan** · 03-28-2007, 19:43

Play with the Aedui in VH/VH.
-Ur broke without any income.
-Are at war with the arverni who can train new units.
-Right around 268BC the Romani come after you with Triarii, Principes, and samnites.

Me on VH/M and on H/H by the time I got + income, the war with Rome was already happening.

Plus ur Gauls don't have warcry. And its still a mystery if the Bonus for figthing in the Snow or Trees work. Some say the don't, some say they work all the time....go figure.....

**L.C.Cinna** · 03-28-2007, 21:05

I actually wanted to play with Pontus but I'm not sure as their roster is not finished yet. Is it still any good?

**blacksnail** · 03-28-2007, 21:25

Casse.

**Dumbass** · 03-28-2007, 21:26

Speaking of rosters, the casse roster seems bare. I can only build slingers, lugguo, sword guys, spear guys and chariots at MIC 4, for homeland provinces. I hope that at level 5 there's a batch of good units.

**Caratacos** · 03-29-2007, 02:06

Originally Posted by NeoSpartan

Plus ur Gauls don't have warcry. And its still a mystery if the Bonus for figthing in the Snow or Trees work. Some say the don't, some say they work all the time....go figure.....

they don't work as in they work all of the time for everyone-- thus cancelling themselves out.

**abou** · 03-29-2007, 02:13

Right now, for Sauromatae seems to be the most difficult. At least with Casse, once you build your forces and take the isles you have a solid economic and defendable base away from the continental powers.