The AI cheats financially in Kingdoms

[Didz]

And on that note Didz, when CA pandered to the community's complaints and removed the cheating Hojo horde, people then complained the game was too easy... (which it was)

But at least it wasn't boring.....the issue which is constantly being danced around is that the AI is NOT challenging enough. AI being Artificial Intelligence, what that means is that it basically isn't artificially intelligent enough to provide the player with a challenging opponent.

The solution is to put more effort into improving its intelligence, not letting it cheat. Letting it cheat is what Dad's do when playing snakes and ladders with their four year old, but CA is meant to be designing a strategy game for adults not frustrated fathers.

Other gaming companies like CDV seem able to provide an intelligent AI opponent so its not an impossible request, and the message from the fan-base during the recent unofficial survey was 'Less Eye Candy, More Substance'. So there ought to be no confusion over our priorities.

However, it appears that message fell on deaf ears and thats a real shame.