How did you keep interest this times?

[Charge]

I have started new greek campaign in EB, now it is 267 bc, but I'm not sure where should I expand my growing empire thus it will be interest for me...


Macedonians have approximately same number of troops as I, but Epirus, currently ally, have twicely more.
Options are:
1. Conquer Macedonia; ....evil epirotes may backstabb me...
2. build secon army, then:
a) Macedonia
b) Thracia
c) Sicily
d) Minor Asia
e) something else?
3. build up citys

What do you think?

[gaiusjulii]

I have started new greek campaign in EB, now it is 267 bc, but I'm not sure where should I expand my growing empire thus it will be interest for me...


Macedonians have approximately same number of troops as I, but Epirus, currently ally, have twicely more.
Options are:
1. Conquer Macedonia; ....evil epirotes may backstabb me...
2. build secon army, then:
a) Macedonia
b) Thracia
c) Sicily
d) Minor Asia
e) something else?
3. build up citys

What do you think?

why not just attack the macedonians regardless sack their cities and then leave them at the mercy of epirotes....

[ShaiHulud]

I've found that the decisive factor in the game is the amount of gold Rome receives early on. The vanilla version simply provides too much cash and Rome rolls down the opposition. The EB version, while it has a lot of features I truly liked, again, just too much gold in Rome.

Rome's wealthy period was not at its inception but, after the major conquests in Greece and Egypt. Gaul and Spain, while helpful, also tied down a lot of troops and took a long time to become profitable. The grain to support Rome's burgeoning population came from what was Carthage and Egypt. So, early Rome with excesses of gold is both ahistorical and unbalancing.

The best mod for me is Darth Mod, with the large map, in which Rome consists of 3 provinces. Merely supporting the beginning armies puts you into the red by turn two. Holding off Pyrhus and the Gauls while, simultaneously,
conquering the rest of Italy is a true challenge. I wouldn't suggest VH/VH immediately. It's that hard.

The large map requires a lot more time and that puts an end to the Roman bulldozer squashing the peninsula flat quickly. Defending, and expanding, on two fronts will test you severely. And, on VH/VH, the Gallic barbarians will TRULY have hordes. Even in victory you'll find your losses, er, galling?

Also, there's a good thread here on house rules that many have adopted to compensate.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=91001

[Erik Bloodaxe]

I think its all about how you play it, not necessarily what faction you are playing. After I began playing in a slow, roleplaying-ish playstyle I've enjoyed the TW series much much more. After a couple of times, theres a big chance of getting tired of blitzing, at least thats what happened to me.