Quote Originally Posted by Slim_Ghost
To me hording is like the AI's way of cheating. I took great efforts in depleting his army and then capturing his capital, only to find that he returned on the spot with an army 10 times larger than the ones he previously had in the begining (and all with zero upkeep too).
I feel the same way. I remember back when I played BI, I would fight a battle with the last of a hording nation and if a family member managed to get away I would have to reload and refight the battle to prevent one general from spawning several huge armies.