Why is Very Hard the recommended campaign difficulty?

**Tellos Athenaios** · 08-03-2008, 19:00

Foot got that nick for his ability to keep everyone running around to finish EB sooner rather than having us sit around doing nothing but playing EB...

**Foot** · 08-03-2008, 19:21

Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios

Foot got that nick for his ability to keep everyone running around to finish EB sooner rather than having us sit around doing nothing but playing EB...

Oh, 1.0 was a crazy time...

Foot

**Gabeed** · 08-04-2008, 15:16

So, ignoring the rebel AI, would you guys recommend Hard or Medium for the sake of being more realistic? I've been playing VH in EB since I got it a year or two ago, because that was the recommended setting. However, the 10,000 mnai a turn and the tendency of any faction next to you invading you are all getting annoying. Do I go Hard and hope that the diplomacy is reasonable as well as the diplomacy? Or do I go to Medium and hope that the game isn't too easy?

**bovi** · 08-04-2008, 15:38

Try it out and you will find what suits you best.

**Gabeed** · 08-04-2008, 15:41

Originally Posted by bovi

Try it out and you will find what suits you best.

But I require authority figures to tell me what difficulty to play at.

**johnhughthom** · 08-04-2008, 15:42

I demand you play hard difficulty

**Ice** · 08-04-2008, 19:34

I'd recommend hard. The AI (rebels) will still besiege your towns, but they aren't as cutthroat as VH.

**BigTex** · 08-05-2008, 18:51

Originally Posted by Ecramer

But I require authority figures to tell me what difficulty to play at.

Very Hard, it's the only way!

I mean it's a game, who wants it easy, relaxing, sensible, understandable? If your diplomatic hands arent tied behind your back and your not getting whipped around by 6-8 big, full stacks every turn then it just isnt worth it.

There's just something epic about having to hold a line against massive armies all while your other armies sweep around a weak point and destroy their flanks and weak homelands.

**QuintusSertorius** · 08-05-2008, 21:59

Originally Posted by BigTex

Very Hard, it's the only way!

I mean it's a game, who wants it easy, relaxing, sensible, understandable? If your diplomatic hands arent tied behind your back and your not getting whipped around by 6-8 big, full stacks every turn then it just isnt worth it.

There's just something epic about having to hold a line against massive armies all while your other armies sweep around a weak point and destroy their flanks and weak homelands.

That sound boring and repetitive, not epic.

**Che Roriniho** · 08-05-2008, 19:23

Originally Posted by Ecramer

But I require authority figures to tell me what difficulty to play at.

I say medium. Especially If you're playing the eastern factions, but other than that, I'd consider switching to Hard.

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 08-05-2008, 20:53

I've been playing "Hard" for a while now. The rebels are less active and the AI seems to be slightly broke every now and then, but besides that it seems ok...