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    giving 3 regions to the phalava can constitute a sign of weakness that will prompt them to attack you so i would say develop it as best as you can and prepare a proper army to invade india once you´ve taken and developed india you will have enoigh mnai to deal with all of your enemies in time

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    Quote Originally Posted by moonburn View Post
    giving 3 regions to the phalava can constitute a sign of weakness that will prompt them to attack you so i would say develop it as best as you can and prepare a proper army to invade india once you´ve taken and developed india you will have enoigh mnai to deal with all of your enemies in time
    Hmmm...I see your point. I'm now regretting that I enslaved the population of Persepolis -- probably not the best role-playing move, but I really needed the income!
    Now that I have some mnai in the bank, I think I'm going to lay low for awhile, while building up my economy and an army to invade India. Creating a buffer of Pahlavan territories between me and the Seleukids just sounds too dangerous for now...I'm thinking about taking my chances with a broad territorial front with the Seleukid Empire, hoping that their struggle with the Pahlavans, Ptolemaics and Pontics will keep them looking to the west...
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    No they will not, remember, Hard difficulty, everyone who borders you WILL attack you. the Seleikids actually sent every last bit of their fighting armies to attack me and consequently lost out to Egypt.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lazy O View Post
    No they will not, remember, Hard difficulty, everyone who borders you WILL attack you. the Seleikids actually sent every last bit of their fighting armies to attack me and consequently lost out to Egypt.
    I'm staying in Persepolis...come and get me, Seleukids!!!
    Thanks to all for your advice...wish me luck...I'll give you an update whent the time is right.
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    If I were you I would expand to take Susa, Ekbatana, and Phraaspa. The Zagros mountains make a very good border for your empire and the cities are wealthy enough and close enough to Perseopolis to make the expansion worhtwhile imo. You also get an excellent strategic point to launch raids against Sleukia and Babylon 2 of the stronger military and economic areas for the empire. If you wipe out their high level barracks I find that the ai never really recovers their MICs and starts to send lightly armoured units that are easily wiped out by archers and horse archers. Soon enough you will be at war with your Nomadic neighbours so trying to maintain the status quo in the east never seems worth it from what I have seen. From a role playing perspective If you have already taken Perseopolis you may as well try to establish a hegemony over the main Persian cities and take it to the Seleukids. What would Alexandros do? :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crassus Creed View Post
    If I were you I would expand to take Susa, Ekbatana, and Phraaspa. The Zagros mountains make a very good border for your empire and the cities are wealthy enough and close enough to Perseopolis to make the expansion worhtwhile imo. You also get an excellent strategic point to launch raids against Sleukia and Babylon 2 of the stronger military and economic areas for the empire. If you wipe out their high level barracks I find that the ai never really recovers their MICs and starts to send lightly armoured units that are easily wiped out by archers and horse archers. Soon enough you will be at war with your Nomadic neighbours so trying to maintain the status quo in the east never seems worth it from what I have seen. From a role playing perspective If you have already taken Perseopolis you may as well try to establish a hegemony over the main Persian cities and take it to the Seleukids. What would Alexandros do? :)
    Hmmm...another interesting idea. I love the thought of being able to (at least partially) sack Seleukia and Bablyon, eliminating their MIC. Yet another option for my next War Room consultations...my thanks.
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