70-90% casualty rates realistic?

[BeeSting]

To be honest, chasing an AI army around the map and having to have about 5 battles with the same stack just to make sure they are no longer a threat would be pretty damn boring if not repetitive.

The trick then would be is to force it to fight, by out witting, if you know what I mean.

Or would you constantly be fed, by piecemeal, smaller, less affective armies to guarantee you wins every fight?

Has anyone seen an AI army retreat when you click on it on the campaign map to fight it? It looks like they took this from the AI in ETW, although you are given the option. It seems AI will never retreat although it's hopeless out numbered and out classed.

[NimitsTexan]

The trick then would be is to force it to fight, by out witting, if you know what I mean.

Or would you constantly be fed, by piecemeal, smaller, less affective armies to guarantee you wins every fight?

Has anyone seen an AI army retreat when you click on it on the campaign map to fight it? It looks like they took this from the AI in ETW, although you are given the option. It seems AI will never retreat although it's hopeless out numbered and out classed.

Yep. AI in Rome and M2 definately could and did retreat. Not so here. Again, considering that AI is generally disadvantaged, creativity-wise, vs a human, it boggles my mind that they went so far to make it easier to destroy AI armies. I really hope some patches adjust AI behavier (Tactical, Strategic, and Diplomatic) to give it a sense of self-preservation.