Quote Originally Posted by Fisherking View Post
Please get this straight. The game is not too hard for the most part. It is to a certain extent easier.

The minors and especially the NA Tribes lack the units to be on the attack. The DoWs are just a silly annoyance for the largest part.

The player just has to slug through until there is some money if you are a trade nation. Meanwhile three land based factions have an easy time just marching from one region to the next.

The trade game is now tedious and not having money for ships means you are seeing red every few turns. There is no enjoyment in that. If the money were there it would be just like Prussia. No one is a real threat to the player, just an annoyance.

Before the tribes could be a threat. Now only to other AI factions.

Before, it was a matter of balancing troops and development. Now most development other than farms and second level upgrades is way too much to warrant the investment. It is a good turn when you have 2200 to 2500. But that will get you four line infantry and use up half the amount in upkeep the next turn.

That is not entertaining. There is only so much you can do besides hit the return key.

Combat is improved and the game runs smoother. But I have not seen anything in the early game that I would call fun.
Fisherking,

why don't you just stop playing if things are so bad in your opinion?

I think everyone can see your point and I certainly got it sometime ago. I'm not sure repeating and repeating is going to get anywhere.