All,
Mind you, I have only played three games so far (and not to completion since I am just trying new strategies and checking out the new features) but I am beginning to wonder if the AI is better then Warlords.
I usually play Prince so I stayed with that level (I know it isn't that high but it usually gives me a good challenge). Anyway, when I played on Warlord, I usually am fighting until the end and sometimes I lose to the computer. From what I have seen of BtS so far, I am leading early on and it seems like I am pulling away at a steady pace.
Last night, I was attacked by Stalin and since I was void of copper and horses, I had to use archers to try to stop his chariots. I did ok and eventually researched Iron Working and found some iron down south. The whole time while I was building a mine and road to iron, Stalin had a handful of chariots sitting around my towns and he didnt destroy any improvements. He had the opportunity to destroy my farms, quarry and cottages yet he just sat in between my two cities not doing a thing. Eventually I got iron and built spearmen and took out most of his chariots and I started to move against him and destroy his improvements.
Has anyone else noticed this behaivor? Or is this just an odd game? It seems the AI uses some of his economy to build espionage points early on while I have yet to do it (and really do not see a reason to). Has anyone seen a reason to use part of your economy on ep?
Thx
jonpfl
Mind you, I have only played three games so far (and not to completion since I am just trying new strategies and checking out the new features) but I am beginning to wonder if the AI is better then Warlords.
I usually play Prince so I stayed with that level (I know it isn't that high but it usually gives me a good challenge). Anyway, when I played on Warlord, I usually am fighting until the end and sometimes I lose to the computer. From what I have seen of BtS so far, I am leading early on and it seems like I am pulling away at a steady pace.
Last night, I was attacked by Stalin and since I was void of copper and horses, I had to use archers to try to stop his chariots. I did ok and eventually researched Iron Working and found some iron down south. The whole time while I was building a mine and road to iron, Stalin had a handful of chariots sitting around my towns and he didnt destroy any improvements. He had the opportunity to destroy my farms, quarry and cottages yet he just sat in between my two cities not doing a thing. Eventually I got iron and built spearmen and took out most of his chariots and I started to move against him and destroy his improvements.
Has anyone else noticed this behaivor? Or is this just an odd game? It seems the AI uses some of his economy to build espionage points early on while I have yet to do it (and really do not see a reason to). Has anyone seen a reason to use part of your economy on ep?
Thx
jonpfl