Going from Epic to Marathon

[SlipperyJim]

SlipperyJim has mentioned an obvious problem of marathon games. i wonder - are there any other downsides?

I don't think it's a "problem" exactly ... more of a feature. As I said, Marathon is my favorite speed.

still unsure whether to make my next game an epic or marathon one, but having the AI handle its military even worse doesn't sound all too promising anyway.
(even in epic, the AI enemies lose their momentum when you've managed to repell the initial onrush of their standing army)

It's not so much that the AI gets worse at warfare on Marathon speed. It's simply that the AI is already not-so-great (but much better than the Civ3 AI!) in that area, and Marathon allows much more time for war. Therefore, the AI's weakness is more apparent when playing Marathon.

 

[Marshall Thomas]

I find that playing Epic with "Agressive AI" turn on is more realistic than without. Is it also better on Marathon speed- with aggressive AI?