I came 8th in terms of score (306210, 890AD) and if I knew how GOTM works (my first XOTM), I'd definetely milk the score. I only had -8gpt at 0% research and lot of gold with cities building troops and research. Or maybe I wouldn't liberate cities to my vassalsNot to say that I had at least half of my army never see combat. And haven't played emperor for a year and didn't expect it to be so easy.
I could have made an impressive debut, but only achieved mediocrity
Is there any competition in which you just have to win first cause it is very hard?
And yes, is BOTM's let's say Immortal level generally easier than random game Immortal?
The BOTM's recognize both highest scores AND fastest finishes.
Difficulty level in BOTM's is not like in random games. Sometimes it will play easier than the advertised level, and sometimes it will be harder. That is because the maps are made with human intervention, and you can never trust a mapmaker.
I made this map with the intention that the main difficulty would come from you competitors. I'm sure most of the veterans recognized that fairly quickly into their games, but am sorry if that put some of the newcomers to Games of the Month at a disadvantage. I hoped to encourage some of the less experienced players with a fun experience at this level which some might struggle with normally - to somewhat make up for my tendency to put obstacles in the way in previous maps.
Too easy? Don't worry... I'm considering an Always War Deity level game for my next effort.
