Rome II

[undercovergeek]

From what I've read once you take Athens you're up to your ears in cash

[TheCommandTent]

^ Very interesting.  I have taken alot of territory to the north of Sparta but have no yet attacked Athens.  They have huge navy and army stacks just parked in and around the city.  With trying to keep my border towns secure I haven't been able to mass troops to even think about attacking them.  However, they just recently declared war on someone across the Agean Sea.  This might be the opportunity I was looking for if they send troops off to fight.  If my economy allows I should begin to invest in some siege equipment.

[undercovergeek]

they just declared on a guy across the Bospherous on mine - hoping they can deal him a lot of damage - like you they have stacks just stood outside the city, plus the city provides 15 garrison units - all in all about 50 units - i could do with that reducing  :-\

[Sir Slash]

I just got screwed in my campaign as the Germans. The Luigi joined my confederation but I inherited their losing war against the Claitori. Seems the Luigi invested all their military might in fleets uselessly sailing around the Baltic instead of land armies. I'll have to correct this. In the west, the Iceni declared war on my ally and so I went to war with them in support. Only to find out the Iceni couldn't possibly reach my ally's territory but have a open door to all of mine. That's what I get for being a Good Seubi. >:(

[undercovergeek]

lol - i thought calamity had happened in mine, just as i was marching on the last Thracian city, Athens accepted them as a client state, i tentatively attacked an outlying army and Athens never moved, didnt declare war on me. I attacked the last city and took it, leaving 3 offshore ships so they werent wiped out and then Athens declared war on them again - god knows what the Thracians did

but honestly expected Athens to get involved, there would have been trouble!

[Gusington]

Error/exploit or just not enough time for Athens to do anything?

[Nefaro]

Error/exploit or just not enough time for Athens to do anything?

In all the previous versions' campaigns I've played, Epirus gets quickly eliminated.  Then Athens goes a short time afterward. 

Between the Macedonians and Sparta alone, they're usually the prime targets.  But I've often seen Rome head over there and jump in on the baby punching too.  This has always been the trend when the AI is running the Greeks, in my games.

[undercovergeek]

ive taken Epirus' 2 cities, as the second one fell Macedonia declared on me for no reason, Athens decided to stand by my side and attacked Macedonia, at this point Thrace saw Macedonia in trouble and attacked them too.

Athens took Pella, i took their capital and wiped the Macedonians out as Thrace had taken the rest, then i dispatched Thrace - so i have a large C shipped territory of Epirus, Sparta and Macedonia all looped around Athens and Pella

[Gusington]

Sounds as if you are afraid of Athens. Get in there and punch that baby.

[Martok]

Sounds as if you are afraid of Athens. Get in there and punch that baby.

For as much as I'm an Athens fanboy, I must concur with Gus. 

You're f***ing Sparta, man!  Show those nancy-boy sailors who's boss! 

[Gusington]

Hahaha!

I am jonesing to jump in again and try Macedon for another campaign win...but...Macedon's roster looks a little anemic. I suppose after Carthage any roster would look less than stellar.

[Nefaro]

Hahaha!

I am jonesing to jump in again and try Macedon for another campaign win...but...Macedon's roster looks a little anemic. I suppose after Carthage any roster would look less than stellar.

I felt the same way about most others after my first long game as Pontus.  Compared to Carthage, the others have few choices.  ;D

[undercovergeek]

I'm on it tonight, I need to draw out some of the defenders first and then kill the garrison in a second battle

Now I have my secret pike attack method i should be ok

[Gusington]

Dare I ask what your favorite Greek faction is? I am drawn to Macedon, and Pontus, and Sparta...really almost all of them. I have to narrow it down.

[undercovergeek]

It's got to be Sparta.... I thought the back story to their history and ethos was pure fiction in 300 but to read it was real.... man they're hardcore!