Why is Rome : Total War so DAMN hard?!?!

veterans would likely advice you to ignore the senate's missions. naturally, that would help alot, as it saves you from the trouble of warring on multiple fronts. but as you can readily perceive the irony, the campaign's sorry state is unmistakable.

veterans would likely advice you to ignore the senate's missions. naturally, that would help alot, as it saves you from the trouble of warring on multiple fronts. but as you can readily perceive the irony, the campaign's sorry state is unmistakable.

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lol. well, maybe you're doing something wrong? make sure you upgrade the cities, reinforce your units, and maintain a sufficient income to bolster your army. you can get the details for, for instance, GS's game guide.

regardless of how you play it, the game is indeed difficult.

1) Boost up your economy

2) Give presents to all your neighbours until you get good to perfect reputation with them

3) Build up a massive army and kick some ass

The best thing to do when playing total war is take advantage of powerful melee that throw spears. Once you get past light infantry to the decent early legions they should do this. Keep the auto throw off of your second line, while making sure front line throws, unless your on a hill. Sometimes your back line can hit your front line with the spears. If done right you can litterly destroy 1/3 of an oncoming group with a spear volley or two. Then just charge in. Also archers are key, as most units your fighting against dont have great armor - just light them up with fire arrows (I usually use them because its easy to tell if you are hitting your own men). My favorite composition 1/4 or 1/3 archers then rest legions - and then your general - or do 1/4 horse - 1/4 archers - 1/2 legions with throwing spears - pretty unstoppable unless your attacking someone with a massive armyof siege or horses. This way if you take a town you have archers to defend it easily and in small skirmishes your spear throwing and archers will kill the enemy without incuring losses.

oh feel free to ignore some of the missions - I found taking over greece is more profitable.  Its almost a must to take greece before conquering the rest of the land.  Also fairly easy to defend as the people north of greece are fairly week if you dont push to far into some of the worthless territories and spread yourself out.

get rid of this and get medieval 2 total wartorrentspy1992

get rid of this and get medieval 2 total wartorrentspy1992

Oy.

First, Rome is not hard, as long as you don't go into it thinking you are already all powerful and have to do everything immediately. Taking ones time to build the armies and cover the back is vital and it doesn't take military genius strategies to beat the game even on it's hardest settings.

Second, your fighting style definitely needs some help. Yes, your rush may seem to work and as long as you have the superior numbers and better equipment, it probably will, but in the longrun you will suffer many more losses than you need to in a direct rush. In most fights, you would do far better and lose a lot less men if you use flanking maneuvers with your faster units and try to get the enemy to rush you. Cavalry flanking is the most devistating thing you can do to the enemy morale. A couple cavalry casually running around behind enemy lines can often get them to break and run without even having to fight. In addition, as someone else mentionned, dogs. Dogs should be the first thing you usually unleash on the enemy. Send in the dogs then back off their handlers. In many cases just doing that can either win a fight or bait them into attacking you.... Really, though, the straight rush is one of the worst strategies on the battle map.

Hay man someone said you cude Give presents to all your neighbours until you get good to perfect reputation with them.

I have to say HOW CAN YOU TELL WHAT YOUR REPUTATION IS ???