>>538196056
For the longest while I was playing on easy just to learn everything
AND because someone said the AI still gets a small eco buff even on normal, not sure if that was true or if it still gets that handout in the current patch since that was way back in AoW4 launch
difficulty settings expanded since then to be more modular, and I got really used to enjoying the combat. Forced myself to play mystic potential culture and not rely on auto-resolve
now I'm a lot more confident in the game but still mainly just setup power fantasies for myself. Like, half my created civs are all underground societies since underground feels so fucking good after the Giant Kings dlc