It's insanely difficult

[sabaku_no_gaara]

Having just tried to prevent the takeda from destroying me in less then an hour of campaign gameplay after I started playing this game. I came to the conclusion that this game is hard, frustratingly hard (my hand hurts from fist punching my monitor and I hit my keayboard so hard I'm bleeding on my hand a little, yes yes, I should learn to not get angry when I lose it's just a game, but I hate losing in everything I do, I once threw a playstation against the wall when I couldn't beat nba jam, or punched a guy in the face who was beating me in street fighter on the old SNES) I'm desperate It's impossible to defeat them , my hidden units are constantly discovered during battles (my only hope is to kill their 5 star general), heck at one point I even got the "our hidden units have been discovered" warning during the deployment phase. So any tips might be usefull

On one hand It's frustrating because all I can do really is start a new campaign (unless you have a good tip) wich means the last 4 hours of my life have just been utterly wasted. On the other hand, it's nice to know that this game will not be a walkover like all the previous total war games.


Annyway I just wanted to vent

I am loving this game so far

[Giorgos]

I have one word for you. Well, two words really. Assassins+Monks...

[Mikelus Trento]

wich means the last 4 hours of my life have just been utterly wasted.

Not so grasshopper. You have learned many things. Are you wise enough to see them?

[Death_Sheep]

Having just tried to prevent the takeda from destroying me in less then an hour of campaign gameplay after I started playing this game. I came to the conclusion that this game is hard, frustratingly hard (my hand hurts from fist punching my monitor and I hit my keayboard so hard I'm bleeding on my hand a little, yes yes, I should learn to not get angry when I lose it's just a game, but I hate losing in everything I do, I once threw a playstation against the wall when I couldn't beat nba jam, or punched a guy in the face who was beating me in street fighter on the old SNES) I'm desperate It's impossible to defeat them , my hidden units are constantly discovered during battles (my only hope is to kill their 5 star general), heck at one point I even got the "our hidden units have been discovered" warning during the deployment phase. So any tips might be usefull

On one hand It's frustrating because all I can do really is start a new campaign (unless you have a good tip) wich means the last 4 hours of my life have just been utterly wasted. On the other hand, it's nice to know that this game will not be a walkover like all the previous total war games.


Annyway I just wanted to vent

I am loving this game so far

Out of curiosity, what clan and what difficulty?

[0N3]

I also got two words for you: Get Help!!!

[Coolguy]

I agree that it's waaaaay more difficult than any previous TW games on the campaign map.

[Arksa]

For the last 7 hrs of gaming I've tried Uesugi on very hard and I got whooped 4-5 times. I need to regroup now and try again later when I have my self esteem back...if the AI senses that you are in trouble they will pile on you like a pack of wolves they're ferocious and I like it. With Uesugi Takeda rages on you often, then all the minor clans have big stacks too. I've been too aggressive in the games and went for a province immediately but I guess defending in the castle or making ambush and leveling up that Damyo could be the way to go.

[The Sweeper]

Haha, this sounds awesome.

[Coolguy]

Playing as the Shimazu, I got my capital taken in less than 10 turns.
I recaptured it after a long and hard siege against the Shigo (or whatever clan they were again) and now I'm finally master of Kyushu.

[Death_Sheep]

Whelp back to my standard Operating Procedure in fortifying my capital with a nice half stack along with the garrison...

[Caelifer_1991]

I really hope the game is as hard as you all say it is, my copy hasn't arrived yet - but im hopeful that I won't need to just double costs immediately to make it worth my time like I've needed to in the past

[Arksa]

Uesugi the 5 attempts:

1 - Went west for the guys you are already at war with. Conquered their city. Takeda comes with big stacks and some minor clan from the same direction with a big stack too. I defeated them by valiantly defending on a bridge but after 3rd battle my army was 25% what it used to be and meanwhile Takeda and friends had already armies marching on my capitol from another direction...NEW GAME

2 - Ok this was a disaster I decided to go for the island with the gold resource early on and hope that I don't piss the other clans off. The minor clans fleet sinks my small boat carrying my army and my whole damn family tree

3 - I decided to go south this time but got rebels in the town I captured + a raging minor clan was too much. Empire was going bankrupt and they were again aiming for my capital, sensing my weakness.

4 - I think this was the same as #1

5 - Went for the island again, not enough guys defending the mainland....


Sigh...

[bangell99]

Sounds encouraging.

[The Sweeper]

I look forward to sitting at my computer listening to Art of War whilst strategising over how to defend my lonely Daimyo from all the many enemies he's made within 5 turns, all while stroking my (non existence) beard very slowly.

Sounds like they've made Very Hard, well... very hard... Which is a good thing.

[Googoo24]

I LOL'ed at #2......

[Maizel]

I've lost my legendary campaigns pretty fast as well.

[Arksa]

I think attempt #6 will be about turtling it up and going nowhere from near the capitol and just kick ass with my Daimyo. Then when he's level 5 he will unleash hell on everyone and go on a rampage with a bunch of super monks.

[Caelifer_1991]

Arksa maybe you're just ending your campaigns too early? I mean a loss here and there ain't a reason to end the campaign, like in your first campaign, you conquered one, couldn't you have just cut your losses, picked a city to defend, and let the other one go: conquering stuff later when it was more viable? Also, were you wasting resources on economic development while such developments couldn't be reliably defended yet?

[Arksa]

Arksa maybe you're just ending your campaigns too early? I mean a loss here and there ain't a reason to end the campaign, like in your first campaign, you conquered one, couldn't you have just cut your losses, picked a city to defend, and let the other one go: conquering stuff later when it was more viable?

No I lost 3 of those by seeing the game loss video at the end because I lost all my towns. Trust me I tried.

[xxxtacky]

I lost all my territory in two years. Units route too easily.