so you don't stink up the rest of the forum with it. I mean, honestly guys, you play hard and then you start saying it's OP when you lose? The AI plays like a human now: ruthless, expanding, and constantly looking for oppurtunites. Be glad that the difficulty isn't coming from rediculous stat bonuses (Hard gets 1/2 the bonuses the AI in empire got, and so on) and more coming from the AI being smart.