Difficulty settings in RS 2.5

[Zydrius]

What do difficulty settings affect in RS 2.5 both on battle and global map? What would be differences between normal and hard difficulty settings?

[Paedric]

Battle difficulty adds (or removes) point in Attack/Defense/Moral for the AI.
I believe it's -3/0/+4/+7 for easy/normal/hard/very hard.

Campaign difficulty is a bit more nebulous. The AI should be more aggressive with a higher difficulty, and it should have more money. There may be other things too, but I don't know them.
AFAIK, very hard is bugged because the player also receive the bonii given to the AI.

[Sharpe]

VH battle difficulty can be ridiculous in same cases, especially sieges, you'll find levy clubmen with an attack bumped up to 18, which is higher than Hypaspists and other elites.

[Stath's]

So, would you suggest H/H as the most difficult and "right" difficulty setting for the ones who want a real challenge?

[Sharpe]

From what I have heard and experienced H/H is the way to go.

[Paedric]

Indeed, and m/m for beginners.

[paradamed]

I would choose Hard campaign/medium battles. I dont like the artificial bonuses given to the units in combat when in hard or very hard battles.

[Lt.Speirs]

Jep, thats how I play it. Hard campaign (which is actually harder than 2.1 in my experience) <- this probably due to the garrison script) and medium battles... playing as rome, I find it rediculous when I lose more legionaries than the gaulish enemy for example so thats why i like it medium

[carmir]

Me too.

[paradamed]

I was looking for this thread. May ask if the recommended difficulty for RS III remais the same, pls?

[ur-Lord Tedric]

For my part - yes. Nothing has been done to change that; except I'd us 2.6 instead (or 3.1)

[LoGaL]

Yes the difficulty remains the same
Please stick to the newest version You are intentionally limiting yourself in the content