Blitz or Build?

[Zvornik]

At the start of a campaign, do you choose to Blitz (rapidly build cheap armies and attack) or do you Build (stay on defense, and build up the economy)

I personally like to Build. It makes it more realistic by letting the computer factions build up their empires too. I like to build all my economic buildings before I start any big military actions, that way I will have trained elite soldiers with updated armor etc.

I choose Build just cause it's more realistic (to me)

[empr guy]

it depends what faction, romans can easily blitz because they are so much stronger then their neighbors( so sometimes i do that, or i might build up so as you said the AI can too), nations like greece i build since their early troops are not that great (hoplites are great, but not so much for speedy warfare). For the selucids, well, i think you know

[tudor93]

At the start of a campaign, do you choose to Blitz (rapidly build cheap armies and attack) or do you Build (stay on defense, and build up the economy)

I personally like to Build. It makes it more realistic by letting the computer factions build up their empires too. I like to build all my economic buildings before I start any big military actions, that way I will have trained elite soldiers with updated armor etc.

I choose Build just cause it's more realistic (to me)

build is more fun, in fact, blitz is not fun at all (IMHO) ; you don't get to enjoy the game by blitzing

[Lucarius]

Building is way more fun and opens alot of new ways,
Blitz is just as it is.

[Parzival2211]

A mixture of both. Build, but attack when opportunities arise.

[Genius of the Restoration]

Blitz. I like the challenge of conquering as fast as I can. Blitzing actually lets you build faster than normal because enslaving boosts your population and lets you reach higher population levels much faster than if you just waited for population to rise by itself.

[Darth_Revan]

its fun to build, blitz the settlements that you want greece is very prosperous when you take all of its settlements

[Jumpin Jack Flash]

I like to build up a quality army and a strong economy before expanding too much. Usually, I set up some cheaper armies in ambush positions to guard my borders, and focus on making my cities strong. I actually like fighting stronger enemies, and it's interesting to see how other factions expand before fighting them. Especially playing with Brittania, since enemies won't attack you on your island the entire game, so I expand a little on the islands, wait for Gaul and Germania to wear themselves out, then attack them both. Plenty of imperial fun.

[NotYetRegistered]

With some factions you just have to blitz, like the Seleucids. Others are better for building, so it varies here, in my opinion.

[MarsRising]

I tend to build, also. I enjoy pitting myself against stronger armies. Sometimes, you just get stack upon stack of crap armies. That really annoys me.

[Imperator_OfRome]

I build. I find blitzing boring and pointless. Blitzing just reduces the ai's already bad chances at actually doing something in the game. If you build, you give the ai a chance to build making the game more challenging and fun.

[Zvornik]

I build. I find blitzing boring and pointless. Blitzing just reduces the ai's already bad chances at actually doing something in the game. If you build, you give the ai a chance to build making the game more challenging and fun.

Agree 100%

[Mik528]

Depends on your definition of Blitz. I like to take some armies to take a few key areas early in campaign (Sassanids with Antioch etc) Than i begin to build my self. So I'm a bit of both I like to stake my claim early on but then I build up and let my Cataphracts do the rest.

[HanatielHawk]

Balanced. Start with a stable economy, when you've got a good income start building money and keep expanding and building more armies as your economy keeps growing.

[Lucarius]

Lol Obama says that my ISP is Chello
but it's UPC so fail.

[Maxent]

I blitz to get wealthy areas,then I build

[zcylen]

first Blitz.
after I have a secure area where I can grow and have a good economy then build

shot first ask questions later

[ninjabanana]

What Mik528 and zcylen said. For example, with Pontus, I take Nicomedia, Ancyra and Pergamum ASAP. Then I slow down a little and take Sardis, Tarsus, Halicarnassus and Rhodes. Then I build up and prepare for war with Egypt.

[Vice]

Depends who I am playing...If your playing for instance Gaul - Carthage - or the Greeks...your almost forced into blitz mode as the Romans among other factions near them will be at your doorstep quite quickly...But overall I try to build.

[Heiro de Bodemloze]

I like to do a bit of both like making an army and keeping the AI from getting to strong with my bad units and build my cities so that I have elites when I wanna attack.