First playthrough difficulty?

[gord96]

What's everyone's plan for their first playthroughs difficulty? Shogun 2 seemed to up that ante a bit with difficulty even on normal. I remember shortly after release, some folks were quote surprised they lost a campaign on normal (at first any way).

I was thinking Rome on Hard to start or Sparta on Normal.

What about you chaps?

[Leggy]

Normal or Hard on first playthrough.

[Gogunbanzui]

campaign difficulty= normal
battle difficulty= very hard

[Wothan]

battle = normal
campaign= very hard

I want to get my ass whooped on the campaign from the beginning
The only reason I go with normal battle difficulty is because I hate how the enemy units gets buffed on higher difficulties even if its for the sake of being harder, I want a more intelligent AI (which I admit also happens on hard and beyond) but without the artificial buffs

[craziii]

highest difficulty unless it turns peasants into champions of champions again.

[Gnufan]

I will probably start on legendary just to see how hard it is. Might lower it if it proves too hard.

[Zerosliver]

Campaign on normal, because it's the usual 'gang up on the player' AI on highest difficulty.
Battle on highest setting available, I want a challenge.

[Verann]

Campaign Hard, hopefully with realistic auto-resolve and no cheating AI.

Battle, highest difficulty.

[Mikelus Trento]

Whatever the next to lowest is for me on the campaign, and the next one up on the battle.

[DogSoldierSPQR]

I reckon I'm always going to play on normal. AI gets buffs on higher difficulties and I really cannot be bothered to play against factions that are getting things they would not have been able to otherwise.

[CyberianK]

Very Hard / Very Hard with Egypt or Hard / Hard with Athens

[HinFoo]

normal, why would let the ai cheat

[Sabre120]

Not sure yet, maybe Hard Campaign / Normal Battle.

[karamazovmm]

easy campaign and easy battles, I like to have a challenge

[Antonidas]

easy or normal

[smoke]

Hard/hard I found most fun in STW2. Has legendary been confirmed?

[Captain W. Handberg]

Hard/hard I found most fun in STW2. Has legendary been confirmed?

It has.

On the subject, I will play Normal Normal. Since 'Hard' Campaign difficulty will make the AI focus and waste all their strength killing the player, just 'Meh'. Might go for Hard battle difficulty incase morale is low for dem enemies.

[need help]

Hard/hard

[tono4850]

if you are not new to TW games everything below hard diff should be very easy for you... I am not boasting but I find it impossible to lose a campaign

[need help]

if you are not new to TW games everything below hard diff should be very easy for you... I am not boasting but I find it impossible to lose a campaign

Can confirm for RTW1, normal battle difficulty is insane easy, opponents have no morale and break almost instantly. Hard is not too tough either though.