DarrenTotalWar Plays DEI 1.1 - Macedonian Wars

**Don_Diego** · November 08, 2015, 06:53 PM

Just found DarrenTW playing DEI on youtube. Reviews DEI 1.1 and Macedonian wars campaign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbPAl9FlvA0

**Ivan_Moscavich** · November 08, 2015, 07:35 PM

Hey Litharion, apparently the supply system isn't important.

Weird about the complaint on the lack of Macedonian armies though. They start with 8 field armies, and are generally active at land and sea in my several roman campaigns in the Macedonian wars.

**Litharion** · November 08, 2015, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by Ivan_Moscavich

Hey Litharion, apparently the supply system isn't important.

Weird about the complaint on the lack of Macedonian armies though. They start with 8 field armies, and are generally active at land and sea in my several roman campaigns in the Macedonian wars.

Yeah, maybe it is too easy ?

**♔Greek Strategos♔** · November 08, 2015, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Litharion

Yeah, maybe it is too easy ?

I think not...Maybe Darren's style is too arcade...

**Daergar** · November 08, 2015, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by Litharion

Yeah, maybe it is too easy ?

It's an awesome concept and game-mechanic, it just has no noticeably impact mid to late game once you get rolling with your economy and conquests. The same can be said for most things and probably impossible to balance for.

Have a hardcore option for the player with attrition no matter what you do, just less with better supplies. Maybe a "decimation event"-popup for armies that starve one turn, insane costs and the army going rebel on the second. No movement points when out of food, an army marching on it's stomach and all that. Just way more brutal over all, punish me! *wiggles bottom*

**TheOrangeProject** · November 09, 2015, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by Litharion

Yeah, maybe it is too easy ?

Hm I think we have to acutally play it a bit more to tell that.

Supplys are never a problem in a region which has never encountered war or raiding.

The system really shines when there is constant war in a region. Making it hard to capture and hold a settlement which has been at constant war. Since there are not enough supplys left and not always having a solid supply line up makes things interesting. I think this is what Daren is missing in his vid, but probably due to a simple lack of playtime and not bad intention or bad understanding of the concept.