Originally Posted by
Irishmafia2020
I play on medium, and in every campaign I have had war declared on me by my neighbors almost immediately (within two years or 8 turns). Lusitania was at war with three nearby powers by turn 8, and invaded as well, Macedonia was at war with two countries in Thrace, Pontus and Galatia. Massalia was at war with the Averni and two other Gallic nations...Epirus was at war with Sparta, Athens, Rome and Syracuse... As Pontus I had to face immediate war with Galatia and Cimmeria... As Armenia (Hayasadan) I had to fight at least three neighbors at once by turn eight... Baktria goes to war with nomadic neighbors by turn eight... The only actually peaceful start I've had was once with Egypt, and the Ethiopians attacked me in that game on about turn 20 when my armies were far away....
I have absolutely had the opposite problem with this game! I have never had a peaceful start, and some factions require multiple restarts just to survive! Honestly, Massalia, Lusitania, and Epirus all required 3-4 starts just to get strong enough to survive the onslaught of neighbors bent upon their extermination! My experience has always been with a very aggressive AI at least until you have a medium sized empire that the little guys begin to fear... I am certain that you just got lucky with your passive AI since I experienced tough starts even with Macedonia and Armenia in my games (I even lost an Armenian game when invaded from three directions in two turns...). I hope you get your wish, my games are sometimes not much fun for the opposite reason - I win three heroic victories only to fall to yet another army attacking my capital on turn 6 or 7. Then I come to the forums, and everyone is complaining about how easy the game is... sigh...