Tonymoua24
Legionary
posted 29 July 2009 23:44 EDT (US)
Ok, after playing as England in Britannia expansion, I found that the English our indeed stretch out. Their forces are thin and most of the settlement you start with have few or less units defending them. On top of that you have to worry about Scotland, Norway, Whales, and Ireland as well, in which they all are coming down on England's throats.
I had a revolt in one of Ireland's city's in which I lost to the Irish. Then one of my divisions went rogue. On top of that Whales attacked one of my city's. The irony of the computer.
After a while I lost interest in playing as England and started playing Scotland.
Indeed England is very challenging especially, since their stretched out thin.
DukeoftheOrient
Legionary
posted 25 August 2009 22:56
EDT (US)
8 / 10
I do not feel that the English are a difficult faction to play. In my English campaign, with the exception of Ireland, I manage to bring my territories in order in a couple of turns. Just shuffle a few units, generals all over the place and everything will be fine. Although some regions, especially the northern border, are poor garrisoned, this can soon be remedied with the addition of a couple of spearmen units in the borders. As for the Welsh border, the English already have a powerful army nearby so it’s a matter of facing the Welsh in pitch battle and not screwing up. After that the way into Wales is open.