The AI tend to be hampered less and less as the difficulty of the game rises. When they start with an worker, archer (and the tech archery) on the higher lvls, they usually have a good ton of archers by the time the barbarians came around. Sometimes they will still lose a city or two to barbarians when those huge stacks of swords/axes show up, but it's much rarer. The Raging Barbarians option will hamper the human player more than the computer player more often than not on higher difficulties.
Of course, if you play on small maps, or Crowded maps, or even Terra maps (where the old world is so crowded even though you have the suggested # fo players), there tends to be a lot less barbarian problems.
Try playing a large/huge open map with suggested # of players (or +1 or 2)and you'll be just about guaranteed to see a parade of barbarians.
Of course, if you play on small maps, or Crowded maps, or even Terra maps (where the old world is so crowded even though you have the suggested # fo players), there tends to be a lot less barbarian problems.
Try playing a large/huge open map with suggested # of players (or +1 or 2)and you'll be just about guaranteed to see a parade of barbarians.
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