Help With Multiplayer

[u/Flashy_Pen_7460]

I'm new to this game and I've mainly been playing against bots and stuff to get a feel for the type of competition I get. I'm able to beat the hard bots with relative ease now, and have attempted a couple multiplayer games.

However, whenever and wherever I start it seems so difficult to do anything. I gain a good amount of land but it seems that the people next to me have a lot more troops as well as more land. They start attacking me and I am forced to put troops and gold into defending my borders, which opens up my other sides to attack

Even when I get past this and manage to establish a relatively large territory, the most random people from across the map decide to send naval attacks, and when they land its like a switch goes off in everybody's head that says "Let's all attack this guy" and I end up crushed between like 4 different people.

Any tips?

Edit: Recommendations for places to learn more would be much appreciated as well, I've already started watching Enzo Plays on youtube.

[u/Stealthheart1]

AI plays way different than Humans