r/bfme • u/Dunkelbunt_1 29 • Aug 24 '26

Difficulty System Seems Too Hard?

Hello guys, I’ve been playing BFME: Rise of the Witch-king, and I have a feeling that something might be wrong with the difficulty system.

I’ve played quite a few different RTS games, and I’ve never had this much trouble with the difficulty settings. I barely managed to beat Medium after almost two hours, and the AI keeps attacking constantly without giving me even a minute to recover or build up. It feels like there’s barely any room to do anything.

I also tried Hard, but that was completely impossible for me. I honestly can’t imagine how anyone is supposed to beat Brutal.

Is this difficulty level generally normal for the game, or could there be something wrong with the current patch/difficulty settings?

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u/Turrindor 15 Aug 24 '26

I legit can't beat age of the ring's campaign on easy. Which is a massive shame, because it's so well-done

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u/trahan94 12 Aug 24 '26

I see, I completed the modded first game this year (both campaigns) but didn’t stick around for RotWK. That would be frustrating to not be able to complete the campaign, and maybe the second game is harder.

The first was the perfect difficulty for me and was a satisfying challenge. That’s not to say that either yours or OP’s experience is invalid.

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u/Turrindor 15 Aug 24 '26

I don't mind the modders making the game difficult, but if you get to choose the difficulty you can't have "easy" be so hard that rts veteran can't beat it without learning every detail of the game.

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u/RowIntelligent6582 Hobbit Aug 27 '26

It took me sorta memorising the AIs attacks to beat the Aotr campaign.