Playing as a Daimyo right now seems like a bad time.

[Tuerai]

I haven't played as a Daimyo in quite a few patches, and figured I'd give it a whirl with Art of War now.

I've tried 2 or 3 starts as almost every Daimyo, and I keep getting completely wrecked no matter what i do, within about 10 years.

Does anyone have any advice beyond what's on the wiki? Or has anyone had good luck with a certain strategy in particular on the current patch?

Any help is much appreciated.

 

[Finnway]

Just that you should play as one of the Daimyo with the highest starting base tax. You can also build over your landforce limit because you don't need your gold for much else early on.

 

[Tuerai]

Just that you should play as one of the Daimyo with the highest starting base tax. You can also build over your landforce limit because you don't need your gold for much else early on.

I suppose I could start as the orange one with the gold mine, and just stock up on cash and have a big army at low maintenance, and wait to strike until I take a military tech ahead of the other daimyos.

Edit: I have confirmed I can't even stay alive that long. Ugh.