diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 6ad7efb27..3cb2e1af8 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -727,9 +727,9 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
         case Difficulty.Easy:
           return 12_500;
         case Difficulty.Medium:
-          return 25_000; // Like humans
+          return 18_750;
         case Difficulty.Hard:
-          return 28_125;
+          return 25_000; // Like humans
         case Difficulty.Impossible:
           return 31_250;
         default:
@@ -762,9 +762,9 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
       case Difficulty.Easy:
         return maxTroops * 0.5;
       case Difficulty.Medium:
-        return maxTroops * 1; // Like humans
+        return maxTroops * 0.75;
       case Difficulty.Hard:
-        return maxTroops * 1.125;
+        return maxTroops * 1; // Like humans
       case Difficulty.Impossible:
         return maxTroops * 1.25;
       default:
@@ -790,10 +790,10 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
           toAdd *= 0.9;
           break;
         case Difficulty.Medium:
-          toAdd *= 1; // Like humans
+          toAdd *= 0.95;
           break;
         case Difficulty.Hard:
-          toAdd *= 1.025;
+          toAdd *= 1; // Like humans
           break;
         case Difficulty.Impossible:
           toAdd *= 1.05;
diff --git a/src/server/MapPlaylist.ts b/src/server/MapPlaylist.ts
index 0b0bcacec..ed80175c1 100644
--- a/src/server/MapPlaylist.ts
+++ b/src/server/MapPlaylist.ts
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ export class MapPlaylist {
         startingGold,
       },
       startingGold,
-      difficulty:
-        playerTeams === HumansVsNations ? Difficulty.Medium : Difficulty.Easy,
+      difficulty: Difficulty.Medium,
       infiniteGold: false,
       infiniteTroops: false,
       maxTimerValue: undefined,