I almost exclusively play Hades (I was a Briton player in AOK/AOC). Out of all the games I have played I have won virtually every game where my opponent was Egyptians, won most games vs Greek opponents and lost almost all games against Norse.
I can't explain it. I don't know why. It just happens that way. I used to jump with glee when the start-up screen showed my opponent as Egyptian and roll my eyes when it came up Norse. I think it must have been psychological. Maybe I lost a few games against Norse to start with and started trying to turtle, ending up always losing to a far superior economy. And maybe it was a confidence thing against the Egyptians thinking I couldn't lose so I came out fighting.
Now I have been playing a while I have picked out some of the important ideas in the game and I feel I can probably get a 50/50 ratio against Norse, while still winning most Eggy games. When I saw the patch detailing some ways of strengthening the Norse I was gutted. My first post-patch game was against a Loki player with a better rating than mine and I did not feel confident of winning. However, I won quite comfortably by just following a few basic ideas which are scattered throughout these forums. Go and find them.
Stop moaning all the time. This is War! Everything is fair. Eggys are not overpowered! Norse are not underpowered!
Daz