Today is my graduration, as well as the time when I about to set my first step toward the membership of Clan LONG(At least,come up from the buttom of the surface). And this is right my first shot.
  I`m now playing ROME and M2 at the same time and I found sth. interesting that when the plague happens. Your troops and agents will not be affected if they are outside the cities in ROME. While they will suffer a lot no matter where they are besides the sea in M2.
Is that true?

it  sounds  well .may be it was  true .so just have a try.