View Full Version : What faction is your favorite?
Simple poll.
My fav gotta be The Seleucid Empire, since you got a huge selection of different units; elephants, pikes, legionares, cataphracts, companions and so on.
Also, I wanted to find out if anyone deared come out of the cupboard and say Egypt.
Al Khalifah
05-03-2005, 14:42
I agree with you Viking. The Seleucid's rock. They are a Greeco-Persian Empire exactly like Alexander wanted to create. They even get legions too. My only problem with them is that they are a little slow to get started and that often leads to them being swamped by the Egyptians (who are fast) when the AI is in control. If they developed faster, then when playing another faction they would be a real pain.
Either Germania, because of the cool units and the nice 'ancenstral feeling' or the Romans, because they seem to be the ultimate war-machine and empire buiders. Since I can only vote once, I'll vote for Germania.
The Stranger
05-03-2005, 15:19
GREECE, NIKE GRAECO hoplites, hoplites and more hoplites
Pontus! Pontus! Pontus!
they rule
end of :charge:
Yeah, Pontus have many unique units, like the Cappadocians.
I`m looking forward to test `em out.
The only thing I miss though, is the upgrade of the bodyguard unit.
Dutch_guy
05-03-2005, 15:52
seleucid empire, like the early game, the units, and like to beat up the Egyptians
PS : did you leave out Armenia on purpose ?
tibilicus
05-03-2005, 15:55
Carthage but only because i couldnt put down more than one. If i could have more than one it would be Carthage, Thrace, Greek cities, and selucid emire. Also parthia.
PS : did you leave out Armenia on purpose ?
Not a bad word about Armenia! ~D
I just took a couple of the unplayable factions in the poll(Spain and Scythia), and added them mostly random. I did not add all the unpl. factions to the list to not make it too long, perhaps I should?
Dutch_guy
05-03-2005, 16:09
It's your poll Viking
an option for unplayable factions is ok too :bow:
just thought I'd let you know , if you forgot about Armenia I cna;t let that happen ~D
:balloon2:
Franconicus
05-03-2005, 16:48
Great poll! I am just wondering what to play next!
My favorite is Germania. Cool units, challenging in the beginning, immidiatelly enemies nearby; big final in Rome;
Julii are to simple, Carthage is fun, but once you landed in Italy it is over.
Egypt is boring. Too much money!
Scythia is great too. To me very challenging, bad economy and only HA. But now I want to have some man's fight!
Craterus
05-03-2005, 16:54
I don't really think I can vote but I'll say Scythia because I'm a cavalry commander and they've been a pretty fun faction so far into my campaign with them.
Spartiate
05-03-2005, 17:25
Carthage all the way but as Franconia said,once you land in Italy and get a city there it is all over.I sometimes wish the AI would let the Romans ignore me for a while so i can expand in a different direction.
Great poll! I am just wondering what to play next!
Thanks! :bow:
You should try Parthia; bad economy HA`s, cataphracts, elephants, and some cool cataphract camels.
Also you got some terrible neighbours, like the CA`s from Armenia.
I like the germanians there axemen can really tear you up if you don't got anything to stop them but they have poorly armor.
They have great army but there econemy is so-so.
so it can be a little challenging but once you go as far as 210 bc your pretty much good.
but watch out for brittania and the gauls, may be neighbors but also your enemy.
Welcome to the .org trarii! ~:wave:
Those german Axemen are great!
It would be nice if junior members like trarii who are not allowed to vote, could post below.
itsgottabeworthatry
05-03-2005, 21:27
My favorite factions are the Greeks, Seleucids, Parthians and Carthage. All of them begins as rather weak and harassed factions, and there are few things as satisfying in this game than to finally defeat those backstabbing egyptians and the "oh-but-we-don't-like-diplomacy-and-ceasefire" romans.
Kaiser of Arabia
05-03-2005, 21:30
brutii power!
Evil_Maniac From Mars
05-03-2005, 21:58
No gah?
bubbanator
05-03-2005, 22:45
Its gotta be Carthage. Start with a few scattered colonies and have to forge an empire. But I do agree that once you take Italy (and you can very early in the game with Carthage) the biggest threat is out of the way. However, if you sit back and watch for a while after you kill the Romans. Odd things begin happening in barbarian country...
pezhetairoi
05-04-2005, 03:58
I like Germania and the way they have to rush en masse somewhere before their economy collapses. It's so authentic, like the old Helvetii invasions. That, and the fact that they're the only barbarian faction with good starter phalanxes that can pwn anything on their borders whether offensive or defensive. And the axemen, ohh the axemen...
Kekvit Irae
05-04-2005, 05:56
Germania, because Chosen Archers only take one turn to build, unlike the Archer Warbands of Gaul.
Currently, the Brutii. I like infantry and pila units are just way too much fun to use. ~:) I like the balance in the early Roman armies. Hastati and Principe and such. :charge:
HarunTaiwan
05-04-2005, 07:45
Pontus!
Franconicus
05-04-2005, 10:55
What is so great about Seleucids?
Dutch_guy
05-04-2005, 11:04
What is so great about Seleucids?
great economie and well probably the most diverse unit roster in the game.
from legionaries to cataphracts.
only bad thing is that they have a strong egypt on their back right from the start.
PseRamesses
05-04-2005, 11:12
...Also, I wanted to find out if anyone deared come out of the cupboard and say Egypt.
Egypt! ~:cool:
Although RTW is the wrong scene for this uber-civ. I´ve been studying egyptology now for well over 15 years so I´m passionate about them. In RTW however they´re no longer Egypt so my vote goes to any of the Romans (after the Marian reform).
Legonaire
05-04-2005, 11:32
My favorite faction has to be Macedonia. i just love th idea of taking a a old super power and restoring its power.
No gah?
Nope... ~;)
Egypt! ~:cool:
Although RTW is the wrong scene for this uber-civ. I´ve been studying egyptology now for well over 15 years so I´m passionate about them. In RTW however they´re no longer Egypt so my vote goes to any of the Romans (after the Marian reform).
I still don`t think anyone will admit that Egypt is their favourite faction in the game!
What Egypt was like in real life though, I don`t know.
Some says that Egypt is historically inaccurate(or something like that), how would you like Egypt to be in RTW?
You probably knows more about Egypt than any other person at these forums!
itsgottabeworthatry
05-04-2005, 14:42
Nope... ~;)
I still don`t think anyone will admit that Egypt is their favourite faction in the game!
What Egypt was like in real life though, I don`t know.
Some says that Egypt is historically inaccurate(or something like that), how would you like Egypt to be in RTW?
You probably knows more about Egypt than any other person at these forums!
Well, the Egypt in RTW is egypt under the Ptolematic era, and it was more or less a greek state, the royal family where greeks, the architecture greek, cultural ideals greek... etc, etc.
The classical egyptian nation ceased to exist when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, although the decline had already been going on for some time.
And I think the main reason people don't really like playing the Egyptians (or Ptolemys as they are known in some patches and mods) is because they aren't that interesting or funny. And they have far to much civil unrest.
Camp Freddie
05-04-2005, 15:04
Selucids are definitely the best for sheer variety. You can try out every type of unit in the game.
Legions - check
Phalanxes - check
Pikemen - check
Light cav - check
Cataphracts - check
Elephants - check
Chariots - check
Onagers - check
They even get camels (and camel archers) as mercs in their starting provinces.
The only major unit type they don't have access to is wardogs.
The only problem is they have a very tough start - and by the time you get to the good units the game is practically over!
The minute i joined and revived the Scythia thread, everyone started that campaign ~D
Also, if i could vote, I would vote either Scythia or the Seleucids.
Scipii have cool wolf on their banner (and the best fleet)!
Seems like The Seleucid Empire crushed all the other the other factions in this poll.
If it only could do this in the campaign game...
Germania ended up as a strong number 2.
Either Germania or Carthage would have got my second vote.
Titus Livius
05-05-2005, 21:38
Iceland!
Wait...
Dang it. I can't even do a simple poll right.
[seminoles]shadow
05-05-2005, 21:53
i say germania because of there strength
tibilicus
05-05-2005, 22:48
Any one going to pick Dacia? I doubt it..........
pezhetairoi
05-06-2005, 01:44
uh-uh, no. Falxmen < Spear Warband. Proven time and time again in open battle.
Uesugi Kenshin
05-06-2005, 03:11
I prefer the Seluecids, bad starting position, but the best army in the game. Nothing has the same mix of light and heavy cavalry, phalanxes, heavy infantry, elephants, archers and seige.
Marquis of Roland
05-06-2005, 03:58
Seleucids because you can make both good cav and infantry armies with them (or the best balanced army in the game).
Oh yea and you can't run out of money with them (sometimes a problem because your generals start getting bad traits after 50,000$)
Craterus
05-06-2005, 18:14
Really, I've noticed a bit of corruption in my 2,500,000 denarii game as Egyptians, (YES, THATS RIGHT 2.5 MILLION DENARII)
Uesugi Kenshin
05-06-2005, 18:52
How did you manage that?
BTW a good way to manage your wealth is to wage wars on four fronts or so. Puts you in a bit of a pickle every now and then, but it definately slows down your money making.
Craterus
05-06-2005, 18:53
It's 178 bc and I own the right half of the map, game burnt out unfortunately.
UltraWar
05-06-2005, 19:05
My Favourite Faction is Greek Cities Because they have a cool banner ~:cheers: and start in strong places [except Syracuse] for expansion
Arrowhead
05-06-2005, 20:51
Gaul. Foresters speak for themselves.
Germania a very very very strong second.
Uesugi Kenshin
05-06-2005, 21:03
Germania is up there on my list as well. The early access to spear warbands and the berserkers rule!
Craterus
05-06-2005, 21:46
Scythia, they have access to some quality mercs (Sarmatian, Thracians, Bastarnae) and they're a cav faction and I'm a cav commander.
Seleucids unit roster can't be beat.
They have something for every occasion (eventually). Usually I figure, that if I get my first phalanx pikemen without being overrun I'm going to win.
Uesugi Kenshin
05-07-2005, 03:13
Yeah, once you get out of the dark ages of HA assaulting from all sides you are fine.
The Seluecids are especially good because once you get to fighting the Romans you have access to your whole tech tree and enough provinces to build SS pikemen, SS legionaries, Cataphracts and Companions.
Marquis of Roland
05-07-2005, 06:15
Bribe them, Kenshin, bribe!!! (not very honorable huh? :bow: )
Uesugi Kenshin
05-07-2005, 17:59
I have 1.2..... No bribing for me.
Though in my recent campaign the romans have been bribing me like crazy. Too bad i don't get the money or I would be rolling in dough. Every turn they try to bribe either Capua, Arretium, Croton or Thermon.
So far 49 votes. ~:cool:
I was impressed over how popular Brutii was when comparing to the other romans
TSE is the most popular faction and Germania second, that don`t seem to change no matter how many votes.
Nobody actually preffered Britannia, probably `cause of the lack of cavalry.
Well the Brutii have the nicest position of all the Romans as well as the best temples (Mars, Mercury), so that's probably not that surprising. I played them in my first campaign and they really kicked some ass!
its between two for me, my fave single player faction since i got the game has been the greeks, i love those hoplites ~D but i voted Germania cos at the moment they are my favourite MP faction and ive been playing alot more MP than SP lately :)
Rome! Rome! Thier power is unstopp :charge: :duel: ~:) able
pezhetairoi
05-10-2005, 01:51
riiiiiiiiight. :-) Eat HA, Rome. :-P
Just thought I should visit this thread in case there was any new votes.
And there wore, for Egypt!
I was just waiting for it, `cause they`re not that bad after all.
Byzantine Prince
05-14-2005, 17:27
I love the Seleucid Empire. So greek and yet so Asian! :smitten:
professorspatula
05-14-2005, 17:45
I have to go with popular opinion, and say the Seleucids. Such a great choice of units. You can go for pikes with cavalry support, train legionaries if you want more of a close range fight, or you can just go crazy and bulldoze the enemy with Elephants and Cataphracts.
I really like the Germans though for their aggressive axemen. They're a bit more vulnerable than pikemen and legionaries so you're never quite sure if your line is going to hold which makes things more exciting/interesting. It's just a shame they're stuffed when it comes to assaulting large and epic stone walls.
Azi Tohak
05-15-2005, 03:06
Seleucids.
Why? You can pretty much see everyone else who has posted on this.
Azi
Greeks !
Come on, they ARE the Greeks. They are the heirs of the hellenist period, they have phalanx, their armoured hoplite just look good, they are cultured, they are civilized, they are at the center of the map.
How can you NOT love them ?
Craterus
05-15-2005, 12:42
Fair point, I'm enjoying a Macedon campaign at the moment.
Aegisthis The Infantryman
05-15-2005, 16:49
I can't believe so many like the seleucid empire... like me! They have great units. Cataphracts, Elephants, what more could you want?
Garvanko
05-15-2005, 22:31
House of Scipii, although I haven't played Seleucid yet to any great extent.
Although it is great when you capture Carthage with Egypt.
pezhetairoi
05-16-2005, 02:16
I still say Germania, because they have phalanx, they have melee infantry, they have awesome shock cavalry, and they have really murderous archers later on! Lack of siege engines is an inconvenience, but my troops can beat any garrison or wall. Hwah!
Though Greece is coming in nicely third, after Scythia.
Alien of Germania
05-16-2005, 20:26
Germania
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