Favorite Rome: Total War Faction?

Uh...I know this thread is a year old, but I would like to revive the topic and the poll, rather than have to create a new one.

What is your favourite Rome: Total War faction?

Pontus. They were the last faction I tried.....wished I'd played them sooner:yes:

I always hated chasing those damn spear-chucking Pontic HC around so I decided to give them a whirl myself.

Man do those things run circles around the infantry-heavy Romans:juggle2:

Combined with Cataphracts, Elephant mercs, "Creshan Arshers", and Scythed Chariots, Rome didn't stand a ghost of a chance. Crappy infantry at the start, but once you get pikemen, the traditional "Hammer and Anvil" technique is irresistable.

Next to the Selucids, the most balanced faction, IMHO.

I voted for Julii. This is the first R:TW Fave faction poll that the Seleucid don't even come near to majority.

What's enjoyable in a game like this is that you can play several factions!

I dont have a favorite.

In vanilla,the Seleucid Empire (which I voted on the pole above) due to their roster,difficulty,and general positioning right in the middle of a political hornet's nest.
In XGM,the Greek City-States due to that Spartan Royal Bodyguard. Talk about a meat grinder.
In EB,Koinon Hellenon (aka Greek City-States). I like their Spartiatai Hoplitai and Iphikratous Hoplitai.

I chose parthia because I like horse archers and it's the only thing in RTW thats a good challenge. I find with most factions within the first 20 turns you rule over 20 or so provinces with parthia even if you try you could lose the Egyptians :egypt: it isn't one of those easy Roman or Greek Campains!!!!

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Originally Posted by QuintusJulius-Cicero

This is the first R:TW Fave faction poll that the Seleucid don't even come near to majority.

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Yeah,I noticed that.

After playing three short campaigns with the Egyptians, the Macedons and the Julii, I found that Macedon was my favorite faction. It has some nice beginning cities, good units and not a lot of wars in the beginning, so you can at least get your economy up and running. The only downside is the plague, but that can be used to your advantage ~:smoking:. Apparently the Thracians have a grudge against my spies at the moment, now why would that be :laugh4:.

cheers,
grwn

Weirdly I find that my favourite faction is Macedonia but I rarely play as them. Also I quite like The Seleucid Empire but the reason as to why I do nt play as them often could be their wealth and excellent units. Makes life easier than most factions. What is the attraction to these threads? It seems like there is one in every sub-forum.

Personally i prefurred the Brutii, this is in Vanilla, i never modded Rome.

I could work the units in Brutii better than any other factions, but the greeks were annoying as they came at me with never ending armies

Parthia. for the sheer joy of running over pikeman with heavy cavalry

Carthage rule!
merchant empire..top that!!!

The Julii are fun to be with the Gauls to the North:ave:

The Julii work well