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I must say i am supprised people here dislike hungary so much
they were by far my favourite faction in mtw and taught me how to really use mounted skirmishers to good effect
i much prefer the factions with more unusual troop rosters than the basic speamen archers knights lineup that gets progressively more powerful
ps tho i will be beelin if i see any elehpants with guns in m2tw
Having started some six different campaigns, my worst to best list:
Aztecs
Mongols
Timurids
Egyptians
Moors
Russians
Byzantines
Seljuks
HRE
Scotland
Hungary
Sicily
Danes
Portugal
Poland
Milan
Castile
France
England
Venice
Venice I enjoyed very much. I bet the colors (dark red/gold) influenced it a lot too, as they are my fav's (nostalgia of England in MTW1). And also I like the catholic factions with knights and stuff by far the most, thats what medieval means to me.
The HRE never appealed, they are just too big at the beginning with too many foes, and completely landlocked and surrounded... its not too much fun.
And here is a bit of laugh from venice crusade:
http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/663...4659897_rs.jpg
Milian and Portugal, but I'm probably going to play them all anyways.
Ignoramus is indeed a good nickname for you :clown:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
Do you know that big chunk of land in South America, that is called Brazil and the people there speack Poruguese? Guess why... :clown:
LEAST acttracted nations
(no order)
England: Never played England/UK in MTW1, EU2, Victoria, etc.(except several turns) They are too strong and had good location for defence, so no challenge for me.
Moors: Started as them as tests. Without pope, game was so dull and boring. Maybe same for Rus, Egypt, Turk.
Portugal: Why basque???
For myself, Hungary is the most interesting and challenging. 4 fronts war against HRE, Venice, Byzantine, Poland is really exciting, plus mighty mongols.
Portugal.... not overly excited with them
not really crazy about any of the powerhouses or Muslim nations... i always play as Poland :D (which i wish was more historically accurate)
Maybe next time, make it a poll :)
Egypt. Horse Archers and Camels. bah!
Least attracted to the French and the jocks,although the stuff they say is brilliiant,best i have heard.
I think it's why i like the English the best as you interact and war with them both.
Never fancied the Hungarians either,especially as their a horrible salmon colour.
Denmark...meh
All the nations seem to have really fleshed out rosters except egypt, scots and byzantines which seem utterly rushed. Come to think of it the Russia roster is a bit stale too, and their campaign performance has clearly not been tested. Aside from those i love all the other factions. I just hope someone adds more units to the muslim and eastern-european factions.
The Byzantines really got the shaft. Has anyone tried them in MP? I can't imagine how they'd survive, they have no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Since the Varangians are useless their infantry is mediocre at best. Kataphraktoi are the weakest heavy cav in the game. Their archer's aren't as good as England or the Muslim factions. All they have are the Vadblahblahblahfart horse archers, who are hardly a war winning unit. Sigh...they were one of my favorite factions too.
least fav? england, france, spain, ities, there doesnt seem to be anything all that different about them...
Portugal are of little interest to me.....
The Moors. Not because they have a bad roster (they don't), a boring starting position (they certainly don't) or because they're Muslims (like I care). But... Green-and-orange striped djellabahs ? Ugh ! Mod'em plain white, or that deep blue shade the modern Touareg use, I'll play them. Right now, they deeply offend my aesthetic sense ~:pimp:
The Scots. Why they've gone from perma-revolting exotic rebels to a fully fleshed faction I really have no clue... I mean, I love them claymore-swingin' amadans as much as the next guy who's watched Braveheart, but did they (as a kingdom, not as a people/culture) have any Europe-wide influence I'm not aware of, besides their on-and-off warfare against the English ? Just wouldn't feel right to, say, free Jerusalem with Highlanders. Plus the whiskey supply-train involved alone would ruin me :laugh4: ~:cheers:
The Rus also don't have much of an appeal to me, but that's probably because I know less than nothing about them, their culture or their history...
I think the Scots were a good inclusion to be honest,it enables both sets of players on both sides of the border here to play out a bit of history and is more relevant and interesting to me personally than many other nations and their history.The only problem i have playing the English is that i have to defeat them and the French to progress and i miss both of them when they are gone and my game is no longer as interesting.
Egypt. No draw there. They are really just a filler "Non-Moorish, Non-Turkish Islamic Faction".
The Hungarians have little draw for me too. Why not put in the Romanians and battle the Turks for Transylvania.