Hey everybody! I generally play M2TW on M/M, and hadn't played in about 6 or 7 months. I recently re-discovered my game in the pigsty that is my bedroom, and have just installed it. I've played a lot of m2tw, so although i'm not very good, i'm certainly not a beginner.

I know this is probably going to come off as an extremely stupid question to many, because to many i am willing to bed that this specific faction i'm looking for is the holy grail of factions that is still unfound. Nevertheless, I feel that it is my duty to persist, and ask the question:

I'm looking for a faction that is incredibly enjoyable in the early and middle stages of the game. As previously stated, I'm not very good--so preferably not too hard, but certainly not a stroll in the park, either. I am also hoping that they are militarily strong throughout the game, preferably more towards the early and middle stages, however. I don't play often and I don't play for long periods of time, which means that I'll probably never ever end up finishing an actual long campaign. Because of this, having a fun campaign map, as well as enjoying my battles, all in the early and middle parts of the campaign map are crucial to me.


Anybody got any faction suggestions? Actually, one more thing before I hit "submit new thread"--it seems as if the faction i'm looking for may be the byzantine's--i would prefer not to play as them, because i never have success with them, and i don't like the fact of having virtually no gunpowder at all, because I may end up playing this campaign until the end if i really like my choice of faction.


Thanks so much, and sorry if this seems like a stupid post--I'm just having trouble deciding which faction to start with.

PS: I DON'T have Kingdoms.