Best faction to start as?

**Tellos Athenaios** · 10-09-2008, 11:54

Baktria's got a very interesting position, civic & military wise -- much like Pontos, only a tad more exciting on the civic bits. If you manage to get some mines going, you will have quite a rock solid economy; much like uniting the British isles with the Casse gives you a solid position.

Baktria's distances aren't too bad if you use the combination of forts and rivers to your advantage -- long distances also mean that the AI takes a little more time to get to you.

**Apgad** · 10-09-2008, 12:33

Ahh, start them all! Play 20 turns, change your mind, try a few different factions, see what suits... Change your mind again, decide on something completely different, learn something you never thought you'd learn, change again!

Forest-fighting gauls and germans, mediterrainian romans and cathaginians, phalanx-loving ptolemies and seleukids, steppe-living sauromataes and sakas, or a dozen factions somewhere in-between those mentioned. You really can't go wrong! Just don't forget to activate the bloody background script!

**Grriffon** · 10-09-2008, 16:19

Originally Posted by Apgad

Ahh, start them all! Play 20 turns, change your mind, try a few different factions, see what suits... Change your mind again, decide on something completely different, learn something you never thought you'd learn, change again!

Forest-fighting gauls and germans, mediterrainian romans and cathaginians, phalanx-loving ptolemies and seleukids, steppe-living sauromataes and sakas, or a dozen factions somewhere in-between those mentioned. You really can't go wrong! Just don't forget to activate the bloody background script!

be careful only playnig 20 turns though. some factions are slow to start out, but juggernauts if you manage to get them going.

**Celtic_Punk** · 10-10-2008, 11:09

very true, playing all for 20 turns doesnt really give you a good taste... Its much better to pick a faction and stick with it, than just jump around the board. Not all of us have that kind of time either, unfortunately. I highly recommend you start with a Western faction. Not because of politics or anything, they just seem a bit easier seeing as the West is a bit more stable than the East at the early game. this gives you that crucial time to build your economy to support a vast army and navy. Tell us what faction you decided to go with.
I'm sure we'd all be happy to throw some pointers your way if you give us your situation.

@ oudysseos - I'm an Irish Republican!

long live Eire! not a catholic though, used to be, but I am no longer a Christian.

@ KhaziOfKalabara - i still think that AS is a bit evil in appearance (I'm pro Ptolemy! though I have never actually played as either faction hehe Baktria is the only eastern faction I picked up)
It might be 300 or my readings of the persian wars messing with my head, but I have no interest in Pahlava, and thoroughly enjoy stomping them out lol. I do intend on one day picking them up... but ill probably be on EBII when that happens.
OOPS! i meant to put baktria seems the LEAST evil & overpowered.

**Dutchhoplite** · 10-10-2008, 11:25

Pahlava....300...Persian wars...

Errrrr...

On topic: If you survive the first turns of the Casse campaign it's a very interesting faction.

**Celtic_Punk** · 10-10-2008, 11:33

um Pahlava was what survived of the Persian empire? unless i am sorely mistaken... they expanded and took over the AS and they were what was known as Parthia, the second coming of the Persian empire!

**Artorius Maximus** · 10-10-2008, 19:58

In my opinion, the five most enjoyable factions for me are: Romani, Baktria, Getai, Casse, and Koinon Hellenon. I like Saka Rauka too, but they are a bit difficult for me to play without having to resort to cheat codes. . . .