Which Faction Should I Play as Next?

**satalexton** · 09-07-2009, 07:48

indeed, thes best barbarian faction to go berserk and stack-spam with is the romani. Their economy is strong, and their infantry multiply like rabbits. you can easily make 10k a turn while fielding 3 or more stacks.

**Hotseat_User** · 09-07-2009, 08:04

ARVERNI!!!! After a Pontus-Game you should play them. Funny thing in my running game was, that Galatia rebelled to my in autumn '72. Crazy as I am, I roleplayed a journey of one of my starting fms. Right now I've abandonned my holdings in MicraA, Seleucid have gone rampage-mode, and Installed a buffer Aedui-state down there after I pushed them out of Gaul. Currently holding Gaul and the Po-valley + Tylis. Ransacked Sicily and Rome, Sicily is colonizied by Aedui-Settlers to cut down the Spam-Barbaroi.
I have plenty of options to roleplay - ohhh and before I forget it, the sweboz would have killed me already, but FD safed my a*, currently waiting for a CasseFM with at least a halfstack to move him to Scandinavia. Btw. Winter '42.

**Ca Putt** · 09-07-2009, 08:45

so you don't want to fight phalanxes(had the same problem after a KH campaign ^^)? the least phalanx influenced faction is probably the Casse, Getai have one of the best unit rosters yet I think you'll have to face quite a lot of phalanxes(provided you don't only expand to the northwest and the KH defeats macedonians and Epirotes)
I personally never really tried playing the casse I don't like chariots´, still they have cool champion units.
the gauls wold be an option aswell.
but I would still suggest the Sweboz, they face phalanxes farely late, and they have infantry bodyguard which is a great difference to pntic kinsmen.
you will neither fight with HAs nor with sophisticated formations, in fact sweboz are exellent formation breakers.

**Macilrille** · 09-07-2009, 09:23

I am sort of on the "You have not played EB till you have played Roman"- wagon as I love playing them.

However, they are still embroiled in Mediterranean politics and culture. Influenced by Hellas and will have to fight many of the same enemies as you ahve already faced. Using the same H&A tactic against them.

My other favorite faction is IMO a much better choice Raaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!!

They are nothing like any civilised faction and face different enemies (I always go for Casse as my first major conquest when I have put my economy in order and created a safe base). The units are different (get Medininkas), the buildings are different, the FMs are different, and you run about in the big northern woods. It is such a different experience from any other faction I have tried (Rome and Macedonia) that it is as starting on EB anew...

**The Celtic Viking** · 09-07-2009, 10:32

Forget about the Romani. After you've played Pontos successfully, the Romani are just too easy to take seriously, as you can field practically endless amounts of stacks and still make tons of money, with no real threat. There won't be any challenge at all unless you vigorously impose clear, restricting rules to make it so, and that's no fun.

Out of the others, anything goes, but I chose the Arverni because they are my favourite faction. All of them are excellent choices, but if you don't just want to stop playing with phalanxes but also against them, then the Getai should quickly be ruled out as well. Pick whatever has the most appeal for you.