Trying a new faction... 0_o

[Duguntz]

Hello guys and girls and friends from all over the world! I haven't been here for a while, have to study scores for my next opera. But i have a bit of time though to change my ming of studying and go do some antique ass-kicking XD I'm as hardcore sweboz fan as before, don't get me wrong, but knowing them more than very well, I'd like to add new flavour to my game. i'm not very into eastern factions. I wanted to know if there's any way of playing Epeiros without relying mostly on phalanx (I must say, phalanxes fights get me bored veery fast!) Do their auxiliaries and mercenaries are good enough to stand against makx phalanxes and romans principes? I like the setting and the starting place of Epeiros and would like to give it a serious try... without relying on phalanxes. any advises?

Cheers to all!

[alexanderthegreater]

If you want to try out a faction with a position like Epeiros, but dont like phalanxes, I would recommend Koinon hellenon. Heavy infantry based, but overall a very balanced and flexible army build with peltasts, kretan archers, thureophoroi, and some ok cavalry (though not as good as seleucid/mak cavalry).
Then again, you could probably be quite effective with epeiros without phalanxes. You would have to rely on thureophoroi/thorakitai for you heavy infantry then.

[Duguntz]

hoplites are kick-ass units with Koinon, with all their versatile Heavy infantry. Though, Epeiros have elephants 0_o... and are somewhat..I dunno... more "exotic" if I can say that. i don't know, it's just a feeling!

[Brave Brave Sir Robin]

Epirus is good because the various Italic infantry units are useful. Samnite heavy infantry are amazing.

[Arjos]

Their Thorakitai are quite good too ^^

[Duguntz]

And what's the dificulty best suited for them? I don't want to have it easy. but on the other hand, i don't want to have my ass handed over by the Maks in 5 turns! I tried H\M... hope it'll be nice!