Barbarian faction opinons

[PureEvil[PIE]]

I have completed the campaigns for Casse and Sweboz, and have started the Aedui and Arverni campaigns. I have to say I love the barbarian factions, the way they fight through skilled melee combat and all out offensive aggression is fantastic. I have played Saba, Carthage, Rome (almost finished Carthage) and I have started Saka Rauka. But I still prefer the barbarian factions, a great deal more in fact (with the Casse being my favourite for having champions, the most unique strategy to fighting out of all the Europa Barbarorum factions I've played in my opinion). Just wondering what your opinions on the barbarian factions are compared to the other factions :>

[Fluvius Camillus]

Barbarian factions certainly get nice armies, with the noble/hero/elites being really awesome. Especially if you compare the possibilities of RTW barbarians with EB, the team has done a splendid job.

The only barbarians I have really played are the Arverni, which I really liked at first, uniting Gaul. Then I established a sturdy border at the Elbe and the Ebro and destroyed the Romani. Although I could invade Britain and expand in the Mediterrean I don't really get the imperial feel from midgame I get with the Romani, Hellenic and Eastern factions. It's easier to roleplay huge empires with those in my opinion.

Happy campaigning!

~Fluvius

[PureEvil[PIE]]

I totally agree with you about the "imperial feel", it does feel a lot more...realistic and easier roleplaying wise to continue with Carthage and Rome to make huge empires than it does with the barbarian factions.

[Frtigern]

I love variety and that's what barbarians are good at. I love the sight of axes upon Roman heads and limbs. I also love ordering a charge of fanatics to crush enemy lines, I can taste the fear in their ranks. Two handed weapons make for an awesome sight.

[PureEvil[PIE]]

Totally agree with you, who needs shields and armour when you've got your trusty human-sized sword and your brother in arms by your side :>

[Ca Putt]

I really like to play as one of the "barbarian" factions in EB once in a while, a real fan of Sweboz and Getai. A nice thing about Sweboz are the "local" variants of your basic units, something I love roleplaying with. Whereas Getai... Super skirmishers, Hoplitesque Line holders, Super cheap Choppaz and even acces to light lancers and HAs, now that's a great roster!

One thing I really like about these armies is the totally different view on enemy troops: romans eg. With Carthagians or greeks: the thing my soldiers "fear" are regiments of Pedites extraordinari whereas ranged troops are more of a nuisance to keep away from your backside but otherwise perfectly harmless.
With Sweboz or Getai my soldiers (or rather I) think: 'YAY shiny armor, that will look great between the other trophies!' but as soon as ranged troops in form of Sotaroas or Toxotai pop up I'm all 'cautious stay out of range, take cover in forests, don't show them your rightside, NO!!!!! RUNAWAY!!!' or rather 'charge! before they get to fire a second salvo, you're local troops anyway'

[artavazd]

Totally agree with you, who needs shields and armour when you've got your trusty human-sized sword and your brother in arms by your side :>

The ones that could afforded prefered shields and armour :)

[konny]

Although I could invade Britain and expand in the Mediterrean I don't really get the imperial feel from midgame I get with the Romani, Hellenic and Eastern factions. It's easier to roleplay huge empires with those in my opinion.

Absolutly. With the Romans, one of the Successors or the Parthians you have some kind of "mission" to subdue large parts of the maps that's somehow lacking when playing a Barbarian faction. For example, it does feel somewhat odd when creating something like the Ottonian Empire with the Sweboz, try to unite all Celts across the map with the Aedui or hopping over to Africa with the Lusotans.

I have now (re-)started a Casse campaign. This time I did not disband my ship and army but crossed the channel to get my hands on Belgia proper. So far I am enjoying it very much and I am looking foreward to the "Hundred Years Wars" with the Aedui while at the time very slowly expanding in Britain.

[Brennus]

I love the barbarian factions. The Casse and Aedui being my favourite along with AS and Sauromatae. The unit variation which people have been discussing is certainly one of the main attractions with the barbarian fwctions, not to mention some of the units available to barbarian factions like the Belgic Minhalt, Leuce Epos, Cidanh (there is nothing better for dealing with light cav) and Venetic ships. My main drawback when playing as the barbarians is I am not very good at it. I have got close a few times with the Casse and my current Aedui campaign has already seen the sacking of Rome but I always find myself in a Sweboz-Roman vice with an economy insufficient to enable a counter offensive.

[PureEvil[PIE]]

I have got close a few times with the Casse and my current Aedui campaign has already seen the sacking of Rome but I always find myself in a Sweboz-Roman vice with an economy insufficient to enable a counter offensive.

I had this problem with the Aedui, that's the main reason I haven't completed that campaign yet. I was too busy fighting the Arverni and Lusotann I was taken by surprise when I suddenly saw brown armies peering into view :<.

[Brennus]

Sorry to sound rude but how long have you been fighting the Arverni for?