The faction you could never handle

[Stazi]

@Stazi .I kept on getting disloyal generals who would turn and the Turks would move in on one of my lands.I do enjoy playing them
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Just put your low loyalty generals into the stacks of better ones or into your king's stack. Only general commanding a stack can be disloyal and behave improperly. ;)

[Gilrandir]

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@Gilrandir .The same as a above and using highlanders vs the Picts I found them not be great.I found with Scots you need mounted units.There could be a better tactics in the strat form but never read it yet.

Improtant thing is to have generals (or princes) with 4 or more stars to give more valor to the troops. Without it I'm afraid the best army can't fight long and will rout.

Just put your low loyalty generals into the stacks of better ones or into your king's stack. Only general commanding a stack can be disloyal and behave improperly. ;)

Or keep the generals separately from the stack or disband the general's unit.

[LordK9]

Learned that the hard way when my seemingly decent army was annihilated by a rebel mainly highlander army with a many-starred general. For the longest time, I was afraid to fight them with my Northumbrian armies because they tore up my cavalry and armored troops so badly (I think it took something like four or five battles until they were finally defeated). Then I played as the Scots and had a WTF moment the first time I used them and they were cut to pieces.

[Age]

I do like playing Egypt as i like the music reminds me of Xena when she traveled to the mid east.

[Cyprian2]

I agree with OP @Gilrandir. Playing as the darn Northumbrians is the equivalent of self-flagellation. Even if you manage to conquer a decent amount of provinces, it takes so long to tech up properly (as compared to Saxons and Mercians), you are forever prey to the Vikings raiding your coastal provinces, and your treasury is in constant deficit. For me, the Northumbrians are the campaign that got away -- the one I aspire to win, but fear I never will...

[Gilrandir]

I agree with OP @Gilrandir. Playing as the darn Northumbrians is the equivalent of self-flagellation. Even if you manage to conquer a decent amount of provinces, it takes so long to tech up properly (as compared to Saxons and Mercians), you are forever prey to the Vikings raiding your coastal provinces, and your treasury is in constant deficit. For me, the Northumbrians are the campaign that got away -- the one I aspire to win, but fear I never will...

Vikings were never a problem for me. Since the Northumbrians have a bishop I send him in the first three turns of the campaign to get an alliance with Vikings. Usually they accept and they are good at keeping their word. In fact, I noticed that factions of VI are better at keeping their alliances - I mean they seldom attack their ally. And Viking are a paragon of an ally in this respect.

As for impecunity of the Northumbrians - well, it is bothersome, but my last campaign was a disaster when I was pretty well off. One just has to start producing ships and the trade income would become a steady inflow. Besides, having ships along your coasts is a protection if Viking suddenly decide to go berserk.