Made for conquest...

[Malachus]

Hey guys, I was wondering, in you opinion, which faction in MTW would you say is the most capable of striking early and strongly in the game, and still keep on the offensive with very little slowdown. I know different players' personalities and strategies will change which faction would fit this answer. But, assume all affecting factors are held constant, which would you guys say is THE faction for conquest?

[danimal]

Byzantines have got to have the upper hand with their qualiy early units and hold over consstantinople, the most key startegic point in the game in my opinion, financially, geographically and culturally. Just got to be able yo handle a large assault from the east as it will be coming, my advice is strike first while holding alliances to the west.

[CherryDanish]

Can't be a christian faction. I find the pope really slows me down with his excomunication threats.

I vote Byz.

[Accounting Troll]

In early, I would say the Almohads are a good choice - Almohad Urban Militia combined with Desert Archers are pretty effective against the units that most factions have available, although you will need to use weight of numbers against those strong Byzantine generals.

The best Christian faction in Early, especially if you have Viking Invasion, is the Danes. They only start off with one province, but vikings are one of the most powerful infantry units in early. Viking shield walls will easily beat HRE spearmen and urban militia in a melee.

[Ldvs]

The Danes have a superior infantry compared to the other factions in the early era, only the swabian swordmen can match them. Moreover you have easy picks nearby (i.e Sweden, Norway), the fully upgraded viking huscarles from sweden are unbeatable.

[Medieval Assassin]

The danes = A pwn.