Why can't more factions be like Egypt?

[player1]

Well Carthaginians have one of the worst infantry units in the game: Iberian Infantry. Compare that to Hastati, or better yet to ordinary Warband. Also, their first cavalry unit is so, so...

[The Stranger]

and they have CARTHAGE that means that they are able to build hordes of iberian infantry. so the overwhelm every faction in the beginning. and their rectruitment tab is quite impressive

infantry

iberian infantry
lybian infantry
celtiberian scutarii
poeni infantry
armoured scutarii
heavy carthaginian infantry
sacred legionares (sacred band)

missile

skirmishers
archers

cavalry

round shields
long shields
sacred band cavalry
eles

well beat that

[Barbarossa82]

Carthage don't get archers unless you mod them in (which I've done - history be damned, they need the boost!) Still haven't noticed them making much progress as an AI faction though.

[chef4fun2]

I can not understand why the Seleucid are not a power house in the game? They have the best of all worlds, Elephants,chariots,phalanxes and killer CAV. When I play them I have no issue with any faction. But when I play someone else they seem to be killed off pretty fast.

[tibilicus]

The Selucids are a power house faction. Unfortuantly they never have a chance to build cities as at the start they only get militia hoplites. Egypt can het Nile spear men quite quick so the Selucids normaly get to boot early unfortunatly.