Re: Which Barbarian faction should I play?
Haven't played with barbarians myself, but Spain I hear is pretty challenging and it's at an interesting location, with Romans, Numidians, Carthage, Gauls and Britons being their likely allies/enemies. That should bring plenty of variation to battles and tactics.
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Re: Which Barbarian faction should I play?
I wouldn't say Thrace are borderline, I would say Numidia is almost barbarian but just about not.. But I don't know much about them..
I recommend Dacia, economy is reallly poor so you have to keep taking cities to keep your piggy bank from being empty.
Re: Which Barbarian faction should I play?
As a Barbarian player i reccomend Germania, they are financially poor at the start of the game but can be a powerhouse once you get established, also they have the most varied army of all the barbarian factions
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Re: Which Barbarian faction should I play?
I cant do barbs. Unless easterns count as barbarians. They sort of are as they have low income and are mainly horse archer factions. If you are going to do a barbarian faction you better be one of those people that dsnt wait around.
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Re: Which Barbarian faction should I play?
Not always, Britannia has good trade so you can sit back and get some wealth for a few turns but Dacia loses money fastr than it gains so you have to rush to get provinces..
Re: Which Barbarian faction should I play?
I love playing Gaul because of the Archer Warband (and gold weapon upgrade from the archer temple).
Germania is great too because of the phalanx warband unit, as well as the Chosen Archers and Gothic Cavalry (complete with black lipstick and vampire LARP book)
I never did like Britannia. The Chariots are only good for autocalc, and never really useful in battle. The generals die FAR too often.
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