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    brutii power!

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    No gah?

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    Its gotta be Carthage. Start with a few scattered colonies and have to forge an empire. But I do agree that once you take Italy (and you can very early in the game with Carthage) the biggest threat is out of the way. However, if you sit back and watch for a while after you kill the Romans. Odd things begin happening in barbarian country...
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    I like Germania and the way they have to rush en masse somewhere before their economy collapses. It's so authentic, like the old Helvetii invasions. That, and the fact that they're the only barbarian faction with good starter phalanxes that can pwn anything on their borders whether offensive or defensive. And the axemen, ohh the axemen...


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    Germania, because Chosen Archers only take one turn to build, unlike the Archer Warbands of Gaul.

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    Currently, the Brutii. I like infantry and pila units are just way too much fun to use. I like the balance in the early Roman armies. Hastati and Principe and such.

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    Pontus!

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    Quote Originally Posted by evil_maniac from mars
    No gah?
    Nope...

    Quote Originally Posted by PseRamesses
    Egypt!

    Although RTW is the wrong scene for this uber-civ. I´ve been studying egyptology now for well over 15 years so I´m passionate about them. In RTW however they´re no longer Egypt so my vote goes to any of the Romans (after the Marian reform).
    I still don`t think anyone will admit that Egypt is their favourite faction in the game!

    What Egypt was like in real life though, I don`t know.
    Some says that Egypt is historically inaccurate(or something like that), how would you like Egypt to be in RTW?
    You probably knows more about Egypt than any other person at these forums!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Viking
    Nope...



    I still don`t think anyone will admit that Egypt is their favourite faction in the game!

    What Egypt was like in real life though, I don`t know.
    Some says that Egypt is historically inaccurate(or something like that), how would you like Egypt to be in RTW?
    You probably knows more about Egypt than any other person at these forums!
    Well, the Egypt in RTW is egypt under the Ptolematic era, and it was more or less a greek state, the royal family where greeks, the architecture greek, cultural ideals greek... etc, etc.

    The classical egyptian nation ceased to exist when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, although the decline had already been going on for some time.

    And I think the main reason people don't really like playing the Egyptians (or Ptolemys as they are known in some patches and mods) is because they aren't that interesting or funny. And they have far to much civil unrest.
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    The minute i joined and revived the Scythia thread, everyone started that campaign

    Also, if i could vote, I would vote either Scythia or the Seleucids.

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    Scipii have cool wolf on their banner (and the best fleet)!

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    Seems like The Seleucid Empire crushed all the other the other factions in this poll.

    If it only could do this in the campaign game...

    Germania ended up as a strong number 2.
    Either Germania or Carthage would have got my second vote.
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    i say germania because of there strength
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    Any one going to pick Dacia? I doubt it..........


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    uh-uh, no. Falxmen < Spear Warband. Proven time and time again in open battle.


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    I prefer the Seluecids, bad starting position, but the best army in the game. Nothing has the same mix of light and heavy cavalry, phalanxes, heavy infantry, elephants, archers and seige.
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    Seleucids because you can make both good cav and infantry armies with them (or the best balanced army in the game).

    Oh yea and you can't run out of money with them (sometimes a problem because your generals start getting bad traits after 50,000$)

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    Really, I've noticed a bit of corruption in my 2,500,000 denarii game as Egyptians, (YES, THATS RIGHT 2.5 MILLION DENARII)

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    its between two for me, my fave single player faction since i got the game has been the greeks, i love those hoplites but i voted Germania cos at the moment they are my favourite MP faction and ive been playing alot more MP than SP lately :)
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    Rome! Rome! Thier power is unstopp able

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    riiiiiiiiight. :-) Eat HA, Rome. :-P


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    Just thought I should visit this thread in case there was any new votes.
    And there wore, for Egypt!

    I was just waiting for it, `cause they`re not that bad after all.
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    Seleucids.

    Why? You can pretty much see everyone else who has posted on this.

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    Greeks !

    Come on, they ARE the Greeks. They are the heirs of the hellenist period, they have phalanx, their armoured hoplite just look good, they are cultured, they are civilized, they are at the center of the map.

    How can you NOT love them ?
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    Fair point, I'm enjoying a Macedon campaign at the moment.

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    House of Scipii, although I haven't played Seleucid yet to any great extent.

    Although it is great when you capture Carthage with Egypt.

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    I still say Germania, because they have phalanx, they have melee infantry, they have awesome shock cavalry, and they have really murderous archers later on! Lack of siege engines is an inconvenience, but my troops can beat any garrison or wall. Hwah!

    Though Greece is coming in nicely third, after Scythia.


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    Default Re: What faction is your favorite?

    Selucids are definitely the best for sheer variety. You can try out every type of unit in the game.

    Legions - check
    Phalanxes - check
    Pikemen - check
    Light cav - check
    Cataphracts - check
    Elephants - check
    Chariots - check
    Onagers - check
    They even get camels (and camel archers) as mercs in their starting provinces.
    The only major unit type they don't have access to is wardogs.

    The only problem is they have a very tough start - and by the time you get to the good units the game is practically over!
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    My Favourite Faction is Greek Cities Because they have a cool banner and start in strong places [except Syracuse] for expansion

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    Gaul. Foresters speak for themselves.
    Germania a very very very strong second.

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