Quote Originally Posted by _Aetius_
I think most of the barbarian factions are boring, even Parthia and most factions in the east are boring, mainly becaue of poor units but also because it seems whoever you go the AI attacks you right away and doesnt leave you alone which is annoying.

As Rome or the Greeks/Macedonians you can withstand such invasion's due to your vastly superior units early on but as say the Gauls then getting attacked from everywhere is harder to withstand which mainly ruins the game, so I find myself playing only one or two different factions because it bores me the way the AI just goes for you I simply cant be bothered playing an already less than interesting faction in such conditions.
no gauls are great if you play it right. their unit selection is boring but the fight with julii, germania, carthage and spain is very exiting