BI..Your first campaign........

[Viking]

And then we in our infinite wisdom will mod the descr_strat file again

Not necessary anymore :

Fortunately, you don’t necessarily have to play as the Romans! BI includes 10 brand new playable factions, (and some more that you’ll get the chance to meet during the game).

Hopefully is it possible to play those unplayable.

Looks like the they're the only civilized non-roman faction, and they're the Persians making a comeback so that's cool. Not to mention that they have elephants

Agree with Conqueror about civ. and eles.
Ironically enough what I don`t like about BI is all the barbarians.

I think I`ll play either the Vandals(exciting history) or Sassanids(eles) first time, perhaps even the eastern roman empire who`s now looking more greek and persian like.

Simply can`t choose.

[The Stranger]

i'll play ROME, cuz i'll be attacked from all sides. maybe they aren't the most interesting, but legionares are always fun, and now they're the hardest insted of the easiest.