What are your favorite factions for MTW?

[Gtafanboy]

Seeing as I do not have VI I am talking about MTW 1.1. My favorite faction is the Danes. I don't know why I like them so much. Maybe it's because they are pretty much the underdog of Medieval Total War. So, what is your favorite faction of MTW 1.1?

[matteus the inbred]

yeah, i like the Danes too, cos no one bothers you until you want to bother them, and you can field enormous raiding fleets full of Vikings...in my current Danish game i own the entire map north of France from Ireland to Muscovy and no one else has any ships left afloat!

also like the Spanish...hard as nails, Lancers, Jinetes, handy non-Christian faction to bash right from the start, awesome.

and the English...longbows + billmen = battlefields repeatedly littered with French corpses.

[Microwavegerbil]

Yeah Danes are big favorite with a lot of people, and I think it's pretty much because they get to decide who to fight and when to fight them. Personally, I can't get enough of the Turks, using my light horse archers and infantry to harrass the Byzantines and Eggies is great. Of course, once we get to late in the campaign the Turks have a really great modernization as their troops become the wonderfully professional Janissaries. A unique unit roster and challenging start position make them good fun to play.

[Gtafanboy]

I do like the Turks also. They have some of the coolest units in the game.

[petertmorgan]

I like the Danes and Turks for the reasons mentioned. The Danes are also fun because they basically start with nothing so you have to build up everything yourself.

But I also really like the Italians. You start with more than the Danes, but are in a slightly more challenging position. Genoese sailors are cool and come early, plus with a good trade network you can advance technologically pretty fast (and get rewarded for doing so with the Italian Medium Infantry).

[matteus the inbred]

true, IMI rock and the Italians tech up well! you've got to pick and choose your strategy very carefully though...i'd say you're more reliant on the Pope being your friend than other factions, he is an immediate military threat as well as a general religious one. i've had some success conquering North Africa and then waiting for the Sicilians to stick their neck out...then you can take advantage of the HRE/French/English scraps that break out and watch the trading money roll in.

[rvg]

Byz, Danes, Spain.

Byz for their unique feel and Constantinople (my absolute favorite province)

Danes for their Vikings and Longboats

Spain for its Jinettes and Crusades.

[GrandInquisitor]

HRE, italians, and byzantines being my ancestors. sicilians because they are, in my view, one of the most challenging and interesting to play

[elbasto]

I love playing with Spain, starting in a very VERY vulnerable situation, great generals in the beggining and also 4 provinces with Iron in their "National" territory which can ve easly secured in three choke points.

I love being able to train an army of 4 Lancers, 4 Arbalesters, 2 CMAA and 4 guyswithspearsandbigshieldswhosenameavoidsmymemory all of them with golden weapons and armor in 4 turns.

I enjoy a lot having a small but elite army and few but very well developed and very rich provinces. All of this can be achieved with Spain (and still keeping the Catholic's tech tree).

[The Darkhorn]

A) POLAND. I love the challenge and love mounted crossbows. They're great against armor and fast as all get out. Plus, Poland gives me some focus....getting ready for the horde. I figure when I need to take a province in order to get out all the certain unit types I need with +4 armor upgrades and in place where I'll need them. This is no easy feat playing on huge units because it takes 2 turns to build them. Y'all should really try playing huge units. It changes strategy a lot too, especially in the first 50 turns. It makes for a different game. You can't pump out units as fast, so it takes different planning.

B) DANES. ...er...vikings

C) BYZ...currently in 1330 of my first Byz campaign...normal, huge units. Quite a great game so far. I love the VG, but hate the Vanilla Spears. A good challenge

[lugh]

I enjoy a lot having a small but elite army and few but very well developed and very rich provinces. All of this can be achieved with Spain (and still keeping the Catholic's tech tree).

Try 2 LAnce, 1 Rk general, 2 Chiv Foot, 3 Pike, 3 Arqubusiers, 2 Pav Arbs and 3 Culverin.
That was my end game army in my Spainsih campaign and I love them to bits now. I'll be playing Spain if I ever get into MP.

[Vider]

My favorite is the English. I absolutely love Billmen, given that they can take on both calvary and heavy infantry. Having Hobilars is also a big help coming out of the gate.

The Spanish are also very good with Jinetes, Lancers, and all that iron.

The Turks have a great selection of units but a precarious starting position, but I can't say I like controlling HA very much. I certainly do like the results though!

[elbasto]

Try 2 LAnce, 1 Rk general, 2 Chiv Foot, 3 Pike, 3 Arqubusiers, 2 Pav Arbs and 3 Culverin.
That was my end game army in my Spainsih campaign and I love them to bits now. I'll be playing Spain if I ever get into MP.

You can build pikemen with Spain?

[Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen]

The Byzantines, 1205, Hard.

[Lanemerkel1]

Seeing as I do not have VI I am talking about MTW 1.1. My favorite faction is the Danes. I don't know why I like them so much. Maybe it's because they are pretty much the underdog of Medieval Total War. So, what is your favorite faction of MTW 1.1?

Byzzies



right in the middle of all the action


Crusade after Crusade, Jihad after Jihad and I come through (albeit limping) pretty much alright

[Phatboi]

i find the byzantine faction to hard to control in early mode. i like to have a simple start faction where i can pay attention to the finer points of controling a faction, such as danes or turks

[Martok]

i find the byzantine faction to hard to control in early mode. i like to have a simple start faction where i can pay attention to the finer points of controling a faction, such as danes or turks

Yeah, I definitely don't recommend the Byzantines if you're still learning how to play the game--they simply have way too many things to keep track of! Once you've played MTW for a while and gotten a hang of things, though, I do recommend going back and giving them a try. Playing as the Byz is always interesting; since you're in the middle of everything, you rarely get the same game twice. The Byzantines are my 3rd favorite faction in the game, after the Spanish and Egyptians.