Choosing a faction

[Ludens]

I've played as egypt and britannia a couple times. I did like both of their units a lot but, I really dont like using chariots, to much "running amok". Calvary is a little easier to control too.

Only Scythed Chariots can run amok. Other chariots just rout. However, I agree chariots are rather clumsy, and extremely vulnerable when they get bogged down.

[kburkert]

I agree also, but the british chariots do hardly any damage

[Ludens]

I agree also, but the british chariots do hardly any damage

I assume you are talking about the heavy chariots as the light ones are very deadly (although not as good as a real horse archer unit). The heavy chariot is usefull though, provided you use it with a little care. The chariot unit description is just wrong. They are not cavalry with the staying power of infantry. They have the speed of cavalry, but they are clumsy and even more vulnerable in a fight. The trick is to keep them moving. Don't target an enemy unit, but drive through it and follow up with an infantry charge. Off course, doing this frontally against a formed unit will result in a lot of broken chariots, but a moving unit or one that is facing the other way is very vulnerable.

In short, a moving chariot is deadly, a stationary one is just dead.

Pontifex Rex explains this rather well in this thread in the guides forum.

[Grand Duke Vytautas]

Hi there!

Choosing a faction hey?

Well I love all factions in RTW, they're unique in many ways.
In order to choose which faction to play next (cuz 1 campaign takes a long period of time and I definitely want to try all factions) heres what I thought:
There are roughly 4-5 cultures in RTW: Roman, greek, barbarian, "carthage style" and easterners.
So firstly to play as one of the roman families is a must cuz the game is about ROME total war, right?
Then I choose all playable factions after that unplayable (but unlockable)
I choose according to culture, cuz I wanna spice things up. So after I played as romans next I play as one of eastern factions (e.g. Parthia), after that I go north with barbarians (e.g. Germans), then Carthage, after that again one of roman or greek factions and so on.

So this is how I do: firstly try out the most popular factions like romans,seleucids,carthage,egypt,germania, then go for the little ones like armenia, trace etc.
Just my opinion though, what you choose is up to you m8! Good hunting!