opinions

[Rome:Total Slayer]

wich is your favorite faction in all the totalwar games?

[Csargo]

My all time favorite faction in any of the TW games is England. Just something about Longbowmen I like :) When I get M2TW that will probably be the first faction I play as.

[Celtic_Guardian]

Im not sure, probably the Byzantines in MTW, followed by the Usegi Clan in Shogun.

[ByzantineKnight]

Definitly the Byzantine Empire in MTW or the Scipii in RTW

[PseRamesses]

STW: Shimazu, MI: Hojo
MTW: Byzantines, VI: Saxons
RTW: Seleukids, BI: ERE

[roman pleb]

Probably the Italians in M:TW and the Armenians in R:TW

[Andres]

The Danish in MTW.

[Celtic_Guardian]

I always found playing as the Greek cities fun, i always had a ton of money, just the way the phalanx works annoys me, i can never use it well. There lack of cavalry irks me as well. I haven't played Greek Cities once i found Macedonia though.

[econ21]

I always found playing as the Greek cities fun, i always had a ton of money, just the way the phalanx works annoys me, i can never use it well. There lack of cavalry irks me as well. I haven't played Greek Cities once i found Macedonia though.

You could try the Rome Total Realism Platinum mod. The Greek hoplites are spearmen, not phalanxes, and less annoying. They also have some decent cav (Thessalian?). Pyrrhus even starts with elephants.

[Garvanko]

Or try Terrae Expugnandae. The Greeks have good Cav in that as well, and the hoplites fight in the overhand style.

[Celtic_Guardian]

You could try the Rome Total Realism Platinum mod. The Greek hoplites are spearmen, not phalanxes, and less annoying. They also have some decent cav (Thessalian?). Pyrrhus even starts with elephants.

Ah, one problem my friend, im in the stone age, yes thats right DIAL UP lol

[econ21]

Ah, one problem my friend, im in the stone age, yes thats right DIAL UP lol

My condolences. Maybe you have a friend or relative with broadband? Some of the RTW mods are worth making an effort for - better than most commercial games.

[Celtic_Guardian]

Well in college i'll most likely have broadband, and i'll probably get a laptop that can handle RTW, if not i'll just play Medieval at school, and you know study and do homework

[Warluster]

wich is your favorite faction in all the totalwar games?

France!Best units plus easy economics!I'm mad about the French!

[Alexios]

I would say without a doubt it's got to be the Byzantines. With their kataphracts, varangian guard, and Byzantine infantrymen, you can carve through just about any opponent. I think the biggest challenge playing as them is the desert heat, because of their heavy armor.

[unseelie craig]

i just got Total War Eras... and never had any of the other games except MTW before this.... so my favorites would have to be:
Byzantines (historically speaking, I have always been a fan of the Byzantine Empire) or the
Hungarians (for their challenging position - nothing like a crusade coming thru your lands every few years!)... or the
English (because just like someone said above, I also have a fascination with the Longbowmen - i guess nothing like being able to skewer people from a distance longer than your enemy can manage).

I am looking forward to playing RTW and MTW2 when it comes out.

Does anyone have a faction that they just cannot win with?

In MTW, I have won domination (or massacred with points in achievements) with every faction I have ever played (usually within 150 years or less), except the Holy Roman Empire. It just seems like they have so many provinces with so few troops, so many potential enemies, and very little infrastructure to start with in their provinces (at least in the early era).

[Martok]

Does anyone have a faction that they just cannot win with?

I've always found playing the Polish to be an exercise in frustration. I'm all too likely to get squished between the HRE, Hungarians, Danes, and even the Novgorods/Russians. Even when I don't get crushed outright, I nearly always get hemmed in by the other factions and can't expand. When coupled with the fact that the Polish don't get any decent/interesting units, they're easily my least favorite faction in the game.

In MTW, I have won domination (or massacred with points in achievements) with every faction I have ever played (usually within 150 years or less), except the Holy Roman Empire. It just seems like they have so many provinces with so few troops, so many potential enemies, and very little infrastructure to start with in their provinces (at least in the early era).

Yeah, the HRE is definitely a challenge. I've long felt that that faction's difficulty level should be rated as Hard, not Moderate. That said, it *is* possible to succeed as the Germans. You just have to be careful and choose your targets wisely--and maybe hope for a little luck while you're at it.

[Koval]

I dont know really know why... but in MTW with the BKB Super Mod my favourite faction to play as has got to be the Irish ..... either that or the Norse.... probably just because of the challenge... or the interesting units..

In RTW it has got to be the Carthagians.. I have a soft spot for crushing armies with elephants,,,

[macsen rufus]

I always think the one I'm playing at the moment is my favourite, but let's see:

MTW: Turks
VI: Irish or Welsh
XL: Armenia
PMTW: Crimean Khanate
STW: no favourite, all too similar

RTW: Scythians or Sassanids
BI: Huns


hmmm, looking at the list again, seems like I have a taste for good hybrids and strong horse archers