EB is a truly wonderful experience. I always liked Pontos, even in Vanilla, but I never felt very immersed. The units were pretty generic, but I liked the feel of a Persia-meets-Hellas faction trying to eke out an existence in the shadow of the gargantuan Seleukid empire. Every faction I have played(well, aside from the Saka, but they're quite incomplete) has been a blast...

Speaking of Pontos, it still doesn't have a spy, get to work slackers!