Quote Originally Posted by Omanes Alexandrapolites the Idiot
...should you make the effort to play another faction such as The Greek Cities which is resonably dull - phalanx beats all removing the challenge.
The Greek Cities are a nice faction though indeed quite predictable with their somewhat overpowered hoplites. The same goes for the Macedonians I suppose. The more interesting of the factions from my experience so far, which is rather limited, are the "Barbarian" factions. They seem to provide the most challenge. I dislike the Roman factions, due to the restrictive senate and it's insane missions (I dislike games where I'm given a "quest" to carry out to earn extra brownie points) and I don't find them particularly challenging anyway (my Gauls have almost wiped them off the map already, I've actually prolonged their existence just to see what more they can throw at me!). There are a few factions that are so ahistorical they are difficult to come to terms with, such as the "Spanish" and "Egyptians" for example. I really need to download RTR again, I remember that being a pretty good mod. EB runs too slowly on my PC and while I like my historical accuracy as much as the next man, I do find it overly complex.