Which Faction to play for an AAR?

**OverKnight** · 07-09-2007, 08:47

I was thinking of starting up a new campaign and doing an AAR similar to Didz's excellent Scottish blog.

Since most of my experience has been with Western Catholic factions, I'm thinking of playing the Turks, the ERE or the Egyptians. This way I'll stretch myself by using HAs and still have a fun time fighting off Crusades and Steppe Horsemen.

So I'm leaving it up to you guys, which faction should I play?

**Warluster** · 07-09-2007, 09:54

I'd say the Byz's, it'd ne a intresting thing!

**StoneCold** · 07-09-2007, 10:33

Same here, Byz, enemies on all side, the only possible ally with no reason in game to attack you is the Russian.

**OverKnight** · 07-09-2007, 10:34

Warluster, the Byzzies were my favorite faction in BI, I remember many bridge battles against the various hordes along the Danube.

I also read John Julius Norwich's trilogy on the Byzantines, so I would have some historical background on them. It'd be fun to see if I could avert the decay and downfall of the ERE after Manzikert. Have my own Komnenian restoration.

Of course those books did give me some background on the Seljuks and the Muslim invasion of the Empire. So Egypt and the Turks would be interesting in their own ways.

**TinCow** · 07-09-2007, 13:34

I'm planning on doing Byzantines with LTC 3.0 when it is released, plus a few house rules and possibly General View camera. That's about as tough a game as I think can be had from M2TW. So, I vote Byz.

**Lt. Pinard** · 07-09-2007, 20:10

Didz's AAR is great I've been waiting for him to update.

If you do one too then We can have two great AARs to follow. Meaning less wait till the next great installment.

I would vote for ERE but says I can vote...
Think its cause I'm still a newbie