Aedui vs Arverni

**0101001** · 09-13-2007, 09:53

I am not sure if this has been posted anywhere on the forum hitherto but I am going to ask anyway. Which Gallic faction is better and why? I want to know because I want to play a Gallic faction and unite all of Gaul (just like Vercingetorix). Which is why I was going to play as Arverni but I want to hear the public's opinions first.

**blank** · 09-13-2007, 10:34

Aedui - Arverni are just rebel scum

**The Celtic Viking** · 09-13-2007, 11:09

The Arverni - their name does mean "superior ones", after all.

... but naah, it doesn't really matter as far as strength goes, IMO. I don't really have any favourite. The "God-King" description the Arverni has and the memory of Vercingetorix always makes me want to play as them, but on the oher hand, the whole thought of the Aedui Confederacy and their description makes me want to play them just as much... and they're both a great deal of fun. I would tell you to pick the colour you like best - yellow or green - and go with that.

**PershsNhpios** · 09-13-2007, 11:41

Vercingetorix was just about the most tactful and inspiring Gaul I have every read about.
He even managed to convince Commius the Atrebatian to rebel!
Nonetheless he did some very foolish things, and didn't really unite all of Gaul, as from my own perspective of the Gallic tribes, they were always divided in every way possible.
For that reason it would be very hard to portray them in a game like this!

However, in EB, though I have not played either yet and always financially support the Aedui, I would play as the Arverni.
This is because their military is greatly stronger from the start, they have very large garrisons, and have their territory arrayed in such a manner that they could easily surround those of the Aedui.
Plus, in my campaigns Rome usually picks to side with the Arverni.

If you play as the Aedui you will have to fight on divided fronts.

**Karielle** · 09-13-2007, 11:42

I really enjoyed playing the Aedui, personally, so I now harbour some mild irrational dislike of Arverni.. Play as you like, nevertheless. ;D

Edit: I liked the challenge of divided fronts, to be honest.. It was nervewracking but exciting at the same time to try to juggle rapidly declining finances and a two-front war, but I conquered all of the Arverni and the Romani in the end, and ended with a frustrating stalemate against the Sweboz but a great financial situation considering the start. Very satisfying.

**0101001** · 09-13-2007, 12:39

Well in my Roman campaign that i decided to play until I got some answers, the aedui just broke our alliance and attacked and took back gergovia, viennos and mediolanum with a blitz tactic Hitler himself would have admired.
VIVE LA FRANCE! VIVE LA GAUL! VIVE LA ARVERNI!

**Dram** · 09-13-2007, 13:50

from a pragmatic point of view-

aedui have carnute cingetos (druid chant, inspire nearby units)

arvenerni have arjos (armoured spear unit)

these are both after the reforms. cingetos can only be recruited in 1 place while arjos has several recruitment places. cingetos are better imo because there are already plenty of other units that are similar to the arjos.

however, unless youre roleplaying some sort of snail-like progress game youll probably never reach the required reforms to make these units, or your borders will be so far from home that it would take too long to send them to the front.

**burn_again** · 09-13-2007, 14:03

Being a fan of the barbarian factions in EB I always end up playing as the Aedui, but I don't really know why, might be the colour actually ;).

Unit-wise they're both the same, but I also like Cingetos better, as Arjos are very similar to Solduros.
@Dram: I thought Arjos could only be recruited in Gergovia...

From their starting positions I'd say the Aedui are a bit more challenging, as they get into war with Rome earlier. Both gaulic factions will have a very difficult economy in the first years, and sucess depends a lot on luck with AI-behaviour and decisive battles.