Who to play next?

[Dooz]

I understand that, but what I was suggesting was finding out for yourself might be more interesting and fun. Then again, I suppose people can and will differ and I should respect that. Enjoy.

[bovi]

I suggest trying a faction that is different to the greek style, for instance a Gaul faction or a nomad one. The nomads are really tough to play though, just so you're warned.

[Beefy187]

If your familiar with Greek lands but your bored of Greece, try Getai.

Sweboz also looks good

[johhny-turbo]

I like Baktria, cool very diverse line up. You can easily choose to field a nomad like calvalry army or a phalanx army. Also in the beginngin you have an interesting dillemma. Do you surge to the east and capture territories for the money but in doing so leave yourself vurerable to an attack from AS or do you attack them first but in doing so provoke the only empire at the beginning of the game?

[Hooahguy]

I like Baktria, cool very diverse line up. You can easily choose to field a nomad like calvalry army or a phalanx army. Also in the beginngin you have an interesting dillemma. Do you surge to the east and capture territories for the money but in doing so leave yourself vurerable to an attack from AS or do you attack them first but in doing so provoke the only empire at the beginning of the game?

agreed- they are challenging and fun, as i have found with my current campaign!

[Arzeal]

Saba is a very nice faction to play when u deceided to try different things, isolated to the point that both giants (plotematoi and Sk) wont bother to go after you, and even they bothered, by the time they reached ur cities - their troops should be extremely exhauted, and you already welcome them w. proper army. And u can try to raid their big cities which r poorly defended and quickly retreat back to the sea and continue to build up your empire in a middle of nowhere (adv mines avaible as well)

I also played a diplomatic war w. both empires: sacking cities and give it to the opposite faction and see how their stacks rush to fight for it, and sneak quitely to another huge cities ^^

[Bootsiuv]

Baktria or Qarthadastim

Both are great for s***s and giggles.

Baktria has one of the best unit line ups in the game. Period.

Qarthadastim begins with the highest treasury in the game IIRC at 10000 (at least, that's how it was in .8x). They also have some very interesting units, and the inevitable war with Roma over Sicila is always entertaining.

EDIT: If you do play Qarthadastim, make sure you disband all of your fleets. I keep one around to ferry troops to Sicila, but that's all. I think they start out with 5 fleets (once again, .8x, so this may have changed).

[Jaywalker-Jack]

Carthage are a good laugh. Interesting strategic position, and cool unit selection - Iberian units in Spain, African elite units in North Africa and Greek/Samnits mercenaries in Italy. Thats true bout the fleets, expensive to run at the start. Maybe drop the elephants too.

Ptolemaioi are also a great bet, I think theyre the only faction that dosnt immediately go into debt once you start playing. Nice safe position too and room to expand in all directions at your leisure.

Both Carthage and Egypt have a type 3 government with no annoying public order penalty by the way, helps if youre building a big empire.