Which faction should I play as my next campaign?

[Rodion Romanovich]

Please help me decide which of these factions I should play for my next campaign!

Pontos
Hayasdan
Saka
Saba
Pahlav
Sweboz
Lusotannan
Sauromatae

[Lysander13]

I'd go with the Pahlava. I say that because that's the faction i'm looking forward to playing a campaign with as soon as i finish a campaign with my beloved KH one of these days. Not that i'll be finishing that anytime soon. I envy some of you guys who are able to complete campaigns with several factions. I've been trying to complete a campaign with the KH since .81 with no luck..Started over with 1.0 and 1.1 will probably be here before i even get a chance to sniff 230BC. Damn job and kids!!...
Keeps interfering with my goal of EB Greek domination...

Anyhow, i'd go with the Pahlava, their cavalry force is just sick and since i've always been a heavy infantry type of player...I would like a very different playing style and experience in my next campaign. Whenever....that'll be.

[Horst Nordfink]

I'd be Pahlava too. They were a suprise! I really enjoyed them.

[Birka Viking]

Go for Pahlava they are realy nice to play......

[Rodion Romanovich]

Seems like I have no choice Ok, Pahlav it is then!

[Rodion Romanovich]

Thanks, they are indeed fun to play. Almost no income and really difficult to get enough troops to hold anything I capture, I've constantly been prepared for retreating on all my fronts. One drive down into southeast AS had to be cancelled and one settlement there given up, but so far I haven't lost any more settlements than that (except one bribed), but am constantly worried about doing so as I haven't got enough troops for anything but a crazy offensive everywhere. I managed to deal a severe blow to the saka, however, after taking one of their settlements and beating back 4 assaults, 3 of them in the same turn, unfortunately it forced me to abandon the retraining house rule Exterminating Persepolis saved my *** to the north money-wise, but the money got spended in the coming few turns, and my southern army is stuck in Persepolis since I couldn't get any garrison troops there (due to seleucid diplomats bribing some of them, and money being in shortage)... Wow! Even after controlling some 10 settlements, I still need to be constantly worried about a turning point in which the campaign will turn into defeat. Hopefully I can arrive at Babylon before the Seleucid counter-attacks get too difficult...