What faction to play as?

[Markus_Aurelius]

hmm, your sweboz comments really tempt me....

but the saba seem pretty nice...

[Uncle Odin]

With the Sewboz you have the great advantage, that your generals get the forager trait, which gives them the ability to roam in foreign territory as long as they want and it saves some money. This is really cool ans afaik the sweboz are the only faction to have this ability...

Try to combine Germanic Naked Spearman and Chatti Clubinfantry, you´ll really gone like it.

BTW Saba is fine to, only way more difficult, as I can recall.

[Markus_Aurelius]

After reading that aar, the spear and shield, im thinking the sab'yn are a good choice, he actually was beaten by the computer!

[Markus_Aurelius]

so i think im going saba, but definatly will check out the sweboz when im done

[Uncle Odin]

Yeah, I really liked his AAR and played Saba afterwards. It´s great fun and they have some really good units. But nothing that can stand against a phalanx iirc. Have a lot of fun and report how it´s going on, if you like. I would be very pleased to read an other Saba AAr...

So good luck in the damm´n desert.

[PershsNhpios]

I suggest the Getai, I find them very easy to play with.
Their troop selection is quite vast due to the amount of auxiliaries available.
As for myself, I decided to forsake the victory conditions, (So as not to become embarrassed in a war against the Republic), and conquer the black sea.
So far, I have from Tanais counterclockwise to Byzantium, I own from the countries of the Bastarnae south to Demetrias.
All of the Hellenes and the Makedonians, 'dance to my tune', and I have found this goal very gratifying, as it has led me into war and diplomatic situations with many different factions.
Currently I am, by navy, landing and bypassing Kotais with a large army, and attacking Armavir.. in order to keep clear of the Seleukids until Parthia grows strong enough.

My method of attack with the Getic Kingdom and it's allies is usually thus;
I have one general with the cavalry, (Consisting of many Skythian archer allies and, now that I am richer, some of my own Tarabostes in support.), ride against the enemy army or town.
The horse archers will attack and kill well over a third of the army, without losing any themselves, the Tarabostes reinforce this.
If they attack a town, I make sure it will sally upon me, so that the destruction can be as fulfilling.

Then my regiment battalion usually consists of 1-2 Heavy Getic Phalanxes, 2-4 Light Phalanxes, 2-3 Skythian Axemen/Classical Hoplites/Drapanai/Bastarnae, and 3 Bosphoran Archer allies.
The latter being now my most favoured unit, thanks to their superb ability in flanking also.
A major defeat has only occurred as I was conquering the Crimea, and I came without cavalry against the large army of Bosphoritai.
The arrows rained so thickly I peered through them to see my ranks!

Here is my recommendation of the Getai then, once I have control of the Black Sea, I intend to launch a heavily guarded scientific expedition in order that my more educated Getic citizens can study the Great Pyramids.
Once I have acquainted myself with the locals in Alexandria, the goal for me faction is to have African Elephants serving in the army in Kilikia!

[Markus_Aurelius]

So far I am enjoying the Saba very much. But i can see alot of trouble brewing in my future. I managed to take the 4 settlements around the coast pretty early on, making full use of my Archer spearmen, damn good soldiers. Im building mines as was the advice of the "How to play Saba effectively thread" and im rdoing pretty good, very fun, hard to stop playing. I notice all my troops have very very low defence ratings and am wondering if anybody has any advice on how i should go about beating the Yellow and Gray deaths? Im thinking i should try and get some phalanx's of my own, if thats even possible, are pantodipoi or whatever phalanxs recruitable by the saba? or am i f***ed haha

[NeoSpartan]

Im thinking i should try and get some phalanx's of my own, if thats even possible, are pantodipoi or whatever phalanxs recruitable by the saba? or am i f***ed haha

Mercenaries although now they are pretty expensive to buy so u better take good care of them.