what's your favorite faction

[Atraphoenix]

Pahlava, but their cavalry reaaly very expensive .... but they worth :-)
and of course romans, there cannot be one who did not play with them...
two eternal enemy I like them both if I choose infantry playing romans if I bored with infantry I play with pahlava and watch how catafracts are deadly....

in history sassanids even managed to conqured the old achamenid empire they dominated the anatolia (asia minor) even captured egypt ....

parthia attacked and dominated syria and also anatolia but they were all temporary ...

sassanids compansated parthian weaknesses they used a standing army and revived immortal so I hope there could be a chance to play with sassanids in eb....

[Cambyses]

Lusotanna all the way, they just have so much character and a different style to anyone else

Baktria close behind due to their fun roster with access to Greeks, Easterners, Nomadic types and Indians...

Ive enjoyed all the factions Ive played with though, its great that you can role play the bigger empires also, it keep the logistics from getting boring.

[strategos roma]

AS, Macedon and epeiros.

[Che Roriniho]

1. Baktria - Like a 'Best-Of' for EB: Heffalumps, HAs, Phalanxes, and grest foot archers. Oh, and decent slingers as well. Almost the perfect faction.

2. Makedon - 2 words: Alexandros Megas.

3. Romani - I just like them. Great Infantry. Sadly missing any decnt cavalry though.

4. Saka - Like Baktria, a fantastic mix of units, and a well-protected starting position. Until I mod the Baktrians BG to use their bows, SR also have the best in that department as well.

[Bellum]

Can't say. They are all so well done, every one is interesting.

[kepta]

Aedui and Ptolemaioi. Ptolemaio have an awesome starting position without being to large to make the first few turns tedious to me like seleukeia, and a good unit roster with elite phalangitai galatians and good cavalary troops plus I always loved Egyptian history. I don't know why no one seems to care much for the ptolemaio as there always at the bottom of polls about favorite factions, europa barbarorum depiction of them is just far and away the best of any of the other mods out there as well, just superb.

[Chirurgeon]

Aedui and Ptolemaioi. Ptolemaio have an awesome starting position without being to large to make the first few turns tedious to me like seleukeia, and a good unit roster with elite phalangitai galatians and good cavalary troops plus I always loved Egyptian history. I don't know why no one seems to care much for the ptolemaio as there always at the bottom of polls about favorite factions, europa barbarorum depiction of them is just far and away the best of any of the other mods out there as well, just superb.

I really like the Ptolemai as well...I even wrote an AAR about em :) Good for you!

[Andronikos]

Baktria - because of their unit rooster, have almost everything, Indian units, elephants, HAs...,
KH - many types of units, possibility to field various types of armies, great roleplay possibilities - you can use armies dependant on nationality of your general, access to many nice regionals, you will fight enemies with different tactics, you can reclaim colonies, conquer Persia,
Makedonia - I like phalanx armies and factions that are not so big at start, my favourite diadochi kingdom,
Aedui - a lot of units, again various enemies - the game will not be boring, reforms, (I like them a little more than Arverni and Casse, but I like these two too),
Pahlava - my favourite eastern faction, I like their specific government system and units.

These 5 are the top, but all factions are apealing in some way

[schlappi]

Romani, because you get to ki... err, meet so many different cultures.
The 'barbarian' factions get a little boring in my opinion after you manage to survive the struggle in the beginning, which is very very nice since it provides many a challange and some nail-biting AI turn waiting :)

[burn_again]

Had a lot of fun with many factions, but my favorites are Aedui, Sweboz, Arche Seleukeia and Baktria, in no particular order.

The 'barbarian' factions get a little boring in my opinion after you manage to survive the struggle in the beginning, which is very very nice since it provides many a challange and some nail-biting AI turn waiting :)

It's sometimes even more challenging to maintain a large barbarian empire in the later game, as you're getting attacked from all sides and don't have the economy of the civilised factions.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Romani are my absolute favourite in EB, just as they were in RTW. My next best-liked factions are: AS, KH and the Carthaginians.

[machinor]

Baktria - very stylish ensemble of units with that exotic touch, I like the region and the overall uniqueness of the faction's culture too
Carthage - great unit roster with a lot of flexibility and i like the culture (will be even better when the Carthaginian voice mod is finally done!!)
Pontos - also very flexible unit roster and very very challenging starting position

[NickTheGreek]

Romani, Makedon, KH and bizzarely the Sabaeans, a real nice change to the northern factions if you ask me.

[Olaf Blackeyes]

I am sad now. So noone here like teh Sweboz? Ive only seen like 2 or 3 ppl of .org that do, it makes me feel sad and kinda alone

[johnhughthom]

I'm a fan of the Sweboz, only faction I have actually completed the VCs with. I do prefer Pahlava, the Romani and Saba though....

[kekailoa]

1. Arverni/Aedui
I love the fact that when you get enough reforms, you can rewrite history with your own Celtic legions of mail-covered Gauls and heavy cavalry. No more of the Gauls being run over by everyone. Celtic revenge.
2. Casse
Another Celtic faction? What's there not to love? (except chariots. not loving chariots.)
3. Lusotannia
It's ridiculously hard to spell, but a hybrid Ibero-Celt Empire washing across the world (especially Italy) makes me smile.
4. Sweboz
I just really love the barbarian factions. The fact that you have infantry from every tribe and they are all excellent, cheap line troops makes the Sweboz a very fun faction to play.
5. Carthage
It's just fun to beat up on the Romans.

I really like heavy infantry. And heavy cavalry. So if there was some sort of Sauromatae-Gallic cavalry, I think I would die of happiness.

[Olaf Blackeyes]

4. Sweboz
I just really love the barbarian factions. The fact that you have infantry from every tribe and they are all excellent, cheap line troops makes the Sweboz a very fun faction to play.

Umm a quick question? Do you know how to get troops like The Cherusi Swordsmen, Chatti Clubmen/Spearmen, and Gaut Spearmen? If so can u plz tell me???

[iamphet]

how to get troops like The Cherusi Swordsmen, Chatti Clubmen/Spearmen, and Gaut Spearmen?

Cherusci are available in the province to the west of your starting one (factional MIC4), Chatti in Arctaunon (i.e. S-W, factional MIC2-3), Gaut in Scandinavia and Gotland (factional MIC3).

[icydawgfish]

1. Ptolemaioi
2. Kart-Hadast
3. Makedonia

Also, do any of you guys ever get the feeling that a faction is "evil"? I always get that impression about the Seleukids, not sure why though.

[Skullheadhq]

KH! I love to reconquer all the Greek colonies!

[SwissBarbar]

1. KH (Who does not like the Greeks)
2. Romanii (Large variety of Units and Reforms)
3. Hay (Challenge)

[Olaf Blackeyes]

Ok so i gotta build lvl 3-4 govs in said provinces?

[Ignopotens]

Getai - My first campaign in EB, and still my favorite faction. It's so much fun to conquer and subjugate those "civilized" Greeks. There's something satisfying in watching Drapanai cut enemy formations to pieces.

Saromatae - Once you get a good FM General your army becomes nearly unbeatable. Also there's just something awesome to having your entire army be horse-archers. Almost nothing can stand up to them.

[A Terribly Harmful Name]

In my (painful) experience Sweboz troops tend to be far better than anything the Celts can field as line soldiers. Never expect to defeat them without a good deal of Neitos and other heavy troops because they are very tough, even if they don't look like it at first. If Gallic factions at least have this choice, the poor Casse will rely mostly on their low quality levies and their champions are often too small to be effective, so the outcome is predictable.

[kekailoa]

In my (painful) experience Sweboz troops tend to be far better than anything the Celts can field as line soldiers. Never expect to defeat them without a good deal of Neitos and other heavy troops because they are very tough, even if they don't look like it at first. If Gallic factions at least have this choice, the poor Casse will rely mostly on their low quality levies and their champions are often too small to be effective, so the outcome is predictable.

I don't know about that.

In my experience, I find the Gauls can more than hold their own with the right troops (at least when I've been playing them) and yes, while the Casse are a little disadvantaged, with the right set of tactics, the Sweboz are not unbeatable.

But I will agree with you that the Sweboz are gifted with a number of excellent relatively cheap line infantry that can stand up to pretty much anyone. Still, the Gallic infantry is not to be scoffed at.

[Olaf Blackeyes]

And im not saying that all other barbarian factions suck. I have played the Getai, BOTH Gauls, the Lusotannan and the Casse. However the only faction that i keep coming back to again and again are teh Sweboz. They are just fun to play.
It a slow start faction, allows for plenty of build time, and has VERY powerful infantry. Once u get their economy going you can pretty much steamroll everyone around you. Also, like most barbarian factions, almost all of their units throw stuff at your opponents.
All in all its a very cool faction to play as.

[Fennoskandian]

As'Sab'Yn Wal'Jah, without a doubt. Someone already said they are no match for their Syberian counterparts, but considering that almost every unit can be called as skirmishers and their incredible stamina makes them very versatile. But damn those enemy archers...

[iamphet]

Ok so i gotta build lvl 3-4 govs in said provinces?

I'm not sure what lvl 3-4 govs are. MIC stands for military industrial complex (barracks+archery range+stables). So, to build Chatti you need to build government type 1, 2 or 3 and upgrade your factional MIC to level 3. For Cherusci you need govt 1 or 2 and have MIC level 4.
When in doubts, you can use add_money and process_cq cheats to check in advance whether you will get what you need

[Maion Maroneios]

Just found out I haven't posted here at all

So my favorite faction would be the Makedones. By far, that is. Just love to kick Romaioi butt and pillage Roma

Maion

[Olaf Blackeyes]

I'm not sure what lvl 3-4 govs

Thats just how i say type 1,2,3,4 govs. Thanx for the tip btw.