#Hardest faction rome total war 2 series#

Pontus is surprisingly secure early in the game, despite only having two moderate cities and absolutely nothing for combat units except militia.

I've only played a few, but I seem to specialize in the more obscure Byzantine factions, so. I only play Imperial Campaign so that makes it hard to say. I know the Egyptians are considered probably the best of the armies. They're typically considered the strongest of the Barbarian factions, mainly because of the Spear Warband (Which admittedly, has a bug working in its favor). I'm stunned you had problems with the Germans though, perhaps just short campaign goals.

#Hardest faction rome total war 2 series#

But on the other hand, they have one of the best too (Forester Warband - Arguably the best archer unit in the game, long range, high attack power, better in melee than standard swordsmen, hide in the open, and a series of other good advantages). They aren't the easiest to fight with, they have a lot of the weaker units in the games. Everything from Phalanx to Legionairres to Chariots to Cataphracts to Elephants! It's like having your cake, and eating it too. They are REALLY a Jack-of-all-Trades faction in ways none of the others are. I like the Seleucids now that I'm doing a campaign with them. How do my experiences compare with yours? Of course, I haven't tried the long campaign yet, so things may look different then.

I haven't tried Carthage or the Greek Cities yet, but both seem to have impossible tasks, as they will be at war with the Roman factions almost right away. But I was able to make a durable peace with the Parthians, somehow, which allowed me to go after the Egyptians with gusto. Strategically, they start out with no safe flanks, no quiet fronts. It was surprisingly easy to win as the Seleucids. In both cases, it was also hard to generate much cash. The Britons and/or the Gauls would always stab me in the back at the least opportune time, or the Egyptians and/or Pontus. In both cases, no alliance that I made was safe. Same is true of the Egyptian threat when playing the Parthians.

If you're the Germans, you have to spend so much time worrying about the Gauls and the Britons that you don't have anything left to devote to your victory conditions. In each case, the two factions that you have to take out are not the ones that present you with the greatest threat. I found it very difficult to win with the Parthians and the Germans. I bought 2 Seleucid leaders and 2 Parthian leaders without making much of a dent in my finances. With the Egyptians, you start out with so many lucrative cities that you can generate a huge cash surplus and buy off enemies with impunity. With the Julii, the one faction you have to take out-the Gauls-is also the one that presents you with the greatest threat, so you can focus on them without much distraction.

With the Romans, you know that the Senate and the other Romans have your back (for the short campaign, anyway I know you have to take them out to win the long campaign), so you don't have to worry about them turning on you. It's easiest to win with the Roman factions and the Egyptians. Win with one faction, try the next one, until I've played all of them. I've been busily engaged with Rome: Total War for the last week or so, playing the short campaign over and over again to test the strengths and weaknesses of each faction.