Pontus also features the some of the most versatile cavalry in the game. Their tougher-than-average Phalanx Pikemen can hold their own for quite some time against elite Royal Pikemen (Macedon), and have higher armor than elite Silver Shield Pikemen (Seleucia) while being both astronomically cheaper AND taking one less turn to build than either. Just going by phalanx quality, Pontus is the clear winner. Enough said about that here.īEST MACEDONIAN-STYLE PHALANX FACTION OVERALL: PONTUS Parthia is also a HA faction which exists in the game. Just because I love some HA action doesn't mean I hate being able to storm the walls of my enemies, or to go toe-to-toe with Roman Legionaries once in a while. The final point in Armenia's favor is its vastly superior infantry offerings: Heavy Spearmen and Armenian Legionaries. Scythia's armor-piercing Head Hunter Maidens can take on heavy cav, but cannot survive sustained melee nearly as well. However, Armenia has the strongest armored HA and-unlike Scythia-actually has heavy shock cavalry. Basic Armenian HA are inferior to Scythia's, though not by a ton. NBD, recruit Cretan Merc Archers.īEST MOUNTED ARCHER FACTION OVERALL: ARMENIA The Greeks' lack of decent support cavalry tips the balance in favor of Carthage's Long Shield Cavalry and Sacred Band Cavalry (one of the best cavalry units in game, if not the best), and let's not forget, Elephants.Ĭons: No native archer units. It is true that Spartans (Greek, of course) are superior to Carthage's elite Sacred Band, but not by enough to compensate for the triple whammy that Spartans are insanely expensive, take two turns to build, AND can only be recruited in two cities. Actually, the versatility of Sacred Band infantry (try them out in phalanx, non-phalanx spear, non-phalanx sword modes) make them my favorite overall infantry in the game. Carthage has better overall mainline hoplites (Poeni spearmen (Carthage) = Armored Hoplites (Greek), Sacred Band (Carthage) = Shock and Awe with Spear or Sword). There are only two true hoplite factions, The Greeks and Carthage. It does not factor in the relative starting difficulties of position, city population, money, etc.)īEST HOPLITE WARRIOR FACTION OVERALL: CARTHAGE (Please note, this list is about military play style, not about opening move options. Here is my definitive and totally objective advice on the best (non-Roman) campaign factions I wish I had received when I first started. With the release of Rome Total War - Remastered (I know, late to the party), it seemed good to start a thread for people new to the game - or those who need a refresher.
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