Best Faction?

[Viking Prince Olaf]

KK guys,...I know theres A million threads like this and just give me A simple answer of what your favorite faction is, why, and If it would suit me being A viking so mainly things like pretty much anything i'm open too.


In my opinion I love playing Any faction thats isolated from the rest wich automatically cross out HRE I mean their units are tight but their COMPLETELY surrounded meaning their all gonna gang up on you.


So just post what you think.....

[CaeserAugustus]

I think an interesting faction to play would be sicily. Basically all you have to do is have a decent navy around italy then send ships with armies out through the mediteranean.

[Viking Prince Olaf]

Sicily requires A huge navy to support its military ambitions as it is just an island and part of A penninsula.

[Muagan_ra]

Why don't you just ask a set of Quintoplets who the good looking one is?

They all have pros and cons. If you're talking personal favourites, I have a soft spot for Italians; Venice or Milan. Powerful armies, great technologists, filthy rich, cool accents. La dolce vita all the way.

[Viking Prince Olaf]

All these things you say are true, but I never found them in A good striking point....Where do you usually strike first to be so successful?

[Muagan_ra]

Northern Italy has five very rich cities all within a stones-throw of eachother. You have the potential to have an economic powerhouse that can produce enormous armies in a single-turn, all of which can be easily defended thanks to their close proximity to eachother. After that, it's up to you - the Alps, the Islands, southern France, Greece...

[Viking Prince Olaf]

I never thought of it that way, because they always looked closed in to me just like England. .\-.

I know of the economic potential though, Invasion of Europe can go down two ways. Both involving 2 faced wars. I've never tried anything but Papal States but they don't have the late tech like everyone else.

[Silent Assassin]

Northern Italy has five very rich cities all within a stones-throw of eachother. You have the potential to have an economic powerhouse that can produce enormous armies in a single-turn, all of which can be easily defended thanks to their close proximity to eachother. After that, it's up to you - the Alps, the Islands, southern France, Greece...

I have to agree with you here Italian cities are wealthy.

Florence, Bologna, Milan Geona(sp) and Venice( the lasy one is the one that makes more than the others but still they all bring around 3500 to 5000 each which is decent IMO

[Viking Prince Olaf]

I'm not surprised as they were built up during the Roman empire era.

[Viking Prince Olaf]

Why don't you just ask a set of Quintoplets who the good looking one is?

I thought you meant this France i'm sorry but I think we all know your favorite faction lol .

I know you think Denmark is my favorite faction and it is because of the vikings and clerics but thats it. France in my opinion is the Best faction too because they can make some of the most professional armies in all
of Europe and middle east. Their cavelry can compete with Mongolians.
Their units are expensive but good with an all round mix and veriety of crossbowmen, horse archers, heavy and light infantry, strong militias,
Cavelry, gunpowder, and navies.

Their starting position is good as it is A connecter between the Atlantic and Mediteranean. It starts out with average money and 5 large town and castle level upgrades. A good expanding position into Spain and blockade it from the Southern tip of Iberia so then you can focus on Brittain and
once thats out of the way face A 1 faced war. So yes, in my opinion France is the best but not until the Late period.

[France]

@Vince (Vince = Viking + Prince)
Yeah, France has horrible units in early period, but dominate late period. Wouldn't the viking faction be Norway (if your playing one of those mods)?
I used them a lot in Bittania cuz of their Gotland Footmen's charge. Scottish pikes didn't stand a chance cuz they kept switching to their swords o.O

[Viking Prince Olaf]

yea......This isn't kingdoms but in kingdoms I do use Norway for huscarls ....

[Muagan_ra]

Like someone already said, I reckon they're all as powerful as eachother; It just boils down to how you use them. You could have the most powerful units, but a few clever tricks by your opponent will cut them to ribbons.

[Muagan_ra]

It's not that, its just that they sit on the perhaps the most lucrative traderoute. Sure, Constantinople and Antioch have richer pickings individually, but they are fairly isolated in comparison to Italy. Lots of trade resources, and all but Milan are major trading ports.

[Shams al-Ma'rifa]

no clear answer but i have to say england because its just ridiculous how safe ur home isle is. i mean, all u have to do to secure ur homeland is conquer scotland and some rebels fast. after that, an invasion will be rare so u only need to leave behind a few units and quickly head down south to france and proceed to wipe them out.

i dont even bother with the isles after i get france. i feel awkward having london as my capital so i just move it to paris. if by some reason the danes launch ships to attack britain, u should have decent ports in normandy to repel the invasion. after that, europe is pretty much urs with englands great bowmen. it also helps to have a decent navy

[Sir_Killalot]

Its a toughie for me... When it comes to late age units, I have to go with Russia. Tsars Guard beat the silly snot out of Lancers and Khan's Guard (tested this multiple times). Dvors are rediculous calvary archers, and still crazy when dismoutned. Cossacks Musketeers are just amazing. So theres my two cents.

[Muagan_ra]

Perhaps, but do Russia not have an unquestionably unnappealing start position?

All that space... it seems incredibly boring.

[i liek kake]

spain is nice

[Viking Prince Olaf]

So many good answers but non are what I was looking for. :hmmm:

When you think of A perfect faction....THERE ISN'T ONE!!! All have strengths and weaknesses. It usually comes down to late tech though.
Notice how the late periods thrive by turn 100 including: Denmark, Moors (only because their well pretected,) Spain, Venice, Sicily, Russia, and Mongols with Byzantium only because of Nicosia though........So the late ones thrive killing off the others one by one so really there isn't one;
Only the perfect one is the one that suits you. Russia and Byzantium suit me for average infantry and excellent mounted Archers, but Russia's the one with late tech......So keep posting what YOU think is right for yourself.

[France]

I vote... MYSELF!!!1!