Milan vs Venice (which is better?)

[Kimster2]

Which is better. as in unit wise?
Because ive had a post before saying whats a good faction and everyone said Venice or Milan *EDIT*

Who has better infantry?
better cavlary?
better missles?
better siege equipments?

plz do tell

[eggthief]

Why the H do you keep making these senseless threads the whole time? Anyway I'll just pick Milan for their overpoweredness.

[General Nuisance esq]

For starting position and better financial possibilities and you don't need a navy as much as Venice I say Milan

[Imperator Romani]

Milan

[Double A]

Venice has better infantry and archers

Milan has better crossbowmen

They both have ING SWEET calvary.

[Pink Beard]

Milan

Green > Red

[Double A]

Red=BLOOD AND FIRE MUHAHAHA!!!

Actually I suggest Milan so it will be impossible that they will betray you short of a rebellion

[CobraStallone]

I´ll go for Venice, better starting postition, better infantry and economy I think, and who dosen't hate Milan. I sure like to exterminate those ers.

[Fakir]

Actually I suggest Milan so it will be impossible that they will betray you short of a rebellion

I'd actually put money on that hypothetical rebellion.

[Yojimbo]

They are both very good as they both can become very rich and have excellent units, Milan ha genoese crossbows and crossbow millita both of which are very powerful and Venice has ventiaian heavy infantry which can wipe the floor with most other units as they have 16 attack 18 defence and are ap. I prefer Venice because their VHI just lays waste to the most powerful enemy units while crossbows die from cav charges. Their archers are also some of the best in the game.

I also just hate Milan as they are annoying backstabbing aggressive bastards and send endless stacks of crossbowmen at you.

[Surgeon]

Hm they're both pretty good and I'm sometimes also torn when wondering which one to play. Milan can easily dominate without building a single castle because they've got superb crossbows, heavy cavalry, heavy infantry and spearmen units all available in cities. Venice needs castles to achieve their best archers and heavy infantry, and don't really have any top tier cavalry units (though Feudal Knights and the Orders should substitute you fine). Both factions have exceptional gunpowder units and the Carroccio Standard, which is basically like the Great Cross and usually renders your army unroutable.

[Conquistatore]

Out of Milan and Venice I say Milan. Playing a Milanese campaign at the moment and I've taken just about all of Italy, save Rome. Genoa and Venice and excellent trading cities so the economic question is balanced. Milan is in a better starting position and can quickly secure the isles of sardinia and corsica without too much trouble. Definetly Milan.

But I want to throw Sicily into the ring aswell, they are the missing Italian faction here. Sicily has some nice advantages over the others like Palermo is the most advanced castle and they have excellent opportunities for trade also.

[Oman2nd]

Venice. I hates Milan. Also, I agree with ClimhazarD, Sicily beats all of them.

[Viking Prince]

I am playing Milan at the moment, for whatever that is worth. I like them all.

I do not know why I would suggest this, but Short Campaigns are an option.

Try a short campaign with each and then make a decision and go from there.

[Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh]

lol at the poll results. 50% in each.

Venice > Milan

Reasons:
Venetian heavy infantry. 'nuff said.
Better economy. I've always found that I have a shite-load more money as Venice then I do as Milan.
Venice. The city of canals, eh? again, 'nuff said.
Red > green. Suck it up.

[Silent Assassin]

I will go with Venice. Even if people are saying MIlan because of their unique Genoses Crossbows IMO They rout faster than Pavise crossbowmen,

Venice have a better economy. have better infantry, Venitian Archers, Monster Ribault I think I have said enough

[Abel12512]

Venice have a better economy. have better infantry, Venitian Archers, Monster Ribault I think I have said enough

Agreed, I'll go with Venice.

[eggthief]

Milan's economy is better or equal at least with Genoa and Milan and with their two cities combined they can overflood venice in no time trough cheap militia stacks. Not to mention that Milan has Genoese crossbowmen and better late cavalry.

[Silent Assassin]

Milan's economy is better or equal at least with Genoa and Milan and with their two cities combined they can overflood venice in no time trough cheap militia stacks. Not to mention that Milan has Genoese crossbowmen and better late cavalry.

Milan is Landlocked and no way Genoa as better income than Venice...

As for Genoeses love fighthing them for one reason they get scared as fast as I say Charge

[Esoteric]

I'm currently playing a Venice grand campaign and damn, they can get a seriously good economy. And as long as you pacify the Byzantine Empire the Islands to the south such as Rhodes and Iraklion(sp?) are basically nothing more than big banks.