EU Rome newb advice

[Captain Blackadder]

Just got EU Rome and need some advice. What is a nice newb faction to start off with since there is my first paradox game and I want a nice easing into the genre?

[gobbothegreen]

Well i haven't played Rome but would i would recommend you to take a large factin with rich provinces, so in rome that would probably be cartage, Rome or somethig similar.

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

Don't do Carthage or Rome; they're republics. Try a nice, simple Despotic Monarchy. I humbly recommend Macedon.

[Lysander13]

Don't do Carthage or Rome; they're republics. Try a nice, simple Despotic Monarchy. I humbly recommend Macedon.

Seconded

[hellheaven1987]

Carthage - no crazy revolt, no 100k barbarian horde, tonnes of money and colonies waiting for you, and no one bother you except Egypt.

[yxc qwert!]

EU: Rome
Srsly, Rome is IMHO the worst Paradox game ever made. Oh why didn't you ask us before?

[Samilou]

EU: Rome
Srsly, Rome is IMHO the worst Paradox game ever made. Oh why didn't you ask us before?

Ever tried Diplomacy? I guess you haven't.

[Captain Blackadder]

EU: Rome
Srsly, Rome is IMHO the worst Paradox game ever made. Oh why didn't you ask us before?

I tried to find hearts of iron II but I couldn't find it anywhere Rome was the only one they sold.

[hellheaven1987]

I tried to find hearts of iron II but I couldn't find it anywhere Rome was the only one they sold.

Go Amazon...

[Lysander13]

Or....just wait a couple of months for HoI3.

[hellheaven1987]

Or....just wait a couple of months for HoI3.

HoI3 is not enough time to develop nuke and nuclear carrior.

And nothing is better than nuke warhead + ICBM.

[T.Ovidius Aquila]

EU: Rome
Srsly, Rome is IMHO the worst Paradox game ever made. Oh why didn't you ask us before?

No way. I like EU:Rome + Vae Victus.

I like the Hearts of Iron series better but EU:Rome is a quality game as well.

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

Come on, Rome isn't that bad...

[hellheaven1987]

Come on, Rome isn't that bad...

Rome has better military system than EUIII - you never run out of money even create a Grand Army of 200k men.

But Rome's dipolmacy is disaster, same as political system.

Basically once you conquer certain amount of province everyone would start assassin your people, non stop; then if you punish those assassins those nations would just declare war on you (I have once got into war against Parthia - WTF Parthia is doing when Selecid was raping them??).

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

Is that why? I'd wondered why my 60-province Seleukid Imperium was losing family members every few months.

[hellheaven1987]

Is that why? I'd wondered why my 60-province Seleukid Imperium was losing family members every few months.

I don't think so; in my Carthagian Empire campaign it was few members every week.

Not to mention the high success rate makes it a pain.

[crazyorc]

Rome of course, it's a military republic, and that makes ur faction stable and keep enough MP to launch wars.

BTW, i dont think EUR is a game fitting the history well, when i always find my huge army is destroyed by a relatively small army under the command of a foreign general who has only 1 or 2 military stars than my own genreal!!!!

[hellheaven1987]

Rome is military republic?? I thought Carthage is military republic and Rome is something else???

Either way, both act the same; you would see many generals with 0% loyalty yet never rebelled.

However, Carthage is easier to play because:

1. It is far away in Africa.

2. It has colonies nearby which can produce cavalry and heavy infantry (Rome has to invaded Gaul to get that).

3. It is stable.

4. A crazy barbarian horde with 300k show up on your door every 10 years.

5. Damned rich.

[crazyorc]

Rome is military republic?? I thought Carthage is military republic and Rome is something else???

Either way, both act the same; you would see many generals with 0% loyalty yet never rebelled.

However, Carthage is easier to play because:

1. It is far away in Africa.

2. It has colonies nearby which can produce cavalry and heavy infantry (Rome has to invaded Gaul to get that).

3. It is stable.

4. A crazy barbarian horde with 300k show up on your door every 10 years.

5. Damned rich.

Definitely, as a military republic, Rome can choose two military ideas.
However, i dont know what Carthage is because i always play Rome.

[Jingles]

Let's be perfectly honest with ourselves. Being the worst Paradox game is hardly a bad thing in the big picture. Anyway, this advice is interesting as it's the only one I don't have, and I'm thinking of getting it until HoI3 is released.