Hey everyone, long time member and forum lurker as decided to finally return to Medieval 2 after a really LONG break. Modern Total War games are super disapointing to me and utterly fail to deliver what I want from them. And I've been wanting to come back to what is still to date, my favorite Total War game. But specially to this one. I've been hearing about EBII for years but never really got around to playing it, but now, I'm finally taking the plunge.
So, while it's downloading, I'd figure I'd ask what is the interesting factions to start with or what is the most friendly for a beginner. I imagine Rome would be a good one and maybe Macedon?
Oh, and do people play it in multiplayer? I wouldn't mind some player vs player battles every now and then.
Recomendations and advices for a new player is welcomed!