What's so special...

[AntonM]

...about the Byzantine Empire? Everyone seems to love them! I never really fancied playing as them so dont know. So like the title says what makes them so special, good/bad point ect.

Thanks

 

[Osiiic]

It gives you an ability to rebuild Roman Empire from ruins.

 

[dstarsboy]

Having the trade capital of the world... Roman and Greek descendants... flame throwers... they're purple...

 

[Bacon!]

Good all round selection of units, heavy inf, spears, pikesm archers, heavy cav, cav archers, the only thing they dont have is good gunpowder but im not that much of a gunpowder fan anyway

 

[Spamostoc]

... they're purple...

Yep, that pretty much sums it all up simply because Purple > all other colors

 

[Eriol]

lol, I thought yesterday that I'd make a rant post about the Byzantines to the topic where somebody asked what faction he should play. I mean the Byzantines roster sucks, they are nothing like the old Roman Empire, they have nothing interesting, just an unhistorical ww2 flame thrower unit. They're just a fillup faction between the western Catholics and eastern Islamic factions. And they're purple!

 

[Barser]

I agree. Never liked the byzantines unit roster. It's just... well it's boring though SS spiced them up quite a bit.
Everyone also seemed to like the byzies the most in vanila.

 

[Sher Khan]

In SS?
The super-powered roster with no technical weakness.


In general?
Massive fanboy logic.

 

[Eriol]

I think many people play the faction only because it has some relation to the Roman Empire, but I really don't see it any more Roman than HRE or the Italian factions. Actually almost everything about it is quite different from Rome, and this is why I don't see it as a true heir to the Roman Empire which I love.

 

[nosjo78]

I can't speak for everyone but I think alot of people like them because they are the true heir to the Roman Empire. Alot of people here played Rome Total War and loved it. So, its obvious that alot of people would like to play a Roman faction. I never played Rome Total War but, I love Roman history. So Byz is one of my favorite factions.

 

[RJA]

I can't speak for everyone but I think alot of people like them because they are the true heir to the Roman Empire. Alot of people here played Rome Total War and loved it. So, its obvious that alot of people would like to play a Roman faction. I never played Rome Total War but, I love Roman history. So Byz is one of my favorite factions.

Never played RTW? You don't know what you are missing.

 

[Emerald-Knight]

I'm with Spamostoc and dstarsboy, I like the purple.

 

[TheColdTruth]

I like the Byzantine Empire because when I play the true Holy Roman Empire I get to smash some purple wannabe Romans into the ground with some IMPERIAL MIGHT

 

[cherryfunk]

Massive fanboy logic.

Great location -- right in the middle of the action.

(I think I'm going to start a band called Fanboy Logic. Anyone with me?)

 

[Osiiic]

lol, I thought yesterday that I'd make a rant post about the Byzantines to the topic where somebody asked what faction he should play. I mean the Byzantines roster sucks, they are nothing like the old Roman Empire, they have nothing interesting, just an unhistorical ww2 flame thrower unit. They're just a fillup faction between the western Catholics and eastern Islamic factions. And they're purple!

Burn the catholic (or muslim - who cares) heretic! Burn him!

I like the Byzantine Empire because when I play the true Holy Roman Empire I get to smash some purple wannabe Romans into the ground with some IMPERIAL MIGHT

This one heretic must be burned too. Together with his false Roman empire..

 

[Brammius]

The Byzantine Empire is my fav faction, probably because it's Roman, good location and has some great units.

 

[Osiiic]

Osiiic......All I can say is +Rep.

Thnx! And after all - NOBISCUM DEUS!

Rus? Are you kidding? Rus was archenemy of Latvians for 10 centuries!

EDIT: Its OK When German crusaders arrived in 1200, Letts (protoLatvians) made alliance with them (and taked Latin/Catholic faith) to fight their former seniors - Princeps of Novgorod and Polotsk. And so it begins...

 

[GiorgioIII]

The greatest city in the world against all the world? Doesn't that sound fun?

 

[Logik]

I like the Byzantines i just wish that they had a stronger unit roster like the HRE.Also it would be cool if there was a way in which After you capture Rome
that a some kind of script can be made to acknowledge that feat and in doing so the faction name changes from the Byzantines Empire to the Roman Empire. Yea i know that it is not historically accurate but everything doesn't have to be. Also the color purple has got to go. How about RED and Gold or something.

 

[Osiiic]

Until

RED and Gold or something.

?

 

[Logik]

Burn Heretic!!!!!!!!(You were doing Great until.............) Is that red enough for you?

Man that was hilarious. No seriously i don't have a huge problem with the color purple i thought it just would be neat to see them in a different color but really it doesn't matter that much.I wonder if in real life they dressed in purple Though:hmmm:?. But what about my other suggestions what you think of those? I think they would be a neat features to add.

 

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

WM ....Like I said you were doing Great. Totally support you. I also respect your right to self colorization. However you failed to realize given the previous post that your in the middle of a Color War and that's not something to be thrown about lightly. This brings up an idea!!!!!!!!

PROPOSAL:[/B] In addition to WarMachine0505's ideas,I suggest a featue that allow the player to change faction colors. Ya Ya I know you can hack them in, but I'm reffering to a game feature that's for computer dummies like me to use.

Edit: Dont mind Stefano89 he's English....You are granted mercy.....RED & Black for the English! Stay on your island ...Anglo-Saxson.
Edit: War M seek sanctuary with Osiiic. I'm manning the front lines so join me at your own peril
Edit: Osiic ckeck & see if you agree with my stance regarding the Bulgarian admitance....Please...
Edit: All hail our Germanic Bretherin. ER & HG Bitter.. send Panzerjager IV Nashorn's I don't know how long I can hold this front.
Edit: Chamander.....Eat Purple.!!!!! Ha !Yellow what kind of color is that. Its not even canary.
Edit: Hail NoFrag our Canadien brother in arms. Oh wait you have'nt Declared your side...:hmmm: Brother or Heretic
Edit: Brothers:[/B] Dstarboy, Bacon!, Spamostoc.Nosjo78, EmeraldKnight, Brammius, Snesopp, TwilightGladius, Dansolorol, Jo_Dus, CaesarClivus
Edit: Heretics:[/B] Barser,TheColdTruth,

Edit: Space Wovles.... Stop riding the fence commit or burn

Storyline: Osiiic sumun more inquisitors. Make sure they understand that WarMachine is not to be harmed he's an innocent by standerd in all of this. Tell the Blues and Greens to set aside their differences and git wood for the pyres. Escort AntonM to the border. He should be safe I blamed it all on the French anyway.....ER's panzers are holding the western front. but w/o panzer Nashorns from HG the southern front will collapse. Oh why all this bloodshed. All over a silly color. Why can they just submit to Byzantine Purple????
The Nashorns from HG have'nt arrived. Miraj probably recinded perrmission for him to crossover into SS. It's Well known he doesn't want any part in this bloodshed. Alas it's come down to this , we have no other chioce. Quick use the Batphone to call Oprah!
So, scouts tell me that AntonM reached his homeland safely & with a greater appreciation the Byzantine Legacy. Thank goodness our losses in this struggle have not been in vain........Oh yes, yes your right we should move on the Naked Emperor's testimony that the old man in the Vactican is a Herectic

 

[stefano89]

never liked them too... hate purple... red and blue rules! or black!

 

[Osiiic]

Ahhh, again heretic... We are going out of firewood..

 

[TheColdTruth]

Lies you purple Romans are the heretics

 

[Logik]

WM ....Like I said you were doing Great. Totally support you. I also respect your right to self colorization. However you failed to realize given the previous post that your in the middle of a Color War and that's not something to be thrown about lightly. This brings up an idea!!!!!!!!

PROPOSAL: In addition to WarMachine0505's ideas,I suggest a featue that allow the player to change faction colors. Ya Ya I know you can hack them in, but I'm reffering to a game feature that computer dummies like me can use.

Yeah i noticed that i was in a middle of war a little to late. In regards to your idea i totally agree and support it. Now can you please call off the priests that are knocking at my door demanding that i come out so i can be burned for heresy for going against the color purple.

 

[Snesopp]

Because they are the Roman Empire. And it will rise again.

 

[Erwin Rommel]

HAIL BASILEUS TON ROMAION!!!!!!

The Byzantines will pwn all those factions and those pretenders to be of the Roman Empire!

 

[twilightgladius]

just the idea of reviving old rome, in history it was very much a possiblitiy at least untill the 4th crusade, so in the idea of changing history its any romaphiles dream.

besides that they have a very good roster, great archers, ok defensive infantry, great attack infantry, strong calvary, horse archers, flamethrowers are fun but limited, and they have very strong city units, with really only venice and a few others beating them on that front

i just wish they had better spearmen, and better armor upgrades, in mtw2
also wheres my large greek shields and paramerions, n spathions( a knight's calvary heater shield is not the same thing as a byzie shield)

 

[Chimander]

Hahaha, fanboy logic.

I don't really get why everyone likes Byz either. Their roster seems somewhat shallow and cav-deprived. For me at least, France and Portugal are easily the best.