What is a good faction that has great infantry that is not rome?

[KnightNight]

As above i would like to know if their is a really good faction for campaign and online play that has great infantry. I know Rome is technically the best in that department but i feel likke playing as rome is too generic. Any ideas in faction?

[chef]

depends if you are using unit mods and such, but in vanilla I would say the greek factions have the second best infantry units. Hoplites can be pretty effective against celtic spearmen.

[Tomislav]

I would say either Egypt or the Seleucids (and Arverni or Suebi for the Barbarian factions).

[KnightNight]

hmmm Arverni are looking pretty cool, any idea if they are better or worse than suebi?

[Dragnipurake]

Athens, Suebi, Averni, check Nervii (pretty straight forward barbarian faction)

[KnightNight]

cool

[Tomislav]

Originally posted by Gtbdragon:

hmmm Arverni are looking pretty cool, any idea if they are better or worse than suebi?

With the DLCs Suebi might be better. I would say they are pretty reliant on Scare and abilties though, while the Arverni are pretty straight forward and more durable.

[Kreud]

I find selucids to have a strong field of infantry as well as Sparta but it pretty much depends on how you use them. I usually put my archers in front and close to my infantry for successful skirmish.

[Kayeka]

If we are talking sword infantry, you'll probably want to have a look at Egypt. Suebi is also a pretty fine choice for infantry-heavy armies.

[Relapse]

The best infantry in game for me;

1-) Hellenic Royal Guard ( A strong pikemen unit and you can use them as hoplites)
2-) Oathsworn ( Most powerful infantry unit, they will eat everything on their path)
3-) Royal Peltasts (Weaker than PG, but they are accessible very early unlike PG. They are fast and very good)
4-) Praetorian Guards (Weaker than Oathsworn, stronger than RP)

Thracians have very good infantries, but i didn't play them. So, no comment about them. If you want to play great infantry (except Rome), play one of these factions;

Barbarians ( Their early units are lackluster, but they have access to Oathsworn)
Egypt ( Have access to HRG, RP and too many useful units)
Epirus (Have access to HRG, RP, Illyrians for early game)
Macedonia ( HRG, RP, stronger pike units)

I thing Athens and Syracuse are the weakest in Greek factions. Picked Hoplites aren't worth anything, if you compare them to RP and HRG.

[Sun Tzu]

Selucid and carthage and Egypt has the next best infantry roster, they are a superpower equal to Rome. PS i thought hellenic royal guard is pikes not hoplite and barbarian infantry are no match for hellnic ones

[Rabidnid]

Nothing is a match for pikes frontally. I've played with Egyptians and used pikes and Karian axemen as my standard infantry types for the whole game. You do get royal peltasts and some better pike in higher level barracks, but most things can be handled just vanilla pikes and some flanking infantry or cavalry.

You also get lots of elephants.

[General Sherman]

pretty much every other infantry based faction is as good, or better, than Rome in the infantry department.

[Spec]

Originally posted by Gtbdragon:

What is a good faction that has great infantry that is not rome?

Pretty much most of the Barbarian tribes, Suebi, Arverni, Arevaci, Lusitanti, Nervii, Boii etc. They are all very much infantry based fighting factions, not as grand as Rome's but they have some powerful units suchs as Oathsworn, Berserkers, Noble fighters etc.

Originally posted by Relapse:

1-) Hellenic Royal Guard ( A strong hoplite and you can use them as a phalanx too)

Hellenic royal guard is a Pikemen unit, not a Hoplite.

[Relapse]

Originally posted by Whisky is liquid sunshine:

Originally posted by Relapse:

1-) Hellenic Royal Guard ( A strong hoplite and you can use them as a phalanx too)

Hellenic royal guard is a Pikemen unit, not a Hoplite.

They aren't just a pike unit (atleast they are different from traditional pikemen units), they are more likely semi hoplite+semi pike. They will act like hoplites, if you don't use pike-phalanx formantion.

You are right, thanks for correction.

[SuperGorp]

I haven't played barbarian factions yet but damn those Oathsworn, those are some bad hombres! They've torn me a new one more than a few times.