Most enjoyable faction in stainless steel?

[Krazy 8]

Hello, I just got the stainless steel downloaded, checked out a few units, but haven't decided of which faction I should play, i played the original m2tw for 200+ hrs and played as Milan and England. I love the combo of heavy infrantry unit with long range missle, but i don't want the cavlary unit to be too weak, either, since it's crucial in this game. So if u would give me a suggestion in either early period or late period which will be helpful. Also wish not having too much battle on two front in the beginning like the HRE cuz i became tired later on ( u know it ), thanks!

[the smoking mค็็็็็n]

the french do well as always

[Inardesco]

*sings is glorious Deus Vult* Jerusalem

[Zap Rowsdower]

Originally posted by Inardesco:

*sings is glorious Deus Vult* Jerusalem

^this. I even change the faction name to Kingdom of Jerusalem because "the crusader states" just sounds....bleh to me.

It really is the most satifying faction to play as though, in my opinion. I like the set up of being a brand new kingdom (in the early campaign) and its up to you to build it up and make it stable in a far away place. There is some risk of a two front war with the Seljuks and Fatimids, but in my experience if you have enough units in your border states with both of them and build a decent navy, they tend to keep their distance and you can usually start the war on your own terms one at a time.

Theres nothing more satisfying than crashing your knights into their laughable light infantry. Plus, you get to hear the combat track from Medeival 1 in battles, which was always my favorite music in a total war game.

Not to mention major Kingdom of Heaven vibes.

[Isgud]

Me I'd go for norway or some cool flag with horse archers, now if I could just get the damn game to run

[BorderDragon]

I found the Teutonic Order to be really fun (after dealing with all the rebels) because their comp is well defined in terms of strength's. An elite center of order spearmen and knights supported by Prussian auxiliaries/lighter troops. Extremely flexible and sort of reminds me of the Roman Legion. :D

[Competizione]

Crusader States are defo one of the most enjoyable factions. Apart from that I really like playing as the HRE and the merchant republics