Best Roman Faction? - Rome Total War (Brutii, Julii, Scipii)

Julii because...C'mon mates. Romans in any other colour than red are just not right.

The Brutii also have another major advantage: all of the wonders of the world are in the direction they are expected to expand

This game came out 14 years ago and we are still discussing this. I love this world.

The Brutii are the best faction because they are the only faction that mercenaries are the right color for!

The Julii just have a special place in my heart as the first faction I played. Damn Brutii are just evil.

The Scipii are obviously the best faction, the cool wolf icon makes it superior by far.

Best historically accurate faction for the time period: The Scipii ( as it was in the period of 300-147 BC that the House of Cornelia rose to power in Rome ). Best overall campaign and historical accuracy for the creation of the Empire: The House of Julii. Easiest and richest faction: The House of Brutii. Best temples: I would say the Temple of Jupiter for the House of Julii, as it reduces corruption, so you gain more money and happiness. Best naval units: Evidently, the House of Scipii, as their temples to Neptune enable them to buipd unique ships. Best land units: The House of Scipii, as depsite having the same units, their gladiators are still the best ( Mirmillo are the best, then Samnites, the Velites ). Best generals: They are relatively the same ( most roman generals usually get high influence statistics ). Although, I observed that Scipii usually get better managers, Julii get better commanders, and the Brutii get better politicians ( a lot of influence, to be sure ). Easieast beginning: House of Julii, as they mostly fight crappy barbarians and take poorly defended villages. Hardest beginning: House of Scipii, as they have to take out Syracuse as their first mission ( a city WITH WALLS guarded by HOPLITES). Easiest ending: The Brutii, as they own all the rich lands. Hardest ending: Julii, as they own a lot of dumb villages in Gaul, Germany, Britain and Spain ( although, truth be told, relatively better than the Scipii wasteland in the desert, but still, the military might prove problematic ). Best relation with the people: House of Julii. Best relation with the Senate: House of Brutii Mixed relations with the people and the Senate: House of Scipii. Best intro ( I hate to do this ): The House of Julii first, House of Brutii second, House of Scipii last Best ending ( conclusion ' speech ' ) for short campaign: House of Scipii first, House of Julii second, House of Brutii third. Best ending for the long campaign: House of Julii First, House of Scipii Second, House of Brutii third. Best banner: House of Brutii. Most Roman Banner: House of Julii. Favourite colour banner: House of Scipii. Overall, I prefer the Julii the most, I find the Brutii campaign the easiest ( due to the expansion in Greece ) and I find the Scipii campaign the most historically accurate for the time period.

the best roman faction is Numidia with there Numidian legionaries no contest

You forgot to mention the best advantage the Brutii have: The Temple of Mercury. Helps you get even more money from greece.

Important thing about the temple of Vulcan: It is in my opinion the best for making better troops, even better than Mars. Despite what the stat card says, having a single upgrade to weapons and armor from the temple of vulcan is miles better than a single uptick in experience. In fact, a single upgrade to both weapons and armor is approximately equivalent to 3 bars of experience. So the scipii with the vulcan pantheon easily beats the brutii regarding troop quality/power (at least as I have seen in my testing).

Brutii: Very easy to play, just kill the Greek cavalry, then break their phalanxes with pila and velites, profit, best temples, richest settlements, best at winning the civil war, clear choice for #1 Julii: Gauls are weak, can actually ferry troops to other regions, civil war isn't too bad because you have more cities close to Italy and can stop other factions using your navy, #2 Scipii: Fragmented position, scripted disaster, bad long term prospects because there isn't much beyond Carthage and Thapsus to take, gets sandwiched during civil war. Enemies may be weak but still only #3

my girlfriend wants me to build a pantheon to mars so that my unit will stay up for longer

When this video popped up on my recommendations, I immediately felt the nostalgia. I'm surprised that there are still RTW players out there! What I used to do was as the Julii, I take the two cities in Sicily, save, then head towards Thermon in Greece using ship, loading my save file when things get risky. Then I make my way to Sardinia then the rest of Carthage to the south, while also taking Larissa then the rest of Macedonia and Greece to the east.

"Dad, what's this Rome game on your shelf?" "Buckle up Buttercup. It's time you saw a real game!"

Julii - my favourite because they are Red, my first faction I ever played( and played the most), I like taking on barbarians despite their crap settlements, and also the link to Julius Caesar and Augustus etc. Scipii - my second favourite. I like blue and I like how they have the shewolf from Romulus and Remus in their symbol. I like how you can take Africa but also move into southern Greece and the Middle East meaning you can still get the wonders like the brutii (just a bit more challenging. Also they have awesome temples e.g Saturn is great for public order, Vulcan is good for weapon upgrades, and I personally like getting top tier ships with Neptune. Brutii - my least favourite, but I don’t dislike them. It’s mainly because they’re green and that doesn’t suit well with me. Also I do feel like they’re a bit overpowered as the game basically guides you to capture the wonders, but this for sure means they have the most interesting campaign (depends how you play as others). On a side note, down with Brutus, hail caeser! Oh I forgot I do like some of Brutii temples (mars being the main one for troop exp)

Main difference, you finish with red, blue or green. Mass effect likes this!

The good thing about the Julia is if you’re quick you can get a foothold in Gaul, Greece and Carthage before the other families can get a foothold so you’re in a very strong position heading into the civil war. The AI will freak out and just do nothing while you expand. It’s doable even on very hard but you have to start quick and have some luck go your way.

Referring to what you said earlier, on my first ever campaign as Juli. Somehow the Gauls teched up to their chosen swordsmen. Spain had bull warriors against my paterion cohort and Britaninia had an extrme large number of armies ready to fight.

I always take Gaul then Egypt when i play the Julii. Don't know why, i just like transporting to a far away land like that.

SPQR are the best, You just bum around whilst the others do the rest then when your ready you just take all their cities with the huge army’s you are given, easy