Favorite RTS factions?

[Sean951]

Age of Empires: Greeks, I loved the Academy units and uber navies

Starcraft: Protoss, I really liked Dark Archons and Carriers

Age of Empires II: British, loved their archers

Age of Mythology: Either Ouranoes or Zeus. I loved the Greek Myrmidons and plenty vaults, but Atlantis had a better turtle and awesome villagers. Plus, everyone could become a hero.

Rome: Total War: Carthage, with a bit of work, they were freaking rich, and once I modded archers for them... Game over for Rome.

Rome: Extended Greek Mod: Greeks, go figure, but I loved how balanced their rosters became, with Hypatasts as a normal infantry, starting with a Spartan Royal Guard and the ability to recruit archers. Making the Aegean one of the richest regions in the game didn't hurt either.

Medieval II: British, I REALLY like archers in the Total War games, and beating up the French is always fun.

Starcraft II: Terran, I just can't say no to Siege Tanks and my love for Battle Cruisers. Thors and Banshees were just the icing on the cake.

Empire: Total War: Prussia, hands down. I swap to a Republic early and then wound up beating the long campaign 50 years early. Also managed to own South America/Caribbean, own parts of Eastern/Central India, All of Western Europe, parts of North Africa, and allowed Ireland to revolt, giving them the British Isles. First time I actually had the patience to finish a campaign in a Total War game in years.

Shogun II: Haven't had a chance to play enough, but I really enjoyed the Hojo and Chosokabe.

 

[The Eupho Guy_v1legacy]

The United Earth Federation.

Fuck yeah strategic artillery.

Indeed. I kinda prefer SupCom 2 UEF over SupCom 1, though, because they have a artillery piece for every occasion in 2 (Short range, medium range, long range, strategic and an experimental artillery piece that shoots units. Who needs factories when you have an artillery piece that SHOOTS TANKS?).

 

[weker]

There is on only superior faction... and the faction is YURI

I take it that by 'superior' you mean 'overpowered'.

Mean the same thing almost

Hey look! I indefinitely shut down your entire power system with a single flying unit!

lololololol

Hey look! I mind controlled your buildings!

lololololol

Hey look! My gatling turrets basically render all your air units useless, as well as all V3 launching units! And they can slaughter infantry as well!

lololololol

So yeah... they were certainly the 'superior' faction.

Yep they are the superior faction and also the coolest, how can you fight mass mind control MUHAHAAHHAHA

 

[pope_of_larry]

There is on only superior faction... and the faction is YURI

I take it that by 'superior' you mean 'overpowered'.

Mean the same thing almost

Hey look! I indefinitely shut down your entire power system with a single flying unit!

lololololol

Hey look! I mind controlled your buildings!

lololololol

Hey look! My gatling turrets basically render all your air units useless, as well as all V3 launching units! And they can slaughter infantry as well!

lololololol



So yeah... they were certainly the 'superior' faction.

it seems to me that dose make them superior as they can do all the stuff you just said.... just saying.

 

[Blunderboy]

Rome Total War - Germainia. Axemen, axemen, axemen!
Medieval 2 Total War - England. Longbows and a mostly infantry army. I'm not one for cavalry.
Napoleon Total War - England again. "Hearts of oak are our ships."

 

[GundamSentinel]

Age of Mythology - Norse. Loki Hersir attack is epic
Rome: Total War - Seleucids. Phalanxes, elephants, cataphracts, legionaires. They've got it all.
Medieval: Total War - France. Nothing better than a good heavy cavalry charge.
Warcraft III - Undead Scourge. They just seem like the most streamlined and easy handling faction.
Red Alert 2 - Soviets. Apocalypse Tank FTW.
Homeworld - Kushan. Drone Frigate reporting.

 

[Lazy Kitty]

Zerg from StarCraft 2.
Undead from WarCraft 3.
Huns from Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors.
The Brotherhood of Nod from C&C3.

This is not in any particular order.

 

[Wuvlycuddles]

Norse. Age of Mythology.

BEST FACTION EVER.

Also, NoD, Zerg, Soviets (CnC),

Noone else play Emperor battle for dune?

Harkonnen and ORCS (The Horde) & ORKS (The 40k)!

 

[fnlrpa]

Total war:
Rome: Greek cities, Juliai
Midevil: England(Longbows FTW)
Third age: Wood elves(Awesome archers)

I guess I really love archers
Edit: I forgot to say I love IG from dawn of war and gondor from Battlr for Middle-earth 2

 

[Akelzero]

Cybrans from supreme commander because...They have a giant spider tank that shoots frickin lasers out of it's frickin head! Seriously, it's like a bad-ass crossover between wild wild west and star wars.

Tarkas from Sword of the Stars because they have cool looking ships.

Tau from 40k because, they have gundams for commanders.

 

[MisterMaster]

1. Humans from Warcraft III
2. NOD
3. Orks from Dawn of War
4. Zerg
5. Soviets from RA
6. Ordos

 

[Fayathon]

Total Anhilation - Core - Because a nation run by AI collective consciousness is cool

I'm sure there are others but these are just off the top of my head, out of these Total Anhilation is my favorite game by far, with RTW probably a close second.

I was beginning to worry that TA wasn't gonna get any love in this thread, give me either side, TA's factions could wipe the floor with any faction from any RTS game easy.

 

[ZtH]

SC: Zerg mmm Zergling rush
Sins of a Solar Empire: Advent Illuminators and culture ftw
Age of Empires 2: Vikings love me some berserkers
Age of Mythology: Poseidon best cavalry ever

 

[Fooz]

Shogun 2: Ikko Ikki. Rebelling provinces turn to your side? Awesome. And they've got badass monk and ashigaru units too. Nothing like watching 10 units of Ikko Ikki ashigaru just decimate the enemy because you they cost less and there are more of them in a unit (180 to 160, etc.)

imagine them with the Darth Mod extra units mod

im gunna download the Ikko Ikki DLC after my Chosakabe campaign

could you tell me where they start?

O.T. i dont think i am qualified to answer as i have only played Shogun 2 and only done 2 campaigns, but i plan on getting a lot more strategy games

 

[Gibboniser]

Let's see
Terran
Julii
Allies
Space Marines
Hiigara
Dwarves
The Empire
UNSC

 

[BigDeadMushy]

wowsers,does nobody remember KKND?
3 words:Giant.Freakin.Scorpiontanks.
so yeah/
KKND:evolved /\
C&C:nod
WC1/2:horde
WC3:undead
DoW1:tie score chaos/necrons
Dow2rk
SC1:terran
SC2:dunno,presumably terran.
TA Kingdoms:Lokken

 

[AlternatePFG]

Also, when I play Starcraft, I usually pick the Terran. I dunno, they seem the easiest to use for me.

 

[Sharalon]

Zerg! Nuff said! (Night Elf is second)

 

[Free Thinker]

SC2: Zerg. I used to be a Brotoss, but Zerg infested its way into my heart by slowing me with fungal growth.
C&C: Scrin. There's just so much capability waiting to be used. Swarms on my tanks to take out those pesky grenadiers? Acid puking bugs to dissolve non-vehicle units? Hells to yeah!
Heroes of Might & Magic 5?: Give me Dark Elves or Sylvan faction and I will dominate any battlefield.
LotR: BFME2: Isengard. Industry never looked so cool. The safety to set up your economy into a non-stop steamroll.

 

[Je Suis Ubermonkey]

Rome Total War Seleucids

They have:
Elephants
Chariots
Hoplites and Pikemen
Post-Marius (read good) style Legionaries (often available pre-Marius)
Companion cavalry
Cataphracts

They have pretty much every faction's speciality except German beserkers.

They are also the first faction I got past the million denarii mark with.