Rome 2 total war faction tier list full#

This variety sets Rise of the Republic apart from the previous pre-Grand Campaign era campaign Wrath of Sparta. As with auxiliaries they vary depending on the province, but can be be very handy as some factions rosters are quite specialised without them. There's also the addition of an auxiliary like system for all factions with Native units. There's also a good variety of factions to play, with a mixture of new takes on old favourites like Rome, Syracuse and the Gauls/Celts, and new cultures like the Etruscan Tarchuna and the Italic Samnites. Changing government types is replaced in this campaign with Government actions, which are faction specific special abilities such as Taras's ability to instantly research a random tech, the Samnites ability to periodically send their youth out to colonise new land (instantly creating an army at their capital,) and Rome's ability to appoint a Consul or Dictator in times of strife for specific bonuses (plus to take Rome requires winning two battles instead of the usual one.)ĭespite the campaign being focused on Italy (and a small part of Africa,) the map is surprisingly large, with a lot of regions and the playable factions nicely spread out across the map. RISE OF THE REPUBLIC is the most recent campaign DLC, set during the early days of Rome when it was little more than a city state and has quite a few campaign specific features.

Even the three Roman factions are quite different, with Rome, Gallic Rome and Palmyra each using different units and tactics to achieve victory in battle.

So whilst it doesn't add anything to the Grand Campaign, in my view it does offer a lot of new content and replayability. It also has 10 playable factions, many of which only appear in this campaign, as well as new rosters fitting the 3rd Century setting, a new themed UI, and new gameplay mechanics such as squalor, plagues and banditry, which haven't featured in Rome 2 before.

Rome 2 total war faction tier list full#

It's a little different to the other three, as it's played out on a full Grand Campaign size map, covering the same area as the Grand Campaign and Imperator Augustus. It covers the Crisis of the Third Century, a less well known but important event in Roman history. NOTE: This DLC doesn't add any factions to the Grand Campaign (the main Rome II campaign.)ĮMPIRE DIVIDED is set over 500 years after the start date of the Grand Campaign. But some people really don't like it, so it's really up to you. If you really like Hoplite warfare and Greek history then it's meant to be a lot of fun. WRATH OF SPARTA is set much earlier than even Rome II's start, and is played out across a more detailed map of Greece. They can be played in single-player or two player multiplayer (either coop or head to head.)ĬAESAR IN GAUL and HANNIBAL AT THE GATES both have focused campaigns in a shorter time span (so each turn is only a few weeks, rather than a year as is the case with Rome II.)Įach offer 3 new factions for the main game, some of which also feature in the DLC campaign, including two of my personal favourites Nervii (in Caesar, Belgian warriors who like to ambush) and Lusitani (in Hannibal, a faction that's low on armour, but high on javelins and guerilla warfare.) These cost a little more, but you get a stand alone campaign (and in some cases some extra playable factions for Grand Campaign.) The Campaigns are each fought on new maps, which provide a much more detailed environment and allows for all sorts of options you can't do in the main campaign. *Desert Kingdoms is the latest Culture Pack and adds 4 new factions, who offer a mix of playstyles. Some also offer different playstyles (Nomadic Tribes are basically all Cavalry, Black Seas have hybrid rosters so a mix of units, Pirates & Raiders can hire mercenaries a lot cheaper, but their upkeep is also increased, and Greek States use Hoplites a lot.)

They each have different starting positions in campaign, unique traits and units, some have their own culture. Different people will rate them differently. These generally* each add 3 new factions that you can play. I personally feel that they are all value for money based on the enjoyment I've got out of them, and when they're on sale even better.Īs for the DLCs I'll split them into categories: I have all the DLCs (except Blood & Gore, as it doesn't interest me.) Really they depend on what you're after.