Barbarian Invasion - What Your Favourite Faction Says About YOU?

[@MelkorGG]

Hope you enjoyed : ) Not serious, but I try and make it true. Although, for some of them I cannot help but just meme it XD (I started with Romano-British because I have played them, using a Mod, and they are one of the best factions there is.)

[@thatwolfensteinguy8954]

Hey Lord Melkor, I think you could do a RP campain as the Franks (Total War BI) and reform the empire of Charlamaign (Charles the great), great vid as always!

[@MelkorGG]

@@TheJudge_Carls_Junior_Rep XD I want to, but sadly I don't have a mobile device that can run it

[@thatwolfensteinguy8954]

@@MelkorGG I play Rome total war on iPhone, it's super good, it really is just as good as the PC version. Have not tried BI yet on mobile, and I probably will not get Alexander, just not replayable.

[@rak1et]

Britons not British

[@thatwolfensteinguy8954]

@@zackyjack8891 umm no, Idk what phone you are using, but on an iPhone 6 RTW mobile plays really well, I'm in a Dacia campain btw, wish me luck!

[@tenchimuyo69]

Franks: You want to play as barbarians... but you also like paved roads.

[@Guardias]

Honestly that's how I feel about the Sassanids too; basically a cavalry horde with good roads.

[@ErikWarhammer]

And Paladin spam.

[@РамзесВторой]

Почему орда? У них высокий уровень культуры

[@elkingoh4543]

You are French

[@ksalphalcsihp1252]

Also, expecting become heavily armored knight like medieval but you don't have medieval total war so you want to play this.. 😅😅😂😂 Also, you want to become catholic.. 😅😅😂😂

[@Dino10Boy]

I think Romano-British Players like to Rp as King Arthur

[@matthewweaver6467]

How do you play as Romano-British? I didn’t realise you could.

[@Dino10Boy]

@@matthewweaver6467 Mostly mods and if you know how to edit the game files

[@hardrocknerd4178]

@@matthewweaver6467 I'm currently playing a Romano-British campaign after editing my game files to work as close to their "natural" spawning as possible, just at turn 1. There are multiple tutorials on how to do that on KZbin.

[@matthewweaver6467]

@@hardrocknerd4178 Ah right, I’ll have a look at this when I return home from uni it’d be cool to play as them; always gotta try and be my home nation :D that’s very much will look into this.

[@peterongan9655]

Yeah kinda, i was intended to wait until the saxon or other barb faction (except the celt) to arrive so I can protect my people from being barbarianized. But after 410 ad they never arrived so i ransacked through gaul and i realized that this is like what king arthur did, kinda.

[@wearing_a_golden_facemask_9432]

Wrong- Romano-British: "Are far too lazy, to begin with anything more than two settlements." Correct- Romano-British: Want to role play as King Arthur with his Graal Knights, conquering the pagan lands in the name of the lord.

[@seawind930]

I went in to the files and set the Graal knights as bodygaurd units. It made everything way too easy.

[@Kvs-vf9nt]

No it's accurate it's laziness. At least with me..

[@LiLTizzle151]

The effort it took to alter the files so Romano British are playable is more effort than most put into the game was my first thought.

[@R-H-B]

I think the joke about the berbers is probably the best joke I’ve seen on this channel

[@360xdnox5]

i don't understand what's wrong with the berbers

[@satanwithinternet2753]

U need to be deranged to play em ​@@360xdnox5

[@NotFinnish]

"All three are basically the exact same" Archers with long range: Am I a joke to you? Throwable axes: Am I a joke to you? Berserkers: Am I a joke to you? Lancers: Am I a joke to you? Paladins: Am I a joke to you? Paved roads: Am I a joke to you?

[@NotlostMoon]

The franks may have limited cav, but some of it is very good.

[@thomasvrielink299]

Yh aren't the Burgundii and Lombardi more like Allemanni that can horde?

[@NotFinnish]

@@thomasvrielink299 They ARE Alemanni that can horde

[@cangooz2240]

I was about to make similar comment , Frank's obviously very unique faction with paladins and infantry

[@plutarchvonpluto6439]

Don't forget the greatest unit of them all Carriage Ballista!

[@mulan-jinglesemusicas1513]

"win battles with minimal casualties" *proceeds to charge cavalry into hoplites*

[@fatmanyevo6235]

Calling before I watch, either the Celts or the Saxons are going to have "you like to play at your own pace" Edit: lmfao I knew it

[@MelkorGG]

XD

[@PharmacyCzar]

I always preferred the ERE because of the Sassanids. I liked balancing the conventional war with the Sassanids against my perpetual terror of barbarians showing up to burn down Constantinople. It felt like I had each foot in a whole different world.

[@bry756]

Was playing BI just a few days ago as WRE. All the hordes popped and unfortunately the Ostrogoths sacked and settled in Constantinople. Imma Belisarius these fuckers once I get my own shit straight haha.

[@georgekosko5124]

You hit the nail on the head there, I had exactly the same thoughts when playing as ERE

[@Diagonalstuff]

Western Roman Empire: Masochist

[@lugiasimply6054]

I actually did it

[@timothyernst8812]

Actually, the Burgundians and Lombards are really palette swaps of the Alemanni, not the Franks.

[@NotFinnish]

with horde units

[@WILLIAN_1424]

*WERE ARE THE SLAVS ?!?*

[@TheAnon03]

Reminded of that time I wiped out the ENTIRE Frankish horde in one battle. (They attacked one of my settlements en mass, bled them dry and just as I was about to lose my backup force consisting entirely of Samatian Cavalry decided to join the battle and hit them in the rear in the city streets routing and running down all of them RoTC ghost army style).

[@TheAnon03]

Also Celts OP!!! Seriously the only threat they face is Romano Britain suddenly spawning when you crush the Romans in Britain.

[@napoleoncomplex2712]

There's another kind of Western Roman Empire player. The type that likes taking a decadent, diseased and dying empire and revitalising it more than building another empire from scratch. I prefer taking factions that by all rights should be past their heyday and leading them back to glory. Its the same reason I like to play the Reunited Kingdom in Fourth Age Total War, and quite like the idea of the Ottoman Empire in Empire Total War (even though I'm not really good or patient enough at Empire Total War to pull it off these days).

[@StoicNatsoc]

This, exactly this, after watching more Dovahatty and other roman content than i should have , i just have the insane itch, the madness to restore Roman Empire over and over again, i want to make Trajan and Aurelian proud. so i make myself suffer insanely by trying to maintain the dying western roman empire on very hard over and over again. in all mods. in all games. Sol * Invictvs preserve me...

[@StoicNatsoc]

@@napoleoncomplex2712 cant say that i have, i mostly play Rome total war...and Rome total war, and oh, i like also to play Rome total war when i am not playing medieval 2 total war. so theres that. but il take your word for it. though i did heard people say its hard to maintain WRE in Attila. donno how hard it is in practice.

[@StoicNatsoc]

@אני תומך בישראל Ani’ mi Elohim, ve Cant do that rabbi, Aurelian would turn in his grave if i decided to abandon the cities he fought so hardly to regain. Its either all, or nothing.

[@bry756]

@@StoicNatsoc Same brother. I only give up cities if I fail to defend it. And I never....not even once, allow rome to be put under siege. Not since the gauls in 390 BC will a barbarian set foot under a conquering banner in the eternal city.

[@StoicNatsoc]

@@bry756 This is the mentality of the true Restitutor*Orbis -- only through sheer determination to fight for entirety of civilization that is Rome is the campaign played correctly. If you abandon all except italy, you let your own people be massacred by barbarians, and even if you restore rome again, you do that at what cost? at the cost of millions of dead romans. and that is unacceptable.

[@peoplesdemocraticlobster4431]

What? No no... I don’t like the Berbers...what do you mean? Of course not....why...why would I?

[@itsquiet9620]

I mean, Alexander has kind of a replayability and that is "how can i beat the campaign faster than the last time".

[@DutchGuyMike]

meh

[@randomhistoryfan5749]

Eastern Roman empire: You are a byzantium lover

[@iuliusconstantcornelio2018]

Also, the thing about the Roxolani.... It is actually one of my favourite campaigns. As a matter of fact, I conquered the Middle East with them by first converting Persia to Christianity, then conquering the Eastern Roman provinces. But I do agree with the idea that Sarmatia is a difficult campaign !

[@Lrd_Jacobus]

You forgot about: Slavs: Cheeki Breeki iv Damke xD

[@y1inae160]

I actually played a looong campaign for Roxolani. Never settled before my hordes scorched the entire Middle East, and I mean grey from Egypt to Alania, with all foreign factions presence extinguished, my coffers filled with treasures of most ancient civilizations. Once it had been done, I settled in Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria, and from the ashes of the East rapidly arose an anormous Empire, that replaced the Eastern Roman empire in both power and territory (in a nice shade of blue, might I add). It was a beat tedious at times, but I thoroughly enjoy sacking mechanic and watching your treasury packed with five full numbers.

[@trickyfoxx6941]

This is hilarious cause I've played both Berbers and Sarmatians and won

[@markghostproductions3697]

SAXONEEEEH Tbh, you were 100% right about my one reason to play the Saxons. Vikings!!

[@markghostproductions3697]

@Berserking Bishop Ikr? Tis the reason why I love to play the Saxons... before I destroy my economy with the Keel spam.

[@markghostproductions3697]

@Berserking Bishop I like the fact some tribes can't horde. Makes it *somewhat* easier for the Roman Empires, but a bit harder for the actual barbaric factions.

[@markghostproductions3697]

@Berserking Bishop I know exactly what you mean, Saxon-bro, the main starting city always seems to start losing money for me. But luckily I've always secured Brittania by that point so I can always ditch it.

[@5erase]

I love the way this video is, what a gem

[@joshf7321]

I have about 200 hours into rtw and I am only playing my first Barbarian invasion campaign now.

[@MelkorGG]

Your not prepared enough XD

[@Lichtenhammer]

I may be the one person alive who has played the Berbers more than most of the other factions in BI. I just enjoy being the underdog.

[@doncolasanti9487]

Hahaha, that bishop shot in Denmark got me

[@boshengjones1778]

Sarmartians: You wanna wipe settlements and factions with an all ladies army Roxolani: Same as above, wanna practice on sasanid katatanks with your ladies.

[@rumpkusbumpkus926]

Rome 1, Barbarian Invasion, and Medieval 2 are the best total war games hands down. Loved the part about the Huns lmao so true

[@WILLIAN_1424]

I love the americas campaing in Med2, its so good to send your entire native army just charging at the enemy in light speed while dont having ANYONE rounting

[@rumpkusbumpkus926]

@@WILLIAN_1424 Lmao exactly!

[@randomhistoryfan5749]

The roman factions: You just want ancient era jeeps

[@Sharnoy1]

I'm the Sarmatian player. I like the units, history and flag, but after two turns I give up on playing them because...

[@The_Custos]

The flag and units ARE cool.

[@ahmadkamil3713]

You can't leave me hanging without answer, finish your sentence, come on, I'm curious here! Because of what?

[@colbycoolby1592]

As a Goff player...Black and Orange are kickass for a factions color palette.

[@thewinner7382]

First turn playing Barbarian Invasion as WRE the ERE attacked me... I was kind of astounded how broken the game was. They couldn't even fix the basics.

[@bry756]

That kinda happened a lot ever since the schism....its broken sure but if anything it's more fun like that haha

[@thewinner7382]

@@bry756 I don't find it fun that the game couldn't even make alliances work...

[@mikeb8029]

The noise when you put it on the Pope mad me jump and laugh 😂

[@Joker-yw9hl]

I remember way back in the day I used to love going into custom battle as the Romano-British. So cool to me. But was gutted that their heavy inf wasn't as good as the Roman Comitatenses

[@andreialban3317]

I actually play the Roxolani, they are my favorite. I also like the berbers and celts.

[@Stray___]

I know it's hard and sometimes life can be messy, but there are qualified people out there who can help you.

[@gmorton88]

Goths or the WRE all the way. WRE because of the difficulty holding it all together and then repelling the hordes and the Goths purely for not allowing myself to horde whilst trying to hold the Samaritans, Huns and Vandals off

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

Romano-British are so much fun. Just got back into the game and did RB 3 times before changing it up to… Celts.. lol! I guess I’m a Celt player. I’m happy on my little island just building taverns and cesspits.

[@Natedawg1998]

Well, apparently I’m a weirdo I actually prefer the ERE to the WRE, because of their better unit roster, simpler start position, and more diverse enemies to fight

[@omicroneridani7456]

This video is addictive, to put it bluntly. What is more, the WRE part is pure ASMR, to me! Well, I admit I've never tried leading WRE back to glory (or leastways, to honourable survival) but even though I'm more of a Sassanids/Lombardii/Celts player, sooner or later I'm going to take the needed time to undergo one, big, long, deep campaign... with the good old Western Roman Empire! ;-)

[@fedda9999]

2:04 bishop: do you know what this country needs? christianity that's what they need

[@lumezeanueduard-vasile6908]

Can't play as Dacia and had to pick the Goths

[@jlinonis]

What, I love playing as the berbers! Although I think my mom did say one time that I was deep on "the artistic spectrum" whatever that means

[@thatwolfensteinguy8954]

Lovely video as always!

[@solidraven6986]

That one thumbs down is the roxolani player lol

[@ukaszzawadka2678]

Well, lets say I prefer Vandals and Sarmatians. That means historic accuracy and unusual playstyle with special, truly unique units.

[@lyonvensa]

Romano british: You want to play as the Romans without being bothered by the barbarians Franks: You cannot play as Rome, so you have to play as a barbarian, and you choose the 'least barbaric' faction. Western Roman Empire: You love the Romans so much and wish you can change history. Eastern Roman Empire: You love battling on bridges with archers, and like spreading Christianity Sassanids: Horse archers, now heavily armored as cataphracts! Sarmatians: You love the adrenaline of being chased by someone. berbers: ...Why? Roxolanni: ...Why?

[@alexsmomerica]

My fourth campaign in Barbarian Invasion was the Celts. Took over all of Western Rome (aside from a bit in Africa), plus the Franks and Saxons by Winter of 400 AD on the hardest mode. Gallowglasses are powerful.

[@LyricalDJ]

Also Hounds of Culann.

[@omicroneridani7456]

Ayeup, Gallowglasses are rather overpowered, simply put! :-D Hounds of Chulann are a great shock unit, as much as other berzerkers, but they look cooler! xD

[@willotter4503]

I have played 2 campaigns in rye barbarian invasion: Eastern Rome and roxelani. So your technically right cuz it’s 50/50 so I haven’t played them more than any other faction. But all jokes aside they are really fun cuz their peasants are mounted and as someone who loves cav or more specifically horse archers they were actually really fun as the other h/a factions start off big and/or are locked in wars/the sarmatians.

[@selder_7]

I like Alexander but absolutely not the battles that are there. I play the campaign to see how much better I could build his empire

[@kianbakker3691]

Roxolani: no you don't. Yes i do

[@360xdnox5]

i like playing the berbers because i'm berber!

[@Evangeline.F]

Franks is basically playing Barbarians, but with an actually great unit and building roster. Potentially going Christian for the role play, I guess. But really, feels almost more like a Barbarian version of Rome than other Barbarians to me, with their actually decent buildings and their core infantry being the same kind of spear-throwing spearmen and sword infantry combo. Sassanids also is imo just for people who wanted to play Parthia, but with infantry that can actually be useful. Personally, I'm a Sarmatian player though. Nice options of going for the Balkans or into Persia, the building tree is kinda crap, the infantry only has one good melee option (Bosporanian Infantry is quite solid at its job though), the foot archers and cavalry are the best in the whole game though. Sarmatians were the first faction I played in Barbarian invasion and I returned every so often. Vandals and Goths actually had me disappointed when I realised their archers are not even close to the Sarmatians, given the Sarmatians are so damn accurate (to the point they can reliably prevent walls getting mined by just setting the entrance ablaze). Also, I wouldn't say BI doesn't do much for battles. Anyone who played a lot in the Eastern Med will realise the lack of phalanxes and how this causes battles to be a good bit more fluid. Also because way more factions field good cavalry and missile cavalry.

[@iuliusconstantcornelio2018]

The Eastern Roman Empire being basically called a knock-off of the Western Roman Empire: >:( The Eastern Roman Empire when it has a more fun, interesting, and historially accurate campaign, and also lasts a thousand years longer than the Western Roman Empire: Hehehe BOI !

[@VonKrauzer]

It's also quite a bit easier than WRE. They are in nowhere near as dier situation as western brothers.

[@iuliusconstantcornelio2018]

@@VonKrauzer ' Brothers ' who backstab you at every occassion....

[@VonKrauzer]

@@iuliusconstantcornelio2018 same happens when I play WRE. In RTW factions will betray you at any point, no exception.

[@iuliusconstantcornelio2018]

@@VonKrauzer All of them are a bunch of c*nts !

[@bry756]

@@iuliusconstantcornelio2018 alliances are borked in RTW but its exciting anyway

[@HeyItsRonHere]

Your channel is dope, don't hate on Rome 2 homie!

[@notevenclown9304]

Honestly I loved the romano British because their legionaries had those cool capes on their back

[@nocturnered281]

So Melkor use said about romani-british but not about slav, roman rebels and ostgoths they also need mod to play

[@Ganonmustdie2]

Western Roman Empire: because pain is optimal, not optional. Lol but in reality I try to speedrun the campaign map, conquering every faction to convert each settlement on the map into Roman culture to avoid culture penalties, and then maximize every building in every territory. It's as if to say THIS Rome will never fall.

[@LiLTizzle151]

Sassanids: it’s the closest we get to the Persians. I even had to edit names to Darius, Xerxes, etc.

[@essaadeel3676]

Mate the Sassanids are Persians. They're also known as the neo-achaemenid/Persian empire.

[@LiLTizzle151]

@@essaadeel3676 (>-_-)>

[@sinorcat9846]

Well I play as the celts to reform the Celtic Empire

[@Perceval777]

Western Roman Empire: You are a masochist.

[@maxileyba]

esta genial tu video melkor mi me encanta rome total war barbierie esta epico me encanta tu serie.

[@letsplaylucas9766]

Did you know, that the logo of the romano british was actually made for the germanians?

[@chrisbomb35]

WRE... You have a full two weeks holiday 😂.

[@TrongHoangPhan]

my favorite faction : Eastern Rome , Western Rome , Persian sassanid ,British-Romano and Frank

[@antoniobettencourt2268]

Not enough Portugal in Rome lol

[@elsantogaming7857]

Never played RTW. Could it be used as a trusty guide?

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

Eastern Roman Empire- You want a large base with which to fight and win.

[@pavolp.6527]

What about the Slavic people? I want official total war game with our early kingdoms!

[@Tymer6]

There are DLC in Attila with Slavic tribes

[@pavolp.6527]

@@Tymer6 we were not just tribes Great Moravia, Bulgarian kingdom, etc

[@gurugru5958]

My Berber trick is to use Roman foundries and awesome temples of Mithras so you can make decent units.

[@elsacrroo9267]

hey melkor I dare you to win the campaign with the Berbers it is like the numidia campaign (which is already difficult) but it is 50 times more difficult

[@digge2210]

I like Romano British cause they are romans AND THEY HAVE A DRAGON

[@kamespinosarojas9225]

If we are talking barbarian expantion only i loved playing as the frankswich means i like those other 2 factions also hehe.

[@coconuthead4923]

I am a sarmatian player because I like their flag

[@LyricalDJ]

For me: Goths and Franks. Solid rosters both. Also I like their starting locations.

[@boshengjones1778]

East Roman Empire: Byzantine was your favourite faction from the original medieval total war.

[@ryancohen1768]

WRE: youvroleplay as Julian the Apostate. May the old gods forgive us for our folly.

[@FuzzyNova]

Bought medieval 2 definitive edition /Kingdoms 5 months ago. Amazing game. And for 2006 I love its simple yet Impressive Graphics and how they dont bother me one bit. After seeing the amount of variety in medieval 2 I was looking for a new total war game. My second total war game to be exact. I wanted gunpowder battles. Artillery. So basically empire Napoleon or Shogun 2. I chose fall of the Samurai. Was disappointed in the literally No variety in units. Its so little when it comes to custom battles that its sad. Thank god ..that its a steam.game. I downloaded over 30 Unit mods that added hundreds of units to the game. And now I have more hours in fall of samurai than medieval. 900 hours fos. So far. And the graphics in fall of samurai are great. Now this brings me to Barbarian Invasion. The ONLY reason I bought this or considered it was because I saw That there were a few total war games made for MOBILE!!!! $4.99 for barbarian invasion. My god yes even if it turned out bad. But it didn't. Yes the graphics of barbarian invasion make.medieval 2 look like a triple a title. But the game is there. Its all there. And it's a nice little Mini version of medieval 2 on my phone in ways. And that's worth it. Last thing. If you get mobile version. Make sure to give your self time to get used to the controls and Camera movement etc. It took me two days to get it down comfortably. Although Artillery choices kind of blow. Onagera scorpions ballista's is really all you get. But it is barbarian era so.... My fav faction to use is .... Ummmm Playing As western or eastern roman empire is great they got it all. But playing as Sassanids is fun. Although I like playing as Vandals too or goths

[@LordWyatt]

Become Romano-British Name/find someone to rule named Årthûr Conquer the British Isles in the name of the capital: Cameladonum (Camelot) *Profit*

[@NaCk210]

I always play MELKOR's videos at 1.5 speed so then I forget and every video sounds like being spoken by chipmunks Also, never palyed BI but if I did I'd probably play roxolanni because of the ALANS in attila

[@YossarianVanDriver]

I like playing West Rome and the Sarmatians because I guess I'm not having fun if the game isn't kicking my ass some way.

[@that1guy947]

I play the eastern Roman’s because P U R P L E

[@seangallagher9435]

Mad late to this video but I started playing the Romano British because I just finished a college class on it. In game it’s VERY Ahistorical but yes having 2 settlements is a lot simpler.

[@historyisawesome6399]

Can you explain the history im very cirious

[@davidcotronese6269]

Put simply... Hilarious.

[@captainchonk3358]

i just chose the franks because my ancestors are from the Rhine

[@instinctart2548]

Seriously? nothing more to say about my beloved saxons? Best faction in BI :D

[@instinctart2548]

Well i wrote this too soon. The Berbers are my second favourite faction, does that mean i am demi-sick in the head?

[@Beencheeling]

Romano British: "Are far too lazy, to begin with anything more than two settlements." wrong Romano British: You enjoy modding the game's files (gets hella frustrating after messing it up however)

[@nelotharen8599]

after western rome i played as roxolani. I conquered the top half of the sasanid empire. I enjoyed playing as the celts.

[@thomasduchesnay4714]

I like the roman factions for her Comitasenses it's strong infantry, the francs for the infantry (axe frank) , thé Huns for cavalry and the sasanids for the mixt in histoire army.

[@_boney]

if they ever redo babarian ivasion you must be abel to for the holy roman empire as the franks when conquerd needed teretory

[@ghostknight2011]

Goths: ... No, seriously, we all thought goths were just like that.

[@theDoctorwitTardis]

Burgundi and Markomani got me xD

[@MeatyM8te]

I can never seem to make money as the Romano British. None of the settlements generate good income, your units are hideously expensive. I’ve conquered all of GB and Ireland, deleted all my armies, and still was losing money

[@tomm9963]

WRE - You love pain

[@WayOutGaming]

Okay, so what If I AM too lazy to control the WRE? Besides: Grail knights bruh.

[@tacoblude8208]

Just thinking about playing the sassanids makes me dizzy

[@dominikkonjarik7179]

Do Napoleon total war

[@diptychon5572]

Damn..Romano-British..he's so right!

[@Kvs-vf9nt]

I'm also the Romano British player.🤣

[@scorpion7532]

Berbers :your borne in algeria.

[@littlekuribohimposte]

ERE player, beause I like Rome without the stress. Unlike the West, the empire is already set Christian. Unlike the West, you actually have money. Unlike the West, you have borders easy to maintain.