How to play Athens in 60 seconds - Siege Edition - Total War: Rome 2

[@hohenstaufen2345]

From my experience Picked hoplites are usually best when playing athens. Army gets rather small but you can use the hammer (lancers) on the very good anvil (picked hoplites)

[@alejandrop.s.3942]

In my opinion, both Thorax hoplites and obviously Picked Hoplites are better than the Thorax Swordsmen; it's true that they lack the precursor javelin, but still their armor piercing value, armor, melee defense, makes them superb units. I have a great respect for the hoplites in this game

[@ngnxtan]

Thorax hoplite is basically the best hoplite in the game (accounting for cost)

[@Mr-Shiny-Shots]

@@alejandrop.s.3942pila has always been and will always be king.

[@alejandrop.s.3942]

@@Mr-Shiny-Shots on prolonged combat the hoplites win.

[@Mr-Shiny-Shots]

@@alejandrop.s.3942of course but that is what cycling is for

[@daddykadyn9916]

i am from athens texas glad we are finally getting some recognition for our extensive militia

[@Bubinni]

Truly the finest military force we've seen.

[@kingLu_og]

Love the advice and the Videos

[@Bubinni]

@@kingLu_og appreciate it :D

[@decanusmorte]

My buddy and I play Egypt and Athens. Always good fun.

[@peterbolinger6304]

If you're pairing them with another faction might I suggest tylis or suebi as other good options, suebi I would say is preferable as it provides much more offensive infantry capabilities and it has archers of their own. Plus spear wall are great. The reason I'm responding to so much of your stuff is because I think you're doing a great job, I have my own small insights I feel are valuable to include in the conversation as someone who has been playing the game for a while as well. Due to the fact that I am not limited by time, I'm able to provide some fairly in-depth explanations and add to what you've already said. Anymore the game is best when played with friends and I encourage to just do stuff you think is fun but do it well. It's part of why I love all your videos that I've spotted because you're teaching people the fundamentals of how the game works

[@RajaIsThatGuy]

So basically Macedon/Epirus but it was somehow worse?

[@Bubinni]

They play very similar to Macedon, but they can bring more mid tiers in terms of Thorax Hoplites which are quite good for the price if you know how to use them. Hoplites can be a bit janky.

[@firstnamelastname4249]

I've owned the game 2 years for now and have around 120ish hours in it yet the only faction I played with campaign wise is Macedon both on vanilla and dei. Anyway I felt a little bad when you said "somehow worse" lol, while I'm not an expert (if that isn't so obvious) I don't think Macedon or Epirus are bad.

[@RajaIsThatGuy]

@@firstnamelastname4249 yeah Macedon and Epirus are decent but their low tier was not that great

[@Bubinni]

@@firstnamelastname4249 This is mostly multiplayer sieges.

[@juliovielma8703]

I am loving your videos do you got a discord comunity cause I need to play with other rome 2 enjoyers

[@Bubinni]

@@juliovielma8703 discord.com/invite/9MuC7DhQ Indeed I do. Welcome in!

[@Hypogeal-Foundation]

Just get as close as you can to 50% Pikemen and 50% Cavalry, bad in sieges but it will destroy any field army.

[@freerbx793]

Phillip II got a youtube account??

[@maarekstele2998]

I need to get back into this game I've been playing to much halo

[@joshuataylor9297]

When the next stream?

[@isaiahkoufos3573]

Is there any high tier faction lol it feels like every single one of these videos starts off with “x is a strong mid tier spam faction”

[@Bubinni]

@@isaiahkoufos3573 There are a couple. Suebi, Kush, Ardiaei, to name a few. They're elite spams. But there are far more mid tier spam factions in this game purely based on their cost effectiveness. Almost every Greek faction is gonna be a mid tier spam.

[@ataitful]

song?

[@er_mala6340]

Bro how play dacia??

[@maarekstele2998]

Man i totally didn't follow this lol i decided to do a rip off of Alexanders army lots of hoplites and four units of sword fighters kinda like the sheildbearers ill let you know how my first custom battle goes lol

[@maarekstele2998]

Didn't go good lol

[@Teadrinker-kg4ve]

This is not how you play athens lol.

[@jubjub7673]

How you play it then?

[@christianriddler5063]

@@jubjub7673 He quiet now..

[@frogbetterthantoad]

dude pulled all the stats and proof and still hating

[@bluebeginning4046]

Maybe he spam thorax swords​@@jubjub7673

[@inconnuturlututu2310]

@@Teadrinker-kg4ve this dude comments the same thing under each video. Let him be he seems dense

[@leonrobinson2053]

Don't play Rome 2, it'll let you down. Play og Rome and if you have to, play remastered. Rome 2 is trash, just like Atilla and thrones of britannia

[@Bubinni]

Its definitely not trash. Its arguably the most popular historical title to date.