Your favorite nations / themes -- and why! please participate!

[HJ]

Abysia and Niefelheim. Plain, hardhitting, powerful, and relaxing to play without too much micro. And it suits my play style well (I always choose fighters in RPGs). Ulm would be the third, but leading stocky humans is not nearly as impressive thought as leading hellhumans and frost giants. For the same reasons, I'll probably never play Vanheim, Tuatha, or Caelum.

[Tricon]

Nice poll.

I can't really say why I like the themes/nations that I play more often then the rest. ... The three nations I play most are:
Pythium SC (yup, I'm the one)- mainly roleplaying reasons... it is really NOT a competative theme;
Marignion standard - oh, how I love to cleanse the world of infidels
and Ermor AE- oh, how I love to cleanse the world, period.


I have no style... other thean that I like to constantly try something new (which keeps me from being very good with one nation, but what the heck)

[Nagot Gick Fel]

Originally posted by HJ:
Abysia and Niefelheim. Plain, hardhitting, powerful, and relaxing to play without too much micro. [...] For the same reasons, I'll probably never play Vanheim

Heh - if you like hardhitting, powerful, braindead troops, you should try an Einheriar-heavy Vanheim at least once. I'm confident you won't be displeased.

[Frosted Flake]

I love Neifelheim. jarls with wraith swords are wrecking crews,you get worthwhile PD and good access to blood - whats not to love. I am also enjoying R'leh but new to it, something very amusing about playing awful squid things from space

Frosted Flake

[chrispedersen]

Wow.. Where to start..
I love Ermor, Ashen empire only.
I love man, who needs themes?
I can play Ctis as I like the dancers.
I love Mictlan.
Pangaie is fun, and I like the age of iron option (whatever they call it).
Arcosephale - I only like Golden Era. I love philosophers, fast research trail,mind burn,soul slay.
Jotunheim I like - cheap mages, and boy can they tear down forts.
Pythium is cool, although I don't much go for hydras.
Caelum raiding is...incredibly fun, although I generally cant stand the "nerve wracking, constantly moving" pace.
I love the Autumn & Spring of Tien.. An age of heros.


On the other hand:
Can't stand ULM, boring, weak
Marignon.. Might as well call them Iran to me - although I know its more a Teutonic theme.
Machkava. Spiders are for squishing, not playing with.
Vanheim. Worthy foes. Too expensive.
Ryleh is fun.. but I cant stand loosing priests to the void gate.
Atlantis is just boooooooring.
Abyssia... I know everyone likes em. Too expensive, slow for my style of play. Must admit.. watching troops becoming flaming marshmallows is fun..

Favorite subtlety:
With Death 9, as your troops and leaders die, they become souless. Accumulate enough of them for your own "free" amphibious force. Good enough to take that first water hex....


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[tinkthank]

hey thanks so much for participating so far -- interesting. Very few nations as to this posting with zero votes at all....

[Schmoe]

Just out of curiousity, what is wrong with Caelum Return of the Raptors? They get good access to both Air and Death magic, two very strong schools, and the mages seem reasonably priced. It looks as though they could do quite well.