Why? Well, because these handpicked factions have the best elites in the game, and unfortunately for you and all those other fellows who are being thrashed, the elites are super-cheap for how effective they are. Total War: Rome II gives you around 14 factions to play with, but in reality only a specific few factions are really getting the attention. So you wish to kick some butt in Total War: Rome II, but keep failing against those Spartan pikemen and those nasty Oathsworn? Well, that’s because your opponent is probably using the notorious Overpowered builds.
