YMMV / The Fourth Age: Total War

• Badass Decay: The Reunited Kingdom has undergone an extreme version of this. It lost Umbar and the surrounding regions to a Corsair invasion, Harondor declared independance, the pulling of troops from the north provinces to defend the southern areas allowed Dunland to take over several regions including Orthanc, not only that but half of the remaining Kingdom then split off, leaving the Reunited Kingdom back where it was during the war of the ring. Of course if you play as them you can take a level in badass and restore them to their former glory. They also have some of the best units in the game, making them one of the easier factions to play.
• Demonic Spiders:
  • Mûmakil, go ahead and try to fight them without siege weapons. I dare you.
  • Olog-Hai. Remember the berserker unit from Vanilla Rome: Total War? Imagine a twelve foot tall version of that with twice the strength and speed charging headlong at your battle line.
• Game-Breaker: Dwarves and Elves have some the best troops in the entire game, with even the basic troops more than a match for the mannish factions. A single squad of Durin's Guard or the Noldor troops can destroy thousands of men while taking few losses. This is offset by both races being very few in number which prevents you from spamming full stacks.