LordCurlyton
11-09-2008, 05:14
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That's right folks, as the thread title says. I didn't post in the AI faction Progression Thread as I used FD a couple times to significantly alter the East. Mainly because the AS was starting to swallow the East and I would not have been up to fighting off stack after stack of pikes. While I don't doubt my eventual victory in that conflict I would have lost interest. Instead I wanted a different opponent. Right now its Hayasdan, or New Persia, who recently reignited war by first demanding Mesopotamia and Armenia and then finally marching on Seleukia. Sadly, after defeating their initial waves all they are sending my way is stacks of mostly Pantodopai with a few archers/cavalry at best, with a few p. phalangites as well. I've actually been able to use my Marian legions in real battles, though, and they have a healthy respect for catas (they just don't go down!). Of course, why they attacked me while being at war with the Pahlava is beyond me, but they and the Pahlava are a much better fight as the Hai throw Persian Hoplites, pikes, archers, and decent cavalry at the Pahlava's superior cavalry, lesser infantry, archers, and pikes. The Pahlava are also at war with the Saka. Now I just need to coast through the next twenty-seven years and try to get a proper Augustan candidate, though I have no idea how you can get Expert Recruiter.
Just figured I'd share some Roman love. Plus I should note that as long as I keep that Eleutheroi city between me and the Saba they keep attacking Hayasdan either at Charax or Persepolis.
That's right folks, as the thread title says. I didn't post in the AI faction Progression Thread as I used FD a couple times to significantly alter the East. Mainly because the AS was starting to swallow the East and I would not have been up to fighting off stack after stack of pikes. While I don't doubt my eventual victory in that conflict I would have lost interest. Instead I wanted a different opponent. Right now its Hayasdan, or New Persia, who recently reignited war by first demanding Mesopotamia and Armenia and then finally marching on Seleukia. Sadly, after defeating their initial waves all they are sending my way is stacks of mostly Pantodopai with a few archers/cavalry at best, with a few p. phalangites as well. I've actually been able to use my Marian legions in real battles, though, and they have a healthy respect for catas (they just don't go down!). Of course, why they attacked me while being at war with the Pahlava is beyond me, but they and the Pahlava are a much better fight as the Hai throw Persian Hoplites, pikes, archers, and decent cavalry at the Pahlava's superior cavalry, lesser infantry, archers, and pikes. The Pahlava are also at war with the Saka. Now I just need to coast through the next twenty-seven years and try to get a proper Augustan candidate, though I have no idea how you can get Expert Recruiter.
Just figured I'd share some Roman love. Plus I should note that as long as I keep that Eleutheroi city between me and the Saba they keep attacking Hayasdan either at Charax or Persepolis.