Favourite Mercenaries Poll

[Aemilius Paulus]

Alright guys, you know what to do (hopefully :P). Just pick your favourite mercs:

[Hax]

Toxotai Kretikoi
Thanvare Payadhag

[Titus Magnus]

two words "Wild Men"

[A Very Super Market]

Gaesatae
Mistphoroi Phalangitai
Toxotai Kretikoi

[Aemilius Paulus]

Crap, I already created a poll, but it says "You can only add a poll to a thread within 30 minutes of posting the thread.", not allowing me to post it. Gotta ask a mod...

The poll managed to include all 30 mercenaries discussed in this thread, not leaving out a single one!

[Elcmar]

Misthophoroi Phalangitai

Curepos

Thraikioi Peltastai

[Nachtmeister]

1. Toxotai Kretikoi
2. Hoplitai
3. Samnitici Milites
4. Dunaminaca
5. Tindanotae
6. Bataroas
7. Curoas
8. Curepos

... These are the ones I often found very useful - I determine which ones I really like by which ones would be more frequently available if I had my way. On rare occasions, meaning when/if I campaign within their AOR, I use German mercenary thanes (forgot the precise native name) and Shipri Tukul.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Wait, WTF? Why are the choices not showing up??? I just posted 30 choices, and they do not appear!!!

[Megas Methuselah]

Wow, man; it's only a poll, simmer down. Although I can't really understand how you could not know how to create a poll, it is still not worth all that anger you have. My fav:

Galatian Wild Men
Celto-Hellenic Hoplites (<--- I really hope they make it in EB2; they're my fav unit, merc or not, in-game!)
Massalian Hoplites
Gallic Archers

[Drewski]

Wow, man; it's only a poll, simmer down. Although I can't really understand how you could not know how to create a poll, it is still not worth all that anger you have. My fav:

Galatian Wild Men
Celto-Hellenic Hoplites (<--- I really hope they make it in EB2; they're my fav unit, merc or not, in-game!)
Massalian Hoplites
Gallic Archers

Gallic Archers? And u have 2,000 plus posts? Bit Glenn Gould there.

[Aemilius Paulus]

This thread is closed. Use the other thread, the one with a working poll please.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Stop it Meth. You are replying to this thread this very moment. I saw it on your user profile, current activity bar. IT IS CLOSED!!! GOT IT, CLOSED!!!!

[Megas Methuselah]

The mercenary phalanxes are pretty cool, too. However, I tend to avoid using phalanxes, and rather prefer using thureophoroi or thorakitai as my line troops. Celto-Hellenic hoplites are just as good.

Btw, you don't have the authority to close threads.


Bit Glenn Gould there.

Wut?

[Drewski]

The mercenary phalanxes are pretty cool, too. However, I tend to avoid using phalanxes, and rather prefer using thureophoroi or thorakitai as my line troops. Celto-Hellenic hoplites are just as good.

Btw, you don't have the authority to close threads.



Wut?

Glenn Gould....genius...dickhead...look up his Bach on youtube, its brilliant but wrong...

[Aemilius Paulus]

Guys, seriously, this thread is closed. Take it to the other one, the one with a working poll. And Meth, if you post here, I will report you for the second time, which I doubt will lead you to any good.

[a completely inoffensive name]

I like all the mercs in the game. I use mercs at every possible opportunity, no matter the cost.

[anubis88]

Guys, seriously, this thread is closed. Take it to the other one, the one with a working poll. And Meth, if you post here, I will report you for the second time, which I doubt will lead you to any good.

Wow... Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed:thumbsdown:

[Hax]

AP, you want to report people for posting in a thread?

Who cares, grow up.

[Maion Maroneios]

I absolutely adore Misthophor...
*runs away as fast as possible just as a frustrated Aemilius turns his head and throws an infuriated look at Maion*

Maion

[a completely inoffensive name]

AP, you want to report people for posting in a thread?

Who cares, grow up.

I will find a way to sig this.

[Aemilius Paulus]

I will find a way to sig this.
Do as you please, but saying that I want to report people for posting is both putting words into my mouth and oversimplifying the issue by leaving out important details.

[Megas Methuselah]

I like all the mercs in the game. I use mercs at every possible opportunity, no matter the cost.

It's an easy way to put down rebellions in the middle of your large empire when your main armies are busy fighting on the front.

[Zradha Pahlavan]

Classical hoplites have got to be some of the most versatile mercs. I've had good uses for those guys in practically every campaign where I could afford them.
They are especially good for sieges.

[Megas Methuselah]

Hmm. I never use classical hoplites. They're too obselete for me, far too easy to outflank in their tight formation. I'm more of a thureophoroi/thorakitai kind of guy. Their mobile formations, combined with their javelins, make these soldiers war-winning troops.

[Zradha Pahlavan]

Classical hoplites are usually more widely availble. You can't get thureophoroi easily in the east. I also think they're less expensive, but I'm not sure. With ample support, they can be just as good at winning battles as the newer troops. Also, I just like the older hoplite style more.

[Megas Methuselah]

Also, I just like the older hoplite style more.

Old conservative, get on with the times. I could annihilate you. :beam:

[Elcmar]

Gonna have to agree with Meth on the hoplite/thureophoroi debate - i've just had two units of thureophoroi and one unit of thorakitai hold a rocky patch of ground against a ptolie halfstack, and then kill the routing general with a volley of javelins - also great for city fights! :smash:

[Megas Methuselah]

Exactly. Those javelins are invaluable.

[Macilrille]

Creatan Archers, they are insane killers with those bows and I have 1-2 in avery Consular (or Proconsular) army.

[Tyrfingr]

Thracian peltasts usually "does" it for me...AP swords, tons of javelins, pretty much kicks ass...

[Megas Methuselah]

Forgot about those Thracian peltasts. Those things are absolute killers. And at the fast rate they're able to run, they make perfect flankers, too.

[Zradha Pahlavan]

Then there's those Persian-archer spearmen. They're kinda sucky agianst most infantry but they make good siege troops, for attack or defense. I've also seen them hold back light and sometimes medium cavalry and they're great for a charge against other archers. Not bad for a unit that costs under 2000.