can someone explain to my the upkeep of equites are so cheap?

[bigredlemon]

110 denari.

upkeep for pesants is 100.
upkeep of archers is 170...

why would anyone use townwatch for garrison duty when calvary is so much better? :charge:

It costs more at first but will more than make up for it if you ever have to do ANY fighting.

[Colovion]

utter flaw comes to mind

[bigredlemon]

it doesn't seem to be either historically accurate nor balanced?

[econ21]

For garrison duty, I think the size of the unit matters when determining loyalty effects so equites may not be the best. However, I agree if you think you are in danger of having to use your garrison to fight... In MTW, I tended to use reasonable troops for garrisons, but in RTW I have not found it important yet and rely on Town Watch.

I agree with the general point that up keep costs don't seem well thought out. Basternae mercenaries are currently my favorite undercosted unit - 2HPs and very powerful attack, but have the same cost as Hastati.

[CBR]

Go through the list of all cavalry units and you will see they are are all very cheap in support cost. They are a lot cheaper than cavalry support cost in MTW.

IMO that creates a unhistorical effect as ancient armies had lots of infantry. The power of heavy cavalry in RTW and their cheap support cost means RTW is more cavalry oriented than MTW. ~:rolleyes:


CBR