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Alright. I am going to try this poll thing again. I hope I will not fail this time :sweatdrop:. I already attempted posting a poll in the Entrance Hall, and it worked, so no reason I should fail this time.
BTW, NEW RULE:
Choose favourite five.
No spamming all of them please.
Oh, and yes, the "Germanic Mercenary Shock Infantry) is Wargozes.
Lo there Aemilius, Im UK/US/Norvege depending on year time...and.....ure poll aint working....Quote:
Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus
It is now. :grin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewski
When you make a poll, you actually post a thread and then later add a poll. Just try it yourself and you will see.
So guys, how many mercenaries should we choose? I instructed everyone to choose three, but perhaps that is too restrictive. I have quite a bit of favourites myself. So hard to choose...
How about favourite four? Or favourite five? Or is three enough?
Well hush my mouth, good job :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus
Well guys, new rule:
Choose favourite five. If not for this rule, everyone will choose the mercenary phalangites and Cretans.
De Nada mein froid....)in my case....now if I could choose Thrakian Rambos, that would be differentQuote:
Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus
Well, you could've put that in the first post to begin with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus
I did put it in the first post. Almost right away. Way before you posted. You are lying Meth and spamming/sabotaging/vandalising. For which I reported you. We will see how this turns out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Megas Methuselah
If possible you should change the title of the poll, there are alot of people who will simply vote without reading the posts first.
I quite like those Iberian spearmen, they were an essential part of any army fighting in the region when in my roman game.
I am disapointed that the Kamboja's didn't get in but I suppose I was the only one who mentioned them.
I like all the mercs in the game. I use mercs whenever possible, no matter the cost.
Balroae are without a doubt the best ones!
https://www.europabarbarorum.com/i/u...el_balroae.gif
They are cheap, have excellent stamina and morale(In the unit list the 10 is wrong), are incredible at throwing Javellines and are also quite good at melee(14 Atacks + Bonus in woods). They are the best Skirmisher infantry in the game!! And they cost 248 upkeep :smash:
Galatikoi Tindanotae, Misthophoroi Phalangitai, Misthophoroi Thraikioi Peltastai, Misthophoroi Toxotai Kretikoi and Pezoi Brettioi for me.
Maion
Misthophoroi Phalangitai
Misthophoroi Thraikioi Peltastai
Curepos
Samnitici Milites
Misthophoroi Keltohellenikoi Hoplitai - agree with Meth - hope they'll be in EB2!
Vote for Balroae, Vote for Balroae, Vote for Balroae :viking::viking::viking:
They are really great! Just try them out!!
I'd agree with you on that, when playing somewhere in western europe - kinda a stretch to get them as AS though :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by seienchin
These are my five favourite mercenaries:
Misthophoroi Phalangitai (Mercenary Hellenic Medium Phalanx)
Misthophoroi Toxotai Kretikoi (Mercenary Cretan Archers)
Iberi Scutari (Iberian Medium Spearmen)
Qala'im Balearim (Balearic Slingers)
Samnitici Milites (Samnite Heavy Infantry)
and the Scortamareva, but they weren't in the poll ;)
edit: and I have to add that I don't know all mercenaries :)
I just chose these three; my Hayasdan campaign is pretty much the first time I started using mercs, before I just used them as quick garrisons for my newly conquered towns (it's a miracle I never ended up like Epeiros after they hired some Gallic mercenaries).
Anyway I like these three, I don't have an opinion about the others.
Misthophoroi Hoplitai
Skuda Baexdzhyntae/Daha Baexdzhyntae
Misthophoroi Keltohellenikoi Hoplitai
I've chosen:
1. Misthophoroi Toxotai Kretikoi (Mercenary Cretan Archers) - expert archers perfect for any army.
2. Thraikioi Peltastai (Thraikian Peltasts) - very versatile troops.
3. Dunaminica (Celtiberian Heavy Infantry) - reliable and cool looking heavy infantry.
4. Shipri Tukul (Babylonian Heavy Spearmen) - great spear/mace/heavy armor combo, especially good as infantry for nomads.
5. Galatikoi Tindanotae (Galatian "Wild Men" Infantry) - these are just awesome! Love to hire them as hellenic factions and roleplay their wild nature on the battlefield (not listening to orders, charging headlong into the enemy and generally misbehaving).
1. Tekastos
2. Misthophoroi Toxotai Kretikoi
3. Druxtiz Basterniska
We can tell by your voting for every one.Quote:
Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name
Seems the Kretikoi are quite famous amongst EB players :yes:
Maion
Because it is one of the best missile unit and suprisingly good in hand-to-hand combat, compared to other missile units. :dizzy2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Maion Maroneios
Ehm, I wasn't exactly surprised dude. Just stating facts based on statistics. I didn't vote for them as well for nothing, you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Apázlinemjó
Maion
Mistophoroi Phalangitai are always nice.
Toxotai Kretikoi is self explaining.
Shipri Tukul are great heavy infantry. Good against cavalry and they have AP-maces.
Thureophoroi and Keltohellenikoi Hoplitai always make good jack-of-all-trades. I recruit the Keltohellenikoi on a large scale as kind of Imperial Auxilia in my Keltoi territories. The Makedonian skin for them is much more beautiful than the mercenary skin though.
Maion, what is "Imperial Auxilia" in Greek? ;)
Auxilia is "Allied" in Latin, right? If so, then "Symmachoi Arches" (ΣΥΜΜΑΧΟΙ ΑΡΧΗΣ in Greek) or "Allies of the Empire" should be just fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus
Maion
Yeah, these guys are the perfect blend - the best that two magnificient cultures can offer in one unit - and just look so cool, with great RP potential. I really hope these buggers make EB2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elcmar
1.Thrakioi Peltastai: Incredibly versatile, can hold their own against legionaries and tindanotae in some cases (used them to assault the tindanotae filled walls of Ankyra when playing as Pontos)
2. Skuda Baexdzhyntae/Daha Baexdzhyntae: Horse archers, need I say more?
3. Curepos: Cheap and effective, their ap lances are a lifesaver against Romans (purchase en masse when playing as Sweboz)
4. Misthophoroi Toxotai Kretikoi: Mein gott those arrows rape, and swords? geez... Bosphorans and Syrians are amzanig too.
5. Tekastos: Don't really buy them as mercanaries, but I spam them once I can build them. Their pretty much 20 more Teceitos for pretty much the same cost (not exactly but pretty close).
Auxilia are the auxiliar troops. That means the "help"-troop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maion Maroneios
gotta love the samnite heavy infantry.
Yup! And they fulfill a ton of tactical roles too....and they are awesome looking too :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Megas Methuselah