Pool: The best "cheap infantrymen" for staple...

@Geticus
I think we're actually agreeing with each other in a roundabout way. You're right, Komatai are a more versatile unit, and with a few chevrons and morale bonuses, they can really just take care of themselves very well for such a cheap unit (although cavalry would still be a problem). Drapanai, on the other hand, are great in some situations and terrible in others. But they were the option in the poll and Komatai weren't, so that's why I picked them.

Yeah in my Getai campaign I thought I had almost destroyed Makedonia pretty early on (except for that island). But later I discovered them rampaging across Asia Minor, and had to fight them all over again, which is when that Hypastist/Drapanai encounter occurred. On the bright side, Pontus was actually doing well (which you don't see very often) for a while because the AS and Ptolies were occupied by the Maks. But then Pontus became my main enemy and I was forced to reduce them to the status they are in most games haha

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Originally Posted by athanaric

Yup. Though it is important to remember that there are two kind of Baltic Archers: the Lonkīnīkōs, who are slightly better than Germanic or Celtic archers but nothing special, and the Medjīnīkōs (Baltic Frontiersmen), who are the strongest Archer-Spearmen, although their range and attack is slightly lower than that of the Arabian guys. Btw., I suspect that only Saba can recruit the latter.

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Thanks for the info, those Arabians definitely have much longer range than the Persian guys do. It's too bad that they're only factional, I would have expected a fairly low-level archer unit to be regional as well. Those Baltic Frontiersmen are good too, it's too bad I don't really feel like ever expanding into the desolate area where you find them.

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Originally Posted by WinsingtonIII

It's too bad that they're only factional, I would have expected a fairly low-level archer unit to be regional as well.

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Model-sharing issues, I'm afraid. (Somewhat unnecessary ones though.)

Hello everybody.
In love with my Seleucid Kingdom bonespine, i voted (Pantodapoi) Phalangitai.
Huge numbers, reasonably good to resist against missile if you need, untouchables in a "hand to hand" fight as it resolves in a "hand to sarissa" thing for long enough to envelop the enemy and kill him with something you have at hand (even another PP!). And in the rare event that they get caught out of formation? Oh, dear, you came with heavy armour... So kind of you....
And in the face of their rival to the victory in this poll, in the direct confrontation they could sooner be bored to death than routed.
To me it's the best.
But i must admit i'm the kind of people listening to which his car is always the best on the Earth, even if it changes...

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Originally Posted by Mediterraneo

Hello everybody.
In love with my Seleucid Kingdom bonespine, i voted (Pantodapoi) Phalangitai.
Huge numbers, reasonably good to resist against missile if you need, untouchables in a "hand to hand" fight as it resolves in a "hand to sarissa" thing for long enough to envelop the enemy and kill him with something you have at hand (even another PP!). And in the rare event that they get caught out of formation? Oh, dear, you came with heavy armour... So kind of you....
And in the face of their rival to the victory in this poll, in the direct confrontation they could sooner be bored to death than routed.
To me it's the best.
But i must admit i'm the kind of people listening to which his car is always the best on the Earth, even if it changes...

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that's why I always pack at least two regiments of "flankers". when I'm through using them on the PP's, there won't be any to speak of:clown: