Gaesatae underpowered!

[Theodotos I]

I just have to ask, why are the Gaesatae so dagburn weak? I mean, they are taken down so easily by missile fire, and their performance in melee is nothing spectacular. Not considering their cost, and their long, unbeaten record in history. I mean, everyone knows that they should be about eighteen feet tall, carry a sword four yards long, and run twice as fast as normal units. They should be able to send men spinning through the air. Certainly the EB team is intelligent enough to realize that any missile short of a 16-inch shell to the chest is incapable of stopping these drugged fanatics! I certainly hope this situation is rectified in 1.1.

EDIT: I have seen so many LS and "Celtic Over-powered" threads that I thought I would hit it from the other angle.

[Strategos Alexandros]

You're supposed to wait until April!

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

And on that subject, why isn't Beowulf in EB?

Really enjoyed that film, I think the Rebel leader in Skanda should be called Beowulf.

;)

[blitzkrieg80]

you can get the Gaut (Geat) ethnicity trait... if only we had 'troll-slayer' as a trait... sounds good for EB2

and there is no 'story-butcher' trait for that ass who made Beowulf c'mon - Grendel's mom is hot? that's so freaking stupid!

[Maximus Aurelius]

Curiously this is an Gaesatae UNDERPOWERED thread instead of OVERPOWERED (witch we all love and cherish). They are weak against missiles because they are, well naked. And I really can't agree with you that they are weak in combat.
With witch units did you battle them?

Edit: sorry didn't read your post to the end. Never mind the above

[blitzkrieg80]

theoretically, they shouldn't be killable unless you decapitate their head... also one might be able to stake them to the ground so even in undeath they're unable to get up, the source of 'vampire-stakes'.

also, they are killable if you wait until their body metabolizes the psychodelics, after they're done humping corpses... but sometimes they just drink their own / each others' urine and 'warp-spasm' all over again. in this case, you must distract them with a very large mustache... that's the only thing proven to work.

btw, shouldn't there be a special reform trait like 'has seen the shroom'? that would be great

[Hax]

I just have to ask, why are the Gaesatae so dagburn weak? I mean, they are taken down so easily by missile fire, and their performance in melee is nothing spectacular. Not considering their cost, and their long, unbeaten record in history. I mean, everyone knows that they should be about eighteen feet tall, carry a sword four yards long, and run twice as fast as normal units. They should be able to send men spinning through the air. Certainly the EB team is intelligent enough to realize that any missile short of a 16-inch shell to the chest is incapable of stopping these drugged fanatics! I certainly hope this situation is rectified in 1.1.

Well, in 1.1 they're 6 feet tall and shoot lightning from their hands and fireballs from their arses.

[Tarkus]

theoretically, they shouldn't be killable unless you decapitate their head... also one might be able to stake them to the ground so even in undeath they're unable to get up, the source of 'vampire-stakes'.

also, they are killable if you wait until their body metabolizes the psychodelics, after they're done humping corpses... but sometimes they just drink their own / each others' urine and 'warp-spasm' all over again. in this case, you must distract them with a very large mustache... that's the only thing proven to work.

btw, shouldn't there be a special reform trait like 'has seen the shroom'? that would be great

Funny as hell, dude...thanks for the late-afternoon guffaw (the folks around me in my "second office" coffeeshop may be rather confused or frightened by my outburst...screw 'em...

[pezhetairoi]

You're supposed to wait until April!

No, that's MY job! :D

[Strategos Alexandros]

No, that's MY job! :D

I thought there was a competition for the first?

[pezhetairoi]

Nope, I got that hands down. Lorica Segmentata reigns supreme!

[Disciple of Tacitus]

Why does April 1st fall on a Tuesday this year?!?

I have to wait until I get back from work to check out the forum!!


Must ... figure... a ...way.

[cmacq]

I just have to ask, why are the Gaesatae so dagburn weak? I mean, they are taken down so easily by missile fire, and their performance in melee is nothing spectacular. Not considering their cost, and their long, unbeaten record in history. I mean, everyone knows that they should be about eighteen feet tall, carry a sword four yards long, and run twice as fast as normal units. They should be able to send men spinning through the air. Certainly the EB team is intelligent enough to realize that any missile short of a 16-inch shell to the chest is incapable of stopping these drugged fanatics! I certainly hope this situation is rectified in 1.1.

EDIT: I have seen so many LS and "Celtic Over-powered" threads that I thought I would hit it from the other angle.

If they don't like the missiles, then they'll have their fight in the shade...

[Starforge]

I just have to ask, why are the Gaesatae so dagburn weak? I mean, they are taken down so easily by missile fire, and their performance in melee is nothing spectacular. Not considering their cost, and their long, unbeaten record in history. I mean, everyone knows that they should be about eighteen feet tall, carry a sword four yards long, and run twice as fast as normal units. They should be able to send men spinning through the air. Certainly the EB team is intelligent enough to realize that any missile short of a 16-inch shell to the chest is incapable of stopping these drugged fanatics! I certainly hope this situation is rectified in 1.1.

EDIT: I have seen so many LS and "Celtic Over-powered" threads that I thought I would hit it from the other angle.

The person responsible for this post....should be sacked!

[pezhetairoi]

Sacked, dragged into a dark alley, beaten with seven kinds of hell while still sacked, and left in the dark alley. ;D