Quote Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius View Post
I've heard that the Pheraspidai/Peltastai Makedonikai are supposedly elite, but aren't.



Not experienced them myself to be able to say one way or the other.
I don't what you use these guys for, but they are meant to storm towns, kill KH family members, protect the king's bodyguard from spearmen and the like nasty swordfighters tasks. They are not meant to hold the line against cavalry, due to missing spears, and not against phalanx due to their small numbers. They are best used in a pitched fight where they can't be outmanouvered or larger enemy units cannot use their superior numbers to flank them. That would be first of all cleaning the way from the breach to the town's center. Have ever you seen what they do regular Peltasts in a situation like that?



Here are some that did not impress me very much:



Both might have their use when closing in on the enemy - but that would require a battlefield free of any missle units, including javelins.



Useful with long pikes and phalanx ability; without it absolutly pathetic. Always hire classical Hoplites or real Thorakitai instead.



Way to weak for their price.



The best looking mounted bodyguard ingame, but no match for their Parthian or Saka counterparts.