Quote Originally Posted by Basileos ton Ellenon View Post
Nevermind the fact that the Scythians defeated one of Alexander's generals and 30000 troops as stated by EB?

Hmmm yes.

Actually I agree that the Nomad FM's seem grotesquely overpowered. Yet in gameplay terms they are often the salvation of Nomadic factions, who are outnumbered and outmatched in everything else by settled cultures except for their cavalry.
Did the 30,000 troops include the Companion cavalry?
No... There were very few occasions where Alexander placed such a command to anyone other than himself. By the time he reached Scythian areas, the Thessalians had also been dismissed....