Unit Experiance

[Unferth of Gergovia]

Hey everyone...Ive noticed unusual experience gains with my group of Gaesatae in Gergovia....Ive only fought a few battles with them and some Bataroes but they are all either 2-3 silver chevrons or 1 or more gold chevrons....they had the fastest experience gains of any unit Ive had...is there a reason for this or is it random and what are the criteria for experience gains...I would love more info so I could fine tune my legionares at some point

[gosam]

I guess it would simply be because they kill a lot of enemy soldiers, while having few losses themselves (2HP rocks).

[Aemilius Paulus]

Well, Gaesatae have 120/60 men, and the experience is awarded based on amount of men in a unit vs amount of non-routing men killed (routing units have a 1/4 chance of being counted AFAIK). Other Gallic units usually have 240/120 or 200/100 men, so they need to kill more men to gain the same points. That and the fact that Gaesatae take very little casualties themselves.

Speaking of Gaesatae, I was was just fighting them yesterday in Bononia as Eperios and I had two levy phalanxes blocking off a street, one unit on top of another to maximise the density of pikes. So anyway, it was just two levy phalanxes, 109 and 103 men each (Large Unit Size), with two experience and a Blacksmith upgrade. And 2/3 of the starting Eleutheroi garrison of Bononia pushing my poor pikes. However, I was barely taking any casualties, as only the Brinhetin could push through my pikes. Then the general died. Mass rout ensues, and all but the unit of Gaesatae keep on fighting. A minute later, with no routing units nearby the blokes rout, having lost only 4 men out of 60. I was speechless. I had no elephants, and all of my other troops were far away from the battle, ensuring that the Gaesatae were not spooked by anything.

[soup_alex]

blokes

I beg your pardon?

[A Very Super Market]

A definition?

Informal (usually) British term for a person.

[soup_alex]

A definition?

Informal (usually) British term for a person.

I know what "bloke" means, mate. I am, as a matter of fact, a native of this green and pleasant land.
Rather, I'm perplexed at the meaning AP is attempting to convey (more because of the sentence structure than of Aemilius' decision to substitute a more specific word for one whose use he may not be familiar with, although this is "cute", in its own way—I can't imagine trying to describe a unit of Gaesatae/Phalangitai (it wasn't clear which, you see) as, I don't know, messieurs, for example.


A tip for Americans (etc.) who want to attempt to use "bloke" in everyday conversation: consider it as roughly analogous to "guy"; you may say of someone that they are a "good bloke", etc. Note that "bloke" is typically gendered, and (at least in my experience) is more often only applied in the singular. A more appropriate plural noun for a group with whom you may enjoy a round or four at your local public house would be "lads" (i.e. "the lads (and I)").