Argumentation that barbarians should die like flies would be indeed reasonable - but only if other historical condition is also met - that barbarians are present by sheer numbers on battlefield.
Since it is simply not possible in EB, and actually this is hellens who dominate also numerically - thanks to their big phalanx units - then favoring barbarians in some way is rather out of question.
My thinking now is to keep 40 000 budget - that way barbarians can spend not only for additional elites but also more units can get 1 chevron.
I like most of these rules, but not all. My biggest complain is the way to determine elite(/heavy) when descriptions do not help. But not only.
So for example:
1) Praetorian Cavalry - is it Medium or Heavy?
They throw javelins and skirmish, so apparently they are Medium, according to these rules.
But since Romans are cheap and can afford 1 chevron for most units, then upgraded Praetorian Cav reaches truly elite level in Cav vs Cav battles. They are beaten only by strong elites after long time defence, and can inflict serious damage when charging.
So if they are Medium - I dont like the idea. It means Roman can field up to 5 "medium" but indeed pumped by chevron to heavy/elite units, and still can recruit 6 foot elites.
So maybe cavalry/elephants should not be upgraded.
2) How to determine elite archer/slinger when description do not help?
Or - do we count archers/slingers at all as elites?
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Maybe this rule could be helpful for victory conditions:
- when there is 2 game crashes or disconnetions by the same player during a battle, the winner is his opponent.
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