Official EB Tournement Thread

[vartan]

Dude change your Hamachi nickname to Hiero as well, just go to preferences to change it.

[Phalanx300]

I'm wondering, also thanks to Hiero here , maybe we should allow certain units like Syrakousoi Hoplitai as factional units for certain factions? Meaning Syrakousoi Hoplitai would be counted as a Koinen Hellenon factional unit, for those who wish to represent an Syracusian army.

[vartan]

I'm wondering, also thanks to Hiero here , maybe we should allow certain units like Syrakousoi Hoplitai as factional units for certain factions? Meaning Syrakousoi Hoplitai would be counted as a Koinen Hellenon factional unit, for those who wish to represent an Syracusian army.

But Syracuse wasn't part of the Koinon Hellenon of the 3rd century BC IIRC. Wouldn't that make Syrakousai Hoplitai mercs?

[Phalanx300]

But Syracuse wasn't part of the Koinon Hellenon of the 3rd century BC IIRC. Wouldn't that make Syrakousai Hoplitai mercs?

I mean it more in the way that Syracuse was an Greek Poleis as were all the members of the Koinen Hellenon. The best way to represent them would be with the Koinen Hellenon.

The same for those who wish to make a Galatian army, with them being Pontus or another faction which has them.

Maybe if someone wishes to be a certain faction which isn't in EB he has to post it here and we can post the factional units and the like and the faction which would be best to be used?

[darius_d]

Sign me in, man! Im playing Carthage!

Darius_d: you are not alone anymore!

Good to hear, mate! Your reinforcments are right on time, cause I go on short holidays next two weeks (but come back to the tournament before end of July).

I play without using phalanx formation. For fun, history and for sake of difference from popular phalanx/legionaries choice. But for the moment i couldn't beat phalanx with that formation (in official game).
GLHF. I will be around on forums to see how things are going. If you need any advice, send me PM (I won't have access to hamachi).

[Duguntz]

Heeeeeyyy, the sweboz 's lost in the wood, sorry guys not to write anymore, but since I forgot the cables of my laptop in england, it's kinda difficult to come on! plz, if anyone wanna be kind with an unwashed naked fanatic, write me some news about the tournament!!!

[Maion Maroneios]

Welcome back, barbaros! You could always just read about the happening yourself, you know

Maion

[antisocialmunky]

Well, the Romans are feeding the AS players way too many victories :-p.

Hope you can participate. More is better.

[m0r1d1n]

hi,
i would like to jon the tournament with carthage..i'll be playing under the name moridin.
i'll be on hamachi under the same name...

[Phalanx300]

Ok going to play some matches again, and wow to the number of Arche Seleukeia members.

[Parallel Pain]

ASM ASM

Agrippa and Spiritus want to complain about the no-recruitment-restriction of saba.

[vartan]

There's nothing to complain about. Saba is always going to be a guerilla-war faction. No complaints about it. You gotta give kudos to the Saba players out there.

[antisocialmunky]

Does anyone really think that Saba without rules is overpowered?

Also adding Ptoly and Saka rules and tweaking heavy cavalry for steppe factions down to 4 so they get only 1 more heavy horse than normal factions.

Other notable rule changes:
-Lonchrophoi = Heavy
-Baktrian Medium = Heavy
-Indo-Iranian Lights = Elite
-Hetairoi Aspidoi = Elite medium cav

[Alsatia]

Does anyone really think that Saba without rules is overpowered?

Also adding Ptoly and Saka rules and tweaking heavy cavalry for steppe factions down to 4 so they get only 1 more heavy horse than normal factions.

Other notable rule changes:
-Lonchrophoi = Heavy
-Baktrian Medium = Heavy
-Indo-Iranian Lights = Elite
-Hetairoi Aspidoi = Elite medium cav

Yes I do. Being beaten by saba with a full imperial legion doesn't really go well. Or do I really suck?

[vartan]

Yes I do. Being beaten by saba with a full imperial legion doesn't really go well. Or do I really suck?

The latter, I'm afraid.

[Parallel Pain]

Admittedly you should've know better than leaving your men in a defensive formation then going off to vacuum your room

[antisocialmunky]

Admittedly you should've know better than leaving your men in a defensive formation then going off to vacuum your room

Pretty much this about all your games.

[Gabeed]

So how do the Lonchophoroi count as heavy cavalry when they are distinctly called "Hellenic Medium Cavalry?"

[tsidneku]

Gabeed: I personally think it's a gray zone. The Lonchophoroi come close (in stats) to some of the 'lighter heavy cavalry'.

Another question for ASM or whomever that can answer this:

I haven't been keeping too close of an eye on the thread discussion. (I learned just yesterday that heavy armoured archers are elite! haha), but aside from the four heavy cavalry addendums to the original rules:

What is the ruling on the "General" cavalry unit? It assume still counts towards one's cavalry limit of 5 (as a normal non-steppe faction).

[antisocialmunky]

The description called them heavy cavalry and similarly Baktrian Mediums are compared favorably to heavy cavalry. Plus they behave similarly to the average heavy cavalry types. I don't think it'll affect things too much, I see the 2 prodromoi and very rarely see 2 lonchrophoi in games I've played where you'd think people would want to use better heavy cavalry.

Oh well, you guys do have the new elite medium cavalry option.

Generals count as heavy cav and elite.

[antisocialmunky]

BTW-I missed one unit. The Liby Phonecian Cavalry is both Heavy and elite, sharing similar characteristics to the other mediums that are now heavy and elite due to the description.

Thanks.

[NeoSpartan]

YO FELLAS!!!!!!! Old EB MP guy here, from the days it 1st became available back in .8x. I have not played in Online in a LONG time though

Sing me up on this B***ch.

I now have some free time to play some EB! I am not sure what my actual times will be, but there is now a lot of people playing online so it should not matter

Anywho... The faction I plan to play is the AEDUI,

I my hamachi name is 1stNeoSpartan


....now lets get this B**** ON!

[antisocialmunky]

Good luck, Casse's pretty touch to beat but I'm not sure how hte barbs will fair with the current rules.

BTW - Since this has become fairly successful this first time around, I'm wondering about possibly doing this regularly. Does anyone know how to petition for a forum or anything like that? We really need one since there are alot of independent threads and such.

I dunno, I was just asked about it the other day.

[The Celtic Viking]

I think I will give this a try as well, but as the Arverni, though there is a risk I might have to abandon it. Until I find out that I do, however, I am in.

A little question, though, regarding the rules: does the "no run-through-rule" apply to chariots as well? AFAIK it was a pretty common tactic to open up enemy formations that way, and IMO they should get an exception for this.

[antisocialmunky]

YEah, that is an exception. Its actually mostly just for infantry vs phalanx.

[NeoSpartan]

I think I will give this a try as well, but as the Arverni, though there is a risk I might have to abandon it. Until I find out that I do, however, I am in.

A little question, though, regarding the rules: does the "no run-through-rule" apply to chariots as well? AFAIK it was a pretty common tactic to open up enemy formations that way, and IMO they should get an exception for this.

hey man! just jump and start fighting when u leave then u leave.... And come back again when u can

[The Celtic Viking]

Thanks, I will do that. Just let me get an EB configured for MP and I'm ready for action.

ASM, I think one of he "rs" in "Arverni" migrated to my nick when you signed me up.

[antisocialmunky]

Just a few details. The normal Druid unit is now elite(missed it), Cwmyr are not elite anymore, and Milnaht are considered Casse Factional as a replacement for Pictone Neitos.

[NeoSpartan]

Just a few details. The normal Druid unit is now elite(missed it), ....

dammit now I am confused...

Are u talking about Carnute Cingetos? (super expensive elite Aedui druid with the rallying eagle, recruitable in only one Gallic province)

Or the Drwdae (Casse/Aedui/Arverni druid with rallying eagle, but weaker than Carnute, recruitable only in Britania)?

I know u told me Uirodusios are considered elite because of their scare infantry and rallying traits. (But some of you confuse them as druids.)

[antisocialmunky]

The Drwdae are better than Neitos in everyway besides the missile and cost 400 mnai less. Plus they would probably be considered a small warrior group so it would be unrealistic to have an all druid army.

You Gauls have weird costs for things. Honestly. You have ~1600 units that are better than ~2400 units...