If you had a choice, in which EB unit would you serve?

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Ok, let’s imagine that you are usual solder in EB 1.2. And you are commanded by AI. So in which military unit would you serve?

Never ever would I want to serve under the AI. Any position is suicide in an AI army. But seriously, here I give you some ideas:

1. Pantodapoi. In this unit, death normally comes without much ado. Also you have so many comrades that the player sometimes does not manage to kill all of you. Perhaps you are the lucky one? Survival chance: 0,5%
2. A really light cavalry force, like Dahae riders. After the inevitable suicide charge, you're unit's gonna rout extremely quickly, which means that a lot of you will survive. The players cavalry is often to heavy to catch all of you. Survival chance: 5%
3. Elephantes Kataphraktoi Indikoi. Perhaps you'll die, but you're so powerful that even the player will have difficulties to kill you. Survival chance: 5 - 15%
4. A triple silver or gold chevroned Solduros in the Kingdom of the Lugii or the people in the eastern baltics. No one ever get's there. Never. If you face a player army, you're death is certain though. Survival chance: 1% if somebody really decides to invade
5. Skandzawarjoz (the Scandinavian variant of Dugunthiz). This unit is so seldomly recruited by the AI that it pretty certain you will never be forced to fight. Survival chance: 0,5% IF you are drawn.

[G. Septimus]

I'll maybe be the Hopliatai Spartanoi or something.
I'll be that unit, cuz it's GLOURIOUS. Proud Spartans, march into battle. the EB Sprtans are good, unlike
the ones in 300. just look at them, they're using an Underware, a cape, and a Helmet!!!
on the other hand, maybe I'll be a Praetorian,
we just sit down, follow the emperor. but we only stay in Rome, and go PARTEYYY
every night!!

[Cute Wolf]

I'll maybe be the Hopliatai Spartanoi or something.
I'll be that unit, cuz it's GLOURIOUS. Proud Spartans, march into battle. the EB Sprtans are good, unlike
the ones in 300. just look at them, they're using an Underware, a cape, and a Helmet!!!
on the other hand, maybe I'll be a Praetorian,
we just sit down, follow the emperor. but we only stay in Rome, and go PARTEYYY
every night!!

Spartans? You'll endure homosexual abuse as your part of training, regularly sodomized when you are young, and forced to share your wife with each other when you are older... Yeah... some account did say that Spartan Homosexual pederasty was an Abstience typed (just ceremonial, not really doing that), but maybe some account that said they did the homosexual acts are telling the truth.

And Praetorians? Yeah they just stay at Roma and party everynight with hot chicks your lesser comrades provide as slaves from the frontline. But when your Generals got ambitious and starting to doing something nasty... you'll be first to be tortured and murdered.... from behind...

[Finn MacCumhail]

Hm... Duguntz said right about 270 BC, other culture other rules and ideas what is right or wrong. The same thing would be about Spartans. If nothing prevents you to eat people or to having homosexual acts except public opinion, why not? We are living only once! Just kidding.

To be a garrison is not a good idea. During the siege solders die (i mean the siege itself, not the battle), and it could be even you. Also who sow AI retraining troops? (May be on EB on Alex.exe yes)

May be being a heavy peltast standing on the bridge with phalanx is a good idea? You will not melee, but throwing javelins, and phalanx would hold the enemy on the bridge. If you loosing, you could hide in the forest or long grass, as your unit is not captains' of course.

[Ludens]

Rape, pederasty, cannibalism? What kind of people play EB these days?


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