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

[Finn MacCumhail]

@Duguntz

I knew someone would choose Worgozez. But they eat human meat... It was a part of their scarryness. Would you?

@Jebivjetar

Not everyone succeeded to be born as king. You really had a luck, but here we are speaking about being usual solder. You see, we are all send them to death, we underestimate them. And now try to stand on the place of usual solder.

@SwissBarbar

Serving as a diplomat is not a good idea. IRL for bad news you would be killed by your own master or by the enemy just for lulz. Also they had no respect in Roman and Greek world, coz they knew barbarian languages. And don't forget assassins, who would kill you for experience.


Why there is no one who would like to be a ship? I mean not the slave who operate the ship, but warrior on it. Or artillery servant?

[Duguntz]

@Duguntz

I knew someone would choose Worgozez. But they eat human meat... It was a part of their scarryness. Would you?

only if they're on my way. And, let's forget the society we're in now, and let's imagine we're in 270 BC, , cannibalism was not considered as a crime against humanity, but as a ritual by many people. So if I put myself in the skin of one of those Worgozez, who believe in it as a ritual, the answer is, probably, yes, I'd do it.

And for the answer of your ship... maybe because on auto-calc your ship have 1 chance on a million to survive against the ******* boats stack of pirates! i don't know in the south, but in the north they're like always stacks (yes yes, plural!) of 7 ships and more! once i swa a stack of 13 ships... hurray for the money boost!

[satalexton]

must be them vikings (or their great grand daddies), there's NO WAY I'm going out to the north sea.

[SwissBarbar]

@Duguntz

@SwissBarbar

Serving as a diplomat is not a good idea. IRL for bad news you would be killed by your own master or by the enemy just for lulz. Also they had no respect in Roman and Greek world, coz they knew barbarian languages. And don't forget assassins, who would kill you for experience.


Why there is no one who would like to be a ship? I mean not the slave who operate the ship, but warrior on it. Or artillery servant?

Well, the question was what you want to be in EB, not IRL. But you're right, Assassins are dangerous for diplomats.

Ship is not a good idea. I don't like to drown.

Who would you want to be, if you really were part of the game - and could die there. Well, of course no light fodder-infantrist. I think a good point was to be a casse-warrior. You will never have to fight the badasses of great cultures outside britain ;-)

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

I want to be part of the garrison of that tiny little island in the Baltic, just off the east coast of Scandinavia, that the Sweboz and Sauromatae can't reach because they can't be bothered to build ships, and too distant for anyone else to bother with. I think the predecessors of the Geats live there (the tribe that Beowulf comes from in the far distant future.)

It's a quiet, easy life! Unless I want to join the crew of a pirate ship. But since only pirate ships bother with the Baltic, even then I'm in no danger - just sacking coastal fishing villages. What fun.

[Skullheadhq]

I'd rather serve in an oliphaunt unit, no one will kill you up there

[Jebivjetar]

@Jebivjetar

Not everyone succeeded to be born as king. You really had a luck, but here we are speaking about being usual solder. You see, we are all send them to death, we underestimate them. And now try to stand on the place of usual solder.

I didn't say i was king, but a Carthaginian general. I'm not just some guy in charge who orders his soldiers what to do, but i also fight what makes me to be usual soldier too: anyway: look at my picture, i fight and command at the same time.

[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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