About siege engines... PRICE?

[Macilrille]

There is a reason siege engines are useless against infantry; because they were. Apart from small field pieces such as the carro-ballistae, etc. How many times can an onager fire Real Life before the infantry charge closes? How many men can a few rocks kill? When did Onagers start to fire napalm? The RTW and MTW II KD's engines as well as Gladiator Movie vastly overestimate the damage and dramatic effects of siege engines/artillery. Because it looks good and is "cool" and all the 14-YO will love it...

[Duguntz]

And the 23 years old as well I can assure you! when we look at a movie we know dosen't represent the life of a real caracter, or of a certain event in history, we know we're waiting more for entertainment than for historical accuracy! and I was veeery please with the movie!

and as for the topic, well, yeah, RTW exagerate with the ridiculous price of onager, but in EB it is as much ridiculous, only the other way around, by being waaaayyy too expensive! i don't say to pay 4000 mnai like in vanilla for them, but between 4000 and 30 000, plus upkeep cost, there's a middle wich i think should have been respected! well, of corse, it is only personal opinion!

[anubis88]

There is a reason siege engines are useless against infantry; because they were. Apart from small field pieces such as the carro-ballistae, etc. How many times can an onager fire Real Life before the infantry charge closes? How many men can a few rocks kill? When did Onagers start to fire napalm? The RTW and MTW II KD's engines as well as Gladiator Movie vastly overestimate the damage and dramatic effects of siege engines/artillery. Because it looks good and is "cool" and all the 14-YO will love it...

I'm not arguing that in EB the artilery isn't like it should be, I'm arguing that i can build 3 Awesome Temples of Jupiter for the Price of a ballista that doesn't do anything. See the irony?

[Cute Wolf]

I'm not arguing that in EB the artilery isn't like it should be, I'm arguing that i can build 3 Awesome Temples of Jupiter for the Price of a ballista that doesn't do anything. See the irony?

particularly true...
BTW, rather than made them cost tons of minai, I actually advise if they will need, what said, 16 turn or 20 turn training (so it was time consuming, but not money extorting)

[Duguntz]

I'm not arguing that in EB the artilery isn't like it should be, I'm arguing that i can build 3 Awesome Temples of Jupiter for the Price of a ballista that doesn't do anything. See the irony?

or three heavenly pillars of Deiwoz, transforming my guys into a bunch of Conans the Barbarians... i agree with anubis here...