Your favorite unit

[A_Dane]

I don't see tbh. I usually lose more units early game, because i don't have the money to get phalangites, or any decent AP. Once i get decent meele ap units, the seleucids will break faster as they'll not only be outflanked by cavalry, but also infantry. My leading generals usually get the same ammount of command stars through the game, not that it really matters...

[QuintusSertorius]

Command stars are largely irrelevant as the human player, unless you auto-calc a lot.

[Rahwana]

Command stars are largely irrelevant as the human player, unless you auto-calc a lot.

it's still nice to have your own generals displaying 10 command stars that towers beside him

and well, morale boost generals will did hold longer

but command stars will make your units kill the enemy quicker

[ChingizLink]

I don't quite know the reasons why, but I love the Roxolani Rider unit. They seem like the perfect medium between very stylized and raw, strict historical accuracy...and I suppose that my pathetic, slobbering-fanboy love for nearly all things related to the nomadic tribes from the steppes, particularly the mounted archers and lancers, could very well be a factor.

Even still, of all the nomadic cavalry units (all of which look amazing and are fun to use), there is something unique about their overall balance with regard to game play. I love that they don't wear a lot of armor, since it places so much more emphasis on their posture and grip during a charge with the kontos (kudos to those who designed that animation), and the fact that you really have to be careful about pulling them away from the enemy once their charge is through really accurately represents (IMO) how the ancient lancers fought.

[fomalhaut]

I am really finding myself liking the Illyrians now, their whole roster. Their light theuroporoi form a decent line while the pirates run around with their AP clubs. Their horsemen are really really good, all those that said they were their favorite really have a good reason for that.

I love the simple Hellenes with clothes and a wide hat, they look really cool.

[panten]

I am really finding myself liking the Illyrians now, their whole roster. Their light theuroporoi form a decent line while the pirates run around with their AP clubs. Their horsemen are really really good, all those that said they were their favorite really have a good reason for that.

I love the simple Hellenes with clothes and a wide hat, they look really cool.

I love Illyrians, i have a small strike force just consisting of Illyrians (4xThureopoi/2xPirates/2xCavalry) and a family member if they are supposed to harass the remainders of the Getai or the Epeirotes who have betrayed me recently but get slaughtered by my newfound favourite unit:



Without them, i would pretty much get annihalted by the massive phalanx armies Epeiros puts into the field.

[fomalhaut]

even better are the Elite Thracians who are heavily armored versions of those guys. I almost have my very first non general *earned* gold star on a unit of them. they really are a god send against heavy armor, especially triarii, principes and phalanxes