EB - Questions and first thoughts

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Carthage units are pretty well balanced, Liby-Phoenician Hoplites are on par with anything in the Hellenistic world. Libyan Spearmen are their own Theurophoroi and do their job very well! i love using them in Kart campaigns. though i prefer the greek spearmen due to the variety of skins available.

Carthage has access to the skirmishers of Numidia, now those are annoying! not to mention their super skilled bowmen. Their Elite Africans are definitely super powerful, will whoop cavalry and any armored unit. They aren't overpowered though, it's what i expect from them.

Better beat them where you want them gone before their reforms though, their new spearmen, assault infantry, elite swordmen, etc. will give you a lot of hassle. I laughed through the Hellens i fought after the carthaginian reforms.


Never used the Sacred Band in any sense, they were cool to have on the right wing just for symbolic reasons, but they are one of the ugliest units in the game IMO. They seem reminiscent of vanilla units compared to the high detail of every other unit in the game. and their Iphrakates style phalanx is really ugly and ineffective in EB, its why i don't use Iphrikitous Hoplites or Dacian Phalanx, on contact they immediately turn to secondary weapons