[EB MP]3.0 Thread - Testing and Updates

**gamegeek2** · 08-26-2011, 16:38

Originally Posted by Vega

Yes robin i told that to gg2 on hamachi but he said that catas are slow and dont have stamina i still think that if they have fear boost that they should have a slightly cost increase

Current costing of Grivpanvar is about 4200. Do you recall how horribly underpowered catasphracts used to be? They were wrecking balls! And they will still be vulnerable. We will see, they may yet cost more later.

**Lazy O** · 08-26-2011, 16:46

Come hamachi. I want to ask you something.

**Brave Brave Sir Robin** · 08-26-2011, 19:51

Originally Posted by gamegeek2

Current costing of Grivpanvar is about 4200. Do you recall how horribly underpowered catasphracts used to be? They were wrecking balls! And they will still be vulnerable. We will see, they may yet cost more later.

Have we been playing the same game? Everyone who plays Baktria or AS almost always takes 2-3 cataphracts and those are Greek factions have various other options for light/medium cavalry as well as high quality infantry if you'd prefer to spend money there. And you can ask Lazy O about how effective Grivpanvar can be in v2.1.1. We fought a few battles when I was debating taking Pahlava for August.

**gamegeek2** · 08-26-2011, 22:32

You do recall that cataphracts now must contend with more 100 man heavy infantry units, enlarged light cavalry units of 60 men and 90 man slingers, right? And that the archers won't protect them as well anymore? I will run a quick test but the five factions are ready to go should you ask for them.

**vartan** · 08-27-2011, 02:30

I'm going to have to agree with ASM on this one. We'll need to increase mass from vanilla EB slightly, since we cannot entirely rely on one factor, such as increasing charge by a ridiculous amount.