BSR's Edu Updates/Suggestions Thread

[The Celtic Viking]

And TCV I agree with many of your points, the only two points I would make are that KH actually has more mercenaries than most Hellenic factions so those slots are definitely valuable and you can do a lot with them (Balearic Slingers and Scythian Archers come immediately to mind). Also, the Scythian Noble cav gets the price reduction associated with Sarmatian units iirc, hence their ridiculously low price compared to other cav in their tier.

That's baloney. Baloney I say!

Regarding KH and it's mercenaries, I disagree. There are three mercenaries that I usually consider for their individual usefulness - Brihentin, Thraikioi Peltastai and Scythian Archers. That's basically it. There are definitely others that I like to bring too, but none that aren't because I'm still a Keltophile at heart, or that can't easily be replaced by a factional anyway. I'm not convinced that Balearic slingers have any use at all, to be honest; at the very least I'm not convinced they're meaningfully better than Rhodians, but both are more expensive than I'd like to pay for what is still a small and vulnerable slinger unit anyway.

(Of course, I also forgot that KH has the Hippeis Xystophoroi as well, who are factional cost the same as Lonchos while being better. So, only reason to bring Lonchos are if you a) don't want to spend merc slot/s on Brihentin, b) really want cav at that price range, and c) require shields. I.e. not very often indeed. Though that's of course unrelated to the Kopis.)