I've decided to put many of these claims of yours Red Harvest to the test, and support my arguments with fact.

Test 1

Are Cretin Archers overpowered vs Armoured Hoplites?

Well for the hell of it, I put them against Macedonian Phalanx, which arnt the best hoplites, quite lightly armoured. Medium Difficulty, and take note that most of us play on Hard or higher which gives the AI an advantage in morale. 0 experiance all around.


And off they go.


50/120 left by the time they reach the infantry line. Havnt routed altho shaken. They eventually lose the melee after a boring wait. Some of the best archers in the game vs medium armoured average hoplites. No surprizes there.

No here's the doozy. Red Harvest claims his archers rip up armoured hoplites - not one, but THREE units. So this is the real test.


And off they go to their supposed doom.


Well after around 10 volleys, a massive 3 dead armoured hoplites. 3. Sure you didnt mean 3 men as opposed to 3 units Red Harvest?

Cavalry vs Hoplites next.