and so far from what I've seen, ballistas are as wimpy as they ever were.
guess it depends on how you use them, all i know is that they helped stave off a little surprise i had earlier today.

i had all my Bruti troops engaging enemy hoplites when two of their reserve units came onto the battlefield behind me.

i got both ballistas locked onto them as the came towards me and had them both reduced by half before they were able to reach my troops.

and by the way, ballista bolts make a lovely sound as the bounce off the ground and through four ranks of soldiers ).


10. Battle Speeches: A cool feature.
i cringe every time i hear them. (can`t seem find a smiley for vomiting).

if someone ever finds out how to remove them i`ll be eternally happy, but for the moment i just click past it.

everybody has their own preferences for the game, so far, i like it a lot.