Hastati -> Principes -> Triarii

[TopHatJones]

Historically, Hastati were new recruits. Only after gaining experience were they moved up to Principes (by this time they could afford better armor etc) And finally the grizzled veterans were Triarii.

There are also MANY complaints (and I join them) that the later units are outdated too quickly and are therefore unused.

I say, let our new recruits be.....new recruits: Hastati. After gaining experience they could become Principes and later Triarii. That would be ultra-realistic AND solve the problem of the unused units.

Maybe it could be made that later infantry buildings could retrain Principes or Triarii or just give the new recruits one more experience towards promotion due to better training facilities and equipment.

What are your thoughts?

p.s. That being said, I think it is a little rediculous to have valor 0 Prinicpes and Triarii by definition. I'm surprised this system wasn't implemented in the first palce.