How i think unit experience should work

[*Ringo*]

Certainly merging units does effect the units experience; but come to mention it i have noticed units keeping their experience when retrained. In your example you'd think that the unit of archers would at least drop to a triple silver chevron unit!?!

Anyone?

EDIT: Thxs for the info Fridge no need to answer my Anyone? question now!

[Browning]

Perhaps the "unit experience" is the experience of the most experienced experiencer.. err.. soldier in the unit.

[Ginger]

AFAIK the new troops gain the average experience of the surviving troops.

I like this mechanic as I see it representing veteran units picking the best recruits, drafting in veteran replacements from other units and bringing their own battle experiences to the training field to develop sharper and harder recruits.

My only change would perhaps to only give the new recruits a proportion of the experience bonus until they are blooded in action.

[katank]

I believe one of the devs say that for gaining experience, it's actually more of a Fibonnacci sequence.

It's somewhat ludicrous that the unit maintains experience when retrained but also good in some ways since now it's easier to get elite troops.

This does not always work though and I have had units drop a chevron or two when retrained but this is only with very few men left.

[The Stranger]

it works fine i think. i once saw a 9 chevron unit drop to a 3 chevron unit after it retrained 130 of it 160 men

[Craterus]

yea, happened to me once and i didnt know why. I was quite bemused.. now i know why.