I'm playing a campaign as the Armenians....Tough campaign. Bad starting cities (and just two) with a (s)low growth rate.
My question, however, deals with recruiting. Should I recruit Cataphract Archers, or wait for Cataphracts themselves. The stats are as follows:
Cataphract Archers:
9 Attack, 22 Defense, 3 Charge, 10 Missile
(Cantabrian Circle, Good Morale)
Cataphracts:
7 Attack, 23 Defense, 15 Charge, 9 Sword
(Wedge, Good Morale, Strong Charge)
Now, the initial answer seems to be, "It depends what you want them for."
However, given the threads that I am reading, ((about charge being "Bugged," and my uncertainty as to whether the whole "Charge" attack bonus is or is not applied, and my uncertainty as to whether weight is or is not applied to charge)) I am tending towards thinking that Cataphract Archers are the way to go, and that Cataphracts will be an intrinsic waste of time/resources, as...given the bugs, Cataphract Archers are equal or superior in nearly every relevant and applicable manner.
Is my analysis correct?
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