Difference

[Lancome]

I always wanted to know whats the difference between Pharaoh spearmen and Spartan Hoplites. Also who is superior?

[professorspatula]

Spartans are far superior. Just play a custom game and pit Spartans against Pharoah's Spearmen and compare the stats. The most obvious difference is the Spartans have 2 hitpoints, making them a nightmare to kill. The Spartan's also wear a big girly red dress, but then the Pharoah's dress sense isn't that great either.

[Kagemusha]

Spartans are far superior. Just play a custom game and pit Spartans against Pharoah's Spearmen and compare the stats. The most obvious difference is the Spartans have 2 hitpoints, making them a nightmare to kill. The Spartan's also wear a big girly red dress, but then the Pharoah's dress sense isn't that great either.

I read somewhere that the reason Spartans weared those big girly red dresses so they wouldnt see their own blood spilling everywhere in the heat of the battle.

[katank]

Spartans in melee will maul most units frontally. This includes pharoah's guard.

However, Pharoah's guard is less vulnerable to missiles. Spartans drop like flies to arrow and jav fire, having only 3 armor.

[vastator]

Spartans in melee will maul most units frontally. This includes pharoah's guard.

However, Pharoah's guard is less vulnerable to missiles. Spartans drop like flies to arrow and jav fire, having only 3 armor.

Quite right. In melee Pharoah's Guards are about the same as Armoured Hoplites, but with slightly higher morale.

[Mikeus Caesar]

Actually, if spartans are facing missile fire head on, they don't as easily, which is why i tend to take things slowly with them, continuously going forwards, not backwards, backwards, not sideways, and always twirling, twirling, twirling to victory!!