Re: Barbarians vs Selucids
I'm not so sure there are any really weak factions in the game. I don't like Numidia and most of the Carthage infantry is poor, but I think the game (well, without the silly Egyptians) is fairly balanced.
But...to beat the Seleucids, I do think Parthia would be decent, and the Dacians, Germans or Gauls would not be too bad either because of the arrow storm you can get. I just don't have much experience killing the Seleucids, just who I don't like to fight when I use them.
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Re: Barbarians vs Selucids
Dacia and Gaul do not counter the Seleucids. An arrow storm just won't kill many charging armoured cataphracts, and once they have reached your lines, you are finished.
Carthage infantry is not at all poor... Sacred Band Infantry are the second best phalanx in the game, losing out only to Spartans.
Last edited by NihilisticCow; 07-18-2005 at 01:35.
Re: Barbarians vs Selucids
Sacred band are the best phalanx unit in the game when you take ability and cost level into account. Poeni infantry are not bad either but lybian spearmen will often get you into trouble and are not ment to be a frontline troop.
And yes a big cataphract charge alone is usually enough to rout Dacia and Gaul not to mention that barbarians hate pikes.
Re: Barbarians vs Selucids
Carthage are my favourite faction in the game and if they had archers like Cretans they would be one of the best factions in the game.
Re: Barbarians vs Selucids
even without archers they are one of the best, besides balearic slingers will do the job against regular archers however upgrading them is allways a good idea.
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Re: Barbarians vs Selucids
welcome to the forums SaSBadman
Re: Barbarians vs Selucids
Nihilist:
Actually, I disagree with Sacred Band being second best to Spartans.
I've done some extensive testing on spartans versus Sacred band and Sacred band win out at equal cost.
Obviously, at basic cost for each, spartans win out due to their hitpoint advantage, but if you upgrade the sacred band with 2 chevrons and 1 weapon upgrade (its something like 60 denarii difference - sacred being cheaper) then the sacred will beat the spartans in a standard phalanx battle hands down.
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