Countdown to Open Beta - Pahlava

[shifty157]

Very nice. Although it seems as if you have several different kinds of horse archers. Maybe im missing something because i dont know their stats but that seems a bit redundant to me.

Awesome preview though. Very informative.

[khelvan]

Very nice. Although it seems as if you have several different kinds of horse archers. Maybe im missing something because i dont know their stats but that seems a bit redundant to me.

Yeah, I know. It kinda sucks. I mean it's like having to create several types of foot spear units for those pesky Greeks, or infantry sword units for those silly Celts.

[Dux Corvanus]

Yeah, I know. It kinda sucks. I mean it's like having to create several types of foot spear units for those pesky Greeks, or infantry sword units for those silly Celts.

Yeah, why would the US want the Rangers if they have the Marines yet, and all carry M16 guns?

[Eaglefirst]

Well you did it... I can read the other previews and oooh and ahhh but once I saw those Horse Archers and Cataphratcs... I cried in the fetal position in a corner for 4 hours thinking of having to wait to use them... The thought of waiting it's so painf... I think I'm going to cry again... Good Job

[King of Atlantis]

WOW, great preview!

[GMT]

Awesome preview! Can"t wait to use these Cataphracts!

[Kääpäkorven Konsuli]

You didn't remove pyjamas!

[jerby]

thank goodness there're still some pyjamas!
awesome previeuw. units, triumphs, buildings, and Regional units. great!

btw, how did you solve the fact parthians became liberate 20 years after vanilla's start?
alliance with seleucids? move starting date?

[Moros]

this is just awesome!
amazing...
wondefull...
...,....
words can't say enough.

Now finish the beta!!!

[Steppe Merc]

Very nice. Although it seems as if you have several different kinds of horse archers. Maybe im missing something because i dont know their stats but that seems a bit redundant to me.

Awesome preview though. Very informative.

Not at all. Many Iranian people were horse archers. And some used spears as secondary weapons (Dahae), others swords or axes I believe. Some were richer, thus could afford (slightly) better armor.
In addition, one of the bow armed units you see (Dehbed Asavara), is more or less a cataphract, who has a kontus.

btw, how did you solve the fact parthians became liberate 20 years after vanilla's start?
alliance with seleucids? move starting date?

They start out as the nomadic Parni who did not yet live in the Parthian province.

Persians, Sarmatians etc.. are a bunch of ninnies with their horse archer based army. I'll take raw infantry (romans, barbs) any day of the week!

Hah! Don't make me laugh. Infantry wouldn't get a chance to even wound any proper army before they are dead.

Didn't the Parthians use chariots? Or was that the Pontus empire?

No chariots.

You didn't remove pyjamas!

Well, that was really how some people dressed. But it was never purple or torquoise.

ps3. Does anyone else want to play this faction first? My favorite so far.

I do!