Quote Originally Posted by Orda Khan
Mobility is an advantage in SP, however in MP against a player who glues his flank to the red zone, that mobility is not worth the price of the pony.
I tried Parthian foot archers (standard 190 denari 80 man archer) upgraded to experience 5 (484 denari) vs principes (490 denari and 80 men). Shooting frontally the archers can kill 50 principes. The archers can then defeat the remaining 30 principes in melee. So, at least in RTW v1.3, it appears that ranged inf beats melee inf at equal cost which means static camping can be beaten frontally if you have the proper counterarmy.