Just like to say hi, and thanks for your concern, and as the Parthian Faction Coordinator, it's great to see another lover of the East.

First off we haven't finished the most important of the Parthian cataphracts, the Grivinpavar (probably butchered the spelling). This guy will have full horse bard, and the best armor for himself as well. (with basket horse eyes)

The Dehbed Asavara unit represents the low to mid end of the nobles, the Dehbed and their Bandaka (followers). Each cataphract had to supply his own armor and weapons, and we wanted to show a range of equpiment. That is the lowest end of the cataphracts. I have read in multiple places that, especially in the earlier days that it is unlikely that all cataphracts had full horse bard. It is very expensive to have a full horse bard, and many probably went without it.

The Pontic general is just a placeholder until the Grivinpavar model is made.

We will have a mercanary light camel unit, no heavy camel, not enough evidnce to devout a model to it.

We will have a heavier Iranian unit, but it isn't done yet. It is not as good as a heavy hoplite of course, but better than the currenent Iranian infantry in game.

And stats are always being tweaked.