Was it supposed to be fixed in 7.4? Pahlava Shivatir are still sky-high expensive in 7.4. Not only that, the Seleukids and Baktrians can recruit them, too! Even the Daha Baexdzhyntae are a little pricey.

I captured a rebel town that had a high enough MIC to recruit some cataphracts (the basic models, without the maces). 'Course, I spend five years putting a Type 1 gov't in, so when Baktria started throwing their stacks at me, it was too little, too late. :(