Celt berserkers vs Lombardi berserkers

**Slug For A Butt** · 03-30-2006, 01:53

I've checked it out before, and the Hounds are only really any better against very well armoured enemies (try putting Lombards against Hounds). Apart from fighting Graal Knights I'd go for Lombard berserkers every time as they are simply better. (And why fighting as the Celts is cooler than fighting with other factions I will never understand, I dont think fighting as the RB is cool just because I am British).

EDIT : Yep I have noticed the berserkers getting out of berserk too, but only when the AI controls them. And it seems to happen with all berserkers, I think the AI just sends them berserk too far away so they have chilled out before they get within range of a waiting enemy.

**Horatius** · 03-30-2006, 04:30

The reason I think the Celt units are cooler is because they are the unique old school unchanged since the start of civilization units.

I also have not been able to play Lombards since the game crashes whenever I select them, so you can say I like the Berserkers who work for me better then those who are against me

**Slug For A Butt** · 03-31-2006, 01:21

Fair point Horatius. Does it crash when you choose other Barb factions too?

**Horatius** · 03-31-2006, 05:05

Whenever I select a civilization that is suppose to be unplayable (Other then Celts and Berbers) the game crashes on me.

So I can play some Barbarians like Franks, but not others like the Burgundii.

**player1** · 03-31-2006, 20:28

Originally Posted by Horatius

Whenever I select a civilization that is suppose to be unplayable (Other then Celts and Berbers) the game crashes on me.

So I can play some Barbarians like Franks, but not others like the Burgundii.

Patch is the key. Go for 1.6...

**Antagonist** · 04-01-2006, 12:52

The Lombards are definately the more powerful of the two, though they were both toned down in 1.6. I did think some of the stat differences between them in 1.4 were a bit unfair though, notably that Lombards have a higher Armor value than Hounds, despite the fact that neither of them appear to be wearing any armor whatsoever. The Hounds are actually wearing more than the Lombards IIRC, they have cloaks.

Really both of them are fantastical and overpowered (in 1.4 at least) but I must admit I prefer the Hounds, because I like Armor-Piercing units, and perhaps the mythological reference.

Antagonist