Cav way too powerful

[redriver]

The cavalry in Medieval II is way more realistic than that of Rome. There is no way that the Roman would have ever been able to fight on horseback like they did in that game. Cavalry in the ancient world, with very few exceptions, was not used as the main force of an army. They were primarily used for guarding the flanks of an infantry line or chasing down routers.

It wasn't until the stirrup reached Europe that cavalry became not only important, but the essential force in warfare.

nobody forces ya to play cavalry only armies in RTW.. they are not unrealistic to my eye in most cases anyway. AI doesn't build lots of cav. with exception of cavalry arches for some eastern factions because they luck infantry variety. that said the cavalry units is lotsa fun in RTW and this is a game after all not a sim heheh.

[Lord Condormanius]

My point is that the Romans (and most others) did not use cavalry like they do in RTW. If an ancient Roman cavalry unit charged a line, most of them would likely not make it out alive. They would all fall off their horses and die. In that respect, the game's cavalry is very unrealistic.

[redriver]

My point is that the Romans (and most others) did not use cavalry like they do in RTW. If an ancient Roman cavalry unit charged a line, most of them would likely not make it out alive. They would all fall off their horses and die. In that respect, the game's cavalry is very unrealistic.

good points but not quiet.. recallin' me watchin' Gladiator the general unit charged barbarians from behind usin' the woods as cover and they did indeed fall off of their horses but didn't all die heheh.. in RTW and all other TW games a guy ridin' on a horseback is considered dead as soon as the horse's down and wise versa.. not so IRL. so maybe that's how they overcompensate that little detail with makin' the cavalry unit extra tougher as a whole.. instead of tossin' a dice and lettin' dismounted soldiers survive and keep on fightin'? see? I can explain everythin' to protect my beloved Rome hehehh