Quote Originally Posted by EdwardL

Unit Balance - There really arent any super soldiers in the nature of spartan / gaesetae, and lack of phalanx really helps in that regard. Heavy cavalry will rape non spear infantry head to head if they get a good charge in with the exception of heavy infantry which arent wiped completely, but the unit will be in bad condition. Low tier spearman can beat most heavy cavalry once the charge is stopped, Just make sure that you dont let heavy cavalry charge you from the rear :) . Horse archers are still annoying as they should be. Once you get past the peasant level units, there seems to be a tighter knit of unit balance. Peasants are just kill fodder, while even militia can be effective if used properly.

Ok this is what i tried...

Making a custom battle on the edelweiss map and using several infantry units (not at the same time) against janissary pikeman or whatever they're called.
Always started with terrain advantage and charging downhill against the janissaries and i always lost. Used max morale and upgrades when available and the ones that got closer to beating the janissaries were....the Jaguar warriors
Maybe i should try some more units but...so far...those janissaries seem pretty incredible...german dismounted knights spend more time tauting than fighting for instance... lol

Now those Jaguar warriors seem tough...i havent engaged with them on the campaign yet cause i made an alliance with them while i was conquering the other native rebel settlements...i guess i will have to take them out with arrows and cannon ...or maybe some heavy cav he he he.

Still i urge you guys to try that one on one thing with the janissary pikemen or spearmen of later period.