Romani Starting Position

[Maeran]

But how different to Rome would you say the Socii (allied, but apparently subservient Italian states) were? The Romans were Italians, so there's not much of a culture clash, which is mainly what the government types are about.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

It's a good question guys. But our recruitment system (making do the best as we can) does cause some issues.

[Wolfshart]

It's a good question guys. But our recruitment system (making do the best as we can) does cause some issues.

Maybe I don't understand the recruitment system then...what issues does it cause? I feel like I'm being thick or just missing something then....as I understand it local MICs in Italy don't really do a thing for Romani but Capua and Roma can build all the factional troops so I don't see how it would hurt dropping the gov types to 3 or 4 in other cities. Your right that most troop types were similar in the Latin allied cites after a time but I was just talking about the start date of 272 were they still had unique local troops. I guess this stems from me playing by the books and only training troops in Roma and Capua until about the Marian reforms. There I go being thick again. ;)

[Foot]

Maybe I don't understand the recruitment system then...what issues does it cause? I feel like I'm being thick or just missing something then....as I understand it local MICs in Italy don't really do a thing for Romani but Capua and Roma can build all the factional troops so I don't see how it would hurt dropping the gov types to 3 or 4 in other cities. Your right that most troop types were similar in the Latin allied cites after a time but I was just talking about the start date of 272 were they still had unique local troops. I guess this stems from me playing by the books and only training troops in Roma and Capua until about the Marian reforms. There I go being thick again. ;)

Because 3 and particuarly 4 cannot build the factional mics to the correct level to recruit the troops that we would want them to.

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[Wolfshart]

Because 3 and particuarly 4 cannot build the factional mics to the correct level to recruit the troops that we would want them to.

Foot

Ok gotcha. Like I said for me it wouldn't be an issue as I only ever recruit from Roma or Capua and play historically only following correct dates but I could see how it could hinder the blitz players out there. So I guess it comes down to game play over history.

[Foot]

Ok gotcha. Like I said for me it wouldn't be an issue as I only ever recruit from Roma or Capua and play historically only following correct dates but I could see how it could hinder the blitz players out there.

We are not pandering to the blitz players with this, the Romans sure recruited latin and italic troops from other cities than Roma and Capua. The only way we can represent this with the recruitment system we have is if those cities have gov1s or gov2s

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[Wolfshart]

We are not pandering to the blitz players with this, the Romans sure recruited latin and italic troops from other cities than Roma and Capua. The only way we can represent this with the recruitment system we have is if those cities have gov1s or gov2s

Foot

Ok so it comes down to a conflict with scripting, unit slots, building slots and game play then? If so I guess that very little could be done and the most would be to reduce them to gov 2. Ohh well.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

But how different to Rome would you say the Socii (allied, but apparently subservient Italian states) were? The Romans were Italians, so there's not much of a culture clash, which is mainly what the government types are about.

You get a gold star for using the grey matter. Although there was some culture clash to the South with the non-Latins they all fought the same.