whats better

**Dexter** · 05-16-2007, 08:09

Archer auxila .. great range manny arrows ... cav archer .. do i need to say it ? they rule !

**King of Kings** · 05-16-2007, 12:20

Archers easy, because you get more ammo and can set fire to them.

**Plebian#10** · 05-16-2007, 13:27

Archer auxilia hands down - main reason - more ammunition.....

**mightilyoats** · 05-16-2007, 13:40

I only use peltasts if I can't get archers. Archers can actually destroy an enemy unit because they have enough ammo. Peltasts only start making a dent then run out of ammo.

Horse Archers are THE best though! Why can't I vote for Horse Archers!?

**paul_kiss** · 05-16-2007, 14:05

Archers rule.

**econ21** · 05-16-2007, 14:23

Peltasts are awful in RTW - almost worthless. Archers - esp. the more powerful ones - are uber. I recall my Romans and Seleucids machine-gunning the AI from afar. It struck me as horribly unrealistic and not very fun gameplay.

I'd strongly recommend the RTR and EB mods, partly because they weaken archers a little and boost peltasts a lot. Quite aside from the realism issue, it means that you value both unit types: the peltasts are great for killing heavy infantry (esp. phalanxes); the archers (or slingers) are great for killing peltasts.

**Stuperman** · 05-16-2007, 15:49

for me it's not an ammo thing, it's a range thing, the range of the archers just pwns all, especially from ontop of a hill. Archers from behind a phalanx is the best way to take out chariots IMO.