whats better

[Caeser The III]

vote for perltasts or archers, in my opinion i thing peltasts are better because they have throwing javilins

[Caeser The III]

why is no one voting........

[Severous]

Because you need to allow more than 13minutes.

[Dexter]

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

[King of Kings]

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

[Plebian#10]

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

[mightilyoats]

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]

Archers rule.

[econ21]

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]

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.

[Caeser The III]

im makein another poll

[Kuni]

In RTW, and in BI against certain factions, archers rule the battlefield.

[whtdoesitmatta]

Yeah, no doubt archers, but I do like, my pelasts. Just lures the general from the opposition too many times right on to spear point.

[IceWolf]

Archers have flame and range going for them. I don't bother with peltasts unless I'm in an early Rome campaign.

[Celt Centurion]

Archers have flame and range going for them. I don't bother with peltasts unless I'm in an early Rome campaign.

Ditto. When archers are available, I start phasing peltasts and other spear throwers out. They have much more ammo. Flaming arrows help especially when your foe is sending armored elephants.

I also look forward to archer upgrades, such as Roman archer auxilia, pharaoh's archers, and the German archers. Other factions have good ones as well.

In the XGM mod, Cretan archers and "picked Cretan archers" can also be recruited. The only problem is shipping them all over to be retrained as they can only be retrained there in Crete.

Besides, archery is a sport in which I also enjoy competing in.

Strength and Honor

Celt Centurion