Faction??

[Saeon]

lmao sounds fun :P what sort of troops do they use, i played Romanii for a long time and the organised legions have begun to bore me a bit :P i'd reli luv to play something with a bit of an off-beat tactic needed, Skimishers, Archers or even Phalanxes i supppose spring to mind.

I dunno much about these eastern factions at all myself :P historically i'm a westerner :P

[Pharnakes]

Surely the Casey are hardly what you would call easy? Although I suppose once you've taken half a doven settlements there is little that can oppose you. But then I find that is the same with any faction.

[Ignopotens]

what sort of troops do they use?

With the Getai, I use a mixture of slingers, skirmishers, drapanai (falx-wielders), with some Skythian cavalry, and unit or 2 of Getai light phalanxes

what I like best about them is that their non-phalanx units can almost universally outfight any comparative unit in a melee, hell the falx-wielders can take out just about any cavalry in a melee, and almost all their units are good at hiding in woods

Just don't expect to get any heavy cavalry or heavily armored infantry

[Pharnakes]

Thorakitai stratikoi? Taxeis triabloii? and you can of course get the Galatikoi Kuarthoroi in Tylis with a type 4. Tarabostes also are at least a cut above medium cavalry, I would say.

[Ignopotens]

Thorakitai stratikoi? Taxeis triabloii? and you can of course get the Galatikoi Kuarthoroi in Tylis with a type 4. Tarabostes also are at least a cut above medium cavalry, I would say.

I think what I meant to say was "much if any"

I haven't played much in the late game yet, so I'm not that familiar with the use/availability of their higher level units

[Saeon]

So has anyone got anything to say on either Pontos or Koinen Hellion??

[Pharnakes]

Phalanxes ar e under powered and overpriced for the koinon, imho. Especialy as regards armour and secondary attack. And in pure numbers as wel, of course.

[mlp071]

If you looking for best mix of units, then go for Makedons. Hippeis Thessalikoi owns all other cavalry around there, phalanxs are toughest ones and generaly you get great mix of units. They do get best cavalry and infantry around.

Plus as bonus you get to destroy KH in beggining(same as Alexander Makedon), which is a quite enjoyment.

You have so many options with them. Offensive army, they got units for that. Defensive army, they got that. You can basicaly have 3-4 elite armies with all different units they get down the road.

In my campaign i was fielding all regional Gaul army recruited in Tylis and Singidunum on Balkans , All HA army around Black Sea and regular Makedon "hammer and anvil" army in Hellenic areas.And , none of them was weak.

That was in 208 BC though , so could take time.

Other then that i liked Casse units (nasty guys with 2h hammers and 2h swords are really rockin). No good cavalry till 220BC though.