Multiplayer rules thread

**mAIOR** · 06-11-2007, 15:19

well, I think that HA (in my gaming experience) are only overpowered against celtic type factions (meaning factions whose soldiers have little armor) if you try with an army of HA to pit against an army of a civilized faction with higly armored troops, you'll find that they are less than effective. Now, I think armored HA should be limited as those guys are Catraphacts no matter how you put it. It should vary from faction to faction for instance Parthia should be able to field more HA than AS for instance...
Just my 2cts...
Oh and im'plement that rule where HA after depleting arrows are forced to charge so they don't go and run around tiring the enemy.

Cheers...

**QwertyMIDX** · 06-11-2007, 15:59

There should also be no weapon upgrades for missile troops. They're disabled in EB and shouldn't be in multi-player.

**Pharnakes** · 06-11-2007, 16:02

How do you define missile troops though?

**QwertyMIDX** · 06-11-2007, 16:20

Well the game defines it as anyone with a ranged weapon. For the purposes of this you could just do slingers and archers though.

**mAIOR** · 06-11-2007, 22:09

And skirmishers...
Well, I believe the best way would be to make weapon upgrades impossible so only armor would be increased. That'd also take efectiveness away from the HA.
We could however do a new EDU for multiplayer where HA cost a lot more. I mean keeping a horse was expensive enough for anybody so they should cost more than most infantry...
For instance, Armenian HA are only 40mnai per turn more expensive than Tureophoroi and the Scythian are even cheaper...

Cheers...