What determines how good a unit is?

**Sakkura** · 11-13-2007, 16:27

Originally Posted by BerkeleyBoi

Sorry to go a little off topic, but how important are the different defensive stats? Like which is more important, armor, shield, or skill or are they all the same?

Well, it depends on the situation. Armor is the best of the three defensive stats except against AP attacks; AP attacks ignore 50% of the armor stat. Armor protects against both ranged and melee attacks from every direction.
The shield rating is only used against attacks (both ranged and melee) from the front and the left; it does not protect the right side or the rear at all. The defense skill only protects against melee attacks.

**Diamondj** · 11-13-2007, 21:20

Originally Posted by Sakkura

Well, it depends on the situation. Armor is the best of the three defensive stats except against AP attacks; AP attacks ignore 50% of the armor stat. Armor protects against both ranged and melee attacks from every direction.
The shield rating is only used against attacks (both ranged and melee) from the front and the left; it does not protect the right side or the rear at all. The defense skill only protects against melee attacks.

Does that mean armour-piercing weapons don't affect shields at all?

**Sakkura** · 11-13-2007, 21:24

Originally Posted by Diamondj

Does that mean armour-piercing weapons don't affect shields at all?

Uhh, I'm not 100% on this but I believe they halve the contribution from the shield as well. Of course, that only applies when attacking from the left or the front; the shield is always ignored when attacking from the right or from behind.

**beatoangelico** · 11-14-2007, 15:06

afaik AP weapons halves only the armor value, not the shield one, but maybe I'm wrong

**NeoSpartan** · 11-14-2007, 15:45

hey fellas don't forget about the "Scare enemy infantry" this is freaking awesome! If ur the one doing the scaring

ex: Theuroporoi will rout having lost about 20-30 men/80!!!!!

**Diamondj** · 11-16-2007, 03:53

Originally Posted by NeoSpartan

hey fellas don't forget about the "Scare enemy infantry" this is freaking awesome! If ur the one doing the scaring

ex: Theuroporoi will rout having lost about 20-30 men/80!!!!!

Are you referring to any kind of naked unit

**NeoSpartan** · 11-16-2007, 05:44

yep, and the ones painted in black (Sweboz)

Oh another thing to keep in mind is COST. Expensive units cannot be fielded in large numbers (especially if you are on a budget) this is more "important" in MP.
-ex: with a 30k budged simply by having 3 units that cost $3200 you have already used almost 1/3 of ur tresury and u still have 17 slots left to fill.